# DrawExpress Diagram Lite — user reviews > 129 indexed App Store user reviews of DrawExpress Diagram Lite by DrawExpress Inc, rated 3.70/5 from 25 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/drawexpress-diagram-lite/id687459234/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/drawexpress-diagram-lite/id687459234.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 13 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 5 ## Newest reviews (17 of 129) ### 3/5 — Simple, Intuitive, Efficient *2026-06-28, version 1.4.8* I was a paid user on Android few years back. Glad DrawExpress is available on AppStore. The app needs to be optimized for Pen users and touch users. You already have the foundation right. Am willing to buy if you add Azure, GCP and Networking icons and roll out pen and touch optimizations. ### 2/5 — Seemingly capable, but developer limited *2025-09-28, version 1.4.8* Sadly, what could be an extremely useful tool has been constrained to the point of making it useless. Limited to 4 drawings. Unable to save more than one locally. Unable to import saved drawings. It's just a marketing tool for the full product that is not available on the iPhone or iPad. ### 2/5 — could not access google drive *2025-04-12, version 1.4.8* This app tried to access sensitive info in your Google Account. To keep your account safe, Google blocked this access. ### 4/5 — Норм *2023-09-19, version 1.4.8* Норм прога, но для моих целей не прошла ### 2/5 — Great features if you can figure out how to use them *2023-04-12, version 1.4.8* I downloaded this program with the idea of wanting to write several diagrams, and I started with a ERD. Did it work? yes, sorta, did it work correctly? No First to even try to get a class object on the screen, there is no intuitive way to do this. I found a video, and it said to double tap the screen to get an editor… nothing on the screen would indicate this was the action I should take… but it was. The documentation, if you want to be kind and call it that, is a series of graphics that try to tell you how to do things without words… this does not work, not even a little bit. Again, no indication to double tap the screen to then be able to type what it says, so without a third party YouTube video, these directions do noting. Finally, in a class diagram there should be tree sections, title, attributes, and methods. There should be lines separating each section, the only thing my system would do is draw dots, or dashes. There is no documentation on what to type to get it to recognize the separator. Finally, when I tried to delete errant items it created, if the X was not true, even a slight bit off, it did not work. And there were some items I could not get it to delete at all until it was resized. It worked some of the time as intended, sometimes not. This program would easily be a 4/5 maybe even 5/5 with proper documentation, but as it, this program is not as easy to use as lesser featured programs. Will try again in the future, but it is being uninstalled today, just hours after installing it. ### 4/5 — Good but it needs an export tool *2023-01-02, version 1.4.8* Very good tool, but It needs an export tool diagrams to an XML/Bpmn file, to be opened in Desktop ### 4/5 — 使い始めて数時間 *2022-12-04, version 1.4.8* 凄い！ 紙にペンで書くように書ける！ ### 2/5 — Divider doesn’t work. *2022-11-21, version 1.4.8* The divider feature not working ### 3/5 — Couldn’t find how to create uml class diagram as on screenshot *2022-09-21, version 1.4.8* Couldn’t find how to create uml class diagram as on screenshot, but program feels user friendly. Perhaps in future will be better ### 2/5 — Abusive google drive permissions *2022-08-17, version 1.4.8* I love this app, but Cloud permissions are too abusive, you request access. For all google drive of the user, so, basically you can delete or take all my google drive content ### 5/5 — Awesome *2021-02-17, version 1.4.8* Thanks for this great application, it exceeded my expectations. I'm going to buy a pro version. ### 5/5 — Отличное приложение *2021-01-18, version 1.4.8* Приложение супер!!! 1) Есть мануал (графический с небольшим количеством легко-переводимого текста на английском), на его изучение тратится 5-10 минут. 2) бесплатная версия программы имеет огромный фунционал, думаю, для 90% пользователей его достаточно 3) интерфейс довольно интуитивный 4) на данный момент нет поддержки iCloud (может это только в бесплатной версии), но зато есть поддержка других облачных хранилищ (Гугл, one drive...) 