# Simple Sketch — Draw, journal and brainstorm

> Intuitive digital sketchbook with professional tools and precision guides. (iPhone/iPad app by Manicgrin Media Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simple-sketch/id6747261211 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Manicgrin Media Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/906528891)
- Category: Graphics & Design, Productivity
- Price: $3.99
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.6 · 5 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-06-17
- Data updated: 2026-07-25
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simple-sketch/id6747261211/reviews.md

## What is Simple Sketch?

Transform your iPad, iPhone, or Mac into a powerful digital sketchbook with Simple Sketch, the intuitive drawing app designed for artists, designers, students, and anyone who loves to create.

Pure Drawing Experience

Simple Sketch offers a distraction-free drawing environment with a large canvas that lets your creativity flow without boundaries. Whether you're sketching quick ideas, creating detailed illustrations, brainstorming new ideas, or taking visual notes, our clean interface keeps you focused on what matters most - your art.

Professional Drawing Tools

- Pencil Tool: Range of pencil types from 6H to 6B for sketching and shading
- Pen Tool: Precise fine-liner for clean lines and detailed work
- Smart Eraser: Vector-based erasing for smooth corrections
- Adjustable Tool Sizes: From fine details to bold strokes

Precision Drawing Guides

Take your sketches to the next level with built-in drawing guides:
- Grid Guide: Perfect dots for proportional drawing
- Graph Paper: Major and minor grid lines for technical sketches
- Line Guide: Horizontal guides for writing and sketching
- Isometric Guide: 3D perspective drawing made simple

Multi-Page Sketchbook

Organize your ideas across unlimited pages with intuitive navigation. Add new pages instantly, jump between sketches with the table of contents, and never lose track of your creative process.

Intelligent Input Modes

- Apple Pencil Mode: Dedicated pencil-only input for iPad artists
- Universal Mode: Works with any input method on all devices
- Auto-detection: Optimizes for your device automatically

Effortless Organization

- Auto-save: Never lose your work again
- Unlimited Undo/Redo: Experiment fearlessly
- Page Management: Add, delete, and rearrange pages with ease
- Zoom & Pan: Infinite canvas with smooth navigation

Cross-Platform Creativity

Whether you're using an iPad with Apple Pencil for detailed artwork, an iPhone for quick sketches on the go, or a Mac for precise digital illustration, Simple Sketch adapts to your workflow seamlessly.

Perfect For:

- Artists & Illustrators: Professional-grade tools in a simple package
- Students: Note-taking with visual elements and diagrams
- Designers: Quick mockups and wireframes
- Engineers: Technical drawings with precision guides
- Anyone: Who loves to draw, doodle, or visualize ideas

Get Simple Sketch today and rediscover the joy of drawing digitally. Your next masterpiece is just a tap away.

No ads, no subscription!

## Key features

- Professional drawing tools (pencil, pen, eraser)
- Precision drawing guides (grid, graph, line, isometric)
- Multi-page sketchbook organization
- Intelligent input modes (Apple Pencil, Universal)
- Cross-platform compatibility (iPad, iPhone, Mac)
- Auto-save and unlimited undo/redo

## Chart rankings

- #59 in Top Paid · Graphics & Design (US App Store)

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simple-sketch/id6747261211/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Just Wonderful

*2025-08-11*

I bought Simple Sketch today and I’m already enamored with it almost totally. I just love it when a really good art, painting or drawing app comes along. It’s like getting the best gift ever and this app feels just like that I think.

The way the application replicates drawing with a pencil is phenomenal in my opinion. It really feels so very real-to-life in my use thus far. I haven’t tried the pen just yet but I’m sure it’s equally as great. Seriously, though, it feels like I’m drawing the insane stuff I draw in my notebooks with a real pencil but just on my phone instead, I dig it big time! I’m going to draw so many things with this app. I can’t wait!

If I had one little quibble or thing I might like added, please. That would be if the developer would pretty please add a second, regular eraser function. I’ve used other drawing or painting applications that utilized what I believe the developer called a “vector eraser.” But, I have to say that I’ve just never gotten used to that type of erasing. Instead of erasing whatever you draw like a usinga paint brush or pencil to mark away the parts you want gone. It instead starts the erasing from whatever you first touch. But then it also pulls out, or rather, erases stuff around that point of contact as well. Which, again, I seriously am enjoying the heck out this wonderful app, truly. Yet, man, I really cannot get comfortable using an eraser that removes parts of my drawing that I didn’t even touch with the eraser.

Would you please offer a second option for the eraser to work like it traditionally would. Where it only erases what you touch on the canvas and not other things connected to what you touched with the eraser? I would be incredibly grateful and so very thankful if you would please consider adding a second traditional eraser function. The one offered now can be great if you want to remove big swaths of something you’ve drawn. That’s great. But sometimes I just want to erase small details in what I’ve put down and it’s frustrating for the eraser to erase parts of my drawing that I never wanted removed. Thank you so much if you would please give us a second option for erasing. 

