Comparison

Draw Something vs Kids Drawing, Doodle Painting

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

Kids Drawing, Doodle Painting

This app provides a fun and educational platform for children to explore their artistic talents. It offers various drawing, painting, and animation tools, including augmented reality features and interactive games. Parents can also create custom content for their children.

Highlights
  • AR Drawing
  • Step-by-step Tracing
  • Animated Drawings
  • Doodle Kaleido
  • Freehand Drawing
  • Painting & Coloring
  • Interactive Learning Games
Features
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Kids Drawing, Doodle Painting is a safe, ad-free drawing pad and coloring book for kids, toddlers and preschoolers. Draw freely, color 100+ pages, paint with crayons, markers and glitter, and watch every drawing come to life. DRAW, PAINT & COLOR - Drawing: a big canvas with crayons, markers, glitter, patterns and stickers. - Coloring: 100+ pages of animals, vehicles, letters and holidays, tap to fill or use a brush. - Glow Doodle: neon lines that mirror into kaleidoscope art, from 1 to 16 mirrors. - Replay any drawing stroke by stroke and save it as a video. - My Art Museum: every saved picture hangs in your child's own museum. - Printable coloring books (PDF), stickers, trophies and a daily challenge. LEARN TO DRAW - Draw Alive: trace a few big lines, then your animal, flower or rocket comes alive and moves. - ABC Draw: trace and write every letter, upper and lower case. - Color Names: learn colors by painting with them. - Dot Quest: connect the dots while counting to 50. DRAWINGS THAT COME ALIVE - Doodle Island: draw homes, boats and bridges, and every drawing stays on the island map. - Glow Trails: draw glowing paths for Lumi the firefly and light up the night. - Color Kingdom: color pages and mix new paints to bring color back to the kingdom. - Doodle Pet: draw a pet, then feed it, dress it and play with it. - Magic Crayon, Draw My Wheels, Fill the Cup, Firework Festival, Crayon Cove, Guess My Doodle, Color by Number, Jigsaw Doodle, Shape Builder, Space Explorer and Sky Magic: every game starts with a drawing. FOR PARENTS - No ads and no chat. Purchases and links sit behind a parental gate. - No account needed. - Guess My Doodle recognizes drawings on the device, without the internet. - New pages, levels and lessons are added regularly. FREE TO START, PREMIUM TO UNLOCK EVERYTHING Every game has free levels to play, and many activities are free. Premium unlocks every region, world, level, picture pack, lesson, brush and AR world, plus unlimited video export without watermark. Premium is offered as an auto-renewing subscription or a one-time purchase; the options and the price for your country are shown in the app before you buy. A free trial may be available. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel the subscription in your Apple Account settings. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://doodlecub.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Draw Something1 screens
Kids Drawing, Doodle Painting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Draw Something at 5.0 against Kids Drawing, Doodle Painting's 4.3. Draw Something also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). Kids Drawing, Doodle Painting's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 27%) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Draw Something sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Kids Drawing, Doodle Painting sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. 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 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kids Drawing, Doodle Painting has 21K 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 63% of Kids Drawing, Doodle Painting'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, Kids Drawing, Doodle Painting every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Draw Something versus Kids Drawing, Doodle Painting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDraw SomethingKids Drawing, Doodle Painting
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.3 (21K ratings)
Positive reviews26.5% of reviews62.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings421K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB162 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperABCiSoftHue Hoang Thi

Customer experience

Draw Something

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive26.5%
Neutral8.2%
Negative65.3%

Kids Drawing, Doodle Painting

All ratings21,382 ratings
Positive82.0%
Neutral9.6%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive62.7%
Neutral7.3%
Negative30.0%

Bugs and requests

Draw Something

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Kids Drawing, Doodle Painting

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezes and crashes frequently
  • Purchased content not unlocking properly
  • Inconsistent app behavior across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Increase pen/brush size options
  • Add more free games and activities
  • Improve app stability and performance
  • Implement parental controls for in-app purchases

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Draw Something

One-time1
  • No ads$0.99
2 purchases

Kids Drawing, Doodle Painting

Subscriptions2
  • Drawing Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Kids Drawing Pro Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Draw Something free?
Draw Something is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kids Drawing, Doodle Painting free?
Kids Drawing, Doodle Painting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Draw Something or Kids Drawing, Doodle Painting?
Draw Something is rated higher. Draw Something averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Kids Drawing, Doodle Painting averages 4.3 from 21K ratings.
Do Draw Something or Kids Drawing, Doodle Painting have ads?
Draw Something shows ads; Kids Drawing, Doodle Painting does not.
Which is updated more often, Draw Something or Kids Drawing, Doodle Painting?
Draw Something ships an update every 6 months, and Kids Drawing, Doodle Painting every 2 weeks. Most recently, Draw Something was updated on November 1, 2026 and Kids Drawing, Doodle Painting on November 8, 2026.

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