Comparison

Draw Something vs Pixelmania

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

Head to head
About

Draw Something

A fun and easy-to-use paint application designed for all ages, especially children. It offers a wide range of drawing tools, color options, and special effects to enhance creativity. Users can paint on various backgrounds, import their own pictures, and share their creations easily.

Highlights
  • Single stroke drawing
  • Adjustable stroke size
  • Normal and new colors
  • Continuous color change
  • Gradient colors
  • Paint on custom backgrounds
  • Save and share paintings
Features
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A funny paint app. PERFECT for kids of all age. Very EASY to use, but with lot of EXITING functions. Paint with these strokes: --SINGLE And Select from TINY to BIG SIZE stroke All in combination with: --NORMAL COLORS --NEW COLORS for every stroke --CONTINUOUS COLOR CHANGE SIMULTANEOUS for each stroke If you send a mail from the app you got: --16 GRADIENT COLORS --NEW GRADIENT COLOR for every stroke --GRADIENT RAINBOW COLOR CHANGE SIMULTANEOUS for each stroke And....even the ERASER can use the ALL the different stroke Sounds crazy? TRY IT BEFORE YOUR FRIENDS. You have ALL THE BUTTONS ON THE SCREEN when you need them. The buttons fly away when you paint, and the buttons will smoothly come back after a while. --Paint on COLORED and SPECIAL BACKGROUNDS. --Paint on OWN PICTURE --4 colored NEON FRAMES and 4 MAGIC FRAMES. ROTATE and the buttons smoothly rotate, but the painting area do not change. Use the WHOLE SCREEN to paint on. And you can SAVE your painting or print directly via AirPrint. And send the painting with an EMAIL, SMS, to your friends or post it on Facebook or Twitter.

About

Pixelmania

Engage in a relaxing coloring experience with a vast collection of pixel art images. This app offers a creative outlet for all ages, allowing users to paint by number and share their creations.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of pixel art images
  • Variety of themes (animals, mandalas, fantasy)
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • Family-friendly content
  • Share video creations
  • Offline play support
Features
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Pixelmania is the ultimate coloring by numbers game! It's not just an excellent way to pass time, but also an amazing design tool that will help you create pixel art masterpieces. Are you ready for hours of fun and relaxation with the best color by numbers app? Features: - lots of amazing pictures waiting to be colored. Unleash your creativity! - amazing variety of color by number illustrations. Choose from flowers, animals, mandalas, unicorn illustrations, fantasy characters, popular brands, landscapes, portraits and many more. - paint with the swipe of your finger! Use two fingers to zoom in on a picture, slide across the color palette, pick one and start painting! - family-friendly content: Pixelmania is designed for all ages. It's extremely popular among children, but also a great adult coloring book - share a video of your pixel creation with your friends on Instagram, Facebook or Messenger - free to play - probably the best feature :) Hundreds of pics are waiting to be revealed - free of charge! - the best sandbox coloring game: works great even on older phones or tablets. Pixelmania is a great way to relax, to develop your coloring skills and to release your inner artist! Pixelmania Premium • Unlock all pictures, get rid of the ads and get unlimited access • 3 days free, then $4.99/week • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication Terms of service http://www.tapsarena.com/apps/pixelmania/terms.php Privacy Policy http://www.tapsarena.com/apps/pixelmania/privacy.php

Screenshots

Draw Something1 screens
Pixelmania4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pixelmania at 80% against Draw Something's 27%. Pixelmania also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (4.3K vs 4). Draw Something's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Draw Something sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pixelmania sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Draw Something holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixelmania has 4.3K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of Draw Something's written reviews are positive against 80% of Pixelmania's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Draw Something ships an update every 6 months, Pixelmania every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Draw Something versus Pixelmania: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDraw SomethingPixelmania
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.5 (4.3K ratings)
Positive reviews27.1% of reviews80.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperABCiSoftSmart Games Studios

Customer experience

Draw Something

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive27.1%
Neutral8.3%
Negative64.6%

Pixelmania

All ratings4,348 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral5.2%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews659 reviews
Positive80.3%
Neutral9.0%
Negative10.8%

Bugs and requests

Draw Something

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pixelmania

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing and crashing issues
  • Completed colors becoming uncolored
  • Back button causing accidental exits

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add a section to view completed pictures
  • Indicate when all squares of a color are filled
  • Improve navigation and picture organization
  • Reduce ads or offer ad-free option
  • Add ability to save completed pictures

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Draw Something

One-time1
  • No ads$0.99
1 purchases

Pixelmania

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days

Questions

Is Draw Something free?
Draw Something is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixelmania free?
Pixelmania is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Draw Something or Pixelmania?
Draw Something is rated higher. Draw Something averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Pixelmania averages 4.5 from 4.3K ratings.
Do Draw Something or Pixelmania have ads?
Both Draw Something and Pixelmania show ads.
Which is updated more often, Draw Something or Pixelmania?
Draw Something ships an update every 6 months, and Pixelmania every 10 days. Most recently, Draw Something was updated on October 21, 2026 and Pixelmania on October 23, 2026.

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