Outside of that small issue I feel extremely satisfied with my purchase of Simple Sketch. And I foresee my using this application a ton to draw all sorts of wild and bonkers things. You really should check out this app I think and see how amazing and realistic the pencil tool is here, along with all the other good stuff offered here. 

You can change the size of the pencil and I’m sure the pen as well. Also, thankfully, there is an unlimited Undo/Redo function offered in the program. Which, I’m very grateful for that as well, thank you. Plus, I really like the canvas design and canvas color a whole bunch. It pairs so well with the pencil and pen I think. Just a really neat looking aesthetic to draw on.

If I had just one more thing I might like to see added. I think it would definitely be the ability to rotate the canvas in any direction. Meaning, the ability to turn the screen/canvas sideways, upside down, etc. That would be really great if we could do that because it helps to give you a wide range of drawing motion I’ve always found. I keep finding myself trying to rotate the canvas instinctively actually, haha. 

If you’re looking for a really fun, very competent, well functioning, beautifully designed and just great sketching application. Well, I cannot recommend Simple Sketch highly enough. This app was easily money well spent in my opinion and I’m chomping at the bit just to get back into it and continue sketching :P. 

Many thanks to the developer on creating and offering such a superb art application, thank you so much if you’ll consider adding a traditional eraser function and a canvas rotation function, for offering this wonderful sketch app for one fair price and God bless you and your loved ones.

Edit:
Wow! Just noticed when exporting a drawing that it saves the work in super high resolution. That’s awesome! It’s like 3,000 something by 5,000 px something. Besides art apps that let you specify your canvas size. Most other apps export your work in middle of the road if not horribly low resolution often times. It’s so unbelievably refreshing to see a developer who actually gets it and appreciates for the user wanting to save their artwork in a resolution that will look good anywhere you put it. Or, more importantly if you want to print it. Thank you so much, developer, for being that thoughtful and considerate in giving us an awesome sized expert resolution. 

The number of times I’ve found in other art applications that I spent all of this time and hard work to create something and then find that the exported dimensions of my saved work is only something like 1000x1000 pixels. So irritating. Man, finding out Simple Sketch exports your work to such a high resolution just made give this app 10-stars! Thank you so much. I dig this app twice as much now! Woohoo!
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iPhone 13 Pro Max
08/11/25

Addendum: I also wanted to say that I really, really like the drawings in the screenshots for this app. Seeing the type of stuff I love to draw in those screenshots made me want to buy this app even more, haha. Bravo to the developer or whomever created those drawings because they all rock big time in my opinion 👏🏻😬.

## Frequently asked questions about Simple Sketch

### What is Simple Sketch?

Simple Sketch is a digital drawing application designed to function as a sketchbook on your iPad, iPhone, or Mac. It provides a range of professional tools and precision guides to facilitate creative work.

### What drawing tools does Simple Sketch offer?

Simple Sketch includes a Pencil Tool with various grades (6H to 6B), a precise Pen Tool for fine lines, and a Smart Eraser for smooth corrections. Tool sizes are adjustable for detailed or bold strokes.

### Does Simple Sketch have drawing guides?

Yes, Simple Sketch features built-in drawing guides such as a Grid Guide, Graph Paper, Line Guide for writing, and an Isometric Guide for 3D perspective drawing.

### How does Simple Sketch handle organization?

The app offers a multi-page sketchbook with intuitive navigation, auto-save functionality to prevent data loss, and unlimited undo/redo options for fearless experimentation. Pages can be easily managed, added, deleted, and rearranged.

### What devices does Simple Sketch support?

Simple Sketch is available for iPhone and iPad, offering a seamless creative workflow across these Apple devices.

### How much does Simple Sketch cost?

Simple Sketch is a paid application, priced at $3.99. It does not feature ads or require a subscription.

### Is Simple Sketch suitable for beginners?

Yes, Simple Sketch is designed to be intuitive and offers a distraction-free environment, making it suitable for beginners who love to draw, doodle, or visualize ideas, alongside professional artists and designers.

### How often is Simple Sketch updated?

The latest version of Simple Sketch is 1.2, and it was last updated on March 20, 2026. This indicates a relatively recent update cycle for the application.

## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.2 — 2026-03-20

Bug fixes, pencil tool improvements – added a grade selector (6H, 4H, 2H, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B), improved performance & code quality, UX improvements, including:
* Zoom reset – Tapping the zoom percentage label resets to 100%.
* Pencil-only mode indicator – A small "Pencil only" badge now appears near the page indicator on iPad when that mode is active.
* Input mode persisted – The pencil-only / any-input preference is now saved and restored between sessions.
* Accessibility labels – Added VoiceOver labels to all interactive controls (tools, undo/redo, sliders, page indicator, export, minimise/expand, guide, input mode).
* Rebuilt grid system to properly zoom in and out and maintain alignment with drawings.

### 1.1 — 2025-07-16

The hexagonal/isometric grid now scales properly.

### 1.0 — 2025-06-18

No release notes.

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