Comparison

Dudel Draw vs Brinkman Art

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

Head to head
About

Dudel Draw

Transform a daily shape into unique art. This app offers a fun, low-pressure drawing challenge to spark creativity. Build a drawing streak, unlock rewards, and share your creations with friends.

Highlights
  • Daily shape prompts
  • Creative drawing challenges
  • Streak building and rewards
  • Home screen widget
  • Cross-device sync
  • Art sharing
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2024 Apple Design Award Finalist: Fun & Delight Every day, you get a shape. What your brain sees is entirely up to you. Maybe it becomes a cat. Maybe it becomes a spaceship. Maybe it becomes something unique to you. That's the whole point. Dudel Draw is a daily drawing challenge for people who love to doodle, want to get back into drawing, or just need a little creative spark in their day. No pressure, no rules, just you, a shape, and a few minutes of pure fun. BUILD YOUR STREAK Draw every day and watch your egg hatch into a chicken. Hit milestones to unlock new chicken app icons, from Day 7 all the way to Day 365. ALWAYS ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Add the widget to see today's shape, and your drawing, at a glance. BACK IT UP Sign in to keep your streak safe and pick up on any device. SHARE THE FUN Download your art and send it to friends to see who has the most creative mind in the group. JOIN DUDEL CLUB Dudel Draw is free to play every day. Join Dudel Club, an optional monthly subscription, to unlock: - Streak Freezes: miss a day without losing your streak - Custom avatar: draw your own profile picture - Sketchbook: save your favorite drawings and build a collection, season by season - Cross-device sync: start today's drawing on your iPhone and finish it on your iPad Dudel Club renews automatically each month until canceled. You can manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.sillylittleapps.com/dudel-privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.sillylittleapps.com/dudel-terms-of-service

About

Brinkman Art

Experience digital art like never before. View over 200 works by Bryan Brinkman, from animations to generative clocks, displayed dynamically on your devices. Explore 3D sculptures in AR and bring physical prints to life.

Highlights
  • Live art gallery on iPhone/iPad
  • AR 3D sculptures
  • AR enhanced physical prints
  • Apple Watch living clocks
  • Full collection browsing
  • Home Screen widget
Features
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The official app of digital artist Bryan Brinkman. More than 200 works, from his early animations to live generative clocks, made to be lived with, not just scrolled past. GALLERY Turn your iPhone or iPad into a living art frame. Gallery plays Bryan's work the way it was made to be seen: live code, video and animation, full screen, shuffled fresh every time. Send it to your Apple TV and your living room becomes an art channel. 3D SCULPTURES Point your camera at the floor and watch Bryan's sculptures drop into your room. Move them around, set them on a table, resize and turn them, and take a photo to share. On iPhones with LiDAR, your furniture even hides the pieces behind it. AR PRINTS Own one of Bryan's physical prints? Point your camera at it and watch it come to life with its animation, right on the wall. TIME ON YOUR WRIST Four pieces from Bryan's Time collection as living clocks for Apple Watch: Nim Clock, Split Flap, Ferris Wheel and Minima. Swipe to change the art, tap to play, and add Nim Clock to your watch face as a complication. THE WHOLE COLLECTION Browse every work by year and collection, save your favorites, and explore series like Lost Marbles, all 100 pieces. Add the widget to see a new work on your Home Screen every few hours. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Just the art.

Screenshots

Dudel Draw4 screens
Brinkman Art4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brinkman Art at none against Dudel Draw's 1. Brinkman Art also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Dudel Draw's advantage is ratings volume (569 vs 2). On price, ads, device support 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. Dudel Draw sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Brinkman Art asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brinkman Art holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dudel Draw has 569 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Dudel Draw's written reviews are positive against 100% of Brinkman Art's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dudel Draw ships an update every 2 months, Brinkman Art fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dudel Draw versus Brinkman Art: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDudel DrawBrinkman Art
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (569 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings569 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB178 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSilly Little Apps LLCBryan Brinkman

Customer experience

Dudel Draw

All ratings569 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews115 reviews
Positive86.1%
Neutral9.6%
Negative4.3%

Brinkman Art

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Dudel Draw

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Tapping on shape doesn't produce dots
  • Navigating away from drawing screen causes loss of work

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add eraser tool
  • Implement palm rejection
  • Allow for 90-degree rotation
  • Add ability to save and share drawings
  • Expand shape library and options

Brinkman Art

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dudel Draw

Subscriptions1
  • Dudel Club$2.991 Month
None

Brinkman Art

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dudel Draw free?
Dudel Draw is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brinkman Art free?
Brinkman Art is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dudel Draw or Brinkman Art?
Brinkman Art is rated higher. Dudel Draw averages 4.8 out of 5 from 569 ratings, while Brinkman Art averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Dudel Draw or Brinkman Art have ads?
Neither Dudel Draw nor Brinkman Art shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dudel Draw or Brinkman Art?
Dudel Draw ships an update every 2 months, and Brinkman Art fortnightly. Most recently, Dudel Draw was updated on November 10, 2026 and Brinkman Art on November 6, 2026.

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