# Chic Sketch — Get sketched, explore and shop > Custom hand-drawn fashion illustrations from uploaded photos. (iPhone/iPad app by Appetizer Mobile LLC.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chic-sketch/id956913921 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Appetizer Mobile LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/302115323) - Category: Lifestyle, Photo & Video - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.50/5 from 115 App Store ratings · 97 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 13.0 · 61 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2015-02-11 - Data updated: 2026-07-05 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chic-sketch/id956913921/reviews.md ## What is Chic Sketch? Get sketched! Upload a photo and receive a chic hand drawn fashion illustration created by real professional artists. Chic Sketch transforms your favorite moments into stylish fashion artwork that feels personal, fun, and unique. It is the perfect way to treat yourself or surprise someone with a meaningful custom gift. Chic Sketch has created hundreds of thousands of custom sketches for customers all around the world. Individuals, couples, families, and brands come to Chic Sketch for a truly original fashion illustration experience. Whether you want a custom digital sketch, access to our regularly updated merchandise options, or live sketching at your next celebration, Chic Sketch brings the world of fashion illustration straight to your phone. How It Works: 1. Upload a photo of yourself, friends, family, pets, coworkers, or any special moment 2. Choose your options including backgrounds, number of subjects, and priority delivery 3. Receive a hand drawn fashion sketch created by our team of professional illustrators 4. Download your digital sketch or explore our rotating collection of merchandise featuring your artwork 5. Book live event sketching for weddings, parties, corporate events, and more Features You Will Love: Hand Drawn by Real Fashion Illustrators - Every sketch is created by a trained fashion artist. No filters and no automation. Just authentic handcrafted artwork. Custom Backgrounds and Styling - Personalize your sketch with creative, fun, and themed background options. Priority Turnaround - If you need your sketch quickly, choose priority delivery for a faster turnaround. Time Lapse Sketch Videos - Watch your illustration come to life with an optional time lapse video showing the drawing process from start to finish. Multi Subject Sketching - Include multiple people or pets in a single illustration to capture group moments in a stylish and memorable way. Explore Updated Merchandise - Browse a variety of merchandise options that we update regularly. You can apply your custom artwork to items that make great personal keepsakes or gifts, all available for worldwide shipping. Live Event Sketching - Bring Chic Sketch artists to your wedding, party, corporate gathering, or special celebration. Guests can watch themselves being sketched in real time, creating an engaging and memorable experience. A Beautiful Personalized Gift - Perfect for birthdays, weddings, engagements, anniversaries, holidays, showers, graduations, corporate gifting, and thoughtful surprises of all kinds. Worldwide Delivery - Digital sketches are emailed directly to you. Physical merchandise is shipped globally. Trusted Worldwide - Chic Sketch has delivered hundreds of thousands of custom sketches to customers around the world. Turn your favorite moments into chic personalized fashion illustrations and join the community. ## Key features - Hand-drawn by professional fashion illustrators - Custom backgrounds and styling - Priority delivery option - Time lapse sketch videos - Multi-subject sketching - Merchandise featuring artwork - Live event sketching ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Sketch Order | $9.99 | one-time | | Jump Order | $4.99 | one-time | | 10% Discount | $8.99 | one-time | | 20% Discount | $7.99 | one-time | | 30% Discount | $6.99 | one-time | | Hi-Res Sketch Order | $4.99 | one-time | | 10% Discount off HI-Res | $13.99 | one-time | | 20% Discount off HI-Res | $12.99 | one-time | | 30% Discount off HI-Res | $11.99 | one-time | | Sketch Order and HI-Res | $14.99 | one-time | ## What do users think of Chic Sketch? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎨 High-quality custom sketches by talented illustrators - 👍 User-friendly and intuitive app interface - 🎁 Great gift idea with personalized sketches - 📱 Easy sharing to social media platforms - 💬 Responsive and helpful customer service (historically) - 🎬 Cool time-lapse video of sketch creation process - 👀 Social feed showing other users' sketches for inspiration - 🛍️ Merchandise options (phone cases, frames) - 💰 Reasonable pricing compared to professional illustrators - 🎯 Fashion-focused community with trend inspiration **Cons** - 💸 Deceptive pricing structure with hidden costs - ⏳ Long wait times for sketch delivery - 🔄 Pay-to-skip queue system ($4.99-$5 additional charge) - 👀 Cannot preview sketch before purchasing - 📉 Inconsistent quality across different artists - 😞 Poor customer service responsiveness (recent decline) - 🚫 No refund policy despite quality issues - 📦 Slow shipping for physical products (frames, cases) - 🖼️ Pixelated quality when printed on merchandise - ⚠️ Misleading free app download with mandatory paid features - 🎨 Some sketches don't resemble submitted photos - 📧 Unresponsive email and social media support (recent) **Commonly reported bugs** - App connection issues and slow loading - Checkout bugs with promo code application - App crashes and freezing - Duplicate order processing - Tracking information not provided for shipments - Missing or lost packages **Most requested features** - Free trial or sample sketch for first-time users - Preview sketches before payment - Ability to choose preferred artist - More details on live sketch service - Transparent timeline for sketch delivery - More than 4 people per sketch - Clearer upfront pricing disclosure - Faster shipping for physical products ## Recent user reviews (10 of 97) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chic-sketch/id956913921/reviews.md ### 2/5 — Quality and customer service recently *2024-01-26, version 5.0.8* I have been using this app for years. Recently the response to emails/instagram contact has been none to days at a time. Drawings take days and are poor quality when received. I don’t know if this app was just not lucrative for them and it’s been neglected but it’s been disappointing. ### 1/5 — Deceptive pricing *2024-01-17* Please be aware they charge $10-15 *PER* illustration, not for the use of the app like every other photo editing app out there. Also, you can’t see the illustration before you buy it, and it’s not instantaneous, they put you in a queue and then try to charge you $5 more to jump the line. Total extortion. None of this is clear upfront… I’m trying to get a refund from them… we’ll see if they respond... I will update if so. **Developer response:** Thanks for contacting us Heather. There may be a bit of confusion regarding what our app does. We offer custom fashion illustrations by real artists. Our sketches are not generated by AI as it seems like you're confusing us with other apps that utilize AI. That's also why we can't show a preview upfront because the artist needs to physically sketch the image you submit first. That is also why it's not instantaneous because the artwork is assigned to an artist first and then they need time to sketch it. We also offer a revision as well in case there's any issue with the final product. In terms of pricing, for a real person to do the sketch, our pricing is extremely competitive at $9.99 for a base sketch with an option $5 fee if you need the work rushed. Everything (including pricing) is clearly stated in our App Store description, in our TOS and also again before payment during confirmation. Our customer service team responded to you immediately via the support ticket and will work until you are satisfied with the resolution. Our artists are very hard working people and we greatly appreciate you re-evaluating your review since it seems to be a miss-communication and some of the language you used like "extortion" is completely unwarranted. Thank you. ### 1/5 — Crap app *2023-09-24, version 5.0.8* The idea and the advertising is pretty cool. I’ve paid for it and this is don’t use your full picture and when you click to turn your picture in steck ask for more more without you even see your draw… no experience user been done. For sure will cancel it right now. Don’t buy ### 1/5 — STAY AWAY *2021-11-05, version 5.0.4* so this app cost $23 AUD …and so far I’m still “pending”…can’t edit a single photo unless I front more money to “jump the que”…what que? I paid, please provide access! Then apparently you have to pay PER picture. I’d stay away if I were you. This is a con. ### 1/5 — Deceptive *2021-05-31, version 5.0.4* I don’t understand why this product already costs 14.99 to use, but to top it off, you have to wait to get the product. If you don’t want to wait, you have to pay an additional 4.99. If I had known that, I wouldn’t have made the purchase. To top it off, they say that there’s no refund. However, you