Comparison

Glow Doodle vs Überdoodle

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

Head to head
About

Glow Doodle

Create vibrant, glowing drawings with a unique neon effect. This app is praised by educators and parents for its art, educational, and fine motor skill development benefits. It offers a simple yet engaging interface with carefully curated colors and a magical "glow" button.

Highlights
  • Razor sharp light glow effect
  • Harmonious doodle colors
  • Auto-hiding toolbar
  • Erase previous stroke
  • Save drawings to photo albums
  • Apple Pencil support
Features
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A Top 5 Best Selling App^ - The original Glow Doodle. Glow Doodle is thankfully the choice of many teachers worldwide who embrace educational technology to their classroom for art, math, language lessons and fine motor skill activities^^. Glow Doodle has all it takes to make a doodling app a Top 5 App among hundred thousands of Apps: - Originality: Glow Doodle was the first to bring razor sharp neon effect from the hands of professional designers to the fingertips of everyone of every age. It lit up iPhone users' Christmas & winter nights with a magical mood like never before when Glow Doodle was introduced in winter 2009 - Quality-over-quantity & painstaking effort behind the simple to use App: While we could have allowed users to pick millions of random colors & line thickness, instead, we spent tedious effort to fine tune a few in order to maintain a harmonious & less confusing user experience for all ages. - Support from quality users: It was the overwhelming support from our users propelled Glow Doodle to TOP 5 Best Selling Paid App in the US and UK App Stores. We are grateful to our quality users including teachers, elementary teachers around the world who brought Glow Doodle to their classrooms with a creative mind & respect for originality, an invaluable message to our creative children. - Special Needs Friendly: Parents & professionals including pediatric OTs taking care of kids with special needs such as autism have also found Glow Doodle useful. In addition to the simple user interface, Glow Doodle takes the approach of "magic" button which provides cause & effect experience to enhance visual sensory & fine motor skills developments. The moment when you press the "GLOW" button, you will be amazed how a seemingly ordinary drawing turns into truly stunning Glow Doodle effect. It's a unique original experience that sets Glow Doodle apart from others who follow suit. Now updated with Nordic Ice Blue color (available via IAP) and option to draw with Apple Pencil only so that you can unleash your glowing creativity to the next level. KEY FEATURES: * Razor sharp Light Glow Effect * Harmonious Doodle Colors: Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Orange, Pink, White, Magenta * Auto-hiding toolbar (auto-hide while drawing) * Erase the previous stroke (by pressing the counter-clockwise arrow button) * Motivational Glowy Rocket may suddenly turn up * Save drawing to Photo Albums to share EDUCATION FRIENDLY SETTING: * Option to hide In-App Purchase button via Settings app APPLE PENCIL FRIENDLY SETTING: * Option to allow drawing with Apple Pencil only via Settings app NORDIC ICE BLUE EDITION (Available via In-App Purchase): * Unlocks Nordic Ice Blue color * Unlocks Rocket Sure Launch - Instead of appearing once in a while, motivational Glowy Rocket launches every time you light up your drawing * Hides IAP button ADVANCED DRAWING TIPS: You can make part of your drawing "glow" (e.g. the flame of a rocket) while other part of the drawing doesn't "glow" (e.g. the rocket body). For example, (1) draw the flame of the rocket first; (2) then press the "GLOW" button to make it glow; (3) continue to draw the rocket body without pressing the "GLOW" button. REMARKS: ^US & UK App Store; Jan 2010; Overall Paid Chart & Entertainment Paid Chart SHARE & FOLLOW: Follow us or Share with us on: Twitter https://twitter.com/GlowDoodle Pinterest http://pinterest.com/oodot/ Facebook http://www.facebook.com/CrossDisciplineTechnologyLimited Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdtapps/ ^^Sharing by teachers & schools: http://www.pinterest.com/oodot/glow-doodle-in-classroom-learning/

About

Überdoodle

Relive nostalgic childhood fun with a classic spiral drawing tool. Create intricate patterns with virtual gears and a magic rainbow pen, or simply paint with your finger. Share your creations as wallpapers or send them to loved ones.

Highlights
  • Classic spirograph drawing tool
  • Create custom gears and rings
  • Multiple drawing modes
  • Import photos
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Draw hypotrochoids and epitrochoids
  • Various paper types and background colors
Features
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Thanks for all the amazing feedback - we just love to hear your thoughts, comments and ideas! Überdoodle: Remember the good old spirograph toy? Get nostalgic with this classic spiral drawing tool. Great for children too! The box contains lots of colorful gears, rings and pencils - including a MAGIC rainbow pen - and an unlimited supply of (virtual) paper! Draw beautiful patterns using the gears or simply paint directly on the paper using your finger. Share your doodles to family and friends - or save them and use them as beautiful wallpapers for your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Features: • A Gear Factory where you can create custom gears and rings • Multiple drawing modes: calligraphy pen, celtic braids and multicolor gradients by selecting up to three pencils at the same time • Import photos from your Photo Library • Snap to previous drawing locations • Support for the Apple Pencil. Change calligraphy angle by tilting the pen. • Draw both hypotrochoids and epitrochoids (gears inside a ring or gears on the outside of another gear) • Different paper types and multiple background colors • Eraser and full undo/redo • Change the sizes of gears and rings

Screenshots

Glow Doodle4 screens
Überdoodle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Überdoodle at 3.8 against Glow Doodle's 2.9. Überdoodle also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (78% vs 67%). Glow Doodle's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Glow Doodle costs $0.99 and Überdoodle $1.99 up front. Glow Doodle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Überdoodle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Überdoodle holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Glow Doodle's written reviews are positive against 78% of Überdoodle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Glow Doodle versus Überdoodle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlow DoodleÜberdoodle
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating2.9 (10 ratings)3.8 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.4% of reviews78.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1011 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperY LauMorten Bek Ditlevsen

Customer experience

Glow Doodle

All ratings10 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews172 reviews
Positive67.4%
Neutral19.2%
Negative13.4%

Überdoodle

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative18.6%

Bugs and requests

Glow Doodle

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Saved images lose glow effect
  • Drawing toolbar interferes with usage

Requested features

4 requests
  • More color options
  • Ability to draw on photos from library
  • Brush size and eraser tool
  • Ability to save glowing images accurately

Überdoodle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Glow Doodle

One-time1
  • Nordic Ice Blue Edition$0.99
None

Überdoodle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Glow Doodle free?
Glow Doodle costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Überdoodle free?
Überdoodle costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Glow Doodle or Überdoodle?
Überdoodle is rated higher. Glow Doodle averages 2.9 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Überdoodle averages 3.8 from 11 ratings.
Do Glow Doodle or Überdoodle have ads?
Neither Glow Doodle nor Überdoodle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glow Doodle or Überdoodle?
Glow Doodle ships an update every 3 months, and Überdoodle every 3 months. Most recently, Glow Doodle was updated on October 21, 2026 and Überdoodle on October 22, 2026.

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