Here are the 40 questions we hear most about WakeDraw. If you can't find your answer, try the Troubleshooting Guide or email support@dawonlabs.com.
WakeDraw is an iPhone and iPad app that "wakes up" drawings your child makes with a finger or Apple Pencil as a plush, clay figure, storybook painting, or toy. It keeps the shapes and color layout your child drew as closely as it can, so instead of making a brand-new picture, it's *their* drawing that comes to life.
The AI that transforms drawings runs entirely on the device. Drawings are never uploaded, and there are no accounts, ads, or tracking tools.
WakeDraw is listed in the App Store Kids category for ages 6–8, with a 4+ age rating. Younger children who can't read yet can still draw and tap "Wake up!", but we recommend a grown-up sit with them for the first few tries.
iPhone and iPad with iOS or iPadOS 26.4 or later. Because a large AI model runs on the device itself, some older devices may not be supported. Check the "Compatibility" section on the App Store page for the exact list.
No. There's no account, sign-in, or email to enter. Purchases and restores use only the Apple Account signed in on the device.
Only once, to download the "wake-up kit" (the AI model, about 1.3 GB) used to wake up drawings. After that, you can draw and wake up drawings even in Airplane Mode. Purchases and restoring purchases need a connection.
Korean, English, Japanese, Spanish, German, and French. The app follows your device language. You can also set a language just for WakeDraw in Settings > Apps > WakeDraw > Language.
The same drawing looks quite different in each style. Many kids wake up one drawing in all four and pick their favorite.
No — the default is "Surprise Me." But if you pick the matching subject (cat, dog, rabbit, bird, fish, dinosaur, person, house, car, or flower), the AI understands the drawing better and the result stays closer to it. If the drawing isn't on the list, leave it on "Surprise Me."
Yes. On Home, tap Bring In a Paper Drawing and take a photo or choose one from your library. Right on the device, the app finds the edges of the page, flattens it, removes shadows, and picks out just the lines. Check the preview, tap Start with This Drawing, and you can even draw on top of it.
It works best in good light, with the whole sheet in view, shot from straight above. The photo is never sent anywhere.
That's normal. The AI makes a slightly different result each time. It keeps the drawing's shapes and colors as much as it can, but details like the expression, texture, and background can change. Tap Wake Again until you get one you love.
Waking the same drawing again, or switching it to another look, counts as one drawing for up to 8 wake-ups. See How are the "5 free drawings" counted? for details.
Yes. Choose "Person" and they wake up as a plush, clay, storybook, or toy character. WakeDraw is designed not to create photo-like human faces, and there's no feature for putting in a photo of your child's face.
It depends on the device and the drawing, but usually from a few seconds to a few tens of seconds. The very first time, the device needs to prepare the AI model, which can add a minute or two; the screen tells you when this is happening. From the second time on, it starts right away.
Tap Save on the result screen. The first time, iOS asks for "Add Photos" permission. This permission is add-only, so the app can't see the other photos in your library. Saving to Photos stays on the device, so it doesn't need a grown-up check.
If iCloud Photos is on, saved images may sync to your other devices signed in to the same Apple Account.
Yes. Drawings with eyes breathe gently and blink after they wake up (drawings without eyes, like houses and cars, just breathe). Tap Save Video to save a short clip to Photos. You can also make a wake-up story video that shows the drawing being drawn and then waking up. All videos are made on the device.
Sharing sends a drawing off the device (to Messages, Mail, social media, and so on), so it opens only after a grown-up check. Type the number that answers the multiplication question written out in words (for example, "What is seven times sixteen?") and the iOS share sheet opens. The grown-up decides what goes where.
Awake drawings are collected in the in-app Gallery. They live only in the app's storage on this device and are never sent to us. Open a drawing in the Gallery to delete it. Deleted drawings can't be recovered, so save the ones you want to keep to Photos first.
Deleting the app also deletes the Gallery drawings, results, and app settings. Anything you saved to Photos stays. Your purchase stays with your Apple Account, so after reinstalling, just tap Restore Purchases. Reinstalling also downloads the wake-up kit (about 1.3 GB) again.
