Comparison

Überdoodle vs Real Warper

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

Head to head
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
Read full description

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

About

Real Warper

Distort your photos in real-time using multi-touch gestures. Apply various effects and save or share your warped creations. Optimized for performance on older devices.

Highlights
  • Real-time finger distortion
  • Multi-touch support (up to 5 fingers)
  • 13 distortion effects
  • Load photos from library or camera
  • Save and share warped photos
  • Pause effects at any time
Features
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This is no ordinary image manipulation/distortion app! Warp your photos using your fingers in real time. Use up to five fingers to distort photos. Your photo will behave like the surface of a thick liquid! App features: - You can load photos from your photo library - You can use the photos from your phone’s camera - 13 effects for you to use - 5 force settings - 5 size settings - multi-touch support for up to 5 fingers - You can pause effects at any time - You can share photos - You can save photos to your photo library Our app is optimized so that even older devices can handle it. Follow us: http://facebook.com/smallbigsquare http://twitter.com/smallbigsquare All pictures used in preview and screenshots were taken from https://pixabay.com/.

Screenshots

Überdoodle4 screens
Real Warper4 screens

Verdict

The call

Überdoodle and Real Warper both sit at 3.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 78% of Überdoodle's written reviews are positive against 33% of Real Warper's. Überdoodle also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 months). Real Warper's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, 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

Überdoodle costs $1.99 and Real Warper $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Überdoodle holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Überdoodle's written reviews are positive against 33% of Real Warper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Überdoodle ships an update every 3 months, Real Warper every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Überdoodle versus Real Warper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterÜberdoodleReal Warper
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating3.8 (11 ratings) — better3.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#178 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMorten Bek DitlevsenPawel Delimata

Customer experience

Überdoodle

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

Real Warper

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Überdoodle

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Black screen after initial title screen
  • Paid version is very glitchy
  • White box appears below the circle
  • App crashes all the time
  • Update renders app useless
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  • Completely non-functional
  • Black screen when pressing home button
  • App not working
  • Screen below circle turns into a white box
  • Purchased version not working
  • App crashes
  • Update downgraded the app
  • Nothing but a black screen
  • Game crashes all the time
  • App will not run at all
  • Straight lines appear
  • Circles are locked
  • Cannot change the hole where the pen fits
  • No clear page option
  • No help options

Requested features

24 requests
  • Include different gear shapes
  • Allow pinning a gear and using another to draw around it
  • Add non-rings and rings with teeth on the outside
  • Ability to use photos from camera roll as background paper
  • Gears working around the outside of rings
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  • More gear shapes (oval, triangular)
  • Ability to zoom on paper
  • Different colored paper (e.g., black with white pen)
  • Simple help tab explaining gestures
  • More frames and wheels
  • iPhone 5 screen support
  • Ruler shape with teeth on the outside
  • Change paper color
  • Color specific areas before drawing
  • Eraser that only affects drawing
  • Invisible tools
  • Use entire screen surface
  • More design elements
  • More pen and ruler options
  • Ability to specify teeth per gear and ring
  • Allow drawing with multiple gears around each other
  • Zoom functionality
  • Support for different paper colors
  • Tutorial for gestures

Real Warper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Überdoodle

No in-app purchases

None

Real Warper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Überdoodle free?
Überdoodle costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Real Warper free?
Real Warper costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Überdoodle or Real Warper?
Überdoodle is rated higher. Überdoodle averages 3.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Real Warper averages 3.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Überdoodle or Real Warper have ads?
Neither Überdoodle nor Real Warper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Überdoodle or Real Warper?
Überdoodle ships an update every 3 months, and Real Warper every 10 months. Most recently, Überdoodle was updated on November 1, 2026 and Real Warper on November 2, 2026.

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