5) Конвертер в png формат Жаль, что данное приложение находится очень низко в рейтинге и до него многие не доходят. Спасибо разработчику за такое отличное приложение. ### 4/5 — Du très bon *2020-12-22, version 1.4.8* Idéal pour créer tout type de diagramme avec une facilité déconcertante, je le préfère aux outils de bureau pour la création (Visio, Yed). J’ai acheté la version complète ne pouvant me limiter à 5 dessins pour le boulot. Seul regret, ne pas pouvoir exporter au format Visio ou XML/graphml ce qui oblige à de nombreuses manipulations après export SVG. ### 5/5 — Muito bom *2020-12-01, version 1.4.8* Salvou meu EAD ### 5/5 — Очень крутое *2020-11-06, version 1.4.8* Вы лучшие! Приложение самое удобное, очень легкий интерфейс и удобный в работе. С аплпенсил вообще просто улёт. Это моя мечта. Перелопатила кучу приложений, всегда были неудобства. Вы реализовали тот функционал который мне очень удобен. Спасибо. ### 5/5 — Самая лучшая *2020-10-28, version 1.4.8* Пожалуй самая быстрая лучшая и удобная софтина для построения блок-схем и майндмапов. Бесплатного функционала вполне достаточно для простых задач. Когда появится потребность, не раздумывая перееду на платную версию. ### 2/5 — Not good at all *2020-10-27, version 1.4.8* I can’t use DropBox, it only allows me to use Google Drive although I refuse it to connect. However, on Google Drive, I can’t open files. So many faults 😡 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Total junk *2023-09-29, version 1.4.8* - Has not been updated in three years - Unable to snap objects to grid ### 1/5 — No Privacy Policy *2022-04-30, version 1.4.8* I like the app. But I quickly discovered there are no privacy settings. I could not shut off access to my camera and photos. No privacy policy is a hard NO for me. I wish I would have noticed that right away. But now I know. ### 1/5 — UML *2021-07-26, version 1.4.8* Not good for uml diagram. ### 1/5 — Can’t save to OneDrive for Business and Can’t save as PDF! *2020-10-04, version 1.4.8* Was looking to buy the full app but the lite version was enough to prove it’s still about 5 years behind the times! I have an Microsoft Office E3 account and can’t save to OneDrive because it is not a “Microsoft” account! Also, to make it useful, I need to save as a PDF, as saving as an image is cheap and old school! The last update is well over 6 mths old, meaning the developer has given up on the app! WARNING, DON’T PAY MONEY FOR THIS APP IF YOU EXPECT ANY UPDATED FEATURES OR BUG FIXES! ### 1/5 — DOES NOT WORK....... *2020-04-23* .......and no instructions. Looks good until you try to use it. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2018-08-30, version 1.3.4* Não funciona, muitos bugs. ### 1/5 — No apple pen *2017-10-07, version 1.3.0* Money waste. ### 1/5 — Сделайте триал период полной версии *2017-04-23, version 1.2.9* Я не могу понять, стоит ли мне покупать данную программу, не оценив всех возможностей по достоинству, например открыть файл с Dropbox. Сделайте триал период, например 7 дней. ### 1/5 — No iPad Pro support *2016-01-28, version 1.2.7* Just sad. Runs at regular iPad resolution... ### 1/5 — Not working *2016-01-04, version 1.2.7* As soon as launched screen goes black nothing happened... ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — most intuitive quick diagram maker ever *2026-04-17, version 1.4.8* No pen needed, this novel diagram UI really makes plain but complex diagrams really easy to create and edit. While it isn't super feature rich, the basics are so useful and a joy to use. I've outlined network diagrams, software dependencies, and wiring diagrams. ### 5/5 — Хорошее *2026-01-09, version 1.4.8* Понравилось! Не разобралась как стрелки делать, можете подсказать пожалуйста? ### 5/5 — Copy *2025-07-14, version 1.4.8* Please…make it possible to copy a drawing so that it can get be duplicated in another file. This way changes in drawings doesn’t alter the original. I use this app exclusively…(since it was first made available). I do IT network design and this would truly turn this app into a powerhouse ### 5/5 — Отличное приложение 2024г *2024-04-29, version 1.4.8* Приложение не имеет аналогов. В бесплатной версии не нашел ограничений. Купил поддержать автора. Жаль автор не развивает его. Очень удобное приложение, обязательно посмотрите help перед использованием ### 5/5 — Exactly what I needed! *2023-01-02, version 1.4.8* I’ve been looking for a diagram app for a project. Unlike other mind map/flow chart apps apps it’s customizable without having to