Comparison

Mandala Doodle vs Mandala Maker 360

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mandala Doodle

Design intricate symmetric artwork by mirroring marker strokes around a central point. Optimized for stylus input, it offers a unique way to create visually appealing patterns.

Highlights
  • Symmetric drawing with mirrored strokes
  • Marker stroke reflection
  • Optimized for Apple Pencil
  • Finger drawing support
  • Pattern creation
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Create interesting symmetric drawings with marker strokes that reflect around a center point in various ways. Meant for use with Apple's Pencil. It will work with finger drawing, but not as well.

About

Mandala Maker 360

Create stunning mandala art with intuitive tools. Customize symmetry, brushes, backgrounds, and even use images as a base for your designs. Explore predefined patterns and add shadows for unique effects.

Highlights
  • Customizable canvas symmetry and background
  • Multiple brush styles and color options
  • Draw with over 50 predefined images
  • Apply shadow effects
  • Select from predefined patterns
Features
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• Make beautiful and intricate mandala drawings with a few easy steps. • It has a lot of customization options, where you can change the canvas symmetry, background color, brush settings, apply shadows, and much more. • It even has some predefined patterns which you can use to draw. • You can also use images to draw a mandala and there are more than 50+ images to draw with. #--- Features ----# ◉ Canvas Customization - you can change the background color - can change the canvas center - apply center at the touch - canvas mirroring ◉ Brush Customization - multiple brushes styles - different color types - random color selection - change brush sizes and type ◉ Image Customization - 50+ images to draw with - change image size and dimensions ◉ Shadow Properties - apply random shadow - select different shadow sizes and color ◉ Patterns - select from predefined patterns - multiple patterns to draw with #---- Credits ----# Music by Aakash Gandhi: https://www.youtube.com/@88keystoeuphoria App Icon from qawi_arts: https://bit.ly/3nZCsfC Icons from: https://icons8.com/ Icons from: https://www.flaticon.com/ • Terms of Use (EULA) : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Mandala Maker 3604 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mandala Maker 360 at 100% against Mandala Doodle's 0%. Mandala Maker 360 also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (47 vs 3). Mandala Doodle's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mandala Doodle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mandala Maker 360 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mandala Maker 360 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mandala Maker 360 has 47 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Mandala Doodle's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mandala Maker 360's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mandala Doodle ships an update every 2 months, Mandala Maker 360 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mandala Doodle versus Mandala Maker 360: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMandala DoodleMandala Maker 360
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.6 (47 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings347 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEncodia, LLCBhupesh Singh

Customer experience

Mandala Doodle

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Mandala Maker 360

All ratings47 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mandala Doodle

One-time1
  • Basic App$2.99
2 purchases

Mandala Maker 360

Subscriptions1
  • 1 Month$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime$3.99

Questions

Is Mandala Doodle free?
Mandala Doodle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mandala Maker 360 free?
Mandala Maker 360 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mandala Doodle or Mandala Maker 360?
Mandala Maker 360 is rated higher. Mandala Doodle averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Mandala Maker 360 averages 4.6 from 47 ratings.
Do Mandala Doodle or Mandala Maker 360 have ads?
Mandala Maker 360 shows ads; Mandala Doodle does not.
Which is updated more often, Mandala Doodle or Mandala Maker 360?
Mandala Doodle ships an update every 2 months, and Mandala Maker 360 every 6 weeks. Most recently, Mandala Doodle was updated on October 9, 2026 and Mandala Maker 360 on September 30, 2026.

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