Comparison

MagicalDraw vs Draw Yourself

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

Head to head
About

MagicalDraw

Create and join real-time collaborative drawing sessions instantly, with no registration needed. Enjoy a vast, customizable canvas with layers, shake correction, and undo features. Save, load, and share your creations, or even play drawing games together.

Highlights
  • Instant drawing room creation
  • No registration required
  • Real-time multi-user drawing
  • Vast, resizable canvas
  • Layer support and undo function
  • Save, load, and share drawings
  • Password protection and social login
Features
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MagicalDraw is a free, no registration required drawing chat service. You can create a drawing chat room in no time. - You can create a drawing chat room in 1 second, all for free. - No registration is required. Just push a button. - All the people on your computer or phone can enter the same room and draw at the same time. - You can change the size of the vast canvas as you wish. - Not to mention the layer function, shake correction and undo! - There is no limit to the number of people in a room, so you can use it for a large group and there is no time limit. - You can use the room you created forever. Your drawings will not be erased. - You can load, save and restore images. - You can set up passwords, of course, as well as Twitter connections and mutual followers! - You can stroke the picture of your precious person. Of course, you can also use the legs of a squid. - You can easily tweet or make a video of the picture you have drawn. - You can also play games such as "Drawing Swamp"!

About

Draw Yourself

Capture a unique moment in time by drawing yourself on your phone. This app offers a singular opportunity to create a personal digital artwork that you'll want to keep forever.

Highlights
  • Digital self-portrait creation
  • Capture unique moments
  • Personal digital artwork
  • One-time opportunity
Features
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You better draw yourself in the phone, the moment / You own it, you better never let it go / You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to draw / This opportunity comes once in a lifetime

Screenshots

MagicalDraw3 screens
Draw Yourself4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MagicalDraw at Free against Draw Yourself's $0.99. MagicalDraw also leads on ratings volume (19 vs 4). Draw Yourself's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 64%). On in-app purchases and device support 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

MagicalDraw is free to download; Draw Yourself costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Draw Yourself holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of MagicalDraw's written reviews are positive against 100% of Draw Yourself's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MagicalDraw ships an update monthly, Draw Yourself every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
MagicalDraw versus Draw Yourself: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagicalDrawDraw Yourself
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.5 (19 ratings)4.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB1 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAki UenoLucio Botteri

Customer experience

MagicalDraw

All ratings19 ratings
Positive52.6%
Neutral21.1%
Negative26.3%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive63.8%
Neutral21.7%
Negative14.5%

Draw Yourself

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MagicalDraw

No in-app purchases

None

Draw Yourself

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MagicalDraw free?
MagicalDraw is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Draw Yourself free?
Draw Yourself costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MagicalDraw or Draw Yourself?
Draw Yourself is rated higher. MagicalDraw averages 3.5 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Draw Yourself averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do MagicalDraw or Draw Yourself have ads?
MagicalDraw shows ads; Draw Yourself does not.
Which is updated more often, MagicalDraw or Draw Yourself?
MagicalDraw ships an update monthly, and Draw Yourself every 3 days. Most recently, MagicalDraw was updated on October 24, 2026 and Draw Yourself on October 25, 2026.

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