# Inkwell: Learn to Draw & Paint — Art Practice, Daily Drawing

> Social art studio for digital creation, learning, and community. (iPhone/iPad app by The Rest Of The Owl.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inkwell-learn-to-draw-and-paint/id1516898245 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [The Rest Of The Owl](https://appshunter.io/developer/1516898244)
- Category: Education, Graphics & Design
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 205 App Store ratings · 56 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 152 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2022-12-02
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inkwell-learn-to-draw-and-paint/id1516898245/reviews.md

## What is Inkwell?

LEARNING TO DRAW SHOULD MEAN DRAWING

Not watching another tutorial and wondering what to do next.

Inkwell puts the lesson and canvas together. Choose something you want to draw, follow one clear step at a time, and finish a piece you can call your own.

Your first drawing starts in seconds. No experience, setup, or account required.

WHAT INKWELL ARTISTS SAY

"Incredible interactive drawing lessons. There is nothing else like it."
  - Ewebecha

"I use it daily, even if it is only 5 to 10 minutes."
  - Prof68

LEARN BY MAKING

Follow friendly, step-by-step drawing lessons through faces, figures, landscapes, and more. Each lesson gives you a clear place to begin and helps you move forward at your own pace.

- Draw while you learn
- Follow each subject one step at a time
- Practice without scores, tests, or pressure
- Keep making real artwork as your skills grow

Whether you are picking up a pencil for the first time or returning to art after years away, Inkwell helps you stop preparing to draw and start drawing.

NEVER WONDER WHAT TO DRAW

Open your Daily Session whenever you want a little direction. Try a guided lesson, take on the daily challenge, play a quick drawing game, or let a prompt choose your next subject.

There is always something waiting, even when your mind is blank and your time is short.

A COMPLETE ART STUDIO

When you are ready to explore, everything you need is already here.

Paint with expressive brushes. Sketch, erase, blend, and experiment. Work in layers, use blend modes, and refine your art without leaving the lesson or moving between apps.

Inkwell is made for Apple Pencil and works beautifully across iPhone and iPad.

CREATE WITH OTHER ARTISTS

Learning is easier when you do not have to do it alone.

Share what you make, build a gallery of your progress, and get thoughtful feedback from people who remember what starting felt like. Join community challenges or draw on the same canvas with a friend in real time.

You do not have to be good enough to belong. You only have to make something.

START FREE. CREATE AN ACCOUNT WHEN YOU ARE READY.

Open Inkwell and begin drawing immediately. Create an account when you want to save your work, join challenges, share your art, and become part of the community.

Pick a lesson. Make your first mark. Finish something today.

## Key features

- Digital art studio with customizable brushes
- Interactive step-by-step drawing tutorials
- Drawing games and daily doodle challenges
- Social network for artists to share work
- Collaborative drawing on shared canvases
- Layers and blend modes for illustration

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Drawing lessons deal - 6 mos. | $19.99 | per 6 months |
| One month full subscription | $9.99 | per month |
| Welcome Offer: Annual | $29.99 | per year |
| Welcome Offer: Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| The DEEP: Annual | $49.99 | per year |
| The DEEP: Monthly | $9.99 | per month |
| The Deep: 6 Month Subscription | $29.99 | per 6 months |
| The DEEP: Monthly Subscription | $9.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seasonal Artist Kit | $4.99 | one-time |
| Pile of coins | $4.99 | one-time |
| Small chest of coins | $9.99 | one-time |
| Large chest of coins | $19.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Inkwell?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Great for learning art
- 👍 Encouraging and patient
- 👍 Relaxing and fun
- 👍 Good for beginners
- 👍 Community support available
- 👍 Responsive developer (Trevor)
- 👍 Kid-friendly and easy
- 👍 Free version available
- 👍 Good for decompressing
- 👍 Inspires creativity
- 👍 Offers user-submitted photos
- 👍 Simple yet effective art program
- 👍 Interactive drawing lessons
- 👍 Soothing music options
- 👍 Progress-based learning
- 👍 Good for practicing skills
- 👍 Community-driven and supportive
- 👍 Offers challenges and collaborations

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 App won't turn on
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🐛 Unfair prompt slot machine for members only
- 🐛 No sound on iPad
- 🐛 Laggy drawing interface
- 🐛 Slow saving/posting art
- 🐛 Paid upgrade issues (coins not working)
- 🐛 No way to contact support
- 🐛 Lacks FAQs or help section
- 🐛 Progress unlock animations are long
- 🐛 Difficult to find settings
- 🐛 Limited brush options (requested)

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes before drawing
- Unable to leave a collab
- App crashes on iPad 10th gen
- App crashes on startup
- App crashes during lessons
- App crashes when trying to open
- App crashes when clicking to get started
- App crashes after tutorial/account creation
- App crashes on landing
- No sound on iPad
- Paid upgrade doesn't remove ads/unlocks properly
- Coins deducted but coloring pages not unlocked
- App still prompts for upgrade after purchase

**Most requested features**

- Make random prompt machine free
- Add individual settings for lesson, background, and effects volumes
- Improve drawing interface
- Better palm detection
- More layers
- Color history
- Double tap Apple Pencil to swap between eraser and current brush
- Turn off capacitive touch as tool
- Closed captioning for audio instructions
- More free stuff

## Recent user reviews (10 of 56)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inkwell-learn-to-draw-and-paint/id1516898245/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Potential

*2026-07-26, version 1.91*

I’m working on an iPad Pro. Firstly the pressure sensitivity seems all over the place even with an Apple Pencil. 
Secondly. Frequent crashes. To access more advanced  courses you’re locked behind a pay wall. It’s fine for a beginner, maybe great even. But for someone who just wants to improve with daily exercises I did not enjoy too much. I didn’t get much time to try before it totally froze my iPad and I had to force a restart.

