Draw Along vs Cube Mentor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Draw Along
This app guides young children through drawing and coloring activities with simple, step-by-step instructions. It helps build confidence and fine motor skills without requiring reading. Kids can save and share their creations in a personal art gallery.
- Step-by-step drawing guidance
- Interactive tracing and coloring
- Personal art gallery
- Sticker book feature
- Multiple child profiles
- Offline play
- Ad-free experience
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Draw Along teaches kids ages 3-8 how to draw, one simple step at a time. Watch each line draw itself and trace along on the dotted guide for every step. Then color your drawing in and save it to your very own art gallery! No ads. No account. Nothing to read for pre-readers. Just draw, color, and feel proud. HOW IT WORKS • Each drawing is broken into small, easy steps — a circle here, a squiggle there • The step animates right on your child's canvas, then stays as a dotted guide to trace • A sparkling dot shows where to start • Finished a step? Big friendly arrows lead to the next one — no reading required WHAT YOUR CHILD CAN DRAW • Animals — puppies, kittens, bunnies, bears, lions and more • Fairy Tale — princesses, a prince, a castle and a pumpkin carriage • Sea Life — fish, turtles, dolphins, sharks and crabs • Fantasy — unicorns, dragons, mermaids, fairies and magic wands • Vehicles — airplanes, trains, fire trucks and sailboats • Dinosaurs — T-Rex, triceratops, stegosaurus and more • Desserts — cupcakes, donuts, ice cream and a birthday cake • Nature — sunshine, rainbows, tulips, mountains and starry nights • Birds — penguins, parrots, peacocks and more • 60+ drawings, with new ones in regular updates COLOR IT IN When the drawing is done, kids can color their creation with bright paints, chunky brushes and a true eraser — every artwork becomes their own. • Glitter paint: all 48 colors can sparkle REPLAY EVERY LINE • Watch the finished drawing replay line by line, in the order your child drew it • Save the replay as a video to share with family A REAL ART GALLERY • Every finished piece is saved automatically to "My Art" • Kids sign their masterpiece like a real artist • Revisit any drawing and draw it again — watch them improve each time • Export favorites to your photo library to share with family STICKER BOOK • Every finished drawing becomes a sticker • Draw freely on a blank page and decorate it with your own stickers ONE APP, EVERY CHILD • Give each child their own profile — separate artwork, progress and signature • Set up profiles behind the parental gate, so nothing gets mixed up MADE FOR LITTLE HANDS • Designed for ages 3-8 — big buttons, no menus to get lost in, landscape tablet-friendly • Difficulty levels from first scribbles (level 1) to proud-of-yourself challenges (level 3) • Builds fine motor skills, focus, and drawing confidence one step at a time DESIGNED FOR PARENTS' PEACE OF MIND • 100% ad-free — no banners, no videos, no surprises • No account needed, and we never collect your child's personal data — artwork stays on your device • All purchases and external links sit safely behind a parental gate • Works offline — perfect for car rides and waiting rooms FREE & PREMIUM A selection of drawings is free to play. Unlock the full collection with: • Monthly Pass — auto-renewing subscription, cancel anytime • Yearly Pass — auto-renewing subscription, our best value, cancel anytime • Lifetime Pass — one-time purchase that unlocks the full drawing collection, plus every drawing we add in regular updates Family Sharing is supported, so one purchase works for the whole family. Subscriptions renew automatically until canceled. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account, and subscriptions can be managed or canceled anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://app.notion.com/p/Draw-Along-Privacy-Policy-3a6f2c7f7dd5806582d2d9b2a6f6b4a2 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Questions or ideas? We read everything: drawalong.apps@gmail.com Grab a crayon — let's draw along!
Cube Mentor
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Most cube apps solve the cube for you. Cube Mentor teaches you to solve it yourself — one stage at a time, with a 3D cube that shows you exactly which way to turn. Point your camera at each face. Cube Mentor reads the colors, works out which stage your cube is already at, and coaches you from there. No memorizing a wall of notation, no scrubbing back through a video, no guessing what "R U R' U'" is supposed to mean. HOW IT WORKS 1. Scan — hold up each face and let the camera read it. Or type the colors in by hand if you'd rather. 2. Learn — Cube Mentor works out the stage your cube is actually at, and teaches that stage. 3. Turn — a 3D cube shows every move with an arrow. Follow along on the cube in your hands. THE SEVEN STAGES 1. White cross — four white edges around the white center 2. White corners — finish the first layer 3. Middle layer — the left and right algorithms 4. Yellow cross — a yellow plus sign on top 5. Yellow face — all nine yellow squares 6. Corner positions — move corners into place 7. Final edges — the last four pieces Finish a stage and Cube Mentor names what you just achieved and what it means for the cube in your hands. WHY CUBE MENTOR • Learn to solve it. You are taught the moves, not handed an answer to copy. • Never guess your next turn. The arrow shows you the face and the direction. • Built for complete beginners. No cube vocabulary needed to start. • Camera scanning, with a manual color editor available at every step. • It tells you when to rotate the whole cube, so you always know how to hold it. • Pick up where you left off — your stage is remembered between sessions. • Screen-reader labels throughout, and every move described in plain language. • Reduced-motion support, and layouts that hold up at double text size. PRIVACY • Makes no network requests at all. There is no server, and nothing to sync. • Works completely offline. Always. There is no online mode to fall back to. • No ads. • No account, no sign-up, no email address. • No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs. • The camera is the only permission you are ever asked for, and it is used only to read the colors on your cube. WHO IT'S FOR Anyone holding a scrambled 3x3 who has never solved one. Anyone who followed a tutorial once, got lost somewhere around the middle layer, and put the cube back in a drawer. Anyone who has quietly meant to learn this for years and never got round to it. Looking for a cube solver that explains itself instead of just printing a solution? That's this. Cube Mentor covers the standard 3x3 cube. Once installed it appears on your home screen as Cube Coach. You already own the cube. This is the coach.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cube Mentor at none against Draw Along's 7. 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
Both are free to download. Draw Along sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Cube Mentor asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Draw Along | Cube Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (35 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Value Makers Inc. | Vishnu Vidyadharan |
In-app purchases
Draw Along
- Weekly Pass$4.997 Days
- Monthly Pass$6.991 Month
- Studio Plan$19.991 Year
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- Yearly Pass$29.991 Year
- Studio One$34.99
- Lifetime Pass$39.99
- Lifetime Pass$49.99
Cube Mentor
No in-app purchases









