Comparison

Splash Math vs Drawing Desk

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

Head to head
About

Splash Math

This app transforms math practice into engaging games for children in Kindergarten through 5th grade. It helps build strong math skills, boost confidence, and foster a love for learning through adaptive play and rewards. Parents and teachers trust it for its safe, ad-free, and effective educational approach.

Highlights
  • Play-based math learning
  • Adaptive practice by grade level
  • Covers K-5 math curriculum
  • Rewards and streaks for motivation
  • Safe, ad-free experience
  • Builds math skills and confidence
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Splash Math – Fun Learning Games by Grade (K–5) Award-winning learning app trusted by 60M kids and 1.6M teachers! Splash Math turns practice into play — helping kids in Kindergarten to Grade 5 build strong math skills, gain confidence, and actually enjoy learning. Awards & Recognition - Winner of Tabby Award – Best Educational App - Featured as “#1 Education App” by Apple - Trusted by 1.6M teachers and loved by 60M learners worldwideSplash Math turns practice into play — helping kids in Kindergarten to Grade 5 build strong math skills, gain confidence, and actually enjoy learning. Why Families Love Splash Math “A lifesaver for my daughter — she went from struggling to excelling in weeks!” – Parent of a 3rd Grader “My kids think they’re playing games, but they’re learning every minute.” – Parent of a 1st Grader “Perfect for independent learning — my son explores at his own pace.” – Parent of a 4th Grader What Your Child Will Learn → Kindergarten - Counting, comparing numbers, and basic addition/subtraction - Understanding ones and tens, positional words, and coins → Grade 1 - Addition/subtraction strategies and word problems - Time, money, and simple measurement concepts → Grade 2 - Skip-counting, arrays, and operations within 100 - Estimation, reading graphs, and understanding A.M. vs P.M. → Grade 3 - Place value, fractions, multiplication, and division - Area, perimeter, time, and money mastery → Grade 4 - Multi-digit operations and number theory - Fractions, decimals, geometry, and advanced problem-solving → Grade 5 - Fractions, decimals, and volume calculations - Unit conversions and graphing on coordinate planes Why Kids Love It - Play-based learning keeps kids excited and motivated - Adaptive practice adjusts to each child’s skill level - Rewards and streaks make learning addictive (in a good way!) - Safe, ad-free experience parents can trust Subscription & Free Trial Try it free! Get full access during your free trial, then choose a flexible plan that fits your family. Enjoy unlimited learning games, lessons, and rewards with one subscription. Need Help? We’re here for you → https://support.splashlearn.com/hc/en-us Privacy & Terms Your child’s safety comes first. - https://www.splashlearn.com/privacy - https://www.splashlearn.com/terms-of-use

About

Drawing Desk

Learn to draw with engaging, game-like lessons and expert tutorials. Explore diverse art styles, receive AI-powered feedback, and join a global community of artists. Includes advanced sketching tools for digital art creation.

Highlights
  • 1000+ guided drawing lessons
  • AI drawing progress evaluation
  • Expert artist tutorials
  • Advanced sketching tools
  • Creator community features
  • Game-like drawing challenges
Features
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Trusted by over 70+ million users and 100K+ 5-star reviews, Drawing Desk makes learning to draw fun with game like drawing lessons Supports Apple Pencil Why Drawing Desk is amazing ? - 1000+ guided drawing lessons across every style and skill level. - Learn to draw with on-screen lesson guides, text and voice instructions and video lessons. - Personalized learning paths tailored to your goals. - Expert artists led professional drawing tutorials. - Structured learning paths to help you draw digital art with confidence. - New drawing lessons are added regularly. - Fun Drawing challenges and drawing games. - Releasing drawing activities to practice & learn digital art. - A sketchbook with advanced drawing tools to draw digital art. - AI evaluates your drawing progress and give helpful scores so you know what to improve. Learn How to Draw with 1000+ Step-by-Step Drawing Lessons! - Explore a wide range of learn to draw lessons including Anime, Manga, Kawaii, Caricatures, Doodles, Art Therapy, and more. - Each lesson includes on-screen drawing guides, plus text and voice instructions to help you learn clearly. - These interactive, game-like drawing lessons teach beginners how to learn to draw from scratch and help advanced learners improve and refine their drawing skills. Introducing Creator Community - Learn from a global community of artists bringing various drawing lessons straight to your fingertips. - Download Drawing Desk to join as a creator, share your skills, and monetize your drawing lessons. Sketch Desk - Express creativity with passionate sketching! - 25+ realistic sketching tools including pen, pencil, highlighter, crayon, neon, watercolor, ink, smudge, eraser, fill bucket, ruler & highlighter brushes - Work with custom canvases (iPad only), - unlimited layers, and powerful layer controls. - Snap perfect forms with Quick Shapes - Create custom gradients - Advanced symmetry tool - Use the Apple Pencil for the most natural drawing experience on iPad. - 200+ instant shapes - Create color palettes and on cloud - Cutter tool & text tool - Fill bucket tool with 125+ textures - Export art as PSDs - Create masks, makeup looks with AR Face Paint Kids Desk - Creativity for Kids A fun drawing space for kids with simple tools and 500+ creative stickers. Terms & Conditions: https://4axis.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://4axis.com/privacy-policy Reach us: hello@4axis.com

