Doodle Dandy vs Kinetiform
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Rotationally-symmetric input for balanced designs
- Real-time transparency tool
- Multiple brush sizes
- Unlimited undo/redo
- Save and share creations
- Customizable wallpaper
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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.
Kinetiform
This app transforms your doodles into dynamic abstract art. Shapes automatically connect and fill with unique patterns, while kaleidoscopic animations add a mesmerizing visual experience. You can also let the app create art for you with its Auto Draw feature.
- Automatic shape detection and pattern filling
- Auto Draw for generative art creation
- Regenerate patterns
- 36 preset kaleidoscopic effects
- Customizable kaleidoscope settings
- Save and share drawings
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Kinetiform is doodling reimagined. It is a canvas with a mind of its own. Draw abstract shapes that automatically connect and fill with randomly generated patterns. Use Auto Draw to sit back and watch as the app creates a unique random composition right before your eyes. Watch as your drawing is tumbled and twisted through beautiful kaleidoscopic animations. Features: - Automatically detects shapes and fills them with random procedural patterns - Auto Draw creates procedural art as you watch and finishes lines for you - Regenerate any pattern after it’s been drawn - 36 preset kaleidoscopic effects - Advanced kaleidoscope settings let you fully configure the effect - Pan and zoom feature that interacts with kaleidoscope effects - Draw into the kaleidoscope - Customize your drawing experience with several control options - Create a color palette and save it, or load one of 200 preset color palettes - Choose which patterns you want to use and how often they will randomly appear - Save drawings to work on them later - Save images to your photo library or share them on social media - 100 levels of undo
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Kinetiform at none against Doodle Dandy's shown. Kinetiform also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Doodle Dandy's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 22 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Doodle Dandy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Kinetiform sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Kinetiform holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 69 and 41 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of Doodle Dandy's written reviews are positive against 92% of Kinetiform's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Doodle Dandy ships an update fortnightly, Kinetiform every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Doodle Dandy | Kinetiform |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (69 ratings) | 4.9 (41 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.8% of reviews — better | 91.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 69 — better | 41 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 13.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicholas Williams | Colordodge Labs |
Customer experience
Doodle Dandy
Kinetiform
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
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- 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
Kinetiform
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Doodle Dandy
- Doodle Dandy - No Ads$0.99
Kinetiform
- Pro Mode$4.99
Questions
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