Comparison

Doodle vs Tracesmap

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

Head to head
About

Doodle

This app allows users to create simple sketches and drawings, ranging from abstract shapes to representational figures. It's ideal for capturing fleeting ideas or for casual drawing during idle moments.

Highlights
  • Create simple sketches
  • Draw abstract shapes
  • Make representational figures
  • Unfocused drawing tool
  • Capture fleeting ideas
Features
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A doodle is a type of sketch, an unfocused drawing made while a person's attention is otherwise occupied. Doodles are simple drawings that can have concrete representational meaning or may just be abstract shapes. Stereotypical examples of doodling are found in school notebooks, often in the margins, drawn by students daydreaming or losing interest during class. Other common examples of doodling are produced during long telephone conversations if a pen and paper are available. Popular kinds of doodles include cartoon versions of teachers or companions in a school, famous TV or comic characters, invented fictional beings, landscapes, geometric shapes and patterns, textures, banners with legends, and animations made by drawing a scene sequence in various pages of a book or notebook.

About

Tracesmap

Features
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TracesMap combines GPS trace recording and OpenStreetMap POI editing in one app, built for mapping on the go. Record your journeys, upload GPX traces directly to OpenStreetMap, and help improve the world's free map. KEY FEATURES - Record GPX Traces: Capture your GPS tracks with distance-based or time-based recording methods. - Direct OSM Upload: Seamlessly upload your traces to OpenStreetMap with one tap. - Add & Edit POIs: Place new points of interest on the map or edit tags on existing OSM nodes and polygons, with a live tag preview as you edit. - Brand & Place Search: Find businesses and places by name using the Name Suggestion Index (NSI) and apply the matching OSM tags automatically. - Multiple Map Styles: Choose from Carto Vector, Topo Vector, Topo Raster, OSM Raster, and Thunderforest Transport. - Live Dashboard: View real-time speed, elevation, GPS accuracy, and recording stats on-screen. - Public Traces: Browse public GPS traces from other OpenStreetMap contributors in your area. - Metric & Imperial Units: Switch between km/m and mi/ft in settings. - Exclusion Zones: Set locations where GPS recording is automatically paused for privacy. - Background Recording: Keep recording even when the app is in the background. - Cloud Sync: Sync your trace data across devices. - Multilingual: Available in English, French, German, Dutch, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. TracesMap is built for the OpenStreetMap community. Log in with your OSM account to start recording traces and editing POIs that help mappers worldwide. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Screenshots

Doodle3 screens
Tracesmap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tracesmap at none against Doodle's 1. Doodle's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. Doodle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tracesmap asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doodle ships an update every 3 weeks, Tracesmap fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Doodle versus Tracesmap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoodleTracesmap
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews14.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrgajja Co LtdTracestrack Map Service

Bugs and requests

Doodle

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App opens upside down then crashes
  • Crashes immediately upon opening
  • Crashes when tapping twice simultaneously
  • Crashes when no WiFi/internet available
  • Drawings save upside down or backwards
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  • App freezes and closes unexpectedly
  • Cannot clear drawings after update
  • Only saves fraction of overall sketch
  • App won't open at all
  • Distorts images when uploading photos
  • Paid version still contains advertisements

Requested features

11 requests
  • Eraser tool
  • Undo button
  • More color options and variety
  • Different drawing modes/backgrounds
  • Ability to change wooden board aesthetic
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  • Stencils and stamps
  • Text tool
  • Better line quality and drawing precision
  • Multiple drawing modes in free version
  • Full screen drawing without ads blocking area
  • Offline functionality without WiFi requirement

Tracesmap

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Doodle

One-time1
  • additional features$0.99
None

Tracesmap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Doodle free?
Doodle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tracesmap free?
Tracesmap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Doodle or Tracesmap have ads?
Neither Doodle nor Tracesmap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Doodle or Tracesmap?
Doodle ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tracesmap fortnightly. Most recently, Doodle was updated on October 3, 2026 and Tracesmap on October 10, 2026.

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