Screenshots

Splash Math4 screens
Drawing Desk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Splash Math at none against Drawing Desk's shown. Splash Math also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (63% vs 54%). Drawing Desk's advantage is ratings volume (240K vs 4.5K). On price, update cadence, 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. Splash Math sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Drawing Desk sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Splash Math holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drawing Desk has 240K ratings behind it against 4.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Splash Math's written reviews are positive against 54% of Drawing Desk's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Splash Math versus Drawing Desk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplash MathDrawing Desk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.5K ratings) — better4.4 (240K ratings)
Positive reviews62.8% of reviews — better54.1% of reviews
Number of ratings4.5K240K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size494 MB269 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStudyPad, Inc.4Axis Technologies Pte Ltd

Customer experience

Splash Math

All ratings4,465 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews231 reviews
Positive62.8%
Neutral5.2%
Negative32.0%

Drawing Desk

All ratings240,079 ratings
Positive83.6%
Neutral5.0%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews3,897 reviews
Positive54.1%
Neutral8.3%
Negative37.6%

User reviews

Splash Math

From 4.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐️ Engaging and fun learning experience
  • 🏆 Helps improve math skills
  • 👍 Easy to use and navigate
  • 📈 Tracks progress and provides reports

Room to improve

  • 💰 Subscription-based model with limited free access
  • 🔒 Requires personal information to sign up
  • 🤔 Some questions/content not aligned with curriculum
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches

Drawing Desk

From 240K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great for beginners
  • 👍 Lots of drawing tools
  • 💡 Variety of desks (sketch, doodle, coloring, etc.)
  • 🎨 Enables creativity and self-expression
  • 🤩 Fun and addictive

Room to improve

  • 💰 Too many premium features
  • 🤖 Annoying pop-ups and ads for premium
  • 🔒 Limited access without premium
  • 🤔 Confusing layout and navigation
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches

Bugs and requests

Splash Math

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect scoring/feedback on answers
  • Inability to sync progress across devices
  • Unexpected charges and subscription issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more grade levels and content
  • Provide option to purchase full access without subscription
  • Improve alignment with local curriculum and standards
  • Fix bugs and improve stability

Drawing Desk

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Lines become blurry when zooming in/out
  • Eraser function not working properly
  • Inability to save progress on drawings

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add blending tool
  • Improve color selection and mixing
  • Provide more free brushes and tools
  • Allow drawing on uploaded photos
  • Implement layer support for non-premium users

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Splash Math

Subscriptions12
  • One Month Full Access7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Splash Math7 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Month
  • One Month Full Access7 Days trial$9.991 Month
Show 9 more
  • 1 Month Math & English7 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • SplashLearn Solo - Monthly7 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • SplashLearn Membership Monthly7 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • 3 Month Splash Math Access7 Days trial$29.993 Months
  • SplashMath 1 Year Full Access7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • SplashLearn Solo - Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • SplashLearn Membership Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Splash Math7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • 1 Year Math & English7 Days trial$89.991 Year
One-time1
  • Splash Math$23.99
14 purchases

Drawing Desk

Subscriptions13
  • DrawingDesk Weekly Trial Offer3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Drawing Desk Weekly Offer7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Drawing Desk Weekly Standard7 Days trial$4.997 Days
Show 10 more
  • DrawingDesk Weekly Trial Offer7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • DrawingDesk Weekly Trial Offer3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Drawing Desk Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
  • DrawingDesk Monthly Offer7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Drawing Desk Yearly Trial7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Drawing Desk Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Drawing Desk Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Drawing Desk Kids Yearly7 Days trial$45.991 Year
  • Drawing Desk Yearly premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Drawing Desk Yearly Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Deluxe Pack$7.99

Questions

Is Splash Math free?
Splash Math is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drawing Desk free?
Drawing Desk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Splash Math or Drawing Desk?
Splash Math is rated higher. Splash Math averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while Drawing Desk averages 4.4 from 240K ratings.
Do Splash Math or Drawing Desk have ads?
Drawing Desk shows ads; Splash Math does not.
Which is updated more often, Splash Math or Drawing Desk?
Splash Math ships an update every 3 weeks, and Drawing Desk every 3 weeks. Most recently, Splash Math was updated on October 18, 2026 and Drawing Desk on October 20, 2026.

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