Comparison

Doodle Spark vs PhantomCandle

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

Head to head
About

Doodle Spark

This app offers a simple, engaging drawing experience for toddlers. Children can create colorful rainbow trails, trigger fireworks, and watch their art glow. It's designed with no distractions, making it easy for young children to use independently.

Highlights
  • Rainbow brushstrokes
  • Interactive fireworks
  • Glowing, fading strokes
  • Multi-finger drawing
  • Guided Access support
  • Distraction-free interface
Features
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Doodle Spark is the perfect drawing app for little ones. With just a touch, toddlers can paint rainbow trails across the screen, tap to burst colorful fireworks, and watch their creations glow and sparkle. Designed from the ground up for young children — no menus, no buttons, no distractions. Just a clean black canvas and endless color. Built-in Guided Access support lets parents lock the screen to Doodle Spark with a triple-click, so little hands stay safe and the fun never gets interrupted. Features: Rainbow brushstrokes that follow every finger Tap anywhere to burst a colorful firework Smooth glowing strokes that gently fade away Draw with up to 5 fingers at once Guided Access ready — lock to the app in seconds No ads, no in-app purchases, no accounts, no internet required Doodle Spark is designed to be completely distraction-free. There are no pop-ups, no notifications, and nothing to accidentally navigate away from. Just hand it to your toddler and let their imagination run wild.

About

PhantomCandle

Features
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This app provides a synthetic candle that can be lit and extinguished manually or by putting it close to another lit candle. The candle can be "blown" out. All candles in all connected devices can be simultaneously extinguished with a "double finger snap"

Screenshots

Doodle Spark3 screens
PhantomCandle1 screens

Verdict

The call

Doodle Spark and PhantomCandle are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Doodle Spark versus PhantomCandle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoodle SparkPhantomCandle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB4 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMatt SavagePatrick Miller

In-app purchases

None

Doodle Spark

No in-app purchases

None

PhantomCandle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Doodle Spark free?
Doodle Spark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PhantomCandle free?
PhantomCandle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Doodle Spark or PhantomCandle have ads?
Neither Doodle Spark nor PhantomCandle shows ads.

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