Scribble Lite vs Friends Around the World
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scribble Lite
Unleash your creativity with a simple drawing tool. Doodle, sketch, or finger paint with various pen sizes and colors. Shake to clear your canvas or draw directly on your photos.
- Draw and doodle
- Shake to erase
- Multiple pen sizes and colors
- Draw on photos
- Background color options
- Finger painting
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Draw! Then shake to erase! Now with more colors, pen sizes, and... draw on photos! New in version 1.3: Background colors! Use scribble to draw, doodle, finger paint, sketch and trace. Great for quick note taking or fun for children of all ages.
Friends Around the World
Create and share personalized video messages for special occasions with friends and family worldwide. Choose from various categories like birthdays and congratulations, and customize your videos with fun digital stickers. Videos are available in multiple languages.
- Customizable video messages
- Multiple language options
- Digital sticker customization
- Downloadable videos
- Various occasion categories
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A for Adley has always loved sending special videos to our friends for every occasion. Gathering around the phone to sing Happy Birthday, Saying “Good luck!” for the new school year, or even “Thank you for watching our videos” are just a few of the videos we make for our audience!! Since we speak English, we’ve only made these videos in our native language. However, we have wanted to make Friends All Around the World so we are starting to make these videos in different languages. We have these videos available in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Hindi, and Tagalog! Download and share with everyone who loves A for Adley! We have also included fun digital stickers for you to place on top of these videos if you want to add some fun and customization!! A for Adley is a fun YouTube Channel featuring Adley McBride, her siblings Niko and Navey, and her parents, Shaun and Jenny! Adley and her family love playing apps, playing pretend, exploring the world where they live, and making Friends Around the World! Friends Around the World includes - • An experience designed in-house by Spacestation Apps with direction from A for Adley • Custom Videos from the Family that you can download directly to your phone! ° Categories for these videos • Happy Birthday • Get Well Soon • Thanks for Watching • Thanks for the Art • New Baby Congrats • Digital Stickers that help you customize your videos you download • A unique new art style and app experience • Best of all it is completely FREE to use and download videos!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Friends Around the World at 4.6 against Scribble Lite's 3.3. Friends Around the World also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 53%). Scribble Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (3.1 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Friends Around the World holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 182 and 236 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Scribble Lite's written reviews are positive against 89% of Friends Around the World's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scribble Lite | Friends Around the World |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (182 ratings) | 4.6 (236 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.2% of reviews | 89.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 182 | 236 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 3.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 1.1 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zintin | Shonduras Inc. |
Customer experience
Scribble Lite
Friends Around the World
User reviews
Scribble Lite
From 182 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and simple to use
- 👍 Great for quick doodles and notes
- 💡 Ability to draw on photos
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🔍 Limited color and tool options
- 🔨 Lack of undo/erase functionality
Friends Around the World
From 236 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ❤️ Love for Adley and family
- 🥳 Happy birthday messages
- 👍 Great for kids
- 🤩 Videos are amazing
- ✨ Personalized videos
Room to improve
- 🤷♀️ Don't understand the app
- 🐛 No sound
- 🐛 Cannot hear the app
- ❓ How to hear the app
Bugs and requests
Scribble Lite
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on launch
- Drawings disappear after saving
- Photos loaded upside down
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- More color choices
- Adjustable pen size
- Undo/erase feature
- Ability to clear the canvas
Friends Around the World
Reported bugs
3 issues- No sound in the app
- Cannot hear the sound
- App has no sound
Requested features
6 requests- App to call Adley and Niko
- More videos on the app
- Call Adley, Niko, and Navy
- Friend Adley, Nico, Mom, and Dad
- Add Aubree to a video
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- App to call Adley, Niko, and all that
In-app purchases
Scribble Lite
No in-app purchases
Friends Around the World
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Scribble Lite free?
Is Friends Around the World free?
Which has better reviews, Scribble Lite or Friends Around the World?
Do Scribble Lite or Friends Around the World have ads?
Which is updated more often, Scribble Lite or Friends Around the World?
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