don’t find out that you have to wait; until, you have already paid. Update: In reference to your response, there should’ve been something clearly stated about it not being instant, and it should’ve been very visible. I wouldn’t have minded it if it were a filter. It sounds as if you’re being condescending, but please know this, I no longer want the product because I didn’t get it when I needed it. It has been a couple of days, and I still don’t have it, so all I want is a refund. Thanks in advance!! ### 5/5 — Love this app! *2019-11-18, version 4.3.2* Chic Sketch has provided many unique and memorable gifts for my family and friends. I love the app and will continue to use it! Also, excellent customer service ! ### 5/5 — Best app *2019-08-26, version 4.3.2* The live time-lapse of my sketch was awesome. The end product was amazing and the whole process was so much fun. ### 5/5 — Thanks *2019-08-26, version 4.3.2* I had some problems with the app at first but Chic's customer service was super helpful in helping me place an order. ### 5/5 — Worth the money *2019-08-24, version 4.3.2* Though it is easy to click and send pics, they only allow 4 people in one photo at a time. I guess this makes sense as it takes longer but I ended up doing two sketches, each with 3 people. Not bad for $9.99 ### 5/5 — Good one! *2019-08-24, version 4.3.2* I can see what other people are doing on the app which allows me to stay up to date with the latest fashion trends and accordingly get my sketches done. ## Frequently asked questions about Chic Sketch ### What is Chic Sketch? Chic Sketch is an app that transforms your uploaded photos into unique, hand-drawn fashion illustrations created by professional artists. You can then download your digital sketch or apply your artwork to various merchandise. ### How do I get a sketch made? To get a sketch, you upload a photo of yourself, friends, family, or pets. Then, you choose your desired options, such as backgrounds and the number of subjects. Finally, professional illustrators create your hand-drawn fashion sketch. ### Can I get my artwork on merchandise? Yes, you can explore a rotating collection of merchandise that can feature your custom artwork. These items are available for worldwide shipping and make great personal keepsakes or gifts. ### What kind of events can I book live sketching for? You can book live event sketching for a variety of celebrations, including weddings, parties, corporate gatherings, and other special events. Guests can watch artists sketch them in real time, creating an engaging experience. ### Is there a cost associated with Chic Sketch? The app itself is free to download. However, creating custom sketches and purchasing merchandise involves in-app purchases. Options like priority delivery also incur additional costs. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 6.1 — 2025-12-05 Bug Fixes and Improvements ### 6.0 — 2025-11-28 Bug fixes and Improvements ### 5.0.9 — 2025-11-04 - Bug fixes - Updates to stability ### 5.0.8 — 2022-10-14 - Bug fixes - Updates to stability ### 5.0.7 — 2022-10-13 - Bug fixes - Updates to stability ## Apps similar to Chic Sketch | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Pencil Sketch 2 -Draft Effects](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pencil-sketch-2-draft-effects/id1051985070) | 3.8 (700) | Free | Lifestyle | | [Fashiers - Fashion Advisers](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fashiers-fashion-advisers/id1256508089) | 4.5 (99) | Free | Lifestyle | | [Harper's Bazaar India](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/harpers-bazaar-india/id481159189) | 5.0 (2) | Free | Lifestyle | | [Modem - The Fashion Network](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/modem-the-fashion-network/id1611772122) | — | Free | Lifestyle | | [Harper's BAZAAR Magazine US](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/harpers-bazaar-magazine-us/id489949431) | 4.6 (977) | Free | Lifestyle | | [OasisLA](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oasisla/id406089044) | 4.1 (13) | Free | Lifestyle | ## More apps by Appetizer Mobile LLC - [PORTALBALL](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/portalball/id839634436) - [dïm](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dim/id1137178827) - [Grand Slam Trivia](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grand-slam-trivia/id1234249021) - [Chick Sketch Artist](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chick-sketch-artist/id1463610659) All apps by Appetizer Mobile LLC: https://appshunter.io/developer/302115323 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-05.*