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AutoDraw vs Silly Times

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. Both are free to use.

AutoDrawGoogle experiment that swaps rough sketches for clean clip artSilly TimesTurns a kid's finger drawing into an AI watercolor-style painting with one tap, no account needed.

Side by side

FactAutoDrawSilly Times
CategoryIcons, Stickers & IllustrationsImage-to-Image & Style Transfer
Pricing modelFreeFree
Public APINoNo
PlatformsWebiOS, Android
CompanyGoogle LLCELBO AI Inc.
Launched2017—
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 1, 2026

What our research says

AutoDraw

A nine-year-old Google toy that still works and still costs nothing, useful for a quick icon or a whiteboard doodle. It is not an image generator, so anyone expecting prompt-to-art should look elsewhere.

Pros

  • Zero friction: no login, no email, works on phone browsers
  • Suggestions are real artist drawings, so output looks consistent rather than mangled
  • Free forever with no watermark on the PNG download

Cons

  • Matches only against a limited catalogue of common objects; anything specific fails
  • PNG only, no SVG or layered file
  • Untouched for years; the surrounding editor is very basic

Silly Times

Silly Times is a small, focused app: draw, tap, get a painted version back, aimed squarely at young kids rather than adult hobbyists. Being completely free with no account or purchases is unusual and worth noting, but it also means there's no paid tier for anyone who outgrows the basic drawing tools.

Pros

  • No account, ads, or in-app purchases required at any point
  • AI repaints a child's drawing into a watercolor style with one tap
  • Interface available in 10 languages

Cons

  • Drawing tools are basic (pencil, marker, highlighter) compared to dedicated kids' art apps
  • No paid tier for more advanced tools if a child outgrows it
  • No company location disclosed beyond the ELBO AI Inc. name

Which one fits

Choose AutoDraw if you need

  • Teachers and kids making quick classroom visuals
  • Slide and worksheet doodles that need to look tidy
  • Anyone who wants a clean icon in under a minute without an account

Choose Silly Times if you need

  • Young children (4+) doing simple digital drawing with a parent nearby
  • Parents wanting a free, ad-free, no-account creative app
  • Turning a child's sketch into a keepsake-style painting

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