Comparison

STEAM DRAW vs Phridge

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

Head to head
About

STEAM DRAW

This application allows users to draw and create on their mobile devices. It offers a fun and free way to express creativity, similar to doodling on a mirror.

Highlights
  • Free drawing functionality
  • Creative expression tool
  • Mirror-like drawing experience
  • Mobile drawing
Features
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Draw on STEAM... for FREE!!! ...it's like drawing on your bathroom mirror!!! ... and it's FREE!

About

Phridge

This app simulates a virtual fridge where you can decorate the door with notes, photos, and magnets. Inside, you can arrange groceries, interact with them in fun ways, and even knock them over to see them fall.

Highlights
  • Decorate fridge door with notes, photos, and magnets
  • Arrange virtual groceries inside
  • Interactive item physics (knocking over, dropping)
  • Slingshot and sword tools for interaction
  • Customizable fridge name
  • iPhone Duo specific interaction
Features
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Phridge is a little fridge that lives in your phone. Cover the door in notes, magnets and photos of your loved ones, fill the shelves with groceries, and knock things over just to hear them land. THE DOOR • Tap the pen to write a note, type it or draw on it • Tap the camera to snap a photo or pick one from your library to keep it on the fridge • Add magnets, or spell out words with letter magnets • Tap the name on the door to call your fridge whatever you like • Drag anything around, and drop it in the trash can when you're done with it THE INSIDE • Groceries, from milk cartons and fizzy drinks to ice cream tubs and a whole salmon • Pick things up and move them around the shelves • Drop them on the floor: cans pop, fizzy bottles burst, cartons splat and glass shatters • Swap your hand for a slingshot to fire stones at the shelves, or a sword to slice things in two MADE FOR IPHONE DUO Close your iPhone Duo to shut the door and open it to look inside.

Screenshots

STEAM DRAW1 screens
Phridge3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Phridge at 5.0 against STEAM DRAW's 2.5. STEAM DRAW's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (4.8K vs 6). On price and ads 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. Phridge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. STEAM DRAW asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phridge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: STEAM DRAW has 4.8K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
STEAM DRAW versus Phridge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSTEAM DRAWPhridge
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (4.8K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.8K — better6
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS3.1.3 — better26.6
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIndigo Penguin LimitedVladislavs Simanovics

Customer experience

STEAM DRAW

All ratings4,818 ratings
Positive30.1%
Neutral10.1%
Negative59.8%
Written reviews181 reviews
Positive14.9%
Neutral8.3%
Negative76.8%

Phridge

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

STEAM DRAW

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes when changing settings
  • Freezes on startup

Requested features

3 requests
  • More realistic steam effects
  • Additional backgrounds and customization options
  • Ability to blow on screen to re-steam

Phridge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

STEAM DRAW

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Phridge

One-time1
  • Golden Supporter$0.99

Questions

Is STEAM DRAW free?
STEAM DRAW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phridge free?
Phridge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, STEAM DRAW or Phridge?
Phridge is rated higher. STEAM DRAW averages 2.5 out of 5 from 4.8K ratings, while Phridge averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do STEAM DRAW or Phridge have ads?
Neither STEAM DRAW nor Phridge shows ads.

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