Doodle Spark vs PhantomCandle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Rainbow brushstrokes
- Interactive fireworks
- Glowing, fading strokes
- Multi-finger drawing
- Guided Access support
- Distraction-free interface
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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.
PhantomCandle
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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"
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Doodle Spark | PhantomCandle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Matt Savage | Patrick Miller |
In-app purchases
Doodle Spark
No in-app purchases
PhantomCandle
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Doodle Spark free?
Is PhantomCandle free?
Do Doodle Spark or PhantomCandle have ads?
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