# Learning To Draw — user reviews > 162 indexed App Store user reviews of Learning To Draw by MEDL Mobile Enterprises, LLC, rated 2.40/5 from 30 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/learning-to-draw/id384300160/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/learning-to-draw/id384300160.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 5 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 12 ## What do users think of Learning To Draw? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🚀 Great for learning to draw - 💡 Helpful step-by-step lessons - 🎨 Good drawing tools **Cons** - 💰 Expensive in-app purchases - 🐛 Lessons/content not downloading - 🔍 Limited free content - 🚫 Lessons feel more like tracing **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes - Purchased content not restoring - Connectivity issues preventing lesson downloads **Most requested features** - More free lessons and content - Ability to save and resume drawings - Option to hide/remove guidelines - More drawing tools and customization ## Newest reviews (19 of 162) ### 2/5 — Decent app, but paying to color is crazy!! *2025-07-24, version 2.0.3* Thankfully I mainly needed this app to sketch my drawing, but the line work tools were extremely limited, and having the ability to access colours being blocked by a paywall is honestly very bad when there’s apps like Adobe Fresco that are free! Shoutout to Walter though, he’ll always have a special place in my heart ❤️ ### 4/5 — Could’ve been the best drawing learning app *2023-05-28* Although this app was abandoned 4 years ago without recent updates, I write this review as a plea to the developers and people in charge to consider revamping this real drawing learning app. For years I watched others a few others try to make drawing teching apps, and most didn’t come near teaching the way this app does from the book lessons. Even now, no app is on this level of teaching making a drawing from shapes, using proper tools, and shading, and so on. The complaints and bad reviews are just people frustrated with the app not being updated anymore. I don’t know what happened or if the licenses are still good but this app could be a moneymaker and no doubt should have been. Walter Foster has long made some of the best books on teaching how to actually learn to draw. I own some of the books these lessons are based on. There are a ton of books on drawing but not many are made to actually teach the skill by people qualified to teach it. But Walter Foster books are. They look older and don’t have eye catching huge flashy titles like “Draw 50 monsters.” (Those books don’t teach, it’s just someone who copied parts of the design over into steps. That’s not how you learn drawing. Drawing is shapes, and training the eye to draw them, usually from big to smaller details, just way Walter Foster does in these lessons.) ### 2/5 — Terrible. Not good beginners , for learning basics *2020-05-19, version 2.0.3* Doesn’t teach drawing basics or any technique. It only shows a picture and how to copy it. Not good for learning basics ### 2/5 — No longer fully supported? *2019-04-04, version 2.0.2* I enjoyed the first drawing tutorial, which is free, but I have quite a bit of drawing experience and experience with digital art software. The big problem is that none of the other “books” of lessons will download. I tried to go to walterfoster.com, which is listed in the app, but it appears the website no longer exists — it doesn’t load and does not appear in search engines. You can do one free drawing of a Dingo and that’s it. ### 3/5 — There is a glitch *2018-02-13, version 2.0.2* There is a glitch 60 percent of the time when u lift your pencils to colour or draw it will Erase the whole drawing and the back button won’t let u go back to where u where and u have to start over. The app needs more colours the colours are just to basic for some of the drawings love spending my time on this app. Please fix the app as it is my favourite one willing to spend more money on it for more drawing if this glitch is fixed. ### 3/5 — Not for me *2017-12-23, version 2.0.2* No Apple pen support so you’re drawing with a finger.If you want to get color swatch you pay to even start. Each little pack of outlines will cost you. IMO not worth downloading. ### 3/5 — Hard if you’re trying to learn *2017-12-15, version 2.0.2* I recommend this app for artists with experience but if you’re a beginner I would suggest getting a different app OR buy a book about sketch art ### 3/5 — Not very practical *2017-05-15, version 2.0.2* This app is well made for its purposes but not very practical for the user. It would be better to teach how to draw on iPad, specifically what settings to use, not so much how to draw traditionally. That would be more useful. It is difficult to make the realistic drawings look right on iPad. Also I would like the option to pay one time for this app, not for each book. ### 2/5 — Impossible to achieve drawings like the examples without apple pencil support *2017-04-20, version 2.0.2* Without proper pressure sensibility it is impossible to achieve gesture lines like the examples provided. So probably people will feel frustrated for not achieving good drawings even though they do it as the lesson intended. Beside this deal breaker, app is well done and lessons are well adapted for this format. Advice, get the old books if you can, grab some paper and pencil, start drawing and skip this app. ### 2/5 — Could be costly *2017-01-26, version 2.0.2* Instructions are great, but only one lesson per item, just get a sketch pencil and a pen. If you want colors, purchase, more lessons, purchase. The app is not free! ### 4/5 — Lesson Downloads *2016-10-27, version 2.0.2* Lesson downloads - Slow or not, that is the question! Lessons that were previously downloaded are excellent and easy to follow. ### 2/5 — Won't download lessons :/ *2016-05-15, version 2.0.1* When I launch the app, it says I haven't got connection to wifi (when I have) and it can't download lesson. Please fix ### 1/5 — Re: no download *2016-04-18, version 2.0.1* The lessons do not download. ### 1/5 — Do not download *2016-04-12, version 2.0.1* Server has been down for over a year. The App won't load any lessons. