SimpleDraw vs Magic Draw
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleDraw
This intuitive drawing app offers a clean, distraction-free canvas for unleashing creativity. Redesigned for the modern era, it features a floating menu for easy access to tools and allows users to save and share their artwork.
- Distraction-free canvas
- Intuitive drawing tools
- Adjustable line width
- Save and share artwork
- Modern interface
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The original classic is back! One of the very first drawing apps on the App Store for the first iPhone, SimpleDraw was a Top 4 Productivity hit in its heyday. Now, it has been completely redesigned for the modern era. Unleash your creativity on a clean, distraction-free canvas. The intuitive drawing app designed for everyone! A Classic, Reimagined: * Modern Interface: A completely redesigned experience that is simple and beautiful. * Floating Menu: Your tools for color, line width, and clearing the canvas are always just a tap away. * Adjustable Line Width: From fine lines to bold strokes, customize your brush size with a simple slider. * Save and Share Your Art: Easily save your drawing to your Photos, send it to a friend, or share it on social media with the built-in share feature. Perfect for: * Quick sketches and ideas * Digital art and illustrations * Educational drawings and diagrams * Relaxing creative sessions * Sharing artistic moments Experience the revival of a classic. Download SimpleDraw today and turn your device into a canvas for your imagination!
Magic Draw
This app provides a fun and simple drawing experience for children and parents. It offers various tools like customizable brushes, geometric shapes, and stickers, along with the ability to import photos and apply filters. Users can save and share their creations easily.
- Customizable stroke and fill settings
- Drawing with simple geometry shapes
- 50 free stickers
- Import pictures and take photos
- Image filters
- Undo/Redo functionality
- Eraser function
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The BEST draw/doodle/sketch/painting App for kids. MagicDraw is a simple and easy to use and fun iOS drawing and sketch app for kids and their parents. Key Features: 1) Settings for stroke and fill - Choose brush thickness, opacity, and RGB color setting - Choose fill RGB color and opacity 2) Draw with simple geometry shapes - Free hand smooth drawing - Draw with different fill color and stroke color for the basic geometry shapes to create fun drawings - Pick a geometry shape, drag & draw. Simple. 3) 50 Free Stickers to use - Pick any sticker and touch the screen to add sticker - You can move the sticker anywhere in the screen - Use gesture to zoom and rotate the sticker to different size 4) Import pictures and take photos with camera - Import pictures from your photo library to draw and edit - Take photos with camera - Draw on the pictures and add shapes and stickers 5) Support image filters to edit drawing - 8 pre-loaded image filters to use 6) Undo and Redo features - Currently, support upto 5 times undo/redo 7) Eraser function to remove sketch - You can change the size of the eraser in the setting view with different brush thickness. 8) Delete and reset the drawing 9) Save the drawing/images to photo library 10) Share the drawing/images with Facebook, Twitter and Sina Weibo social network. 11) Send the drawing/images by email and message
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SimpleDraw at 73% against Magic Draw's 0%. SimpleDraw also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Magic Draw's advantage is update cadence (every 38 months vs every 199 months) and ratings volume (29 vs 5). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SimpleDraw holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Draw has 29 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of SimpleDraw's written reviews are positive against 0% of Magic Draw's.
SimpleDraw ships an update every 199 months, Magic Draw every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleDraw | Magic Draw |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.8 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 199 months | Every 38 months — better |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Samuel Li | Appulet, Inc |
Customer experience
SimpleDraw
Magic Draw
Bugs and requests
SimpleDraw
Reported bugs
2 issues- Drawings disappear when app is closed without saving
- Difficulty remembering gesture to access second page
Requested features
4 requests- More color options
- Ability to load and edit saved drawings
- Option to draw on photos from the album
- Additional drawing tools like shapes, lines, etc.
Magic Draw
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SimpleDraw
No in-app purchases
Magic Draw
No in-app purchases
