Comparison

Scribblify vs Kinetiform

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

Head to head
About

Scribblify

This universal painting app allows users of all ages and skill levels to create unique digital art. Explore a vast array of brushes, drawing modes, and color effects to unleash your imagination and produce spectacular artwork in seconds.

Highlights
  • 140 unique brushes
  • Kaleidoscope and mirror drawing modes
  • Advanced color effects
  • Preset background textures
  • Smear/smudge tool
  • Save and export artwork
Features
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*** Grand Prize Winner of Intel's App Innovation Contest *** * Celebrating 6 years and millions of imaginative doodles! * "Drawing app meets Tickle Trunk with this unique doodle app..." -MOMeo Magazine OVERVIEW Unleash your wildest creativity with Scribblify, a one-of-a-kind universal painting app for children and adults of all ages and skill levels. From natural to abstract and everything in between, Scribblify allows anyone to create spectacular artwork in seconds—limited only by one's imagination. Scribblify comes packed with 140 hand crafted brushes (84 free and 56 additional) unlike anything seen before. Each brush has its its own unique appearance and behavior. The huge selection of exclusive brushes, kaleidoscope and mirror drawing modes, advanced color effects, preset backgrounds and more ensures endless entertainment for all. This is the free ad-supported version of Scribblify. Ads can be removed and two additional pages of brushes and backgrounds can be unlocked through in-app purchases. UNIVERSAL APP - USE EVERYWHERE Scribblify is a universal app that works great across all iOS devices including iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and iPad Mini. With full retina and modern device support, users will enjoy stunning clarity and larger drawing canvases when using any high resolution device including all of the latest Apple products. KEY FEATURES - Paint using 84 original brushes (+54 unlockable) to create endlessly fascinating and creative compositions - Choose from 560 brilliant base colors and create custom blends using a variety of innovative effects - Select from pages of distinct background textures - Create incredible kaleidoscope designs using any of Scribblify's unique brushes and color effects - Draw reflective artwork using the horizontal, vertical and quad mirroring systems - Enable plasma, multicolor, color variance and other effects to produce rich blending styles - Smear the paint around the screen and manually blend colors using the smear / smudge tool - Add a secondary color for advanced mixing with all of the other color effects - Save art to your local library or export it via any compatible apps - Full retina support for the latest iPhones, iPod Touches and iPads - Ultra-smooth drawing capabilities Screenshot Artwork Credit: FT Help is available on the official Scribblify website. Please contact support for any assistance.

About

Kinetiform

This app transforms your doodles into dynamic abstract art. Shapes automatically connect and fill with unique patterns, while kaleidoscopic animations add a mesmerizing visual experience. You can also let the app create art for you with its Auto Draw feature.

Highlights
  • Automatic shape detection and pattern filling
  • Auto Draw for generative art creation
  • Regenerate patterns
  • 36 preset kaleidoscopic effects
  • Customizable kaleidoscope settings
  • Save and share drawings
Features
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Kinetiform is doodling reimagined. It is a canvas with a mind of its own. Draw abstract shapes that automatically connect and fill with randomly generated patterns. Use Auto Draw to sit back and watch as the app creates a unique random composition right before your eyes. Watch as your drawing is tumbled and twisted through beautiful kaleidoscopic animations. Features: - Automatically detects shapes and fills them with random procedural patterns - Auto Draw creates procedural art as you watch and finishes lines for you - Regenerate any pattern after it’s been drawn - 36 preset kaleidoscopic effects - Advanced kaleidoscope settings let you fully configure the effect - Pan and zoom feature that interacts with kaleidoscope effects - Draw into the kaleidoscope - Customize your drawing experience with several control options - Create a color palette and save it, or load one of 200 preset color palettes - Choose which patterns you want to use and how often they will randomly appear - Save drawings to work on them later - Save images to your photo library or share them on social media - 100 levels of undo

Screenshots

Scribblify4 screens
Kinetiform4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kinetiform at 4.9 against Scribblify's 4.0. Kinetiform also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 74%). Scribblify's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 22 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Kinetiform sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scribblify asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kinetiform holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 41 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Scribblify's written reviews are positive against 92% of Kinetiform's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scribblify ships an update every 6 months, Kinetiform every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Scribblify versus Kinetiform: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScribblifyKinetiform
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (22 ratings)4.9 (41 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.6% of reviews91.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2241 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 22 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.1 — better13.6
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperlinkedPIXELColordodge Labs

Customer experience

Scribblify

All ratings21 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative23.8%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive73.6%
Neutral10.3%
Negative16.1%

Kinetiform

All ratings40 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.2%

Bugs and requests

Scribblify

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Shake tool not working
  • Apple Pencil not compatible with iOS 14
  • App frozen on one image
  • Undo bug causes crashes
  • App randomly closes and doesn't save
Show 4 more
  • App freezes frequently
  • Progress erased on crash/logout
  • Can't clear screen
  • Ads block ability to upgrade

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add calculator
  • Fix iPad app format
  • Add straight line tool
  • Restore purchases feature
  • Add music
Show 4 more
  • Improve menu navigation
  • Add more patterns
  • Add more updates
  • Add light gray guide lines

Kinetiform

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Scribblify

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Kinetiform

One-time1
  • Pro Mode$4.99

Questions

Is Scribblify free?
Scribblify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kinetiform free?
Kinetiform is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scribblify or Kinetiform?
Kinetiform is rated higher. Scribblify averages 4.0 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Kinetiform averages 4.9 from 41 ratings.
Do Scribblify or Kinetiform have ads?
Neither Scribblify nor Kinetiform shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scribblify or Kinetiform?
Scribblify ships an update every 6 months, and Kinetiform every 22 months. Most recently, Scribblify was updated on November 1, 2026 and Kinetiform on November 3, 2026.

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