# Deco Sketch — Paint unique effects on photos > App for creating geometric art effects on photos and blank canvases. (iPhone/iPad app by Ben Guerrette.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/deco-sketch/id494100553 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Ben Guerrette](https://appshunter.io/developer/494100556) - Category: Photo & Video, Productivity - Price: $5.99 - Rating: 4.53/5 from 36 App Store ratings · 51 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 6.0 · 42 MB - Languages: English - Released: 2012-01-16 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/deco-sketch/id494100553/reviews.md ## What is Deco Sketch? Paint unique effects onto your photos using 130 geometric styled brushes each completely customizable with 15 adjustable settings. Deco Sketch takes a new approach to painting and photo effects unlike anything in the App Store. A totally unique experience beyond image and picture filters. Featuring a diverse collection of unconventional brushes and presets in an easy to use editor. Deco Sketch allows the creation of elaborate geometric styles to produce beautifully original artwork either on your photos or from a blank canvas. A vast selection of unique shape emitting brushes that includes customizable settings allowing creative manipulation of the flow, opacity, size, and angle of your brush strokes. Use one of the 130 presets or customize brush settings to suit your own tastes. FEATURES: - Enhance your photos with amazing geometric effects and patterns - Sketch with 10 different brush types in 130 different variations - Customize your brush strokes with 15 configurable settings - 10 blending modes - Instantly apply color extracted from your photo to the geometry being drawn - Sketch on a blank canvas to produce your own creation - Output up to 3000 x 4000 for high-resolution printing capabilities - Zoom, pan, undo and redo capabilities for precise creation —— Screenshots feature photos from Unsplash by Sam Ferrara, Brooke Cagle, Sam Burriss, Simon Wijers and Aaron Burden ## Key features - 130 customizable geometric brushes - 15 adjustable brush settings - 10 blending modes - Color extraction from photos - Sketch on blank canvas - High-resolution output ## Recent user reviews (10 of 51) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/deco-sketch/id494100553/reviews.md ### 2/5 — Disgraceful *2023-10-07* I don’t even remember if I paid anything for this app because I downloaded it during an downloading spree. Regardless of that, this app isn’t worth a moment of your consideration or time. It is completely broken on my IPhone 13 and iOS 17. You get one shot at uploading a photo and that’a the project that remains forever. The brush response is like flipping a coin and when it works, you only get a generic yelllow marker looking result, not the design you may have thought you picked, but really didn’t. It’s trash. It shouldn’t even be in this App Store even if it IS free. ### 4/5 — Great app but badly needs to be updated *2022-01-13, version 1.9* I love using this app. It was my go-to after Tangent and now Fragment were essentially abandoned by their developers. Given how long this app has gone without an update I can’t help but think that this app will eventually suffer the same fate. As great as the app is, the ability to save a current project and start a new one would be amazing, as well as getting rid of the undo the limit. Not holding out hope for these changes though. What a shame. ### 1/5 — Does not work anymore *2020-12-07, version 1.9* Does not work anymore on my new ipad ### 5/5 — Fabulous! *2019-01-14, version 1.9* One is always a little hesitant in purchasing items over 1.99 without a trial, especially since I thought I already had a similar app, but this is soooo worth it. I just tried two of the brushes and I'm am hooked! You won't regret your purchase! ### 5/5 — Artists tool - please keep improving this app. *2018-12-31, version 1.9* Great app. I really want a way to paint the background quickly a solid color, a gradient, or multiple colors. Think free form line and then paint bucket like photoshop! A randomize feature would be beyond cool. Inspiration sometimes comes from doodling or seeing something already started etc. This feature for me would be totally worth the $6 we paid. Fractal incorporation would be AMAZING too. Download and play with the flamelet app. Lastly, we need a save option to save current project. Only way now is to export the image...I sometimes work on art projects for days. Please help us save a template/project or something etc. ### 5/5 — Love this!!! *2018-06-25, version 1.9* Just got this app and already in love with everything it can do! Definitely need