PictureIt vs Pictionary Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Pictionary Game
Engage in the classic drawing and guessing game with this app. It offers multiple game modes, including AR and pinch-to-draw features, allowing you to play with friends or test your drawing skills against AI. Create custom categories for endless fun.
- Classic drawing and guessing gameplay
- Augmented Reality (AR) drawing mode
- Pinch-to-draw with AI detection
- Customizable game categories
- Multiple game modes
- Play with friends
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"Pictionary Game" is designed for fans of the classic drawing and guessing game. With this app, you can generate Pictionary words and enjoy playing the game right from your device. There are three exciting game modes to choose from: 1. Pictionary Words: This mode is suitable for players of all skill levels and includes three default categories: Animal, Food, and Sweet. You can play these default categories and also create your own custom categories to be played with your friends. 2. Pictionary AR Draw: This is a unique AR game mode where one player draw with their fingers and the other player has to guess. The player who correctly guesses the most drawings wins the game. 3. Pictionary Pinch Draw: In this mode, players select a letter from A to Z and draw it with their fingers. The AI system will detect if the drawing is correct.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PictureIt at 4.5 against Pictionary Game's 2.1. PictureIt also leads on ratings volume (391 vs 7) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. PictureIt sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pictionary Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PictureIt holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PictureIt has 391 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of PictureIt's written reviews are positive against 33% of Pictionary Game's.
PictureIt ships an update every 2 weeks, Pictionary Game every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PictureIt | Pictionary Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (391 ratings) — better | 2.1 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.1% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 391 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harold Lomotey | Hanja Devi |
Customer experience
PictureIt
Pictionary Game
Bugs and requests
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
Pictionary Game
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PictureIt
- Create Category$4.99
Pictionary Game
- Remove Ads Forever Feature$4.99
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