Yesterday, ReadWriteWeb published an article by Alicia Eler on the rapidly diminishing usage of Draw Something, a mobile app recently purchased by Zynga for a reported $200 million and change. According to Forbes, the app is shedding 5 millions users a month since the Zynga purchase. 

To me, the main reasons are obvious.

Beyond the simple fact that drawing with your finger can get frustrating, the Draw Something gameplay is tedious:

• There’s no reason to play for coins
• You don’t earn more coins for guessing or drawing quicker
• You can easily write the word if you value worthless coins over honesty
• The interstitials of stars and happy explosions take way too long
• The sequence required to “finish” a turn forces a question, “Do I have time and patience to do this right now?”: watch your drawing being guessed (skippable), guess your friend’s drawing, draw your response.