Doodle Buddy Draw for iPad vs Easy Draw Chibi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Doodle Buddy Draw for iPad
Unleash your creativity with a versatile drawing and painting tool. Add stamps, use smudge effects, and employ stencils to enhance your artwork or photos. Perfect for both beginners and experienced artists looking for a fun, artistic outlet.
- Draw on photos or backgrounds
- Over 1400 decorative stamps
- Finger-smudge effect
- Drawing stencils for perfect shapes
- Save drawings to camera roll
- Offline use
Read full descriptionHide full description
Doodle Buddy is for everyone -- from the serious artist to someone just starting out. • Draw on your pics or dozens of included backgrounds. • Over 1400 stamps :-) to decorate your drawings and pics. • Smudge works just like your finger on chalk, but your fingers don't get dirty! • Stencils make it easy to draw perfect circles, squares, triangles or even intricate snowflakes. If you think you suck at drawing, try Doodle Buddy. You’ll be surprised at the amazing stuff you can make. If you’re already into drawing, you’ll have fun with Doodle Buddy too. It’s a simple, artistic medium that’s not quite like anything else. Stretch yourself within its constraints, and see what you can make. Doodle Buddy is where art meets fun.
Easy Draw Chibi
Learn to draw 57 characters with step-by-step guides and a friendly canvas. Includes drawing tools, undo/redo, and the ability to add custom backgrounds. Save and share your creations easily.
- Step-by-step drawing guides
- Pencil, eraser, and crayon tools
- Adjustable tool sizes
- Undo and redo functionality
- Add custom backgrounds
- Save and share artwork
Read full descriptionHide full description
Key Feature: 1. Made very easy and convenient to learn how to draw 57 characters in 4 packages, with easy-to-follow guidelines. 2. Friendly canvas with drawing tools including pencil, eraser, 36-color crayons. 3. You can choose size of pencil, eraser, crayons. 4. Undo & Redo option for your every action. 5. Go previous or next step during drawing. 6. Add background from gallery, upload from your device to each drawing. Scale and move the drawing on background to customize your final artwork. 7. Save artworks in your gallery & share them into social network. Easily draw on iPhone and iPad, using Apple Pencil or just your finger! • Privacy Policy: https://easydraw.sonigames.com/en/privacy.html
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Easy Draw Chibi at none against Doodle Buddy Draw for iPad's shown. Easy Draw Chibi also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Doodle Buddy Draw for iPad's advantage is ratings volume (17K vs 1) and update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Doodle Buddy Draw for iPad sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Easy Draw Chibi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Easy Draw Chibi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Doodle Buddy Draw for iPad has 17K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Doodle Buddy Draw for iPad's written reviews are positive against 100% of Easy Draw Chibi's.
Doodle Buddy Draw for iPad ships an update every 10 days, Easy Draw Chibi monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Doodle Buddy Draw for iPad | Easy Draw Chibi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (17K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 167 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Doodle Buddy Labs | Hoang Dang |
Customer experience
Doodle Buddy Draw for iPad
Easy Draw Chibi
Bugs and requests
Doodle Buddy Draw for iPad
Reported bugs
5 issues- Drawings disappearing after shaking device
- Diagonal lines appearing unexpectedly
- Inability to move or resize text boxes
- Inconsistent behavior with undo/redo
- Compatibility issues with iOS 8 and newer
Requested features
5 requests- Add color picker tool
- Implement layers for drawings
- Introduce custom stamp creation
- Allow portrait mode on iPad
- Provide option to disable shake-to-erase
Easy Draw Chibi
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Doodle Buddy Draw for iPad
- Small Stack of Doodle Bucks$1.99
- Medium Stack of Doodle Bucks$3.99
- Hide ads$7.99
Show 1 moreShow fewer
- Big Stack of Doodle Bucks$11.99
Easy Draw Chibi
- Kute 3$2.99
Questions
Is Doodle Buddy Draw for iPad free?
Is Easy Draw Chibi free?
Which has better reviews, Doodle Buddy Draw for iPad or Easy Draw Chibi?
Do Doodle Buddy Draw for iPad or Easy Draw Chibi have ads?
Which is updated more often, Doodle Buddy Draw for iPad or Easy Draw Chibi?
Other comparisons
