Random Drawer vs Dedoman
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Random Drawer
This app helps you generate random numbers within a specified range, with an option to exclude certain numbers. It also allows you to create and manage lists of names for random selection, with features to remove drawn items and import lists from files. A history of past draws is maintained for each list.
- Random number generation
- Number blacklisting
- Name list creation
- Random name drawing
- Remove drawn items
- Import lists from files
- Draw history tracking
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Random Drawer is the perfect tool to generate random numbers and randomly draw names from a list. The process is very simple: to generate random numbers, just enter the initial number and the final number. It is also available a convenient "blacklist", which allows you to exclude some numbers from the draw. Directly from the application you can create your name lists, from which you can make draws. Immediately after a draw you can also remove the items you have just chosen from the list, so that the drawer won't draw them again. If you want, you can even import lists from external files! You can also keep track of your previous draws with a history for every list. Random Drawer is a completely free application: you can draw an unlimited amount of names, and create an indefinite number of lists. You will not be asked to pay to unlock additional features!
Dedoman
Effortlessly organize Secret Santa gift exchanges by randomly assigning participants. It allows for group assignments to prevent individuals from drawing family members, and results can be shared via a generated URL accessible through any browser.
- Random participant assignment
- Group exclusion for assignments
- Shareable results via URL
- No app installation required for participants
- Secure gift exchange process
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Introduce a list of names and let Dedoman relate them randomly. You can assign groups to candidates so people who belongs to the same group or "team" won't be assigned. This is useful when for example you are a group with several families and you don't want members of the same family buying between themselves. You can either show the results by the screen or send each result only to the corresponding person. It is not necessary for all participants to install the app. An URL will be generated and the participants can access via any browser. You can share it via Whatsapp, Messenger, email, etc. The secret is guaranteed. Even though a participant can open a different envelope, envelopes can only be opened once, so if this happens then another person would claim there is no envelope with his name and the process would have to be repeated.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Dedoman at none against Random Drawer's shown. Dedoman also leads on rating (3.3 vs 2.9) and review sentiment (85% vs 63%). Random Drawer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (34 vs 3). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dedoman holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Random Drawer has 34 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Random Drawer's written reviews are positive against 85% of Dedoman's.
Random Drawer ships an update every 2 months, Dedoman every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Random Drawer | Dedoman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (34 ratings) | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.3% of reviews | 85.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Fabio Giuliani | Sergio Angel Marti |
Customer experience
Random Drawer
Dedoman
In-app purchases
Random Drawer
No in-app purchases
Dedoman
No in-app purchases









