Comparison

Star Doodle AR vs Pluck

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

Head to head
About

Star Doodle AR

Create magical, sparkling drawings in 3D space or on surfaces with a variety of animated effects and unique pens. Save your creations as videos or photos to share with others. Unlock additional features through in-app purchases or by watching ads.

Highlights
  • Draw in midair or on surfaces
  • 12 kinds of animations
  • 16 unique drawing pens
  • Save creations as video or photo
  • Share with friends
  • Unlockable features
Features
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Draw magical, sparkling doodles in midair or on walls! Your drawings will appear and disappear with 12 kinds of animations. Use 16 different pens—stars, flames, hearts, gems, cherry blossoms, clovers, electricity, bubbles, smoke, “blood text,” and more—to create fantastical artworks. Save your creations as videos or photos and share them with friends. How to Use: 1. Draw on the Screen: Touch the screen to start drawing. Use the buttons below to customize your artwork. - Paint Icon: Change the color. - Star Icon: Adjust the size of the stars. - Box Icon / Plane Icon: Switch between drawing in the air or on surfaces. - Undo Icon: Undo the last action. - Erase Icon: Clear all drawings. - Dot Icon: Switch to "Viewing Mode". 2. Animate and Record Your Drawings: After you finish drawing, animate it or record a video! Switch to viewing mode with the dot icon on the right. - Play Icon: Animate your drawing. You can also record the animation. - Sun Icon: Adjust the brightness. - Video Icon: Record a video. Tap again to stop recording. - Photo Icon: Take a photo. - Tools Icon: Access settings or purchase additional features. - Dot Icon: Switch back to "Drawing Mode". Unlock Extra Features: Yellow Lock Buttons: Unlock by watching ads. Blue Lock Buttons: Available for purchase. Paid Options: Access additional features by purchasing options through the cart icon in the tools menu. Paid features include: 1. Unlock all locked features. 2. Remove all ads. 3. Enable the option to hide the logo at the top right of the screen. About the use of created images/videos: Images and videos created with this app may be freely used for both personal and commercial purposes, including creative works, social media posting, video streaming, printed materials, and more. - If your content includes materials that may infringe third-party rights (e.g., other people or copyrighted characters appearing in the background), please obtain permission from the rights holder before use. - If possible, I would greatly appreciate it if you could mention or introduce that this app was used in your work, stream, description, etc. Download now and let your creativity sparkle!

About

Pluck

This app lets you capture and collect typography from the real world. You can then use these found letters to create playful collages and spell words. Your collection serves as a personal visual diary of typographic discoveries.

Highlights
  • Capture or import typography
  • Crop and adjust letters
  • Build a personal type library
  • Remember discoveries by date and location
  • Explore collection on a map
  • Spell words with collected letters
  • Create collages
  • Export creations as images
Features
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Pluck is a visual collection for typography you find in the real world. Spot a letter you love on a sign, poster, book cover, package? Take a photo and pluck it into your personal collection. Build your own library of found letters, remember when and where you discovered them, and use them to create playful collages made entirely from typography you’ve collected yourself. Your collection stays personal to you—a visual diary of the letters that caught your eye. Pluck letters from the world. Make something with what you find.

Screenshots

Star Doodle AR1 screens
Pluck3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pluck at 100% against Star Doodle AR's 33%. Pluck also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Star Doodle AR's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Star Doodle AR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pluck asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Star Doodle AR ships an update every 5 months, Pluck fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Star Doodle AR versus Pluck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStar Doodle ARPluck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size249 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTadanori Okada鹤凝 王

Customer experience

Star Doodle AR

All ratings12 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Pluck

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Star Doodle AR

One-time1
  • Unlock buttons & Remove Ads$4.99
None

Pluck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Star Doodle AR free?
Star Doodle AR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pluck free?
Pluck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Star Doodle AR or Pluck have ads?
Star Doodle AR shows ads; Pluck does not.
Which is updated more often, Star Doodle AR or Pluck?
Star Doodle AR ships an update every 5 months, and Pluck fortnightly. Most recently, Star Doodle AR was updated on October 5, 2026 and Pluck on October 8, 2026.

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