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24 alternatives to Desss

Send doodles to your friends on your iPhone

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Desss launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Sketch▲96

   Send a doodle to your friend in real-time

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Peek-a-Doodle for iOS & iPadOS▲123

   Send doodles that pop up on your friends’ home screen

   Oct 2025 · peek-a-doodle.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Guess What! Draw Doodles in Chat▲72

   Let your friends guess what you have drawn in iMessage

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Askey▲97

   Turn your drawings into text & emoji on iOS!

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Doodler▲79

   A simple doodling app on your iPhone

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Sticker Doodle▲135

   Draw your own stickers for iMessage, Discord, and Slack

   2021 · stickerdoodle.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Point for iOS▲243

   Send and discuss links with friends, now on your iPhone

   2015 · getpoint.co · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Sketchmate▲68

   Draw animated sketches on your iPhone keyboard

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Doodle for Messenger▲98

   Doodle Anything and Send it on Facebook Messenger

   2015 · elephanttubenew.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Tripcake▲131

    Doodle for travel plans with friends

    2014 · tripcake.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Rando▲96

    Send a random photo, GIF, or quote. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Penboard▲108

    Communicate with animated drawings from your iOS keyboard

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    I made an app to draw stickers for iMessage, Discord, and Slack▲185

    Sticker Doodle - draw your own stickers for iMessage, WhatsApp, Discord, and Slack

    2021 · stickerdoodle.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Futurecam▲118

    Send you and your friends photos in the future

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Doodle Morph AI▲97

    Transform drawings into photo-realistic art with AI

    2023 · doodlemorphai.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    SketchDesign.io▲163

    Learn to design an iPhone app with Sketch

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Stamp for iOS▲86

    Create and share personalized experiences

    2015 · usestamp.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    doodle.ai▲120

    Doodle cats with AI in your pocket 🐱

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Kindly Ink▲249

    Create handwritten letters on iPad

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Sticky Fingers▲76

    Draw your own iMessage stickers

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Shoot!▲73

    Finally a way to create and send GIFs on your iPhone

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Friendly▲81

    Make friend's through nearby events

    2016 · joinfriendly.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Flickpic▲85

    Share fun photos with friends

    2016 · flickpicapp.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Sticky Draw▲71

    Create your own stickers for iOS messages

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →