PictureIt vs Ridl
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.
Ridl
Transform everyday objects into riddles using AI. Challenge friends in real-time scavenger hunts, either creating or solving clues. Explore a new mode to find hidden riddles on a real-world map.
- AI riddle generation from photos
- Real-time competitive scavenger hunts
- Object-based clue creation
- Real-world map riddle mode
- Party game functionality
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Snap photos of objects around you and Ridl-E’s AI will turn them into clever riddles. Compete with friends: one person creates riddles, and the other solves them by finding the objects in real life before time runs out. It’s the perfect party game to get your brain working and legs moving! *NEW MODE* - Go out and solve riddles other players have hidden on a real-world map! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ridl at 100% against PictureIt's 44%. Ridl also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). PictureIt's advantage is ratings volume (395 vs 23). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. PictureIt sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ridl sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ridl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PictureIt has 395 ratings behind it against 23, 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 100% of Ridl's.
PictureIt ships an update every 2 weeks, Ridl weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PictureIt | Ridl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (395 ratings) | 5.0 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 395 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| 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 | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harold Lomotey | Michael Hein |
Customer experience
PictureIt
Ridl
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
Ridl
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PictureIt
- Create Category$4.99
Ridl
- Premium Subscription (1 month)$2.991 Month
