Comparison

Catch Santa Claus vs Drawing Apps

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

Head to head
About

Catch Santa Claus

Experience the magic of Santa Claus in your own home with augmented reality. This app lets you find and interact with Santa, receiving his festive greetings. Enjoy a free, immersive holiday experience made possible by AR technology.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality Santa experience
  • Find Santa in your surroundings
  • Receive Santa's greetings
  • Personalized Santa messages
  • Free to use
Features
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Santa is not only for rich person !!! Santa has crossed the boundary and now Santa wants to be surrounded with each and every human beings and will give greeting for their happy life. AR technology has made this possible so enjoy Santa and their wishes in your surrounding only :) HOW TO FIND SANTA ◆ Enter your name and click on “Show Santa Message”. ◆ You will be navigated in AR mode where you need to hold Santa search button for 20 seconds and we will track Santa Claus in your surrounding. ◆ Focus on Santa and Santa will send you greetings. :)
 ◆◆◆◆◆ A SUPER FREE APP◆◆◆◆◆ The app in itself is free. To support our expenses we had to integrate Ads. But that's not at the cost of user experience. If you feel we have done a good job then please rate us.

About

Drawing Apps

Create digital art with a powerful painting engine and advanced tools. This app offers realistic brushes, layers, blend modes, and various editing capabilities for sketching, painting, and transforming images. Import and export your creations in multiple formats.

Highlights
  • Advanced painting engine with 40+ natural brush presets
  • Realistic brush interaction with paper textures
  • Layers and Photoshop blend modes
  • Selection and clipping masks
  • Transform multiple layers and use transform tool
  • Import and export drawings in JPEG and PNG formats
Features
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Superior brushes - The most advanced painting engine on tablets • 40+ natural brush presets • Brushes interact realistically with paper textures Superior tools - A place for everything • Layers and Photoshop blend modes • Selection and clipping masks Superior interface - Everything in its place • It’s simple. It’s organized. It’s out of the way. • Organized workflows: Paint - Sketch, Paint, and Blend Clone - Turn a photo into a painting Edit - Adjust color, Liquify, Pattern, Crop, or add a filter • Move your favorite tools to the top bar for quicker access Advanced features • Transform multiple layers simultaneously • Transform tool: Scale, Rotate, Flip, Distort, and Skew • Create seamless patterns with the Pattern tool • Gradient and Pattern Fill • Import images • Rotate and flip the canvas Import and export • Import and export drawings • Add images from Gallery, Camera, or search the web • Export images as JPEG, PNG. Get Drawing Apps Premium – weekly subscription for $2.99 USD. OR monthly subscription (which comes with a 3-day free trial) for $4.99 USD. OR yearly subscription for $9.99 USD • Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase and upon commencement of each renewal term. Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can cancel your subscription or free trial in the iTunes settings at least 24-hours before the end of the free trial period. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period and you will be downgraded to the free service. • Please note: any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. • Privacy Policy: https://drawingpad.me/privacy-policy.html • Terms: https://drawingpad.me/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

Catch Santa Claus3 screens
Drawing Apps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Drawing Apps at none against Catch Santa Claus's shown. Drawing Apps also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 10 months) and review sentiment (63% vs 40%). Catch Santa Claus's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, 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. Catch Santa Claus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Drawing Apps sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Catch Santa Claus against 4.4 for Drawing Apps. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drawing Apps has 5.2K ratings behind it against 554, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of Catch Santa Claus's written reviews are positive against 63% of Drawing Apps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catch Santa Claus ships an update every 10 months, Drawing Apps monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Catch Santa Claus versus Drawing Apps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatch Santa ClausDrawing Apps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (554 ratings) — better4.4 (5.2K ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews62.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5545.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB163 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKishan PanchotiyaGang Ji

Customer experience

Catch Santa Claus

All ratings554 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative45.0%

Drawing Apps

All ratings5,150 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral5.7%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews392 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral11.5%
Negative26.0%

User reviews

Catch Santa Claus

From 554 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😊 Fun and entertaining for children
  • 💌 Engaging Santa messaging feature
  • 🎨 Visually appealing design
  • 🎄 Good concept for holiday entertainment

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Limited functionality beyond viewing Santa
  • 😞 Misleading app title and description
  • ❌ Marker/pen tool doesn't work properly
  • 😤 Confusing user interface
  • 📱 Poor usability and navigation

Drawing Apps

From 5.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Allows users to draw anything they want
  • 💡 Provides a creative outlet for young artists
  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
  • 👍 Good for quick creative ideas
  • 👍 Satisfying drawing experience

Room to improve

  • 💰 Requires payment for many features and tools
  • 🤖 Excessive pop-ups and ads
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches (e.g., random layer deletion, screen freezing)
  • 🔍 Limited free brushes and tools
  • 🤔 Confusing or unintuitive controls

Bugs and requests

Catch Santa Claus

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Red marker pen tool non-functional
  • Marker tool cannot be used properly
  • Confusing interface with unclear instructions
  • App doesn't deliver on promised functionality

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to text Santa directly and receive responses
  • Interactive gameplay beyond viewing Santa
  • Functional drawing/marker tool
  • Santa appearing in different locations
  • Simpler, more intuitive interface
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  • Ad removal option
  • Santa interaction available before Christmas Eve

Drawing Apps

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and app closures
  • Layers not working as expected
  • Drawing tools not responsive or accurate
  • Difficulty navigating the app

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free brushes and tools
  • Ability to save and export drawings
  • Undo/redo functionality improvements
  • Color customization options
  • Tracing feature for photos

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Catch Santa Claus

One-time1
  • Remove Ads Forever Feature$4.99
15 purchases

Drawing Apps

Subscriptions9
  • DrawingApps Premium - Weekly$2.997 Days
  • DrawingApps Gold - Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Drawing App Black Friday Offer3 Days trial$5.991 Month
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  • DrawingAppsPremium Trial Month3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • DrawingApps Premium - Monthly$7.991 Month
  • DrawingApps Gold Trial Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • DrawingApps Gold - Monthly$9.991 Month
  • DrawingApps Premium - Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • DrawingApps Gold - Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time6
  • 300 Coins$5.99
  • 900 Coins$14.99
  • 1200 Coins$19.99
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  • Lifetime Lite Drawing Pass$49.99
  • 5000 Coins$59.99
  • Lifetime PRO Drawing Pass$69.99

Questions

Is Catch Santa Claus free?
Catch Santa Claus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drawing Apps free?
Drawing Apps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Catch Santa Claus or Drawing Apps?
Catch Santa Claus is rated higher. Catch Santa Claus averages 4.5 out of 5 from 554 ratings, while Drawing Apps averages 4.4 from 5.2K ratings.
Do Catch Santa Claus or Drawing Apps have ads?
Catch Santa Claus shows ads; Drawing Apps does not.
Which is updated more often, Catch Santa Claus or Drawing Apps?
Catch Santa Claus ships an update every 10 months, and Drawing Apps monthly. Most recently, Catch Santa Claus was updated on October 23, 2026 and Drawing Apps on October 21, 2026.

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