disappointing :(
idk what such a developers who give up on app like this for me to be honest since they stopped updating this app i give up on all my works what kind of dev are you guys so many designers pay for this app just to you give up on it. hope you’ll considering my review as a reminder for this great beautiful app. peace and love
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Just what I was looking for...
Essential.
Best app out there for vector sketching!
There’s a bug or two with selecting colors, but otherwise they have pretty much nailed UI with respect to how I was to sketch on the iPad: tolerance is front and center, so details can be made with no auto smoothing, and long lines can be made with more smoothing. The virtual keys also mean I can work with expected shortcuts.
I use it for sketching only though, not sure how it works for other things.
Wish they would update
I use it for sketching only though, not sure how it works for other things.
Wish they would update
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Exporting is a problem
JPEG option downloads as png and it takes a lot of waiting and many tries to get any of the file versions to save to Google Drive. I’m using a 2019 iPad Pro...
importing photos no longer works in iPad IOS 13
Importing photos in Protosketch no longer works for iPad IOS 13 the latest. Says it can't finf them although i have permissions turned on in settings. This is crucial for me, can you please do an update? Some of the other things about importing symbols does not work but only oartially & often selects the wrong image either. Although the layers menu is there, the navigation doesn't fully work, visible invisible only works once & then freezes. Sorry about my posting here but there seems no other way to contact you. Please fix - otherwise a fantastic app. i fdo see i can save but first you have to allow photo to access - but it still doen't work for importing.
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Great bones but huge functionality flaw
I adore this app for one thing, it is the ONLY one I have found that has the functions I need to use it for line art. I have found any vector apps that either allow you to draw paths with a pen and then add strokes/effect in such way to use for line art or let you draw with different brushes but then edit the paths. I would love to see the feature added that would allow adding different brushstrokes to paths, but at least with this program I can use the pressure sensitive brush and then edit the path.
Biggest flaw is that the export or “open in”/“open with” process almost never works. I’ve done every format and method of exporting and i have to do it about ten times to get one file successfully exported and so far the only method that has worked was putting in Dropbox as a png. Everything else goes through the flow as if it’s completed but the file never actually shows up. Certainly makes using it for my line art a lot harder. And it seems like this has been a problem since it’s inception and has yet to be addressed. I really REALLY hope this gets fixed.
Biggest flaw is that the export or “open in”/“open with” process almost never works. I’ve done every format and method of exporting and i have to do it about ten times to get one file successfully exported and so far the only method that has worked was putting in Dropbox as a png. Everything else goes through the flow as if it’s completed but the file never actually shows up. Certainly makes using it for my line art a lot harder. And it seems like this has been a problem since it’s inception and has yet to be addressed. I really REALLY hope this gets fixed.
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App still not ready for prime time.
Thought maybe this app which was on sale had fixed issues but trying to select and drag icons into design space would bring a random icon, not the one you selected. The interface lacks some quick always ready tool icons that would improve the speed so that users don’t have to wade through menus. The shift and alt button idea feels like a cludgy hold over from some pc design. On plus sign, it does work with the Apple Pencil and unlike some apps, is not charging you a monthly fee.
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Palette of elements muddled up
The tool itself is brilliant, love the ease of sketching. Performance can be a bit better, elements in the palette are muddled up. (Inserting a review star will insert a delete icon, etc)
Bug when inserting ionicons,pictograms,devices and watch os
When inserting the above, elements selections are muddled up. For example, Select the profile icon you get the down icon and so on. Please fix! using iPad Pro 11 inch screen pro.
Typical 😡😡😡
This is an app you pay for, but it falls into the typical category of crappy iPad vector drawing apps that don’t get fixed or updated by their developers.
I like it
Although can’t handle a lot of layers this app is Simple but powerful! Precise and with lots of hidden treasures.
I think is tremendously helpful.
I think is tremendously helpful.
