Comparison

Doodle vs CodeYam Counter

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

CodeYam Counter

Features
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One giant number. One big tap target. Count reps, cups, laps, tasks, birds, or anything, without hunting for a tiny button. WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT - A number you can actually read. The count fills the screen, so a glance from across the room is enough. - Tap to increment, and that's it. The whole lower half of the screen is your "+". Subtract and reset live right beside it. - Keep every tally in one place. Add as many counters as you like, each with its own name and color, and switch between them with a swipe or a tap on its colored dot. - Undo a reset. Zeroed the wrong counter? One tap puts it back. MAKE EACH COUNTER YOURS - Twelve colors to tell your counters apart at a glance. - Count by any step: by 1, by 5, by 10, whatever you're tracking. - Allow negatives, or clamp at zero. - Sound and haptics on every change: pick a sound and a haptic feel, or keep it silent. Set it once for the whole app, or override it per counter. BUILT FOR ONE HAND - Left- or right-handed layout, app-wide or per counter, so the buttons land under your thumb. SEE IT ADD UP - Every counter keeps a history. Open the graph to watch your count climb over time, with a running event log of every + and - and when it happened. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Everything lives on your device. No account, no sign-in, no tracking. Whether you're counting reps at the gym, cups of coffee, inventory on a shelf, or bugs in a sprint, CodeYam Counter makes it a single satisfying tap.

Screenshots

Doodle3 screens
CodeYam Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CodeYam Counter at none against Doodle's 1. Doodle's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). 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. CodeYam Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doodle ships an update every 3 weeks, CodeYam Counter fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Doodle versus CodeYam Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoodleCodeYam Counter
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, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrgajja Co LtdNod Labs, Inc

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

CodeYam Counter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Doodle

One-time1
  • additional features$0.99
None

CodeYam Counter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Doodle free?
Doodle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CodeYam Counter free?
CodeYam Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Doodle or CodeYam Counter have ads?
Neither Doodle nor CodeYam Counter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Doodle or CodeYam Counter?
Doodle ships an update every 3 weeks, and CodeYam Counter fortnightly. Most recently, Doodle was updated on November 1, 2026 and CodeYam Counter on October 24, 2026.

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