more creative apps like this on the App Store! One-time purchase, no BS, just straight access to amazing effects! Great job, keep up the fantastic work! ### 5/5 — My search ended here *2018-06-15, version 1.8.2* I had a serious craving for a doodling painting app with dynamic, gesture-sensitive geometric brushes that themselves were craving to take on a life of their own, with layering depth, with flowing or fully obedient color, with modulated opacity and thickness, with beautiful thin connecting lines, with chaos as orderly as my mood, or with order as random as I like, and with high enough resolution to create detail that invites exploration and deep zooming by the viewer. My deep search through the App Store ended here. ### 2/5 — Really? Is it that hard? *2018-06-13, version 1.8.2* Is it that hard to make an app design that makes logical sense. That doesn’t leave the user scratching his head and then ultimately force quitting the app so that they can start over again. Now it’s the third try though and it’s fickle world so this user abandons the app and heads over to the complaint booth to hopefully persuade the author of this app to invest some excessive time in user testing. And not with his wife and 12 year old son and then calling it a successful day. Rather finding grandma and grandpa or at least a dozen random people at a local tech meetup to see if they get stuck. Making a highly usable app takes work but the research will guide you at every step. ### 5/5 — Great app *2017-10-06, version 1.8.2* Having A lot of fun with this unique app.!! ### 5/5 — Absolutely fantastic app! *2017-09-24, version 1.8.2* I’ve had this app since it first came out. It was very good. But now that it’s been updated it’s absolutely beyond fabulous. It has brushes in various geometric shapes. You can use them as is or you can open the brush engine and set up the brushes as you wish. Spacing, opacity, on and on. Amazing and quite sophisticated. The app was made by one of the people from Pixite. They make only quality apps and that quality shows here, as well as the brilliant creativity. Bravo! Well worth the money! Hours of creative fun here! ## Frequently asked questions about Deco Sketch ### What does Deco Sketch do? Deco Sketch allows you to paint unique geometric effects onto your photos or a blank canvas. It provides a diverse collection of unconventional brushes and presets for creating elaborate geometric styles and original artwork. ### What are the key features of Deco Sketch? Key features include 130 customizable geometric brushes, 15 adjustable settings per brush, 10 blending modes, color extraction from photos, the ability to sketch on a blank canvas, and high-resolution output up to 3000 x 4000 pixels. ### Is Deco Sketch free to use? Based on the provided information, the application is available for free. There are no mentions of in-app purchases or subscription models. ### What kind of devices is Deco Sketch compatible with? The description does not specify device compatibility. However, as a mobile application, it is designed for use on smartphones and tablets. ### What are some common use cases for Deco Sketch? Users can enhance their photos with amazing geometric effects and patterns, sketch original artwork from a blank canvas, or create unique designs for printing due to the high-resolution output capabilities. ## Version history (last 1 release) ### 1.9 — 2018-06-16 This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon. - New blending modes! Paint in Additive, Multiply, Difference and many other popular blending modes. - New increment and decrement buttons in the settings panel make it easier to dial in the exact setting. ## Apps similar to Deco Sketch | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Pastello](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pastello/id1074343686) | 4.7 (43) | $29.99 | Photo & Video | | [Diana Photo 4](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/diana-photo-4/id1451478161) | 4.6 (40) | Free | Photo & Video | | [Glass Tilt Shift](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/glass-tilt-shift/id1188448159) | 4.6 (116) | $4.99 | Photo & Video | | [Anamorphic Cinematic Filters](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anamorphic-cinematic-filters/id1247287369) | 4.8 (201) | $4.99 | Photo & Video | | [Simply Watercolor](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simply-watercolor/id1422884392) | 4.8 (195) | $4.99 | Photo & Video | | [Spektrel Art](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spektrel-art/id1111399948) | 4.7 (126) | $2.99 | Photo & Video | --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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