Comparison

Doodle vs Daily Doodle Desk

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

Daily Doodle Desk

Features
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App concept: Daily Doodle Desk Description: A lightweight digital art app built around quick daily drawing practice, prompts, guided exercises, and simple brush customization. Users can track improvement over time and build a private sketch journal. Exploration path: Daily Doodle Desk IMPORTANT: This must be a true MVP. Distill the concept to its absolute core — 3 features max, simple UI, one clear value proposition. Do NOT pack in extra features. Build the smallest version that proves the app works. FEATURES: • Focused onboarding • Core user workflow • Simple result or progress view SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: • Daily Doodle Desk is a paid membership with no free tier; weekly is $1.99 with no trial, while annual is $19.99 with a 7-day trial • Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period • You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to Settings Apple ID Subscriptions Privacy Policy: https://hatchingpoint.com/daily-doodle-desk/privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://hatchingpoint.com/daily-doodle-desk/terms

Screenshots

Doodle3 screens
Daily Doodle Desk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Doodle at none against Daily Doodle Desk's shown. Doodle also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Doodle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Daily Doodle Desk sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doodle ships an update every 3 weeks, Daily Doodle Desk every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Doodle versus Daily Doodle Desk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoodleDaily Doodle Desk
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews14.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrgajja Co LtdHatching Point LLC

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

Daily Doodle Desk

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Doodle

One-time1
  • additional features$0.99
2 purchases

Daily Doodle Desk

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium$1.997 Days
  • Yearly Premium$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Doodle free?
Doodle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daily Doodle Desk free?
Daily Doodle Desk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Doodle or Daily Doodle Desk have ads?
Daily Doodle Desk shows ads; Doodle does not.
Which is updated more often, Doodle or Daily Doodle Desk?
Doodle ships an update every 3 weeks, and Daily Doodle Desk every 2 weeks. Most recently, Doodle was updated on October 23, 2026 and Daily Doodle Desk on October 13, 2026.

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