Comparison

Drawing Pad vs LEGO® Boost

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

Head to head
About

Drawing Pad

This is a straightforward drawing application that offers a smooth and responsive drawing experience. Users can enjoy creative effects like sparkle animations and customize their artwork with flexible brush sizes. The app allows you to save your creations directly to your photo album.

Highlights
  • Responsive drawing
  • Sparkle animations
  • Save image to photo album
  • Flexible brush sizes
Features
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A simple drawing app. FEATURES ‣ Very responsive drawing ‣ Sparkle animations when drawing ‣ Save image to photo album ‣ Flexible brush sizes Download now, for free!

About

LEGO® Boost

Bring your LEGO creations to life with this app. Combine it with the LEGO BOOST Creative Toolbox set to build, code, and play with interactive robots and models. Enjoy over 60 activities and digital building instructions.

Highlights
  • Digital LEGO Building Instructions
  • Drag-and-drop programming interface
  • Over 60 fun activities
  • Build and code custom creations
  • Control LEGO models with mobile device
  • Combine with other LEGO sets
Features
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The LEGO® Boost app is available for download until January 1st 2027. Combine this app with the LEGO® BOOST Creative Toolbox (17101) set to bring your creations to life! Enjoy more than 60 fun activities with simple drag-n'-drop coding, watch videos and access digital LEGO Building Instructions. Have fun with LEGO models that can move, talk and respond to real-world events. Take your experience to another level with advanced coding. Build and BOOST your own robot toy creations and control them from your mobile device. All it takes is three simple steps: BUILD, CODE and PLAY! Is your device compatible? Please go to LEGO.com/devicecheck to check if your device is compatible. Ask your parents’ permission before going online. LEGO® BOOST App Feature List - Access digital LEGO® Building Instructions for all 5 LEGO BOOST models included with the 17101 LEGO BOOST Creative Toolbox. - BUILD, CODE and PLAY with CODABLE LEGO® models. - Bring your LEGO® BOOST creations to life with the simple drag-n'-drop PROGRAMMING interface. - Enjoy more than 60 fun ACTIVITIES. - Imagine, build and code your own creations. Kick-start your creativity—3 inspirational models included with the app. - Combine 17101 LEGO BOOST with the LEGO® City 60194 Arctic Scout Truck to control and drive the vehicle! Use the app to operate the forklift, examine samples with the color sensor, help the whale back into the water and much more. - Combine 17101 LEGO BOOST with LEGO® NINJAGO® 70652 Stormbringer and set the Lightning Dragon free! Use the app to control the fearsome beast, fire the shooters, create a color-sensing ejector seat and much more! - Go to LEGO.com/devicecheck to check if your device is compatible. Ask your parents’ permission before going online. LEGO BOOST set (17101) Feature List - Includes 844 LEGO® pieces, plus a LEGO Move Hub, Interactive Motor and a Color & Distance Sensor. - Move Hub features Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connectivity, 2 encoded motors, activation button, internal tilt sensor and a light. - Interactive Motor is an encoded motor. - Color & Distance Sensor detects distance, motion and color, and can also function as a light. - Create and code Vernie the Robot, Frankie the Cat, the M.T.R.4 (Multi-Tooled Rover 4), the Guitar 4000 and the AutoBuilder. - Rotate Vernie’s head to activate its shoulder-mounted spring-loaded shooter. - Build the M.T.R.4 (Multi-Tooled Rover 4) and try out the different tool and customization attachments for an array of exciting activities. - Learn songs and rock out with the Guitar4000! - Look after your own pet with Frankie the Cat. Be sure to feed it the right food—or it might get upset! - Construct, code and operate the AutoBuilder to produce real miniature LEGO® models. - Build and code robots and models, and complete exciting activities with the playmat and intuitive LEGO® BOOST app. The LEGO® BOOST Creative Toolbox set (17101) is sold separately. For app support contact LEGO Consumer Service. For contact details refer to http://service.lego.com/contactus Our privacy policy and terms of use for apps are accepted if you download this app. Read more on http://aboutus.lego.com/legal-notice/Privacy-Policy and http://aboutus.lego.com/legal-notice/terms-of-use-for-apps There’s no third-party advertising. LEGO marketing content and information is served, for instance LEGO news about LEGO sets and other LEGO games, in hope of inspiring children’s creative play. LEGO and the LEGO logo are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2017 The LEGO Group.

Screenshots

Drawing Pad3 screens
LEGO® Boost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LEGO® Boost at 66% against Drawing Pad's 30%. LEGO® Boost also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Drawing Pad's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price and device support 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. Drawing Pad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LEGO® Boost asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LEGO® Boost holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LEGO® Boost has 4.3K ratings behind it against 198, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Drawing Pad's written reviews are positive against 66% of LEGO® Boost's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drawing Pad ships an update monthly, LEGO® Boost every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Drawing Pad versus LEGO® Boost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrawing PadLEGO® Boost
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (198 ratings)4.6 (4.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.1% of reviews65.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1984.3K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB717 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe App Tower Inc.LEGO

Customer experience

Drawing Pad

All ratings197 ratings
Positive79.2%
Neutral11.7%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews133 reviews
Positive30.1%
Neutral6.8%
Negative63.2%

LEGO® Boost

All ratings4,261 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews392 reviews
Positive65.6%
Neutral8.4%
Negative26.0%

User reviews

Drawing Pad

From 198 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🎨 Good drawing tools
  • 🎨 Variety of colors
  • 💡 Helpful for kids and beginners

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent ads interrupting drawing
  • 🚫 No undo/eraser function
  • 🚫 Limited drawing features
  • 🚫 Cannot save drawings

LEGO® Boost

From 4.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and engaging
  • 👍 Great for learning coding
  • 🎨 Excellent for creativity
  • 💡 Impressive programming options
  • 🤖 Enjoyable building experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues
  • 🔋 Battery life problems
  • 📚 Unclear instructions
  • 🤔 Confusing programming interface
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding parts

Bugs and requests

Drawing Pad

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Drawings disappearing after app crashes
  • Lag and freezing issues
  • Inability to access color wheel

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add undo/eraser function
  • Improve drawing tools and options
  • Reduce frequency of ads
  • Allow saving of drawings

LEGO® Boost

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Firmware update failures
  • Bluetooth connection problems
  • Lost progress and build instructions
  • Sensor and motor issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • More advanced programming blocks
  • Ability to save and load projects
  • Improved instructions and documentation
  • Compatibility with more devices
  • Easier part organization

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Drawing Pad

One-time1
  • Draw Full Version$2.99
None

LEGO® Boost

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drawing Pad free?
Drawing Pad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LEGO® Boost free?
LEGO® Boost is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drawing Pad or LEGO® Boost?
LEGO® Boost is rated higher. Drawing Pad averages 4.3 out of 5 from 198 ratings, while LEGO® Boost averages 4.6 from 4.3K ratings.
Do Drawing Pad or LEGO® Boost have ads?
Drawing Pad shows ads; LEGO® Boost does not.
Which is updated more often, Drawing Pad or LEGO® Boost?
Drawing Pad ships an update monthly, and LEGO® Boost every 3 months. Most recently, Drawing Pad was updated on November 1, 2026 and LEGO® Boost on November 6, 2026.

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