Scribble for Kids vs Scribble N’ Play
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scribble for Kids
This app allows children to freely draw and paint on their iPad, fostering creativity and hand-eye coordination. Drawings can be saved and shared via email. Designed for easy use by young children.
- Free drawing and painting
- Save and email artwork
- Develops hand-eye coordination
- Large, easy-to-use buttons
- Multi-language support
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It is now very easy for your child to freely scribble on IPad. *** Now in ten languages *** English, Turkish, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Russian, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. ***************************** With this application, your child can continue to develop hand-eye coordination and increased creativity anywhere you go. You can save your child’s drawings and paintings on your Ipad and email them to yourself or loved ones. Large buttons allow tiny fingers to use the program easily. This program is suitable for children aged 2-7 years.
Scribble N’ Play
This app allows children to capture their drawings from a special writing tablet using their mobile device's camera. Users can then edit and enhance their creations with various drawing tools. It requires a separate physical writing tablet to function.
- Scan drawings with mobile camera
- Edit and draw on creations
- Save digital versions of artwork
- Requires physical writing tablet
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Boogie Board® Scribble n’ Play™ is a fun electronic writing tablet that lets kids doodle and play in vivid rainbow colors! The free Scribble n’ Play app makes it easy to save and edit your Scribble n’ Play creations! CAPTURE YOUR CREATIVITY The Scribble n’ Play app uses your mobile device camera to scan your Scribble n’ Play writing surface. EDIT YOUR CREATION The Scribble n’ Play app includes tools to draw and edit your creation! FEEDBACK OR HELP? E-mail us anytime at customerservice@buffalogames.com Requires use of a Scribble n’ Play writing tablet, sold separately in stores.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scribble for Kids at 67% against Scribble N’ Play's 6%. Scribble for Kids also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.0) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). Scribble N’ Play's advantage is update cadence (every 12 months vs every 39 months) and ratings volume (22 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Scribble for Kids holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scribble N’ Play has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Scribble for Kids's written reviews are positive against 6% of Scribble N’ Play's.
Scribble for Kids ships an update every 39 months, Scribble N’ Play every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scribble for Kids | Scribble N’ Play |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | 2.0 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 5.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Every 12 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CAN PACACIOGLU | Buffalo Games, LLC |
Customer experience
Scribble for Kids
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In-app purchases
Scribble for Kids
No in-app purchases
Scribble N’ Play
No in-app purchases
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