Comparison

Glow Doodle vs Light Creations

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

Light Creations

Create dynamic 3D light sculptures from simple line drawings. Accelerate animations with music and explore five unique visual themes. Save and share your mesmerizing creations.

Highlights
  • Create 3D light sculptures
  • Dynamic animation from drawn lines
  • Music-reactive visuals
  • Five unique visual themes
  • Screenshot capture
  • Universal app support
Features
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Light Creations allows you to create amazing light sculptures and structures. You provide the seed for the creation by drawing an arbitrary line, e.g., straight, curved, or long and winded, and enjoy how Light Creations transforms this seed into a dynamic piece of 3D art. Accelerate the animation by humming, singing or playing music and dive deep into a relaxing journey through a world of light. Observe the mesmerizing dynamics of the evolving art and create screenshots with ease just by tapping an icon. The screenshots are conveniently saved into your photo album for further processing and sharing. Light Creations provides five themes, each transforming the initial seed in a different way: Galaxy - Creates light sculptures built out of many light particles. Light Ocean - Creates light sculptures above an ocean of light. Centered Lines - Creates symmetrical light structures. Warped Lines - Creates a work of art where the initial seed is warped in space resulting in fractal like creations. MultiDraw - The initial line is mirrored several times and warped in space already while drawing. Tip: use the pinch gesture to emphasize the amazing micro and macro structures. - Universal App for iPad, iPhone, iPod. - Retina Display support. - There are no ads or in-app purchases in Light Creations. Customer Comments: ***** Wow!!!! "This is the most beautiful and trippy app I have on my iPad (and I have about 20). Listen to some ambient electronica or psychedelia and ascend to a higher plain without chemical assistance." ***** AWESOME! "Love it, mesmerizing & beautiful ! Save your creations & share. Recommend," ***** Great app for creative control "I typically don't write reviews, but these visuals need a voice! They are simply in a league of their own. The future of intuitive easy to use visuals has arrived! [...] Congratulations to the developer for this marvelous work of art! " ***** Totally brilliant "This is like having your own personal firework display. Congrats to the app maker." ***** Grandiose

Screenshots

Glow Doodle4 screens
Light Creations4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Light Creations at 4.1 against Glow Doodle's 2.9. Light Creations also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (76% vs 67%). Glow Doodle's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On ratings volume, 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 Light Creations $2.99 up front. Glow Doodle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Light Creations asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Light Creations holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Glow Doodle's written reviews are positive against 76% of Light Creations's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glow Doodle ships an update every 3 months, Light Creations every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Glow Doodle versus Light Creations: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlow DoodleLight Creations
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating2.9 (10 ratings)4.1 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.4% of reviews76.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1014 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperY LauJoachim Wolffram

Customer experience

Glow Doodle

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

Light Creations

All ratings14 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative17.6%

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

Light Creations

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

Light Creations

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Glow Doodle free?
Glow Doodle costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Light Creations free?
Light Creations costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Glow Doodle or Light Creations?
Light Creations is rated higher. Glow Doodle averages 2.9 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Light Creations averages 4.1 from 14 ratings.
Do Glow Doodle or Light Creations have ads?
Neither Glow Doodle nor Light Creations shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glow Doodle or Light Creations?
Glow Doodle ships an update every 3 months, and Light Creations every 8 months. Most recently, Glow Doodle was updated on October 24, 2026 and Light Creations on October 23, 2026.

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