Comparison

Doodle Dandy vs Walk2Draw

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

Head to head
About

Doodle Dandy

Unleash your creativity with this intuitive drawing app that makes creating beautiful artwork accessible to everyone. Enjoy a game-like experience with satisfying results you can share or use as custom wallpaper. No artistic talent is required to produce stunning, original creations.

Highlights
  • Rotationally-symmetric input for balanced designs
  • Real-time transparency tool
  • Multiple brush sizes
  • Unlimited undo/redo
  • Save and share creations
  • Customizable wallpaper
Features
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Doodle Dandy is addictive like a game -- but creative, personal, and productive. Games are fun -- but when it's all over, what do you have to show for all your time and effort? A score? Who cares? Art is fun -- but creating something truly beautiful on a touchscreen isn't easy. UNTIL NOW. Doodle Dandy gives you the power to create elegant, eye-catching artwork, at your fingertips -- no talent required. It's challenging and engaging like a game, but when you're done, you have an original work of art to share and enjoy. No more lame doodles! Fun for all ages! Doodle Dandy provides a handful of simple tools which ensure success in every doodle: - Rotationally-symmetric input ensures balance and elegance - Color palette designed for range and consistency - Multiple discrete brush sizes - Transparency tool works in real-time, anytime - Unlimited "undo" and "redo" - Save creations for later viewing, to use as custom wallpaper, or for sharing with friends - Works on Mac Learn in seconds, master over time. Amaze yourself as you create visual poetry in motion. Amaze others with stunning, original gifts. Find satisfaction and joy in the process of creation, with Doodle Dandy.

About

Walk2Draw

Create unique drawings on a map by walking in the real world. Choose between fine mode for detailed art or coarse mode for trip recording. Save and share your creations easily.

Highlights
  • Draw on real-world maps
  • Fine and coarse drawing modes
  • Pause drawing function
  • Save drawings to camera roll
  • Share creations on social media
Features
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Draw on a map while walking around in the real world. Everyone is an artist. Go outside and embrace your creativity. With walk2draw you can choose between two modes. In fine mode it adds a point for each meter you move in the real world. In coarse mode the distance between points is ten meters. Coarse mode is perfect when you want to record a trip or your commuting. You can pause drawing which acts as like lifting the pen. The resulting image can be shared on social media or you can save it in your camera roll. I'd love to see the images you create, so please use the hashtag #walk2draw.

Screenshots

Doodle Dandy4 screens
Walk2Draw4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Doodle Dandy at 93% against Walk2Draw's 0%. Doodle Dandy also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.6 vs 3.7). Walk2Draw's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Doodle Dandy is free to download; Walk2Draw costs $0.99 up front. Doodle Dandy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Walk2Draw asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Doodle Dandy holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Doodle Dandy has 69 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Doodle Dandy's written reviews are positive against 0% of Walk2Draw's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doodle Dandy ships an update fortnightly, Walk2Draw every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Doodle Dandy versus Walk2Draw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoodle DandyWalk2Draw
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (69 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews92.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings69 — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicholas WilliamsDominik Hauser

Customer experience

Doodle Dandy

All ratings69 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.8%

Walk2Draw

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Doodle Dandy

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Save to photos not working
  • App crashes
  • App will not open
  • Save feature not working
  • Delete masterpiece when trying to save
Show 5 more
  • Crashing after a few minutes
  • Save to photos not working anymore
  • Creations not found after saving
  • Won't clear drawings
  • Randomly doesn't color

Requested features

19 requests
  • Ability to draw over existing pictures
  • More color options
  • Color picker
  • Redo button
  • Load image to resume a project
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  • Blend feature
  • Tool for straight lines
  • Option for every other line mirror
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Change background color
  • More paintbrush shapes
  • Blur tool
  • More effects
  • Dark mode
  • Undo to recover cleared work
  • Safety dialog for clearing
  • Retina update
  • Different shapes
  • Custom paint colors

Walk2Draw

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Doodle Dandy

One-time1
  • Doodle Dandy - No Ads$0.99
None

Walk2Draw

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Doodle Dandy free?
Doodle Dandy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Walk2Draw free?
Walk2Draw costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Doodle Dandy or Walk2Draw?
Doodle Dandy is rated higher. Doodle Dandy averages 4.6 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while Walk2Draw averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Doodle Dandy or Walk2Draw have ads?
Doodle Dandy shows ads; Walk2Draw does not.
Which is updated more often, Doodle Dandy or Walk2Draw?
Doodle Dandy ships an update fortnightly, and Walk2Draw every 2 months. Most recently, Doodle Dandy was updated on October 21, 2026 and Walk2Draw on October 7, 2026.

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