The first update to Depict has been submitted to Apple. The big news in version 1.1 is in-app purchases. We have decided to keep the game free, and offer some $0.99 goodies for those who like the game and want to get a little more out of it. Other changes in this version include improved stability, OpenFeint chat, and an ignore player feature.

So what can you buy? Version 1.1 offers two in-app purchases:

Avatar Creator
This was one of the most requested features. In addition to the standard avatars, players can now draw unlimited custom faces, symbols, short words, etc and show them off in the game.

Lightning Round
A frantic, 1-minute long game where the goal is to guess as many puzzles correctly as possible. Drawings from past games are served up rapid fire as the players battle it out to see who can guess correctly first.

If this model works well, you can bet there will be more add-ons coming.