Comparison

KaleidoPaint vs Überdoodle lite

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

Head to head
About

KaleidoPaint

Create intricate, repeating designs by mirroring your brushstrokes in real-time. Offers extensive editing tools for precise control over every element of your artwork. Export your creations as tileable images or standard graphics.

Highlights
  • Real-time mirrored brushstrokes
  • 17 symmetry patterns
  • Vector graphics editing
  • Curve smoothing and area fill
  • Undo/Redo functionality
  • Export tileable rectangles
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As you draw, KaleidoPaint mirrors your brushstrokes to create a beautiful infinitely repeating design. Image Gallery: http://www.geometrygames.org/KaleidoPaint/Gallery Features: - vector graphics - 17 symmetry patterns - scroll, rotate, zoom - curve smoothing - area fill - Edit Mode: reshape and recolor any dot, line or area - unlimited Undo/Redo - export your favorite paintings - export tileable rectangles Screenshots by Amber van Hoek.

About

Überdoodle lite

Relive childhood fun with a digital spirograph. Create intricate spiral patterns and colorful drawings using virtual gears and pens. Save or share your creations as wallpapers.

Highlights
  • Virtual gears and pens
  • Import photos
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Hypotrochoid and epitrochoid drawing
  • Multiple paper types and colors
  • Undo/redo functionality
Features
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Thanks for all the amazing feedback - we just love to hear your thoughts, comments and ideas! Überdoodle lite: Remember the good old spirograph toy? Get nostalgic with this classic spiral drawing tool. Great for children too! The box contains lots of colorful gears, rings and pencils - including a MAGIC rainbow pen - and an unlimited supply of (virtual) paper! Draw beautiful patterns using the gears or simply paint directly on the paper using your finger. Share your doodles to family and friends - or save them and use them as beautiful wallpapers for your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Features: • Import photos from your Photo Library • Snap to previous drawing locations • Support for the Apple Pencil. Change calligraphy angle by tilting the pen. • Draw both hypotrochoids and epitrochoids (gears inside a ring or gears on the outside of another gear) • Different paper types and multiple background colors • Full undo/redo • Change the sizes of gears and rings If you like Überdoodle lite, please consider getting Überdoodle with even more possibilities for beautiful patterns. Überdoodle has many more rings and gears - and it contains the Gear Factory where you can create your very own gears and rings with custom sizes and colors. Überdoodle has many different pens and includes an eraser as well. It also allows you to mix pen colors by selecting up to three pens at the same time. It has more paper to choose from when starting new drawings.

Screenshots

KaleidoPaint4 screens
Überdoodle lite3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: KaleidoPaint at 4.6 against Überdoodle lite's 1.9. KaleidoPaint also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (81% vs 61%). Überdoodle lite's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and monetization model (ad-supported vs paid). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KaleidoPaint holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KaleidoPaint has 77 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of KaleidoPaint's written reviews are positive against 61% of Überdoodle lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KaleidoPaint ships an update every 5 months, Überdoodle lite every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
KaleidoPaint versus Überdoodle lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKaleidoPaintÜberdoodle lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (77 ratings) — better1.9 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews80.9% of reviews — better61.1% of reviews
Number of ratings77 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.19.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeff WeeksMorten Bek Ditlevsen

Customer experience

KaleidoPaint

All ratings76 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral1.3%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive80.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative16.2%

Überdoodle lite

All ratings8 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive61.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

KaleidoPaint

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App opens files app and no files are selectable
  • App opens an empty page without any controls
  • App immediately opens files without allowing creation
  • App doesn't work, opens files app and doesn't allow creation
  • Old drawings ruined by updates
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  • Fill color not changing with line color
  • Color and background tabs no longer work
  • Sharing button not working
  • Tileable rectangle export not working
  • Saving as JPG only

Requested features

28 requests
  • Ability to break a line from a selected point
  • Eraser tool
  • Export as SVG option
  • More features like different brushes, blending colors, more symmetrical choices, and better stroke control
  • Ability to export in a square format
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  • Transparent background option
  • Export function for tilable squares
  • Layers
  • RGB color value sliders
  • Opacity, blending modes
  • Selection tool
  • Ability to switch mirroring on and off
  • Ability to export layers to Photoshop
  • More control over drawing strokes
  • Adjustable stroke smoothing
  • More precise color selection (e.g., RGB or HLS)
  • Ability to change grid line color
  • Designs that save evenly in any size for multiple tiling
  • Export and import patterns within the app
  • Basic block repeat option
  • Zoom in color selector
  • More patterns to choose from and purchase
  • Ability to set custom image size
  • Export .png files with a transparent background
  • More symmetry options
  • Line and shape tools
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Option to minimize tool windows

Überdoodle lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

KaleidoPaint

No in-app purchases

None

Überdoodle lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KaleidoPaint free?
KaleidoPaint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Überdoodle lite free?
Überdoodle lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, KaleidoPaint or Überdoodle lite?
KaleidoPaint is rated higher. KaleidoPaint averages 4.6 out of 5 from 77 ratings, while Überdoodle lite averages 1.9 from 8 ratings.
Do KaleidoPaint or Überdoodle lite have ads?
Überdoodle lite shows ads; KaleidoPaint does not.
Which is updated more often, KaleidoPaint or Überdoodle lite?
KaleidoPaint ships an update every 5 months, and Überdoodle lite every 3 weeks. Most recently, KaleidoPaint was updated on October 22, 2026 and Überdoodle lite on October 23, 2026.

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