pay and you can make floating ideas. I love the gestures! They are so convenient and responsive. Features I hope they add: Shapes (like x’s) that you can put on on top of a bubble. The ability to draw a line connected to a line and not just connected to shapes. ### 5/5 — Great tool for learning AWS *2022-08-19, version 1.4.8* I originally bought the pro version of this app for visualizing ideas and that was back when there were only some basic pictures. It’s always had a very good feel for swipe and gesture. Easy and fast to use. I never thought I’d actually use the software images until I got into programming. Of course my trusty diagram app has ALLLLLLLL the built in icons I needed for Amazon Web Services. I can structure workflows, build software anatomy charts, breakdown functionality and add visuals and themes that bring the charts to life. Double tap to make a note or draw a shape. Connect by dragging fingers. Delete by making an X. Create dotted lines by double swiping a connected line. So EASY!!!!! Save and export to Dropbox and pdf! But my new FAVORITE feature of all now is the ability to make moving window selections that STAY put. Let’s say you create an idea with 5 parts. You can draw a big square around it ALL and group them. Now a dotted line appears around it giving you a nice little package container that can be labeled. Not only that, dragging this box around also moves everything in it. It’s so useful and I’m glad the dotted lines stay. I’m able to do SO MUCH with it. I’m working on a Web app for the first time using FLASK and AWS and I cannot stress how helpful this app has been for me in just seeing the anatomy of the parts. It’s like being able to build an engine and isolating each part. Maybe those are the next icons that can be added some day. Car parts. I bet techy mechanics would absolutely love this app. Any engineer really! Thank you so much! I’ve had this app since maybe the iPhone 4 or 6 but it just gets better and has come full circle into my actual career life. Keep up the great work!!! ### 5/5 — Intuitive yet exhaustive and flexible - best diagram app I’ve ever used *2022-02-06, version 1.4.8* After months of looking for a tool that would allow me to use my iPad to draw diagrams (uml, mind map & system), I have finally found the one. I’ve been frustrated with others that allowed for limited flexibility or had a restrained set of features. Some make you click through many different menus to get to what you need. This one is the opposite. What I love in particular: - no frame limit - you can add elements anywhere around your diagram and can zoom in and out as much as you want - element drawing - you can easily draw the different elements you want, and they are easy to move around, scale and rotate - connector drawing - the app allows to connect easily different elements with STICKY connectors, and makes it easy to change the type of line you draw - easy text additions - it’s easy to add text to shapes, lines or anything or anywhere - easy to reorganize using the group mode What can still be improved/added - [bug] previously used colors sometimes disappear - [add] containers for elements that would move with all subelements would be great I have never written reviews before but I was so happy with this app that I went, unprompted, on the App Store to leave comment. This app is amazing! Thank you! ### 5/5 — EXCELENTE *2021-09-24, version 1.4.8* Es la mejor app para hacer mapas conceptuales, mapas mentales. 100% recomendad me ayuda mucho con la universidad. ### 5/5 — Simple and intuitive *2021-04-30, version 1.4.8* Simple, intuitive and touch based like any good mind-mapping app should be. ### 5/5 — Great tool for diagramming *2021-04-24, version 1.4.8* I’ve been playing with this app on my iPad for a couple of hours so far. It has a LOT of functionality (be sure to read through the Help text). I haven’t found a way to connect straight lines to other straight lines at a perpendicular angle, though. Otherwise, it allows labeling end points on lines, a variety of arrow heads are available, and drawing shapes with my finger is easy. I would purchase the Full version, but I’m concerned that it hasn’t been updated in quite awhile. In the meantime, I’m using PureFlow and it seems capable enough (not as much time with it yet). I looked at SystemDiagram (which is open source — woohoo!) but while it looks good for some things, flow charting isn’t one of them. --- *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 2026-08-15.*