Comparison

Überdoodle vs Fireworks to go

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
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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

About

Fireworks to go

Features
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Fireworks to go lets you spawn fireworks and fountains to your liking. Just tap anywhere on the screen to shoot a firework rocket to that location. If you tap for a bit longer the fireworks will spawn extra crackle. If you tap near the bottom of the screen you will spawn fizzing fountains. If you tap for a bit longer the fountains will be higher and larger. You can spawn as many rockets and fountains as you please and your phone can handle.

Screenshots

Überdoodle4 screens
Fireworks to go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Überdoodle at every 3 months against Fireworks to go's every 25 months. Überdoodle also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Fireworks to go's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Überdoodle costs $1.99 and Fireworks to go $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Überdoodle ships an update every 3 months, Fireworks to go every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Überdoodle versus Fireworks to go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterÜberdoodleFireworks to go
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.8 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 25 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMorten Bek DitlevsenMario Elsnig

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

Fireworks to go

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Überdoodle

No in-app purchases

None

Fireworks to go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Überdoodle free?
Überdoodle costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fireworks to go free?
Fireworks to go costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Überdoodle or Fireworks to go have ads?
Neither Überdoodle nor Fireworks to go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Überdoodle or Fireworks to go?
Überdoodle ships an update every 3 months, and Fireworks to go every 25 months. Most recently, Überdoodle was updated on November 1, 2026 and Fireworks to go on October 30, 2026.

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