Use the More menu on the result screen.
Printing, saving as PDF, and sharing open after a grown-up check.
You get 5 free drawings with every feature included: all four looks, bringing in paper drawings, moving drawings, and saving photos and videos. After 5, you can choose Yearly or Lifetime. There's no "watch ads to use it free" option.
So you can compare Plush, Clay, Storybook, and Toy on one drawing and use only one free drawing.
| Yearly | Lifetime | |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | Auto-renewing subscription, once a year | One payment |
| What you get | Unlimited wake-ups | Unlimited wake-ups |
| Family Sharing | Supported | Supported |
Prices are set per country and shown in your local currency on the App Store and on the purchase screen. The price on the purchase screen is always what you'll be charged. We offer Lifetime for families who'd rather not subscribe.
Yes. Both Yearly and Lifetime support Family Sharing. If the purchaser has Purchase Sharing turned on in their family group, other members can use it on their own devices by tapping Restore Purchases. See Apple's guide to set up Family Sharing.
Tap the person icon at the top right of Home → grown-up check → Restore Purchases. You need to be signed in with the same Apple Account you used to buy. If it doesn't work, see Troubleshooting: Restore doesn't work.
Subscriptions are managed by Apple. On iPhone or iPad, go to Settings > [your name] > Subscriptions > WakeDraw > Cancel Subscription. Cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends to avoid being charged for the next year. After you cancel, you can keep using it until the end of the period you've paid for. See Apple's guide for details.
App Store purchases are processed by Apple, so refunds are requested from Apple. Sign in at reportaproblem.apple.com, choose "Request a refund," and select WakeDraw. Apple decides on refunds under its own policies; we can't see payment details and can't issue refunds ourselves. See Apple's guide for the steps.
Drawings in the Gallery and anything saved to Photos stay where they are. When a subscription ends, only new wake-ups go back to the free-drawing limit. Subscribe again or buy Lifetime to go back to unlimited wake-ups right away.
WakeDraw opens the purchase screen only after a grown-up check, and Apple then asks for Face ID, Touch ID, or a passcode. If your child uses their own Apple Account on the device, turn on Ask to Buy in Family Sharing so you get a request to approve before any purchase. See Making purchases safer. If there was an unwanted charge, request a refund.
Yes. Sign in to the iPad with the same Apple Account, install WakeDraw, and tap Restore Purchases. There's no extra charge. Free-drawing counts and Galleries are separate on each device.
No. Drawing, cleaning up paper photos, waking up, the safety filter, and making videos all happen on the device. We don't run any server that receives drawings. The app uses the internet for only two things: Apple's payment system (StoreKit) and downloading the wake-up kit, which Apple hosts. Learn more in Privacy and Safety for Parents.
The app collects no personal data. Its App Store privacy label is "Data Not Collected." There are no accounts, ads, analytics, or tracking tools. The only exception is when a grown-up emails us, and we use that email only to reply. See the Privacy Policy for details.
No. There are no ads and no ad SDKs, and no banners that send you to other apps or websites.
WakeDraw is designed in layers to keep results from being scary.
Still, AI results can't be predicted 100%. If you see a result that bothers your child, delete it from the Gallery and, if you can, email support@dawonlabs.com with the original drawing (without your child's face or name). We'll use it to improve the filter.
It's a step that keeps children from opening purchases, sharing, printing, settings, or outside links on their own. A multiplication question written out in words appears, and you type the answer as a number. Three wrong answers in a row locks it for 30 seconds. Grown-ups get through in seconds, while young children who can't yet read and multiply find it hard. It isn't a perfect lock, so we recommend using it together with Apple's parental controls.
Even without these permissions, drawing and waking up on the canvas work fully.
WakeDraw is currently available only on iPhone and iPad. If there's news about other platforms, we'll post it at dawonlabs.com/wakedraw.
Email support@dawonlabs.com. You can also write to us from the app's grown-up menu. When reporting a problem, include your device model, iOS version, app version, and what you tapped and what happened so we can help faster. Please don't send your child's name, photos of their face, or other personal information.
Still have questions? Email support@dawonlabs.com.