SmartRogic vs Draw by simple shapes & lines
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartRogic
This educational app allows users to control robots using a graphical interface instead of text-based programming. Connect hardware chips and utilize flow control to create programs, manage functions, and adjust detailed hardware operations.
- Graphical User Interface for programming
- Connect and control robot hardware chips
- Flow control for program logic
- Download, run, and stop robot functions
- Copy, paste, and delete program elements
- Save and load program configurations
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1. Program Instruction - SmartRogic is program App for robot controlling. It is not the text style but the Grapic User Interface. - The App is the program tool that controls the robot by connecting the chips that can control the H/W and flow control. 2. Screen composition and Function - Chip group is located at the left hand side and the programmable chips are appealed by clicking the chip. - Focus mark that is white bar at the right of the chip is appealed clicking the chip in the work space. - Four function icons that are download, run, stop and setting are located at top of the screen. - There is spanner shaped icon having copy, paste or delete function. - The icon that has delete all program in the screen or function tap is located at right lower side. - Main tap located upper of the screen is the place where the program can be written and the function can be created with + tap. - Setting has bluetooth connection, save and load function as App version. - Each chip has the option dialog that can control detail operation of H/W double clicking the chip.
Draw by simple shapes & lines
This app makes drawing and painting easy for children, even without prior experience. It uses simple lines and shapes to guide kids through creating pictures step-by-step, fostering imagination and a love for art.
- Draw with simple lines and shapes
- Step-by-step drawing tutorials
- Develop children's imagination
- Parent & child interactive game
- Easy to understand drawing lessons
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Draw by shapes is design for kids. It's very easy to learn and understand. No experience and simple to draw nice drawing and paintings. Drawings and painting is one of the most important thing in children's early education. Parents may discover that starting from 1 years old. Babies like to draw or writing somethings with pens or pencils. Painting helps the child thinking, perception and the ability to develop observation, parents consciously teach children painting can develop children's intelligence. So, we must pay attention to the child's interest in painting, which is the key child mental enlightenment and further study. Graffiti is a favorite of children. Parents can play together with their children or let them play by themselves, because painting is so simple and fun. Drawing by shapes will definitely give the children some funny learning experience! It help the kids escape from the boring art lessons and let every child easily learn and experience the fun of painting! This game follows the children's nature and help them develop the interest of drawing. Also make drawings and paintings becomes easy and fun. Game Features: - Use simple lines and shapes to draw a lovely and quity pictures. - Demonstrate the baby & yound children how to draw the pictures steps by steps. - Create the interesting and favorite drawing and painting lessons to kids. - Teach and learn to develop the children's imagination. - Parent & child interactive game to have fun with family - Simple & easy to understand about how to draw & paint
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SmartRogic at 5.0 against Draw by simple shapes & lines's 4.3. SmartRogic also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Draw by simple shapes & lines's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 18 months) and ratings volume (650 vs 2). On price 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 by simple shapes & lines sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SmartRogic asks for nothing beyond the download.
SmartRogic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Draw by simple shapes & lines has 650 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SmartRogic ships an update every 18 months, Draw by simple shapes & lines every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartRogic | Draw by simple shapes & lines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.3 (650 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 89.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 650 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ROBOROBO Co.,Ltd | Wai Chin Ng |
Customer experience
SmartRogic
Draw by simple shapes & lines
In-app purchases
SmartRogic
No in-app purchases
Draw by simple shapes & lines
- Remove Ads$3.99
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