Comparison

PixelJoy Draw vs Shape Playground 3D

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

Head to head
About

PixelJoy Draw

This app encourages creativity in children with a variety of drawing activities. It offers coloring pages, freehand drawing, tracing, pixel art, and guided lessons. Artwork is saved locally, with optional in-app purchases for additional content.

Highlights
  • Coloring pages
  • Free drawing
  • Trace activities
  • Pixel art
  • Guided drawing lessons
  • Local artwork saving
Features
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PixelJoy Draw is a creative play space filled with drawing activities, coloring challenges, puzzles, and mini-games for children and families. Explore a colorful collection of activities: • Draw freely with pencils, brushes, colors, erasers, and fill tools • Color friendly pictures with simple tap-to-fill controls • Follow guided drawing lessons step by step • Connect the dots to reveal fun pictures • Complete Paint Quest coloring challenges • Play Match Pairs and Memory Sketch • Spot differences and guess hidden drawings • Assemble exciting vehicles and machines with drag-and-drop parts • Run with Luna in Poodle Dash • Fly through obstacles in Dragon Flight • Experiment with gravity in Gravity Lab • Discover new creative games and activities added regularly Children can create artwork, solve visual challenges, practice memory and coordination, and enjoy open-ended play at their own pace. Finished creations can be saved in My Art for viewing later. PixelJoy Draw is designed for simple, colorful, touch-friendly play on iPhone and iPad. Free drawing, coloring, puzzles, and mini-games are available for everyone to enjoy.

About

Shape Playground 3D

This app allows children to design and build 3D models using colorful shapes and intuitive tools. Users can then bring their creations to life through 3D printing or augmented reality, fostering creativity and basic engineering skills.

Highlights
  • Intuitive 3D shape manipulation
  • Finger-based 3D drawing
  • Shape twisting, bulging, and squishing
  • Color and material painting
  • Augmented reality (AR) integration
  • 3D printing export
  • Step-by-step design lessons
Features
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Dream it. Build it. Print it! Shape Playground is a joyful 3D modeling studio made just for kids ages 5 to 16. Snap colorful shapes together, carve tunnels with magic holes, write your name in 3D, and turn your imagination into real objects you can hold in your hand. CREATE ANYTHING - 19 friendly shapes: blocks, balls, stars, hearts, gems and more - Draw with your finger and watch your doodle become 3D - Twist, bulge, squish and wobble shapes into silly new forms - Paint with bright colors, see-through glass, shiny gold and silver - Explore 5 magical worlds: meadow, outer space, candy land, ocean and sunset LEARN REAL 3D DESIGN - 8 step-by-step lessons: build a house, a rocket, a snowman, a castle and more - Cut holes and merge shapes together, just like real engineers - Earn badges and keep a daily building streak MAKE IT REAL - Add a keychain loop and 3D print your creation on any 3D printer - See your creation on your table with AR magic - Save photos and build a gallery of your masterpieces SAFE FOR KIDS - No ads, no chat, no account, no data collection - Everything stays on your device - Purchases are protected by a parental gate SHAPE PLAYGROUND PRO The full experience can be unlocked two ways, and both include Family Sharing: - Pro Yearly: USD 19.99 per year, auto-renewing subscription with a 7-day free trial - Pro Lifetime: USD 9.99 one-time purchase, yours forever Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings at any time. Any unused portion of the free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://vertexlabsolutions.com/privacy Perfect for curious kids, young makers, and families with a 3D printer!

Screenshots

PixelJoy Draw4 screens
Shape Playground 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Shape Playground 3D at none against PixelJoy Draw's shown. PixelJoy Draw's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. PixelJoy Draw sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Shape Playground 3D sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PixelJoy Draw against 5.0 for Shape Playground 3D. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PixelJoy Draw ships an update fortnightly, Shape Playground 3D every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PixelJoy Draw versus Shape Playground 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelJoy DrawShape Playground 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB2 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAriadna CamposMd HASAN

Customer experience

PixelJoy Draw

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Shape Playground 3D

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PixelJoy Draw

One-time1
  • PixelJoy Draw5 variants$0.99
2 purchases

Shape Playground 3D

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Shape Playground Pro$9.99

Questions

Is PixelJoy Draw free?
PixelJoy Draw is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shape Playground 3D free?
Shape Playground 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PixelJoy Draw or Shape Playground 3D?
PixelJoy Draw and Shape Playground 3D are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do PixelJoy Draw or Shape Playground 3D have ads?
PixelJoy Draw shows ads; Shape Playground 3D does not.
Which is updated more often, PixelJoy Draw or Shape Playground 3D?
PixelJoy Draw ships an update fortnightly, and Shape Playground 3D every 10 days. Most recently, PixelJoy Draw was updated on September 29, 2026 and Shape Playground 3D on October 14, 2026.

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