Comparison

DRAWNIMAL 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

DRAWNIMAL

This app combines drawing and learning the alphabet by having children draw animals around a device. It encourages creative thinking and offers a fun, interactive way to practice letters with animations and audio.

Highlights
  • Draw and animate animals
  • Learn the alphabet creatively
  • Interactive drawing experience
  • Supports 35 animals
  • Available in 5 languages
  • No internet or ads
Features
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Draw funny animals! Learn the alphabet! Expand your device with pen and paper! DRAWNIMAL is a unique app where kids draw adorable animals while learning the alphabet. With your phone or tablet placed on paper, kids select an animal face from the alphabet menu and draw around the device. The app then instructs how to draw the rest of the animal body. The digital screen is inventively extended with a simple physical interaction, which encourages kids to think outside the box. Hilarious and delightful animations motivate to keep learning. Our primary goal with the app was to expand your device by using simple tangible tools like pen and paper. Features: + Play with up to 35 animals + Get the first 5 animals (A-E) for free + Draw animals and see them come alive with animation + Practice the alphabet in a creative and interactive way + Switch between 5 languages + Lively animations and impressive audio + No failing, no goal, no wrong or right + Supports all iPads and iPhones with iOS 16 or later + No internet access needed! + No advertisements! Available in 5 languages with full voice acting: English, Spanish, German, French and Italian! Learn more about YATATOY: yatatoy.com Contact us for assistance or to give feedback: https://yatatoy.com/info/ MADE BY YATATOY

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

DRAWNIMAL4 screens
Drawing Desk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DRAWNIMAL at none against Drawing Desk's shown. DRAWNIMAL also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 55%). Drawing Desk's advantage is ratings volume (239K vs 135) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases 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. DRAWNIMAL sells 4 one-off in-app purchases 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

Drawing Desk holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drawing Desk has 239K ratings behind it against 135, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of DRAWNIMAL's written reviews are positive against 55% of Drawing Desk's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DRAWNIMAL ships an update every 3 months, Drawing Desk every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
DRAWNIMAL versus Drawing Desk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDRAWNIMALDrawing Desk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (135 ratings)4.4 (239K ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.9% of reviews — better54.6% of reviews
Number of ratings135239K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS16.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB272 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYATATOY4Axis Technologies Pte Ltd

Customer experience

DRAWNIMAL

All ratings135 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral8.1%
Negative14.1%
Written reviews449 reviews
Positive63.9%
Neutral6.9%
Negative29.2%

Drawing Desk

All ratings239,223 ratings
Positive83.6%
Neutral5.0%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews3,832 reviews
Positive54.6%
Neutral8.2%
Negative37.2%

User reviews

DRAWNIMAL

From 135 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Engaging and creative app
  • 🎨 Fun drawing experience
  • 🌍 Available in multiple languages
  • 🤗 Great for kids and adults
  • 💡 Encourages creativity and imagination

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and compatibility issues
  • 📄 Requires physical paper and pen
  • 🔍 Limited content (only up to letter C)
  • 🔊 Inconsistent audio (e.g. 'zed' instead of 'zee')
  • 🎨 Some animal illustrations not very recognizable

Drawing Desk

From 239K 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

DRAWNIMAL

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on launch
  • Unable to progress past letter C
  • Swipe gesture not working as expected
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Expand content to full alphabet
  • Allow in-app drawing without physical paper
  • Add more animal options
  • Improve audio consistency across languages
  • Introduce a 'sounds' mode to focus on letter sounds

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

4 purchases

DRAWNIMAL

One-time4
  • Letter Pack 1$2.49
  • Letter Pack 2$2.49
  • Letter Pack 3$2.49
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  • All letter packs$4.99
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
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  • 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 DRAWNIMAL free?
DRAWNIMAL 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, DRAWNIMAL or Drawing Desk?
Drawing Desk is rated higher. DRAWNIMAL averages 4.2 out of 5 from 135 ratings, while Drawing Desk averages 4.4 from 239K ratings.
Do DRAWNIMAL or Drawing Desk have ads?
Drawing Desk shows ads; DRAWNIMAL does not.
Which is updated more often, DRAWNIMAL or Drawing Desk?
DRAWNIMAL ships an update every 3 months, and Drawing Desk every 3 weeks. Most recently, DRAWNIMAL was updated on September 21, 2026 and Drawing Desk on September 25, 2026.

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