# Draw Pad Pro - Sketch Notes — user reviews > 162 indexed App Store user reviews of Draw Pad Pro by Fishington Studios, rated 4.04/5 from 159 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/draw-pad-pro-sketch-notes/id483071025/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/draw-pad-pro-sketch-notes/id483071025.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 96 · 4★ 22 · 3★ 16 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 23 ## Newest reviews (17 of 162) ### 2/5 — What the ...!!! *2021-02-02, version 4.0.0* Too many steps to open a new drawing. Too cumbersome to edit an existing drawing. This app needs serious updates! ### 1/5 — new update hijack my notes *2020-10-01, version 4.0.0* i just updated this app and all my notebooks are gone , everything it’s on the cloud , if you want to have access to your notes you must subscribe on a monthly basis charge , this happened with out any “heads up” in advance , just updated the app, this is a total hijack of my private notes, i have 2 years of notes from my work, try to contact the developer, guess what? website down, no way to file a complaint or anything , this is a horrible way to try to get your money, don’t waste your time and money with this app ### 4/5 — It was A Joy to Use ! *2020-09-18, version 3.3.0* I have not used it nearly enough but I’m glad it’s there ! ### 1/5 — Broken App !!!! *2020-07-13, version 3.3.0* It s a broken app. it was not updated for two years. It should be removed from the App Store. ### 3/5 — Agree... *2020-07-12, version 3.3.0* ...with most of the comments. I need to use it more to critique it properly but one irritating point is that I incorporated a photo into the artwork and then went to text it to someone and the photo disappeared! ### 4/5 — Mmm *2020-03-15, version 3.3.0* Not the best. I paid money for this and their is not even a fill tool and you have to buy a bunch of stuff to get something good out of this app but I did pay money for so I’m going to use it but pls add fill tool and make it free ### 1/5 — Waste of money *2020-02-21, version 3.2.1* Not of the purchases when purchased stay purchased....rip off. Avoid. ### 1/5 — Don’t buy any of this program. *2020-02-16, version 3.3.0* It’s difficult to learn, and difficult to utilize. A rip off. ### 3/5 — No way to contact developer *2019-09-27, version 3.3.0* I like the app for my needs but you need to fix the bugs. It crashes every time I try to save my work to my photos on my iPad Pro. ### 2/5 — Not enough tools *2019-08-31, version 3.3.0* For drawing this app is very week. It only has pen, and markers. Nothing else. There’s not much you can do! The tracing ability is nice, then again, it looks childish once you try to add some of your own touch to it so as not to make it identical to the artist’s. All you have is markers! And a very bad resolution. Maybe for other uses it’s great, but I don’t recommend it for painting or drawing, it’s very poor. ### 1/5 — Draw Pad *2019-03-29, version 3.3.0* Was a good app but with updates I now can’t access my previous work book. The ap said unlock them with password protection for £0.99 did this but still can’t acces my old not book. You can’t contact support as it goes to an unavailable web page. Sadly this is now rip off rubbish. Don’t touch with a barge pole and don’t waste any money on it. ### 4/5 — Quick sketch app *2019-02-17, version 3.3.0* Straight line and circle aids. ### 1/5 — In app purchases don’t work. *2018-12-31, version 3.3.0* Purchased All Tools and add-ons. Took money but no add-ons provided. Product probably abandoned. No contact details on web site. ### 1/5 — How do i Restore Purchases? *2018-09-12, version 3.3.0* I am having a heck of a time restoring purchases on your app. It doesnt work. Doesnt make sense to repurchase your in-app packs all over again. ### 2/5 — Lots of functionality doesn’t work *2018-09-08, version 3.3.0* You can’t type text for example, and you can’t restore purchases, you have to ‘buy’ each one again... Needs work., but ok for v basic drawings ### 2/5 — Buggy *2018-08-28, version 3.3.0* I’ve really enjoyed this app in the past and bought a newer version as the older one kept freezing. I was able to draw better but using the ‘undo’ left a white square over a large part of the drawing essentially ruining it rather than simply removing the stroke. I have ruined a few drawings and ended up giving up. ### 1/5 — App is not intuitive *2018-08-11, version 3.3.0* This app works technically without issues on my iPhone 7. However it’s awkward and clumsy. I will say I like the maps pages. