Pictionary Air vs PictureIt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pictionary Air
Draw in the air and watch your creations appear on screen in this interactive party game. Use the upgraded pen to erase, add points, and unlock digital clues. Save and share your hilarious gameplay videos for endless fun.
- Draw in the air
- See drawings on screen
- Digital clues
- Erase and add points with pen
- Save and share videos
- Themed digital clue packs
- TV mirroring
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Draw in the air. See it on screen! Pictionary Air®: Takeover brings a competitive twist to the classic drawing and guessing game. Use the Air Pen (sold separately) to draw clues in the air and watch them appear on screen while players race to guess. Now both teams guess at the same time, turning every round into a fast-paced showdown. Guess correctly to steal the point and the pen! If you make a mistake, just press the erase button on the pen to clear the screen and keep drawing. Get on a roll and trigger Wild Streak Mode to earn bonus points for your team! Want bigger laughs? Cast the game to your TV* using Apple TV® or another compatible streaming device so everyone can see the action. Get ready to move, laugh, and draw in the air with Pictionary Air®: Takeover. Also available: Pictionary Air®: Harry Potter™ Pictionary Air®: Star Wars™ Pictionary Air® Pictionary Air® 2 Pictionary Air®: Kids Vs. Grown-Ups *Compatible smart device and streaming device required for casting.
PictureIt
Engage in a fun, live drawing and guessing game with friends and family. Choose from pre-set categories or create your own for a personalized Pictionary experience. Instantly invite loved ones to join the creative fun.
- Live drawing sessions
- Variety of categories
- Custom category creation
- Instant friend invites
- Multiplayer gameplay
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Show off your artistic or not-so-artistic side by inviting your friends and family for a live game with this modern take on Pictionary. Key features include: • Play a live session • Choose from a variety of categories • Create your own categories • Instantly invite friends and family to a game Images designed by Freepik.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pictionary Air at none against PictureIt's shown. Pictionary Air also leads on ratings volume (37K vs 394) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). PictureIt's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Pictionary Air sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and PictureIt sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Pictionary Air against 4.5 for PictureIt. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pictionary Air has 37K ratings behind it against 394, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 46% of Pictionary Air's written reviews are positive against 44% of PictureIt's.
Pictionary Air ships an update every 3 months, PictureIt every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pictionary Air | PictureIt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (37K ratings) — better | 4.5 (394 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.6% of reviews — better | 44.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 37K — better | 394 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 181 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mattel, Inc. | Harold Lomotey |
Customer experience
Pictionary Air
PictureIt
User reviews
Pictionary Air
From 37K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎉 Amazing
- 👍 Fun and entertaining
- 🤩 Great for families and friends
- 😊 Awesome and entertaining
Room to improve
- 🐛 App not working/loading issues
- 🤔 Drawing issues and glitches
- 😕 Compatibility problems with devices
- 😒 Requires additional hardware
PictureIt
From 394 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun with friends/family
- 💡 Customizable categories
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💡 Option to skip words
- 💡 Option to extend time limit
Room to improve
- 🐛 Very laggy
- 🐛 Frequent ads
- 🐛 App freezes/crashes
- 🐛 Broken paid features
- 🐛 Distorted drawings on different devices
Bugs and requests
Pictionary Air
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes frequently
- Drawing not registering properly
- Camera issues and poor video quality
- Connectivity problems
Requested features
4 requests- Add more cards/categories
- Improve drawing experience
- Implement Chromecast support
- Provide a free draw mode
PictureIt
Reported bugs
18 issues- Laggy performance
- App stays on white screen
- App crashes/freezes
- Paid features not working (categories)
- Distorted drawings on different devices
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- Long wait times for players to join
- Unclear instructions and game flow
- Unable to start games
- Repeated charges for categories
- Punctuation not registered
- Words with apostrophes not registered
- Unlimited skipping of words by some players
- Longer words cut off by UI elements
- Loading loop after creating a category
- Categories not saving
- Game ends too quickly
- Issues inviting users
- Pushed out of drawing role
Requested features
16 requests- Option to remove ads
- Option to play with random people
- One-on-one matches without simultaneous online presence
- Ability to mix all categories
- Option to change time limit
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- Young children's category or skip word option
- Option to turn off time limit
- Ad-free option (paid)
- Fix for punctuation not registering
- Fix for words with apostrophes
- Fix for distorted drawings on different devices
- Fix for unlimited skipping of words
- Fix for longer words being cut off
- Fix for loading loop after creating category
- Fix for not saving categories
- Fix for repeated charges for categories
In-app purchases
Pictionary Air
- Rainbow Unicorn Party$1.99
- Baby Shower$1.99
- Movies & TV$1.99
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- Halloween$1.99
- Winter Holidays$1.99
- Thanksgiving$1.99
- Easy Kid Clues 2$2.99
- Friends$4.99
- Harry Potter Easy Kids Clues$4.99
- Wizarding World 4-Pack Bundle$11.99
PictureIt
- Create Category$4.99
Questions
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