Bit Sketchy! is a simple, in-person drawing party game I built as a personal project. One device with the app sits on the table to show the drawing prompts for everyone to draw. After the round is finished the secret judging criteria is revealed, and the discussion begins... It’s intentionally simple, not about drawing skill, and mostly an experiment to see whether the concept is fun. I’d love feedback from anyone who tries it. Available on the iOS & Mac App Stores
Hey, I’m the maker. This is my first app and mostly a learning project. I wanted to see if a very simple, in-person drawing game could still be fun. Would love any feedback or ideas/themes for prompts.
Lovely idea and - so far - good interaction design! Keep it up!
My feedback: - In the AppStore it says "designed for iPad" but the in-store images show a phone; what is it? - The somewhat longer criteria seem to be cut off on my iPhone SE (2020): I see "The one that belongs in a modern art m", and "The one that makes the best tato".
Seems like could finally be a fun replacement against the 1001th round of Cards Against Humanity. Suggestion - when timer runs out, could save the user two steps by making going to reveal the criteria automatic - maybe a short animation that the rounds over and criteria is about to be revealed, to save on user friction.
Make sure to enable music listening even for when user has device ringer off, and possibly a less shrill alert sound for end of timer.
Music is very nostalgic with Mario Paint/Wii vibes!
By seeing the picture it does not seem like your first project 😅. I fully didn't understand the gameplay, but i think it's going to be fun. How can I try it out?
Congrats on shipping your first app! Really like how you're testing the core mechanic first—a simple in-person drawing game with surprise judging criteria is a clever way to see if the format itself has legs before building more complexity. Looking forward to seeing what feedback shapes this into!
