Comparison

Überdoodle vs Art in Motion

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

Art in Motion

This app allows users to create dynamic, evolving digital art scenes rather than static paintings. Utilize a powerful physics engine to bring orbs, colors, and interactive elements to life, offering a unique artistic experience on multi-touch devices.

Highlights
  • Create dynamic art scenes
  • Powerful physics engine
  • Interactive multi-touch support
  • Customizable orb behavior
  • Evolving color palettes
  • Pre-bundled scene examples
Features
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Art in Motion is a new kind of art application. It’s based on the idea that art should evolve with technology. The iPad is the best multi-touch device on the market, and it is packed with huge processing power. Standard drawing can be very fun, but it hardly makes full use of these advancements in technology. How does Art in Motion compare to standard drawing? • With Art in Motion you create a scene instead of a painting. • Instead of drawing mountains, or trees, you customize and add orbs to your scene. • Instead of looking at your drawing, you watch your orbs come alive. • Unlike a painting, there is motion and life in your creation. You can even interact with your scene. • In a painting colors don’t change, in the scene colors fade and flow constantly. What are some examples of scenes I can create? • By adding many small orbs with little friction and bounce, you can create a water effect. It can slosh around realistically as you tilt your iPad. • You can create a large orb with gravity, and many smaller ones. Watch them as they orbit around like comets flying around a star. • You can create a scene where brilliant colors follow your fingers as you touch the screen. • You can create a scene where you fling fireworks with your fingers and watch them explode into beautiful colors. Features • Powerful physics engine • 20 bundled scenes (to play with and study) • Intuitive interface for creating new scenes of your own • Full multi-touch support, so all 10 fingers can play at once • Many settings allowing for unique and one of a kind scenes • Clear documentation • VGA out support What are people saying about it? • "... very organic, smooth, I like it a lot!" Jordan Rudess from Dream Theater! • “It’s what they would use on board the USS Enterprise for entertainment” G. C. • "Be prepared to melt away hours of your night!" J. S. • “Every iPad owner should have this app, there’s nothing like it!” C. K.

Screenshots

Überdoodle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Art in Motion at 4.8 against Überdoodle's 3.8. Art in Motion also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Überdoodle's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 Art in Motion $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Art in Motion holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Überdoodle's written reviews are positive against 64% of Art in Motion's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Überdoodle ships an update every 3 months, Art in Motion every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Überdoodle versus Art in Motion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterÜberdoodleArt in Motion
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating3.8 (11 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews — better63.9% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPad
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMorten Bek DitlevsenPDJ Apps

Customer experience

Überdoodle

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

Art in Motion

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive63.9%
Neutral8.3%
Negative27.8%

In-app purchases

None

Überdoodle

No in-app purchases

None

Art in Motion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Überdoodle free?
Überdoodle costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Art in Motion free?
Art in Motion costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Überdoodle or Art in Motion?
Art in Motion is rated higher. Überdoodle averages 3.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Art in Motion averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Überdoodle or Art in Motion have ads?
Neither Überdoodle nor Art in Motion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Überdoodle or Art in Motion?
Überdoodle ships an update every 3 months, and Art in Motion every 11 months. Most recently, Überdoodle was updated on October 11, 2026 and Art in Motion on October 13, 2026.

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