P.D.G. Drawing was previously called DoodleFam. Earlier beta notes below are historical records, not a promise that their experimental services remain available.
Now available on the App Store
P.D.G. Drawing 1.0 (150)
P.D.G. Drawing 1.0 is now available for iPhone and iPad. The first release brings expressive drawing tools, illustrated coloring and scene pieces, editable photos and text, and personal handwriting fonts into a studio that grows with you. Your drawings and local history stay available on this device, even offline.
Device-local Home Recents, Library and history. Create, draw, save, reopen, branch and delete local artwork without waiting for a remote canvas or host.
Live collaboration, invitations, hosting, discovery, reconnect and other-device canvas downloads are deferred. Existing cloud copies, profiles, artwork and journals remain preserved.
Background backup status stays separate from local saving. Personal writing-profile iCloud sync remains independent of the drawing Library.
A compact phone workbench with Brushes, Erase, Fill, Smudge, Blur and Select, plus contextual editing controls.
Persistent Undo/Redo and local canvas history. One free branch allowance follows an original drawing and all descendants; Pro branches leave an unused free allowance intact. Existing branches remain accessible.
Free current-year personal font creation and in-app use for Child and Beginner; Pro font-file export and earlier-year font browsing. Kids-mode export still requires the Parent gate.
P.D.G. Drawing branding and the optional PDGGUI visual preset, inspired by Pixie Dream Girl. Existing layouts and application identifiers are preserved.
Explicit Keep in Your media consent and per-item removal for reusable media and personal stickers, without changing images already embedded in drawings. Earlier collections are preserved.
Optional local diagnostics and feature counts begin off until explicit consent, with a visible recording indicator. Existing records are retained; turning recording off does not remove drawing features or Pro access.
Historical beta checkpoint
DoodleFam 1.0 (35)
This historical beta concentrated on a more capable art workspace and invitation-only family portfolio sharing.
Available to test
Intermediate copper styling and the Advanced gold-and-glass studio, with distinct tool organization and readable point-size controls.
Continuous Rainbow, restrained metallic finishes, Glitter Crayon, Blur, Smudge, Fill and drawing erasure.
Multiple photo import, reusable media, coloring in Activities and DoodleDNA Print/Cursive collections.
Family Sharing from Profile or Library: consensual shared writing profiles, canvases and saved sessions, with private originals kept separate and older sessions loaded on demand.
Earlier beta checkpoint
DoodleFam 1.0 (26)
Build 26 established the iCloud-backed drawing and writing-profile continuation checkpoint.
New and improved
Drawings and writing profiles can sync between devices signed in to the same Apple Account.
New-device profile setup, local fallback when iCloud is unavailable, and recovery from a private writing-profile backup.
Drawing IDs in unreadable-file alerts help support investigate without deleting the original.
What to watch
A large drawing may need time to download on another device.
Keep every device on the latest available build when sharing artwork through iCloud; older builds may not recognize newer document content.
If an alert shows a Drawing ID, keep the file and contact support with that ID and both devices’ build numbers.
Beta checkpoint
DoodleFam 1.0 (21)
Photo Retouch 1.0 brings focused, nondestructive local photo editing into the same approachable DoodleFam workspace.
New
A contextual Retouch workspace for local photo editing.
Heal for small blemishes, dust spots, and distractions.
Clone with a visible source point for precise detail replacement.
Smooth and photo Smudge for local softening and pixel movement.
Dodge and Burn for local lightening and darkening.
Guided Red-Eye correction that preserves surrounding detail.
Erase Retouch for removing selected work and Reset Retouch for clearing all local corrections from one photo.
Fixed and improved
The imported original remains preserved while retouch work stays editable, Undoable, and independent on duplicated photos.
Retouch, Quick Adjustments, and Looks use one predictable order in the editor and full-quality export.
Interactive previews reuse committed work to reduce repeated processing during a stroke.
Brush Studio on iPhone keeps horizontal, vertical, and diagonal practice strokes in the practice pad while normal scrolling remains available outside it.
Beta checkpoint
DoodleFam 1.0 (20)
Drawing Tools 2.1 brings a distinctive Calligraphy Pen, Apple’s native Fountain, and a more dependable space to practice, select, and edit.
New
DoodleFam Calligraphy Pen: directional broad/thin ink with pressure response, nib-angle controls and Apple Pencil Pro rotation.
Apple’s native Fountain Pen, available alongside Calligraphy.
Draw / Modify / Select tool organization and an expanded, purpose-led brush library.
Fill, Smudge, Object Lasso and Area Lasso for more flexible drawing and editing.
A drawable Brush Studio practice pad and editable custom presets.
Fixed and improved
New native and custom marks share creation order and Drawing-only erasure behavior.
Selected Area Lasso fragments use a retained preview for smoother move, resize and rotation.
Area selection is temporary, with clear dismissal instead of leaving Multi-Select active.
New extracted fragments are removed when a destructive edit proves them empty, with Undo protection.
Brush Studio retains working settings and practice content through rapid edits, scrolling and layout changes. Done and Cancel provide explicit exits.
Calligraphy uses continuous nib geometry and interpolated input for fast strokes.
Fill status overlays the canvas without changing its size.
Further autosave refinements reduce repeated unchanged-ink capture and unnecessary editor updates.
Beta checkpoint
DoodleFam 1.0 (19)
A stability and performance update focused on keeping drawing, Group editing, Multi-Select, and photo adjustments responsive and dependable.
Fixed and improved
Autosave no longer performs the full save on the drawing interaction thread.
Faster drawing and Layer switching as projects grow.
Groups move, resize, and rotate with live feedback and remain editable after reselection.
Multi-Select actions and Duplicate now operate on the eligible selected set.
Draw with Finger remembers the chosen setting after leaving and relaunching the app.
Locked Drawing and Layer targets provide clear feedback and an explicit Unlock action.
Photo adjustment sliders and Photo Look previews are substantially smoother.
Still being refined
Conventional Eraser and lasso support for custom brush marks.
Creation-order stacking between native and custom brush marks.
Apple Pencil brush-size, stabilization, and Fountain rotation tuning.
Beta checkpoint
DoodleFam 1.0 (18)
A major drawing and photo-editing foundation, with more expressive brushes and editable photo looks.
New
Textured Dry Brush and a broader brush system.
Brush Studio for creating and saving custom presets.
Non-destructive photo adjustments for light, color, warmth, and tint.
Curated Photo Looks with adjustable strength and an Original comparison.
Privacy-safe Support Snapshot for better beta reports without sharing artwork or personal content.
Improved
Pressure, tilt, speed, stabilization, and directional input for compatible brushes.
Fountain Pen behavior and Apple Pencil Pro barrel-rotation support.
Photo edits remain editable, survive save and reopen, and appear in exports.
Beta checkpoint
DoodleFam 1.0 (16)
An editor-trust update focused on predictable drawing, editing, deletion, and iPad workspace controls.
New and improved
Persistent Undo and Redo controls.
Conventional drawing Eraser alongside the clearly named Layer Eraser.
Visible deletion controls with safeguards for objects, Drawings, Groups, and Layers.
Improved Multi-Select mode, selection feedback, and empty-canvas exit.
iPad left tool rail, bottom color controls, Reset View, and easier Clear Canvas access.
Automatic Drawing Object creation on the selected Layer when drawing begins.
Simpler photo-to-drawing flow while keeping photos directly editable.
Foundation
Earlier beta checkpoints
Earlier DoodleFam 1.0 builds established the editable canvas, Layers and Groups, text and shapes, photo import, export, learning activities, and the performance baseline used for continuing external testing.