Guess the Scribble is a social drawing and guessing game for iOS, structured around turn-based multiplayer challenges.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app serves users looking for low-friction social interaction, displacing the need for physical paper-and-pencil games with a digital, globally-connected alternative.
For Casual gamers and families looking for social drawing and guessing puzzles.
What does it look like?
Key features
Core gameplay loop where users sketch words for others to identify; drives session frequency and active play time.
Global leaderboard tracking for competitive ranking; acts as a retention loop via social competition.
Real-time or turn-based drawing challenges with friends and family; serves as an acquisition surface via social invites.
How much does it cost?
The app is currently free with no visible in-app purchase or subscription tiers listed in the metadata.
Velocity
Dormant developmentplatform expansionShow more...
Guess the Scribble has been inactive for 1,111 days, showing no signs of development or maintenance. The last release was limited to basic platform support for iOS 14. Given the lack of updates for over three years, the app is classified as a zombie project.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
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Competitive landscape for Guess the Scribble
How's the Games market?
Guess the Scribble holds the #77 Free position in its category. The lack of monetization and 1111-day update gap signal a product that is not currently competing for chart share.
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Key takeaways for Guess the Scribble
Where is it heading?
The casual puzzle market is consolidating around live-ops titles that use frequent updates to maintain engagement. Guess the Scribble is currently exposed due to its maintenance-mode status, and without a shift to a sustainable monetization model, it will likely fade from the store entirely.
- The 1111-day update gap indicates a total lack of development, which will lead to eventual platform incompatibility and user churn.
The SWOT
- Game Center integration provides a standard social competitive layer
- Implementing interstitial ad placements could monetize the existing user base
Next best moves
Audit the current ad-stack integration because the app lacks any visible monetization despite a free-to-play model → unlock revenue to fund maintenance
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's lack of monetization is not a…
Read the full takeBottom line
Guess the Scribble is a dormant asset that lacks the monetization and update cadence to compete in the casual puzzle market. Implementing basic ad-monetization would be the only viable path to funding the maintenance required to keep the app functional.
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Is Guess the Scribble free to play?
Does Guess the Scribble have offline mode?
Is Guess the Scribble still being updated?
Sources
- [1] App Store, source
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