Comparison

Chalkboard app vs My Crayons

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

Head to head
About

Chalkboard app

This app simulates a classic chalkboard experience, allowing users to draw and doodle with realistic chalk textures. It offers various chalk colors and sizes, an eraser, and undo/redo functionality. The app works offline and is perfect for creative expression, practice, or casual games.

Highlights
  • Realistic chalk drawing with dusty texture
  • 8 chalk colors and 4 sizes
  • Felt eraser in 4 sizes
  • Undo and redo strokes
  • Save drawings to photo library
  • Works 100% offline
Features
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Free Chalk Board brings the classic classroom chalkboard to your phone or tablet. Pick a stick of chalk, draw on the slate-green board, and watch every stroke go down with real chalk texture — dusty edges and all. No accounts. No internet required. Just a chalkboard, a tray of chalk, and a felt eraser. WHY YOU WILL LOVE IT • Realistic chalk strokes with authentic dusty texture • Classic slate-green board with a subtle, natural surface • 8 chalk colors — white, yellow, pink, blue, green, orange, purple and peach • 4 chalk sizes, from thin lines to thick sidewalk-style strokes • Felt eraser in 4 sizes, just like the one on the chalk rail • Undo and redo any stroke • Save your drawing straight to your photo library • One-tap clear, with confirmation so you never wipe the board by accident • Works 100% offline — draw anywhere, anytime PERFECT FOR • Kids who love to draw and doodle • Menu boards, signs and hand-lettering practice • Classic games — tic-tac-toe, hangman, Pictionary • Teaching, tutoring and practicing letters or math • Relaxing, nostalgic sketching DESIGNED FOR EVERY SCREEN A mobile-first design that feels great on phones and scales beautifully to large tablets, in portrait or landscape. Your drawing is preserved when you rotate the screen. Download Free Chalk Board today — the chalk is already out of the box.

About

My Crayons

Features
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No layers. No fancy brushes. No distractions. 
This is the digital equivalent of grabbing a handful of crayons and a blank sheet of paper—pure, simple drawing fun. Whether you're doodling, sketching, or letting your imagination run wild, this app gives you a clean space to create without the clutter.
Perfect for quick ideas, kid-friendly art time, or just a few minutes of colorful fun. Open. Draw. Smile.

Screenshots

Chalkboard app4 screens
My Crayons4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chalkboard app at none against My Crayons's 1. My Crayons's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

Both are free to download. My Crayons sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chalkboard app asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Chalkboard app versus My Crayons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChalkboard appMy Crayons
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (32 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 91 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn RoudaFrancisco Alexis Rojas Fuenzalida

In-app purchases

None

Chalkboard app

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

My Crayons

One-time1
  • Save to photo library$1.99

Questions

Is Chalkboard app free?
Chalkboard app is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Crayons free?
My Crayons is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chalkboard app or My Crayons have ads?
Chalkboard app shows ads; My Crayons does not.

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