River by Lifeworld vs ComputerDraw
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
River by Lifeworld
This app provides a private space to capture and share moments, thoughts, and interests with specific people. It offers a unique way to explore your passions and connect disparate ideas and memories.
- Private journaling
- Share anything
- Explore interests
- Connect scattered thoughts
- Share with specific people
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River is a diary to stay close to everything you care about. - A perfect place to share anything you want - A different way to explore your interests - A new approach to connect all the scattered dots Your favorite new song, a random shower thought, an absurd license plate – share it with those who made you think of them. Closeness can change everything.
ComputerDraw
Create and share animated drawings with a simple, responsive drawing pad. Save your creations online to access them anywhere, and connect with other artists through a social feed. Features include various brush types, color options, and pressure sensitivity.
- Responsive drawing pad
- Animated GIF export
- Customizable brushes and colors
- Apple Pencil pressure support
- Online saving and sharing
- Social feed with favorites and comments
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ComputerDraw is a website and app to make and share drawings. • A simple, responsive drawing pad •Download and share animated gifs however you want. • Brush sizes, any color, and Apple Pencil pressure • A "wobble" setting that brings your lines to life • Soft (airbrush) and hard brushes • Fill and recolor tools SHARE • A clean, chronological feed: everyone, your favorites, and your own sketchbook • Favorite, comment, and follow along with other doodlers • No signal? Keep drawing. Your sketches are saved and post automatically the moment you're back online. Draw before you sign up — you only need an account when you're ready to post.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: River by Lifeworld at monthly against ComputerDraw's every 4 months. River by Lifeworld also leads on ratings volume (46 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
ComputerDraw holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: River by Lifeworld has 46 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of River by Lifeworld's written reviews are positive against 100% of ComputerDraw's.
River by Lifeworld ships an update monthly, ComputerDraw every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | River by Lifeworld | ComputerDraw |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (46 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lifeworld, Co. | Austin Gutowski |
Customer experience
River by Lifeworld
ComputerDraw
In-app purchases
River by Lifeworld
No in-app purchases
ComputerDraw
No in-app purchases
