Comparison

Glow Draw Magic FREE vs Pumpkin 3D LITE

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

Head to head
About

Glow Draw Magic FREE

Create stunning glowing artwork with intuitive drawing tools and add captivating animations. Save and share your vibrant creations with friends. Explore a fun and engaging way to express your artistic side.

Highlights
  • Realtime glow effect
  • Advanced mirror tool
  • Resizable glow stamps
  • Portrait and landscape modes
  • Add animations
  • Save and email creations
Features
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Create beautiful glowing artwork, add cool animations, and send to your friends! Updated with beautiful retina graphics! Now Featured on the Daily App Show! http://dailyappshow.com/glow-magic Check out the video on our website, or directly here: http://bit.ly/cknl1b Glow Draw Magic is some of the most fun you can have with your iPhone or iPod Touch. Create beautiful glowing art using the best drawing tools available in any app of this kind. When you're finished, add cool animations to enhance the fun! Features: - Beautiful retina graphics! -Realtime Glow! Lines and shapes glow as soon as you finish drawing them – no waiting to see them glow. -The best drawing controls ever in a doodle app! -Advanced Mirror tool to help you achieve symmetry – just like the one in the Autodesk Sketchbook App! -Draw freehand, or choose from a selection of built in resizable Glow Stamps! -Draw in both Portrait and Landscape Mode! -Add animations for extra fun! Add snow, to your winter scenes! -Save your creations to your photo album, or email them directly to your friends! For even more fun, Upgrade to the full version and gain access to: -12 glowing colors! -24 resizable Glow Stamps! -3 additional drawing tools: circle, rectangle, and glow circle - perfect for adding glowing lights! - 3 different line weights, from thin to thick! - More animations - try the starfield effect for your spaceship, or add fireworks to your castle drawing! Try Glow Draw Magic, and we think you'll agree – it's some of the most fun you can have with an iPhone or iPod touch.

About

Pumpkin 3D LITE

Create and decorate virtual pumpkins with a variety of spooky or goofy features. Add props and Halloween-themed objects to build a scene. Save and share your unique creations with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Carve and decorate virtual pumpkins
  • Variety of eyes, mouths, noses, and lids
  • Add hats, glasses, and other props
  • Place Halloween-themed objects in scenes
  • Save and share creations
  • Holiday-themed music and sound effects
Features
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Pumpkin 3D LITE is a playful Halloween carving scene for iPhone and iPad. A pumpkin sits on a porch waiting for you; you decide how it is carved, what sits around it, and whether it is day or night. CARVE THE PUMPKIN - Five pages of pieces around the edge of the screen: eyes, noses, mouths and lids, plus pre-carved shapes such as a cat and a witch. - Tap a piece to carve it, tap it again to take it back out. Picking a new eye, nose or mouth swaps the old one out for you. - Four pumpkin shapes to start from: normal, tall, wide, and wide and tall. - Reset puts everything back to the plain pumpkin in one tap. SET THE SCENE - Halloween props and extras to place around the pumpkin: bats, a UFO, a zombie, a dinosaur, a Happy Halloween sign and more. - Day and night: at night the candle inside flickers and the carved face glows. - Spooky music and sound effects with a one-tap mute, and the occasional cat, ghost, witch and wolf as you tap. LOOK AROUND - Hide the menu to see the whole scene, drag to turn around the pumpkin and pinch to zoom. - Save a picture of your pumpkin straight to your photo library. Your pumpkin is saved when you leave and is waiting when you come back. No account needed. Pumpkin 3D LITE is free and supported by a small banner ad at the top of the screen; a one-time Remove Ads purchase takes it away for good.

Screenshots

Glow Draw Magic FREE4 screens
Pumpkin 3D LITE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Glow Draw Magic FREE at none against Pumpkin 3D LITE's 1. Glow Draw Magic FREE also leads on iOS requirement (3.0 vs 15.6). Pumpkin 3D LITE's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.7) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pumpkin 3D LITE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Glow Draw Magic FREE asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pumpkin 3D LITE holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.7K and 612 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Glow Draw Magic FREE's written reviews are positive against 62% of Pumpkin 3D LITE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glow Draw Magic FREE ships an update every 2 months, Pumpkin 3D LITE monthly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Glow Draw Magic FREE versus Pumpkin 3D LITE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlow Draw Magic FREEPumpkin 3D LITE
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (1.7K ratings)4.1 (612 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews61.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.7K — better612
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS3.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer220 Software Inc.Graphics Software Labs

Customer experience

Glow Draw Magic FREE

All ratings1,732 ratings
Positive60.9%
Neutral14.8%
Negative24.2%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral20.2%
Negative25.3%

Pumpkin 3D LITE

All ratings612 ratings
Positive76.3%
Neutral10.8%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative30.8%

Bugs and requests

Glow Draw Magic FREE

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Drawings disappearing
  • Undo button not working
  • Crashes when clearing screen
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More color options
  • Ability to change brush size
  • Add backgrounds and stickers
  • Improve drawing precision

Pumpkin 3D LITE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Glow Draw Magic FREE

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pumpkin 3D LITE

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Glow Draw Magic FREE free?
Glow Draw Magic FREE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pumpkin 3D LITE free?
Pumpkin 3D LITE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Glow Draw Magic FREE or Pumpkin 3D LITE?
Pumpkin 3D LITE is rated higher. Glow Draw Magic FREE averages 3.7 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Pumpkin 3D LITE averages 4.1 from 612 ratings.
Do Glow Draw Magic FREE or Pumpkin 3D LITE have ads?
Neither Glow Draw Magic FREE nor Pumpkin 3D LITE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glow Draw Magic FREE or Pumpkin 3D LITE?
Glow Draw Magic FREE ships an update every 2 months, and Pumpkin 3D LITE monthly. Most recently, Glow Draw Magic FREE was updated on November 1, 2026 and Pumpkin 3D LITE on November 1, 2026.

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