Doodle Sounds vs Inventioneers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Doodle Sounds
This drawing application for young children produces a variety of sounds as they create their artwork. It offers simple tools and controls, allowing even toddlers to draw independently while exploring auditory feedback.
- Drawing with sound effects
- Simple controls for toddlers
- Color selection (9 colors + random)
- Shape tools (square, circle)
- Line thickness adjustment
- Save drawings
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No. 1 in the Entertainment Category! No. 1 in Education! Ranked 17th Overall! (*) This is a drawing app for kids that plays cute sounds. It makes lots of different sounds when you draw, so kids can have fun while developing sensitivity! It is easy to play with, even for small children. • Features Doodle Sounds has the following features. The controls are simple, so even small children can draw all by themselves! * Color Select (9 colors + Random) * Square, Circle Tools * Eraser * Change Line Thickness * Save Drawings • How to Use the Square and Circle Tools Just select the Square or Circle Tool button, move your finger to one side (*)Japan Ranking
Inventioneers
Unleash creativity by building unique inventions with the help of tiny characters. Explore real-time physics concepts like air, fire, and magnetism. Share your creations with friends and educators.
- Create custom inventions
- Learn physics concepts
- Use tiny helper characters
- Solve pre-made inventions
- Share creations with friends
- Classroom sharing option
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* FROM THE CREATORS OF PETTSON'S INVENTIONS DELUXE * *** Winner of Parents' Choice Gold Award *** BE CREATIVE! In this game you can create your own crazy, fun inventions! With the help of the Inventioneers, our tiny helpers with unique characteristics, you can invent fun, creative and often quite weird inventions. A lot of inventions are included in the game, the more you solve the more parts you receive for your own inventions! LEARN ABOUT PHYSICS! Inventioneers is an outstanding tool for learning about realtime physics and the science behind different features like air, fire, magnetism and jumping bunnies. What you can do with the tool is virtually endless. SHARE WITH FRIENDS! Invite friends to share their crazy inventions and you can share yours too! If you are a teacher you can set up the whole classroom as a user and share with other classes! ONE TIME FEE TO BUY THE FULL VERSION To make it easier for families to try the game before buying, we have implemented a one time fee to buy the full game. There are no recurring in app purchases or consumables. It is important for us to protect the integrity of the children. Features in the free version: • First chapter with 15 inventions • The first Inventioneer - "Windy" • Create! - A fully working tool to create your own inventions • 50+ different objects to use in the inventions • Share up to 4 inventions with your friends! The full version (purchase: one time fee): • 7 more chapters with a total of 105 new inventions! • 50+ new objects • 18 characters that you can help • 7 more Inventioneers with unique features - "Blaze", "Bunny", "Sporty", "Zappy", "Magneta", "Freezy" and "Maggie" Family Sharing Note! You can't share IAPs with other members in your family. Please download the full version of Inventioneers instead.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Doodle Sounds at none against Inventioneers's 2. Inventioneers's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Inventioneers sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Doodle Sounds asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Doodle Sounds against 4.3 for Inventioneers. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inventioneers has 321 ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Doodle Sounds's written reviews are positive against 78% of Inventioneers's.
Doodle Sounds ships an update every 3 months, Inventioneers monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Doodle Sounds | Inventioneers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (49 ratings) — better | 4.3 (321 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews — better | 77.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 49 | 321 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 189 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PICxPIC, Inc. | Filimundus AB |
Customer experience
Doodle Sounds
Inventioneers
Bugs and requests
Doodle Sounds
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Inventioneers
Reported bugs
3 issues- Levels not saving properly
- Crashes when trying to purchase full version
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- More free levels and content
- Ability to save custom levels
- Faster download speeds
- Improved level editor tools
In-app purchases
Doodle Sounds
No in-app purchases
Inventioneers
- Open up!$0.99
- Full Version$4.99
Questions
Is Doodle Sounds free?
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