Doodle Buddy
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It used to be when you wanted to sketch out the plans for an invention, you grabbed a napkin. The iPad equivalent is Doodle Buddy, an easy to start and use, multi-touch sketching utility. It makes it easy to quickly make a sketch and then save it to your photo library. Content includes 24 backgrounds, including white, black and several for word games like dots and tic-tac-toe; four drawing tools (brush, chalk, glitter and smudge) and an infinite color selector that is too small to be used easily (more than likely, it was designed for the iPhone's screen). There are also 80 tiny stamps, and the ability to import a photo from your photo library, in case you want to decorate a photo of your cat. An infinite number of undo options makes experimentation easy. One key weakness to note: as you draw, the program makes a noise which can get annoying. This is one of the few drawing programs with multi-touch -- in other words, you can scribble with up to four fingers at once. Despite the small menus and complex color selector, it is worth the download.
iPhone, iPad
Teaches: art, drawing, creativity
CTR Rating: 86%