Comparison

Pluma vs DrawOn

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

Head to head
About

Pluma

This app enhances the functionality of physical impression boards with advanced AI for text and drawing recognition. It supports multiple devices simultaneously, offers offline sync, and integrates with various third-party apps and devices for new performance possibilities.

Highlights
  • Advanced AI text and drawing recognition
  • Simultaneous multiple board support
  • Offline sync for uninterrupted performance
  • Third-party app and device integrations
  • Supports multiple impression board types
  • Real-time offline text recognition
  • Apple Watch app for covert peeks
Features
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Pluma is a fresh take on an impression board app, connecting to the boards you may already own. It offers dramatically better text recognition and powerful features, whilst simultaneously being dramatically better designed. Together, it's more powerful yet easier to use than the core apps offered by most impression boards. It also connects with my suite of apps as well as many third party apps, devices and services, enabling brand new routines never before possible. Features include: ** Advanced AI Text and Drawing Recognition Pluma AI offers best-in-class AI recognition, which can detect handwritten text AND drawings, in any orientation. ** Simultaneous Multiple Board support Receive peeks from up to four impression devices simultaneously! ** Offline Sync Lost connection mid-performance? Supported devices redraw everything written as soon as they reconnect. ** Earworm Integration Make a prediction in the YouTube app on your spectator's phone. Then, have your spectator write the name of any song on the impression pad. Pluma AI integrates with Earworm to do the rest: they just turn up the volume on the spectator's phone to find the chosen song playing in their YouTube app! ** Supports Multiple Board Types Currently supports boards from Lumen Pro, Iarvel, Pitata, Ultra Sharpie, Ultra Sharpie Neo, Oblivious Engage, NOVA Sharpie, PMA and Wave, with more brands added over time. ** Offline Text Recognition For times when there's no signal, Pluma includes excellent realtime offline AI text recognition at no extra charge. ** PeekSmith Integration Pluma connects directly to PeekSmith, letting you get your peek during performance. ** Lumen Duo Integration Pluma also connects directly to Lumen Duo, letting you get your peek even more covertly. ** Earpiece Support Pluma can automatically speak the recognised text to your covert earpiece. ** Apple Watch App Get your peek on the custom built Apple Watch app, with optional covert mode. ** Notifications Compatible with any Bluetooth peek device that supports third party notifications. ** Bridge & Inject Integration Automatically send your peek to the Bridge or Inject apps, which integrates Pluma with many magic apps, services and devices. ** Powerful Features, Easy To Use Pluma brings multiple, advanced innovations from my previous apps (such as Touch To Peek and app integration via polling), whilst simultaneously built to be easy to use and understand. ** Much More Pluma offers features to automatically scale, automatically send peek data and automatically clear. It offers per-board calibration settings, AI optimisation settings, intuitive history features, auto-save to photos, board battery indicatiors, and much, much more. Notes A physical impression board is required. Pluma currently supports boards from Lumen Pro, Iarvel, Pitata, Ultra Sharpie, Ultra Sharpie Neo, Oblivious Engage, NOVA Sharpie, PMA and Wave, with more brands added over time. Pluma works in multiple languages, including Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese Online AI recognition features require the use of in-app credits (with some provided on purchase), or you can provide your own API key. Offline AI text recognition is included for free. No subscription nor device fee needed. Pluma is offered for entertainment purposes only.

About

DrawOn

This app allows two players to draw and guess together, share sketches, and use typed clues. It supports both local and online play with features like live drawing and optional AI redrawing using your own API keys.

Highlights
  • Collaborative drawing and guessing
  • Live drawing and text sharing
  • Optional AI redrawing with custom API keys
  • Local and online room creation
  • Apple Watch mirroring
  • Canvas style selection
Features
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DrawOn is a drawing and guessing game for a host and another player. Share sketches, typed clues and number-based game inputs in a room, or draw together. PLAY TOGETHER Create or restore a permanent six-digit room using your email ID and room key. Share its invitation link or QR code so another player can join with the included App Clip. Rooms support nearby Bluetooth and online connections. Room features require valid room access; local drawing and writing are available without signing in. DRAW AND WRITE Use pencil tools, colours, an eraser, undo and redo. Live Peek shows the other player's drawing and text as they create it. Parallel Draw shares both players' strokes and erasing. Choose a canvas style, including number-based game inputs. OPTIONAL AI REDRAWS Use your own OpenAI, Claude or Gemini API key to interpret a sketch and generate editable strokes. Choose drawing similarity. AI Peek shows the result on the host; Reverse AI sends the host's redrawn sketch to the other player. Internet, a valid provider account and possible provider charges apply. Ordinary drawing works without AI. ROOM SETTINGS AND CONNECTIONS Room settings can sync with the backend. When enabled, online rooms can accept player submissions while the host is unavailable. You control online App Clip access from Settings. OPTIONAL FORWARDING Configure supported destinations or your own endpoint to forward submitted text. Telegram notifications and drawing images are available for connected room accounts. Forwarding requires setup and is off by default; delivery depends on connectivity and the selected service. APPLE WATCH Mirror received content to a paired Apple Watch. The Watch is optional. Nearby play requires Bluetooth and both phones to remain open nearby. Internet is required to download an App Clip and use online rooms, AI or remote integrations. Game screens do not unlock your device; use invented game inputs, never real passwords or device passcodes.

Screenshots

Pluma4 screens
DrawOn1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DrawOn at $1.99 against Pluma's $99.99. DrawOn also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs every 8 days). Pluma's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1). On rating, ads, monetization model 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

Pluma costs $99.99 and DrawOn $1.99 up front. Pluma sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DrawOn asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pluma against 5.0 for DrawOn. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pluma has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pluma ships an update every 8 days, DrawOn daily. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pluma versus DrawOn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlumaDrawOn
Price$99.99$1.99 — better
Rating5.0 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarc KersteinMohammed Nihal Hasan

Customer experience

Pluma

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DrawOn

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pluma

One-time1
  • 100 Pluma AI Credits$7.99
None

DrawOn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pluma free?
Pluma costs $99.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is DrawOn free?
DrawOn costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pluma or DrawOn?
Pluma and DrawOn are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 11 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Pluma or DrawOn have ads?
Neither Pluma nor DrawOn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pluma or DrawOn?
Pluma ships an update every 8 days, and DrawOn daily. Most recently, Pluma was updated on November 13, 2026 and DrawOn on November 12, 2026.

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