Comparison

Doodle vs Simply Drawing

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

Head to head
About

Doodle

Unleash your creativity with a simple yet powerful drawing application. Sketch, paint, and color on a blank canvas, perfect for quick ideas or detailed artwork. Save your creations with an optional subscription for enhanced features.

Highlights
  • Blank canvas for drawing
  • Variety of drawing tools and colors
  • Undo functionality
  • Image sharing
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Cross-device compatibility
  • Optional Pro subscription for advanced features
Features
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A little color. A whole new world. Doodle is a drawing app for everyday imagination. Pick a tool, choose a color, and make a mark. A blank canvas can become a small world, a useful idea, or a few minutes of play. MAKE SOMETHING YOURS Draw a colorful scene. Sketch a chart to explain a thought. Draw a tic-tac-toe board and take turns making marks. Map a request and its reply. Practice a letter until it feels like your own. These are things you can draw, with room for your own ideas in between. KEEP IT SIMPLE Choose drawing tools and colors, undo a mark, and share an image of your work. On compatible iPad models, draw with touch or Apple Pencil. No account is required to start drawing. A CANVAS FOR YOUR DEVICE Draw on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. Each brings its own controls to the same simple idea: a place to draw. On Apple Vision Pro, Doodle is a two-dimensional canvas in an app window. A LITTLE MORE WITH DOODLE PRO An optional Doodle Pro subscription lets you save and reopen editable drawings, ask for confirmation before clearing, hide the tool picker, and choose your preferred light or dark appearance. App icon choices are also available on supported devices. Drawing and image sharing do not require a Pro subscription. Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. The price and any eligible offer are shown before you subscribe. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. One mark is a good place to start. Privacy Policy: https://doodle.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://doodle.app/terms

About

Simply Drawing

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Have you ever felt the need to jot down the equivalent of a doodle on a napkin but at the same time found it a few steps too many to launch the Notes or Freeform app? Then Simply Drawing is the app for you! Simply launch the app and doodle, draw or sketch whatever you want in an instant with all the tools that comes with the Pencil kit. Then choose to either save or share your creations however you want. With iCloud sync your creations will be available on all your devices. Features: - Simple, easy and clear UI. - Pencil kit and all the tools it brings. - Save and sync an unlimited number of your creations between your devices with iCloud. - Export and share your creations in full resolution. - Apple Pencil support (on iPad)

Screenshots

Doodle4 screens
Simply Drawing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simply Drawing at none against Doodle's 2. Simply Drawing also leads on iOS requirement (16.1 vs 26.0). Doodle's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads 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. Doodle sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Simply Drawing asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Doodle versus Simply Drawing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoodleSimply Drawing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (46K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings46K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoe BlauPatrik Ell

Bugs and requests

Doodle

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Drawings disappear after app closes
  • Toolbar disappears during screen recording
  • Inability to zoom in/out properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add undo/redo functionality
  • Implement auto-save feature
  • Provide more drawing tools and customization options
  • Allow changing background color
  • Add ability to import/export drawings

Simply Drawing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Doodle

Subscriptions2
  • Doodle Pro: Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Doodle Pro: Yearly$9.991 Year
None

Simply Drawing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Doodle free?
Doodle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simply Drawing free?
Simply Drawing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Doodle or Simply Drawing have ads?
Neither Doodle nor Simply Drawing shows ads.

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