Canvas Run vs Draw Save!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Canvas Run
Navigate through levels by expanding your canvas. Enjoy addictive gameplay with simple, intuitive controls.
- Expand canvas to clear levels
- Easy slide controls
- Addictive gameplay mechanic
- Progress through levels
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Make your way through level by creating bigger canvas! Slide easy-to-learn controls with addictive gameplay mechanic!
Draw Save!
Draw lines to create 3D barriers and protect characters from enemies and obstacles. Strategize to clear levels with multiple solutions, but be careful not to let your drawn lines be hit.
- Draw lines to protect characters
- Defeat enemies with drawn obstacles
- Three-dimensional line mechanics
- Multiple solutions per level
- Creative problem-solving gameplay
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Draw lines to protect them! This is a puzzle game where you have to defeat the enemies with the lines and obstacles you draw to clear the game. The lines you draw will become three dimensional and protect those who need help from obstacles and enemies, but the game is over if the lines themselves hit them. There's more than one way to clear it! Use your own ideas to get clear! EU / California users can opt-out under GDPR / CCPA. Please respond from the pop-up displayed when starting in the app or within the settings in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Draw Save! at none against Canvas Run's 1. Draw Save! also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). Canvas Run's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (35K vs 226). On price, ads 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. Canvas Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Draw Save! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Canvas Run holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Canvas Run has 35K ratings behind it against 226, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Canvas Run's written reviews are positive against 11% of Draw Save!'s.
Canvas Run ships an update fortnightly, Draw Save! every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Canvas Run | Draw Save! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (35K ratings) — better | 4.3 (226 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.4% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35K — better | 226 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 263 MB | 425 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Voodoo | FTY LLC. |
Customer experience
Canvas Run
Draw Save!
Bugs and requests
Canvas Run
Reported bugs
3 issues- Camera glitches and falls through the map
- Game freezes and crashes
- Inconsistent ball count reductions
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to spend gems on upgrades or customization
- Offline play mode
- More obstacles and challenges
- Clearer progression and scoring system
Draw Save!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Canvas Run
- No Ads$2.99
Draw Save!
No in-app purchases
