Comparison

Doodle Dandy vs Kinetiform

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
Read full description

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

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Read full description

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

Screenshots

Doodle Dandy4 screens
Kinetiform4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doodle Dandy ships an update fortnightly, Kinetiform every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Doodle Dandy versus Kinetiform: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoodle DandyKinetiform
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (69 ratings)4.9 (41 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.8% of reviews — better91.7% of reviews
Number of ratings69 — better41
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 22 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better13.6
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicholas WilliamsColordodge Labs

Customer experience

Doodle Dandy

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

Kinetiform

All ratings40 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.2%

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
Show 14 more
  • 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

1 purchases

Doodle Dandy

One-time1
  • Doodle Dandy - No Ads$0.99
1 purchases

Kinetiform

One-time1
  • Pro Mode$4.99

Questions

Is Doodle Dandy free?
Doodle Dandy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kinetiform free?
Kinetiform is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Doodle Dandy or Kinetiform?
Kinetiform is rated higher. Doodle Dandy averages 4.6 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while Kinetiform averages 4.9 from 41 ratings.
Do Doodle Dandy or Kinetiform have ads?
Doodle Dandy shows ads; Kinetiform does not.
Which is updated more often, Doodle Dandy or Kinetiform?
Doodle Dandy ships an update fortnightly, and Kinetiform every 22 months. Most recently, Doodle Dandy was updated on October 21, 2026 and Kinetiform on October 22, 2026.

Other comparisons