Comparison

Draw Creatures vs It's a Lemon

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

Head to head
About

Draw Creatures

Unleash your creativity by drawing unique creatures. These hand-drawn partners then come to life to battle opponents on a field. Strategize to push your rivals off the stage and claim victory.

Highlights
  • Freehand drawing of creatures
  • Creature generation from drawings
  • Turn-based creature battles
  • Objective: Knock opponents off the field
  • Strategic gameplay
Features
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You can draw line and picture freely! Then the creature will be generated, it's your partner. Fight against your opponent with your partner! You have to drop them out from the field to win.

About

It's a Lemon

A pocket-sized virtual fidget toy featuring a charming lemon character. Discover dozens of secret transformation combos by tapping out directional sequences, with playful sounds and animations rewarding your curiosity. Enjoy a zero-pressure, ad-free experience perfect for restless hands.

Highlights
  • Animated lemon character
  • Dozens of secret transformation combos
  • Discovery-based gameplay
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Playful sound and music
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Meet your new favorite fidget buddy — a tiny lemon with big personality (and an entire secret life). It's a Lemon is a pocket-sized fidget toy for restless hands and idle moments. Tap out directional taps and twirls in secret sequences, and watch your lemon transform right before your eyes — into surprises like a donut, a daisy, a tennis ball, a princess, an eight ball, and more. There's no score to chase and no timer ticking. Just a satisfying, tactile little toy that rewards curiosity — the more combos you discover, the more your lemon has to show you. FEATURES • A charming, animated lemon character that reacts to every tap • More than two dozen secret transformation combos to discover through play • A thermometer that rises as you get close, and writes down the steps you nearly landed • Easy, Medium, and Hard — choose how much help you want, or none at all • A tiny baby lemon companion that mirrors every transformation • Seasonal surprises — every October the lemon dresses up for Halloween, with a pack of spooky forms to find while the month lasts • Share any transformation as a short video • Playful sound and music for every combo • Zero pressure — no ads interrupting your fidgeting, no pushy prompts Perfect for anxious hands during a call, a study break, a kid who needs five quiet minutes, or just because lemons are funny. Download it, start tapping, and see what your lemon turns into next.

Screenshots

Draw Creatures4 screens
It's a Lemon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: It's a Lemon at 100% against Draw Creatures's 53%. It's a Lemon also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Draw Creatures's advantage is ratings volume (61K vs 9) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

It's a Lemon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Draw Creatures has 61K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Draw Creatures's written reviews are positive against 100% of It's a Lemon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Draw Creatures ships an update every 7 months, It's a Lemon every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Draw Creatures versus It's a Lemon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDraw CreaturesIt's a Lemon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (61K ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings61K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size331 MB2 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developertatsumaki gamesKEVIN MICHAEL SHARKEY

Customer experience

Draw Creatures

All ratings58,964 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive52.7%
Neutral11.8%
Negative35.5%

It's a Lemon

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Draw Creatures

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Drawing doesn't match the output
  • Glitches where enemies get stuck

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add a blank canvas mode
  • Improve enemy AI and combat system
  • Reduce frequency of ads

It's a Lemon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Draw Creatures

No in-app purchases

None

It's a Lemon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Draw Creatures free?
Draw Creatures is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is It's a Lemon free?
It's a Lemon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Draw Creatures or It's a Lemon?
It's a Lemon is rated higher. Draw Creatures averages 4.5 out of 5 from 61K ratings, while It's a Lemon averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Draw Creatures or It's a Lemon have ads?
Draw Creatures shows ads; It's a Lemon does not.
Which is updated more often, Draw Creatures or It's a Lemon?
Draw Creatures ships an update every 7 months, and It's a Lemon every 3 days. Most recently, Draw Creatures was updated on October 20, 2026 and It's a Lemon on October 7, 2026.

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