### 3/5 — love it more if it got fixed

*2026-05-31, version 1.86*

This app has been great. Something has changed and it won’t close down unless  swipe it up and actually close it. I don’t why I had to do another venus fly trap but all week when i finish i’m supposed to tap done and it it supposed to finish. No, tapping done down not work at the moment. What’s changed, an update? if it ain’t broke don’t fix cause now it’s broke. Sheesh talk about going from 5 starts to 3. It’s a really good app btw. just needs tweaking.

### 5/5 — Good app

*2026-02-13, version 1.80*

i’m really enjoying the lessons in the app. It helps teach about how fast you should draw your lines rather than going slow. It has a picture to colour in as well. it’s good but then i’ve only been using the app for three days.

### 5/5 — ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

*2026-01-20, version 1.79*

I love this app and the app is so patient with you and doesn’t move on without you

### 4/5 — I love this app, but it won’t even turn on for me right now 😭

*2026-01-03*

Inkwell is amazing, but I have had tons of bugs on it. Once, I was doing a collab and when it was done, I couldn’t leave it. The glitch Im experiencing right now makes my game crash before Im even drawing something. Please fix this bug as soon as possible! I have been working on a drawing since May, and Im so close to finishing it. Please fix this bug, Im considering making a new new account but my account NightOwl2462 has the best drawings I have ever done and I’ll have to restart months of progress on the drawing I mentioned earlier.

**Developer response:** Thank you for the kind words. Re: prompt slot machine: We will consider this feedback for the next few builds.

### 2/5 — Unable to open app

*2025-12-27, version 1.77*

Crashes on iPad 10th gen the last week or something

### 5/5 — I love this app, but it has some unfair stuff

*2025-10-14*

Inkwell is great, but it’s not fair that the prompt slot machine is only for members of The Deep. PS, please try to make random prompt machine that is for free if you keep the prompt slot machine only available for members of The Deep

**Developer response:** Thank you for the kind words. Re: prompt slot machine: We will consider this feedback for the next few builds.

### 1/5 — Wow just wow

*2025-09-28, version 1.72*

I literally can’t do anything without it crashing this game should be called crash.

### 5/5 — I love it so much

*2025-09-11*

Inkwell is such a good app if you aren’t good at are and they just courage you and some how you mistakes are masterpieces I totally recommend to you and it’s kid friendly and easy and free you should get this

**Developer response:** That thing where a "mistake" turns into the best part of a drawing? That's the magic right there. Really glad Inkwell's been a good space for you to make art in.

### 3/5 — UNABLE TO EVEN OPEN THE APP!! PLEASE HELP!

*2025-09-05, version 1.71*

UPDATED REVIEW AS OF 09-04-2025
This has been going on for the past 2 or 3 days now. Where I am unable to even open the Inkwell app. Which is super frustrating considering I use the app everyday!!

## Frequently asked questions about Inkwell

### What can I do with Inkwell?

Inkwell is a social art studio where you can create digital art with advanced tools, learn new skills through step-by-step tutorials, participate in creative challenges, and connect with a community of artists to share your work and collaborate.

### What kind of art tools does Inkwell offer?

The app features a powerful digital art studio with hundreds of customizable brushes, supporting digital watercolor and oil painting. It includes layers and blend modes, making it suitable for professional illustration and character design.

### Is Inkwell free to use?

The app is free to download and use, offering a range of features. However, it does have in-app purchases, which likely unlock additional content or advanced functionalities.

### What devices is Inkwell compatible with?

Inkwell is designed for iPad and Apple Pencil, with full support for iPhone. This allows for a seamless creative experience across your Apple devices.

### How does Inkwell help me improve my drawing skills?

The app provides interactive classrooms with step-by-step sketch tutorials for drawing faces, figures, and environments. Guided drawing practice for adults is also available to help users grow their skills daily and overcome artist's block.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.94 — 2026-08-21

Lessons are easier to follow from the first mark to the finish. The teacher canvas and your canvas are now clearly labeled, action buttons tell you exactly what comes next, and you can replay any lesson part when you want another look.

Adventure Packs now have a richer home in the Store. Preview the palettes, stamps, gallery rewards, and other creative tools inside before you unlock or claim a pack.

We also made sharing more accurate, added Home Screen shortcuts to get you back to drawing faster, and improved sign-in, Daily Sessions, and community feed reliability.

Finished the five free starter lessons? You will now see a clearer choice between continuing with free practice or unlocking the rest of your guided course with Deep.

Plus accessibility improvements, smoother interactions, and fixes throughout the app. Thanks for drawing with us. Make something today.

### 1.93 — 2026-08-01

Streak freezes now have their own spot, so one busy day doesn't erase the run you've built.

Comments and the community feed are quicker to move through, and your gallery shows more about each finished piece.

Plus the usual quiet fixes to keep sessions calm.

Thanks for drawing with us. Make something today.

### 1.92 — 2026-07-31

You can now track your progress across the monthly adventure, and look back at all the ones you've participated in the past.

We also softened how we ask about notifications, so a reminder to come back and draw only shows up if you actually want the nudge.

Plus the usual under-the-hood polish to keep things smooth and calm.

Thanks for drawing with us. Tap in and make something today.

### 1.91 — 2026-07-09

Now you can start drawing the second you open Inkwell. No account, no setup, no blank-page pressure: just pick up a brush and make something. Create an account whenever you're ready to save your work, join challenges, and share with the community.

Plus smoothed out some rough edges behind the scenes. Happy drawing.

### 1.90 — 2026-07-03

Inkwell keeps getting better:

• Bug fixes and performance improvements
• Smoother, faster drawing across iPhone and iPad

New here? Pick a guided lesson, follow it one step at a time, and save what you make. See you inside.

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