Comparison

Pictionary Air vs Thumbsparks

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Thumbsparks

Features
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Is there a spark between you two? Grab somebody and find out. This one needs two people. Lay the phone between you, put a thumb on the print at your end, and hold on for five seconds. The machine reads how you held it and gives you a Spark Score out of 100. IT IS NOT RANDOM Thumbsparks measures how together you land, how alike you press, and how steady you hold. Do it properly and you get a different number than if you fumble it. Your names set the starting point. The hold decides most of your score, and the app will show you exactly what it measured. ELEVEN WAYS IT CAN GO CRICKETS. LEFT ON READ. SIDE HUG. BUFFERING. MIXED SIGNALS. SLOW BURN. CAUGHT FEELINGS. BUTTERFLIES. FIREWORKS. THUMBSTRUCK. And, very rarely, COSMIC. Every tier has its own lines, and there are more than eighty of them. PAST READS Every pair's best reading is kept on the phone. Tap one to see the poster again. THUMBSPARKS EXTREME A one-time unlock, not a subscription. Add a third point of contact: hold hands, touch foreheads, link pinkies, back to back, knees touching, or whatever you can talk each other into. Scores swing fifty percent further in both directions, so the best readings you will ever get are Extreme ones. So are the worst. Somebody has to ask. That is the feature. NO ACCOUNTS. NO INTERNET. No sign-up. No ads. No tracking. No analytics. The app contains no network code at all, so nothing you do in it can leave your phone. For entertainment only. Thumbsparks does not read fingerprints, cannot tell whether you are touching, and cannot predict anything. It is a game.

Screenshots

Pictionary Air4 screens
Thumbsparks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Thumbsparks at daily against Pictionary Air's every 3 months. Pictionary Air's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pictionary Air sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Thumbsparks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pictionary Air ships an update every 3 months, Thumbsparks daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pictionary Air versus Thumbsparks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPictionary AirThumbsparks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (37K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings37K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size181 MB2 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMattel, Inc.Matthew Shawn Mc Ghie

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

Thumbsparks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Pictionary Air

One-time11
  • Rainbow Unicorn Party$1.99
  • Baby Shower$1.99
  • Movies & TV$1.99
Show 8 more
  • Halloween$1.99
  • Winter Holidays$1.99
  • Thanksgiving$1.99
  • Easy Kid Clues 2$2.99
  • Harry Potter Clue Pack 1$4.99
  • Friends$4.99
  • Harry Potter Easy Kids Clues$4.99
  • Wizarding World 4-Pack Bundle$11.99
1 purchases

Thumbsparks

One-time1
  • Thumbsparks Extreme$1.99

Questions

Is Pictionary Air free?
Pictionary Air is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thumbsparks free?
Thumbsparks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pictionary Air or Thumbsparks have ads?
Neither Pictionary Air nor Thumbsparks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pictionary Air or Thumbsparks?
Pictionary Air ships an update every 3 months, and Thumbsparks daily. Most recently, Pictionary Air was updated on October 30, 2026 and Thumbsparks on October 15, 2026.

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