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2016-03-24, version 2.0.1* Bought it for my nephews, so far big dud. Lessons will not load. Receiving the message cannot access the server to fetch data. You guys need to update this app. So far zero stars. Called the company to let them know about my problem. Did not have solution. Shame. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2016-03-23, version 2.0.1* Cannot down lesson free or otherwise. This seems to have been a problem sine 2015! Why is it still up on iTunes? ### 1/5 — Won't load lesson content *2015-11-18, version 2.0.1* Save your money. This app cannot load its own content due to their server being offline. It's useless till they fix it. ### 1/5 — One Star *2015-09-29, version 2.0.1* You have to purchase almost every lesson, only the "advanced" one is free. The instructions are often confusing. Don't download! ### 1/5 — No lesson download *2015-08-01, version 2.0.1* I thought I was going crazy cuz the lessons wouldn't download but others are having the same problem it's a shame cuz it looked like it would have been awesome ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — really hard to learn *2021-04-22, version 2.0.3* It’s hard to learn with this app. Plus when I was catching my Dragon and the app glitched and it didn’t save it ### 1/5 — My PAID FOR lessons don’t download after buying a new iPad. *2019-12-06, version 2.0.3* I’ve bought most of the IAP’s in the past but, since changing my iPad and choosing ‘restore purchases’ the downloads just sit there doing nothing. ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2019-05-15, version 2.0.3* Don’t waste your time ### 1/5 — Ne charge pas. the app don't charge *2016-12-14, version 2.0.2* L'application ne charge meme pas je ne peux même pas l'avoir. The app don't charge i can't have it ### 1/5 — Does not work anymore *2016-06-06, version 2.0.1* Lessons do not download. Do not waste your time and money! Have iPad Pro on latest iOS. ### 1/5 — Paid portion does not work *2016-06-01, version 2.0.1* I upgraded to an iPad Pro. All my lessons THAT I PAID FOR are gone. This has been a problem with this app for a year. There is no support for the roar "problem connecting to App Store." It's nice when app developers take your money and run. ### 1/5 — Bought extra lessons now won't work *2016-05-30, version 2.0.1* It was a good beginning so I tried in app purchases and now keeps crashing. Tried deleting and reloading same problem. ### 1/5 — Lessons won't download *2016-05-17, version 2.0.1* I've been unable to download the lessons for this. I have tried rebooting the iPad, reinstalling the app without success. Considering the amount of good reviews the latest version doesn't work at all. ### 1/5 — App doesn't see internet connection *2016-05-05, version 2.0.1* I just bought this on my iPad Pro 9.7 and the app claims there's no internet connection every time I launch it, so even though I've paid for it, I can't view any lessons ### 1/5 — Oh My Goodness! *2016-04-25, version 2.0.1* There is only 1 word to describe this app... CRAP! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — I love it!!!❤️ *2019-01-08, version 2.0.2* It’s best with the Apple Pencil or stylus.❤️ ### 5/5 — Please fix! *2015-07-29, version 2.0.1* Can you please fix, 'can't connect to web for lessons' thing? ### 5/5 — Greatest drawing app! *2014-07-29, version 2.0.1* Quick and clean alternative to bringing out the art supplies! Great for travel. ### 5/5 — Amazing! *2014-07-22, version 2.0.1* Wow!! Very impressed, good graphics. Lots of fun for me and my kids love it as well. ### 5/5 — Great Update! *2014-07-15, version 2.0.1* The new update fixed some issues I was having & everything is working great again. Love when that happens! :) ### 5/5 — Drawing at its best *2014-07-15, version 2.0.1* Thanks for the update! ### 5/5 — Great app *2014-07-15, version 2.0.1* Awesome app! It taught me how to draw! Now I can draw more things than just stick figures! ### 5/5 — Best drawing app *2014-07-15, version 2.0.1* One of the best iPad apps i’ve used in a while and certainly the best drawing one. Lesson packs are a little expensive but the dragons are totally worth it! ### 5/5 — Very Easy to Follow Lessons *2014-07-15, version 2.0.1* I have never been very talented when it comes to drawing. This app breaks down the steps in very easy to follow lessons and I think I’m getting a little better. ### 5/5 — Great for learning! *2014-04-24, version 2.0.0* This is the first drawing app that I’ve tried to use on the iPad, and it’s really great for people who are just starting out! --- *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 2026-08-18.*