Comparison

DoodleFy vs Doodle Turtle

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

Head to head
About

DoodleFy

This app offers a relaxed and enjoyable way to learn drawing with simple, step-by-step lessons. It's designed for all skill levels, from complete beginners to those looking to improve their art. Explore a variety of subjects and build your creative confidence at your own pace.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step drawing lessons
  • Beginner-friendly subjects
  • Interactive practice mode
  • Distraction-free workspace
  • Suitable for all ages
Features
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DoodleFy — Learn to Draw the Fun & Easy Way DoodleFy is your cozy creative corner where anyone can learn to draw — kids, adults, total beginners, and even people who think they “can’t draw.” With simple step-by-step lessons, friendly guidance, and fun challenges, Doodlefy helps you build real drawing skills one stroke at a time. Whether you want to sketch cute characters, animals, everyday objects, or explore your own style, Doodlefy makes the process relaxing and enjoyable. No pressure, no judgment — just creativity at your own pace. Doodlefy is a subscription-based app. An active subscription is required to access all lessons, tools, and features. What you’ll love inside: • Step-by-step drawing lessons that guide you from the first line to a finished picture • A huge collection of beginner-friendly subjects to draw • Interactive practice mode that shows how your lines compare • A calming, distraction-free workspace so you can focus on drawing • For all ages — perfect for kids, ideal for adults Whether you're doodling for fun, learning from scratch, or getting back into art after a long break, Doodlefy helps you grow your creativity every day. Subscription required. No free content is available without an active subscription. Start drawing today — it’s easier than you think. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Doodle Turtle

Features
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Doodle Turtle draws at the speed of a three-year-old. Every other drawing app moves at a grown-up's pace. A line appears, then another, then another, and your child is still working on the first one. So you end up hovering over the pause button, rewinding, pausing again. Ask any parent of a preschooler how that goes. Doodle Turtle fixes it in the simplest possible way. It draws one line, slowly. Then it stops. And it waits, with a real and generous pause, long enough for a small hand to finish before the next line begins. No pause button required. Nobody is rushing anybody. That is the whole app. HOW IT WORKS 1. Your child picks a picture: a cat, a fish, a house, an ice cream. 2. Doodle Turtle draws it once, all the way through, so your child can see where it is going. 3. Then it starts again, one stroke at a time, with a warm voice saying what to draw ("A big round face!"), a gentle ding, and a quiet pause while your child draws that stroke on their own paper. 4. At the end, their drawing goes into a picture frame. Because it should. WHAT IS INSIDE - Slow, stroke-by-stroke drawing lessons made for ages 3 to 5 - A spoken cue for every single stroke, clear and encouraging - Two speeds: Turtle for the youngest hands, Bunny once they are confident - Tap mode, where your child taps when they are ready, so the app never moves first - Draw on the screen: trace over a faded guide with a fingertip - Free Doodle: a blank canvas for when they just want to invent something - Coloring: tap a space to fill it or a line to color it, or use a crayon that stays inside the lines - Printable tracing sheets for every picture, for crayons and real paper - Works completely offline, in the car, on a plane, in a waiting room BUILT FOR SMALL PEOPLE - No ads. Not one, anywhere, ever. - No in-app purchases, no subscriptions, no upsells. - No accounts and no sign-in. Nothing to type. - No data collected. No analytics, no tracking, no server. The app makes no network requests at all. - The one link that leaves the app sits behind a parental gate a young child cannot pass. - Big buttons, no menus to get lost in, nothing breakable. WHY A TURTLE I built this for my daughter, who is three and a half, who loves to draw, and who was getting frustrated with every drawing video we tried because all of them went too fast. She picked the turtle. He is slow, and that is entirely the point. Doodle Turtle is quiet, patient, and never in a hurry. Neither is your kid.

Screenshots

DoodleFy4 screens
Doodle Turtle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Doodle Turtle at none against DoodleFy's 3. Doodle Turtle also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). 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. DoodleFy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $15.99 per month. Doodle Turtle asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DoodleFy ships an update every 2 months, Doodle Turtle every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
DoodleFy versus Doodle Turtle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoodleFyDoodle Turtle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikolai SaganenkoAO TANG

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DoodleFy

Subscriptions3
  • Doodlefy Monthly Access7 Days trial$15.991 Month
  • Doodlefy 6-Month Access7 Days trial$39.996 Months
  • Doodlefy Annual Access7 Days trial$59.991 Year
None

Doodle Turtle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DoodleFy free?
DoodleFy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Doodle Turtle free?
Doodle Turtle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DoodleFy or Doodle Turtle have ads?
Neither DoodleFy nor Doodle Turtle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DoodleFy or Doodle Turtle?
DoodleFy ships an update every 2 months, and Doodle Turtle every 9 days. Most recently, DoodleFy was updated on October 30, 2026 and Doodle Turtle on October 25, 2026.

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