Padiddle vs Doodle Books
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Padiddle
This app uses your device's gyroscope to create unique spinning art. Choose from pre-made color palettes or mix them to design your own vibrant visuals.
- Gyroscope-controlled drawing
- Library of 12 color schemes
- Color scheme combination
- Unique spinning art creation
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Padiddle uses your device’s gyroscope to draw pictures while you spin it. Pick from a library of twelve handcrafted color schemes. Combine them to create something new!
Doodle Books
Create sketches, doodles, drawings, and notes with a fast, fun, and easy-to-use interface. Features include various drawing tools, a large canvas, and the ability to record your creative process as a video.
- Sketch paper and color pencils
- Eraser and smudge tools
- 1024x1024 pixel canvas
- 15 levels of undo
- Video recording of drawing process
- Multi-device sketchbook sync
- Stamp tool for images
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The Doodle Books app is the only one you need for creating sketches, doodles, drawings, and notes. This app is FAST, FUN and EASY to use! FEATURES: sketch paper, color pencils, erasers, magnifying glass, smudge finger, and water blur. CANVAS SIZE: 1024x1024 pixels UNDO: 15 levels VIDEO: Record a video your while you paint, or narrate a completed book! With or without the front-facing camera! VIDEO FASTPAINT: Record video at 32/32 Frames Per Second or create time-lapse with 1/32, 4/32, or 8/32 FPS! MULTI DEVICE: Choose to create a sketchbook online, to make a book available to all of your devices. STAMP: Copy and paste images from the canvas, the camera, or your photo library.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Padiddle at 100% against Doodle Books's 50%. Padiddle also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0). Doodle Books's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Padiddle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Padiddle's written reviews are positive against 50% of Doodle Books's.
Padiddle ships an update every 3 months, Doodle Books every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Padiddle | Doodle Books |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zev Eisenberg | Brook Seaton |
Customer experience
Padiddle
Doodle Books
In-app purchases
Padiddle
No in-app purchases
Doodle Books
No in-app purchases
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