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — 😠😠😠😠😠😠😡😡😡😡😡😡😡 *2023-12-22, version 4.0.0* This thing is so cuffing 😡😡😡😡😡😡 ### 1/5 — What happened ? *2021-07-16, version 4.0.0* Everything deleted and lost all my work. Program turned into some kinda kindergarten app. Tried to recover my purchase and couldn’t , then tried to subscribe and nothing. Loved this app I wouldn’t even mind paying a monthly subscription. Please HELP!!!! ### 1/5 — No options *2020-12-26, version 4.0.0* Minimal options and tools Not worthy ### 1/5 — If it ain’t broke - don’t break it *2020-10-31, version 4.0.0* Had a fun cheap n easy app then changed it and blew it. All previously saved drawing are gone now. Blew it! Deleted it! Negative 1 star. ### 1/5 — Lost all my purchases and not working at all now. *2020-10-28, version 4.0.0* Lost all my purchases and can’t contact anyone. Web link is debunk. Nightmare. ### 1/5 — Buggy *2020-10-08, version 4.0.0* I like that this app seems to be kind of free to use. I’ve so far drawn two pictures and still haven’t had to pay anything. That said, this app is definitely buggy. Literally every time I open the app, the app glitches out and thinks that my pictures all have white backgrounds, when in fact my backgrounds are black. When I open the images, though, it seems to correct itself and looks correct. Still, very buggy. And next bug is on the eraser... I’m seeing repeating bugs on the eraser tool. First, it doesn’t save the work you do with the eraser correctly. The eraser always look correct while you are using it. But when you save the image, and reload the image, the eraser often had a small outline around it, which looks terrible. And another bug on the eraser is that, any place where I used the eraser, I can no longer draw in those areas using one of the marker tools. So yup, that’s quite a bug. If these bugs get worked out then yea, the app could be pretty good. I’m on iPad Pro btw, dark mode. ### 1/5 — Lost all of my work with latest update *2020-10-07, version 4.0.0* Fix app to view old sketches ### 1/5 — New version killed it *2020-10-06, version 4.0.0* The new version killed everything I loved about this app. Not only did it wipe out all of my stuff, but now, NONE of the add on pages and options that I PAID FOR are available. You guys really dropped the ball on this update. I expect a refund of my original option purchases unless you put them back in. Really sad and frustrated right now. DO NOT PURCHASE this app until developer fixes the problems they themselves created!!! ### 1/5 — Lost all data now scrambling to restore. *2020-10-05, version 4.0.0* Update: With the help of a backup viewer I was able to salvage my pages. They’re not viewable in the app itself on my phone, but after backing up my phone (even after this horrible update) they were thankfully still there in the backup. Posting this so others might save their notes. That doesn’t pardon the one star review. 😒 Maybe if the developer 👋(hello?) made those files accessible within the app post update?? I am going to be very wary of this developer; especially if by some miracle I ever consider giving a cent to them in the future. ALL of my notes and drawings are gone (though I spent all day salvaging them by some stroke of luck). I'm not well versed in restoring from backups and my last backup was a long time ago since this deplorable power move from developers doesn't normally happen. I can only think of words no reasonable person should say. ### 1/5 — NOOOO!!!! *2020-10-04, version 4.0.0* I’ve had an older version of this app for years. Simple, easy, useful. It did an automatic update and now EVERYTHING I had in it is GONE. GONE!! You could have have at least warned me. Or left the old version. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — It’s the best *2022-10-11, version 4.0.0* Thanks for the update on the thing it’s so cool I love to draw one problem sometimes it got too big I love this so cool ### 5/5 — Talal *2021-05-27, version 4.0.0* Good ### 5/5 — Great Drawing App *2018-12-10, version 3.3.0* Loaded with great drawing features. Easy to use and lots offun ### 5/5 — Great App *2018-03-20, version 3.3.0* It’s simple to use, has good features, and it works. Plus, it looks good doing it. ### 5/5 — YES *2018-02-17, version 3.3.0* Great app, but I need more kind of tools and colours like so I can make things glow ### 5/5 — Great *2018-02-01, version 3.3.0* Better than great ### 5/5 — Great App *2016-04-01, version 3.2.0* Highly Recommend! ### 5/5 — Beyond amazing *2015-06-07, version 3.0* Wonderful! Exactly what I needed. I can sketch and write notes. I would like to be a cartoonist and this is the right tool for that. ### 5/5 — Genial *2015-05-01, version 3.0* Ya hacia falta ### 5/5 — Highly Recommend. *2014-10-22, version 3.0* The app is great, and makes a nice way to take detailed notes. Perfect for left and right brain thinkers alike! --- *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 2026-09-02.*