Bugs with Icons
I would’ve given a 3 star review since I like this app and the only problem I’ve encountered is a bug when a user selects an icon it gives a completely different one. Scrolling through the reviews, it seems that this problem has been going on since August and still hasn’t been fixed, which is kind of disappointing. Other than that its a great idea for an app.
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Worst app ever
Don’t buy this app. Lots of bugs and developers are careless to update it. Just look at update history.
Love but...
Please please please update! There has been the bug where clicking on icons doesn’t choose the icon you clicked on. This app is amazing and this is a huge problem that needs fixed.
Great idea but too many bugs
Once they fix all the many bugs it’s going to be a great App. Right now it’s hard to Sketch an idea. I love the icons but if you select one the App places a completely different one and so on.
App crashes on export
App crashes when exporting graphics besides that this is good app more suitable for IPAD devices
Great concept and good user interface but, %60 useless.
This app took on a revolutionary concept to bring vector based design to the iPad with an easy and intuitive interface. The other great thing about the app is the UI icons, assets library which is a very useful time saving tool for creating concepts and mock ups. Now for the bad news. This app has a horrible glitch that usually would be addressed if the developer did periodic updates but I haven’t had received an update in eons. The glitch affects that wonderful library of UI icons I was telling you about earlier. You pick an icon you want to use and it completely randomly chooses the icon you didn’t want. It’s not even predictable... it’s completely random. This completely destroys the ease in the learning curve and makes the experience a living nightmare. It’s a shame that I and others had to pay money to experience what you would only experience in purgatory. I’m not just saying this because I have some biased towards other apps or something along those lines. We all really thought we where getting %100 quality software but is more like %40 without the icon library. This is why I gave it 2 stars or %40 of the the max stars that can be given. Maybe I’ll change my opinion and review when the developer can restore my faith in the user experience. Till then I warn you that if you thought this was gonna be a complete adobe illustrator replacement, your gonna have to find the other %60 replacement elsewhere. Prior to this review I deleted the app an redownloaded it to see if that would solve the issue. It did not. In my opinion unless you have access to your own icon library (such as shutterstock) skip this app for the other alternatives.
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Don’t Recommend This
Just spent money on this app, and it’s pretty unusable in my opinion. It has pre-built UX components, a pretty good library of them. However, when you pull one out onto the canvas, it is never the one you chose.
Having USABLE pre-built UX components like that is the main reason I would use an app such as this as I develop websites and apps. I wouldn’t use it for the free hand sketching - though that does seem to be pretty decent and seems to work well for those wanting this app as just a sketch pad.
A bug like this wouldn’t be an issue if the app were under decent support. But the app hasn’t been updated in 10 months. Meaning, other people that are having this bug have been dealing with it for at least that long. The app’s website also still has a copyright notice from 2017, so it would seem the site itself isn’t even being maintained any longer.
If it is being maintained, I hope they fix this soon.
Having USABLE pre-built UX components like that is the main reason I would use an app such as this as I develop websites and apps. I wouldn’t use it for the free hand sketching - though that does seem to be pretty decent and seems to work well for those wanting this app as just a sketch pad.
A bug like this wouldn’t be an issue if the app were under decent support. But the app hasn’t been updated in 10 months. Meaning, other people that are having this bug have been dealing with it for at least that long. The app’s website also still has a copyright notice from 2017, so it would seem the site itself isn’t even being maintained any longer.
If it is being maintained, I hope they fix this soon.
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nope
This app is faulty. Did a little research and it seems that the problems have existed for a while. 90% of the info in the instruction manual isn’t correct. They have hundreds of graphic icons but when one is selected a different, random icon is placed. Doesn’t upload photos either.
Really enjoyable to use
This is an excellent app for design work. My main frustration comes in the last stages of completing designs as by that time the app has lots to do and slows right down. In particular, it struggles when I make a working layer partially transparent. I am using an iPad Pro. Looking forward to more updates and fixes!
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