Comparison

Draw vs UltraReading

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

Head to head
About

Draw

This digital tool allows magicians to perform impressive illusions using their iPhone. It enables users to secretly view a spectator's drawing or influence their creation, all without needing any physical props. Customize screens to enhance the magical experience.

Highlights
  • Peek spectator's drawing
  • Force your own drawing
  • Customize screens
  • Perform digital magic
  • Simple for beginners
Features
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Dear Magician, digitalmentalism brings you a simple but powerful digital tool. With the help of this tool, you can amaze your spectator anywhere, no need to carry anything special with you. So connect with us for more details. YOU CAN DO A LOT OF THINGS WITH THE HELP OF THIS TOOL. - Peek the user's drawing - Force your own drawing - Customize all the screens as you want - and more Digitalmentalism brings a basic effect for beginners magicians who want to do digital magic with their iPhone, it's a simple and powerful tool for you. For tutorials or any other help connect us at - techsupport@digitalmentalism.com

About

UltraReading

Features
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UltraReading turns a smart pen into a real-time reveal tool. Whatever is written, circled or underlined on paper appears instantly on your device. Key features: • Real-time stroke mirroring • Total darkness mode — screen goes black, discreet pen indicator only • Auto-zoom to the exact word or phrase • Multiple pens at once, each with its own color • Offline capture — strokes stored on the pen download automatically Designed to be fast, silent and invisible in performance. Connect, hand over the pen, and read. An activation code is required on first launch.

Screenshots

Draw4 screens
UltraReading4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: UltraReading at Free against Draw's $19.99. UltraReading also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 41 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

UltraReading is free to download; Draw costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Draw ships an update every 41 months, UltraReading every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Draw versus UltraReading: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrawUltraReading
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 41 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB34 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developerabdul khanXinge Yao

In-app purchases

None

Draw

No in-app purchases

None

UltraReading

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Draw free?
Draw costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is UltraReading free?
UltraReading is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Draw or UltraReading have ads?
Neither Draw nor UltraReading shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Draw or UltraReading?
Draw ships an update every 41 months, and UltraReading every 3 months. Most recently, Draw was updated on November 14, 2026 and UltraReading on November 5, 2026.

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