Comparison

Draw a Card Deck vs Balance Draw

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

Head to head
About

Draw a Card Deck

This app simulates a deck of cards for various games and decision-making. It allows customization of card decks, shuffling options, and downloading free decks from different categories.

Highlights
  • Tap to flip cards
  • Customizable card decks
  • Shuffle after flip option
  • Draw until deck empty option
  • Download free decks
  • Multiple deck categories
Features
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Tap the screen to flip a card. Ideal if you need a deck of cards for games such as drinking games, or to solve an argument. Draw a Card offers you different card layouts and options. With Draw a Card you can define the cards containing in the deck, and you can set the deck to shuffle after a card being flipped, or to draw cards until the deck is empty. You can also download new decks completely free. There are many categories to chose from.

About

Balance Draw

Test your drawing skills by tracing guides to achieve high scores. The closer your drawing to the guide, the higher your score. Challenge yourself to get a perfect 100 points!

Highlights
  • Trace guide drawings
  • Score based on drawing accuracy
  • Daily new stages
  • Unlimited hints
  • Ad-free experience with subscription
Features
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Please trace a guide! You gets high score when your drawing is close to the guide. You need to draw with your own sense. Let’s check out your sense!! Get 100 points! EU / California users can opt-out under GDPR / CCPA. Please respond from the pop-up displayed when starting in the app or within the settings in the app. ----- ●Subscribe to Balance draw for all of the following benefits. ・No ads ・New stage added every day ・Unlimited access to all hints ・Always praise you ●Subscription information We offer you the following two subscription options. 1. A weekly subscription for $5.49/week after 3days free trial. 2. A monthly subscription for $14.99/month End of trial and subscription renewal: -The prices noted are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary. -The payment is charged to your iTunes Account after a confirmation of purchase. -The subscription is renewed automatically unless you unsubscribe 24 hours before the end of the current period. -The account will be charged for renewal 24 hours before the end of the current period at the standard cost of your subscription. -The user may manage the subscription and auto-renewal by accessing the user’s account settings after purchase. -Any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited when the subscription is purchased. Cancelling a trial or subscription: -In order to cancel a subscription during the free trial period , you need to cancel it through your account in the store. ※This must be done at least 24 hours before the end of the free trial period to avoid being charged. Check https://support.apple.com/ja-jp/HT202039 -The current active subscription period cannot be canceled. Privacy Policy: https://app.ftyapp.com/privacy/en.php Terms of Use:https://app.ftyapp.com/rule/en.php

Screenshots

Draw a Card Deck4 screens
Balance Draw4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Draw a Card Deck at none against Balance Draw's shown. Draw a Card Deck also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 46%). Balance Draw's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (8.5K vs 836). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Draw a Card Deck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Balance Draw sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per 7 days. 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 — 4.6 for Draw a Card Deck against 4.5 for Balance Draw. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Balance Draw has 8.5K ratings behind it against 836, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Draw a Card Deck's written reviews are positive against 46% of Balance Draw's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Draw a Card Deck ships an update every 3 months, Balance Draw every 11 days. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Draw a Card Deck versus Balance Draw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDraw a Card DeckBalance Draw
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (836 ratings) — better4.5 (8.5K ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better45.6% of reviews
Number of ratings8368.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB604 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperJoao CaetanoFTY LLC.

Customer experience

Draw a Card Deck

All ratings836 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%

Balance Draw

All ratings8,488 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews147 reviews
Positive45.6%
Neutral17.0%
Negative37.4%

User reviews

Draw a Card Deck

From 836 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Hardly any ads
  • 🚀 Nice way to draw a card
  • 💡 Customization is great

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App keeps crashing
  • 🔒 No settings or customization options
  • 💩 Ads have increased

Balance Draw

From 8.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Helps with drawing and focus
  • 🚀 Calming and relaxing
  • 👍 Good for beginners

Room to improve

  • 🤬 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🤔 Repetitive and easy

Bugs and requests

Draw a Card Deck

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Joker keeps getting added to 52-card deck
  • Dark mode text is unreadable

Requested features

4 requests
  • Shuffle function
  • Ability to customize decks
  • Show number of cards remaining
  • Full deck view

Balance Draw

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Drawing pointer blocks the view
  • Notifications at inappropriate times

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and challenges
  • Less intrusive ads
  • Full screen mode for iPad
  • Customization options

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Draw a Card Deck

One-time1
  • Remove ads$0.99
3 purchases

Balance Draw

Subscriptions2
  • Free Trial & Weekly VIP3 Days trial$5.497 Days
  • Monthly VIP$14.991 Month
One-time1
  • Ads Block$2.99

Questions

Is Draw a Card Deck free?
Draw a Card Deck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Balance Draw free?
Balance Draw is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Draw a Card Deck or Balance Draw?
Draw a Card Deck is rated higher. Draw a Card Deck averages 4.6 out of 5 from 836 ratings, while Balance Draw averages 4.5 from 8.5K ratings.
Do Draw a Card Deck or Balance Draw have ads?
Balance Draw shows ads; Draw a Card Deck does not.
Which is updated more often, Draw a Card Deck or Balance Draw?
Draw a Card Deck ships an update every 3 months, and Balance Draw every 11 days. Most recently, Draw a Card Deck was updated on November 11, 2026 and Balance Draw on November 11, 2026.

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