Best SketchBook alternatives: apps like SketchBook - Drawing Pad

10+ similar apps compared and reviewed

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Updated November 2026

SketchBook is great, but it's not the only option. Explore 10+ similar apps for iPhone and iPad, each reviewed and rated by real users. Find free alternatives, premium upgrades, and hidden gems.

Top Alternatives to SketchBook

Pocket Sketchbook: Digital Art#1

Pocket Sketchbook: Digital Art by Creative Workshop

Sketches & drawing school
Editor's Choice
🎬 Entertainment
4.3(109 ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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Unleash your artistic talent with a versatile digital drawing app. Explore various canvas textures, a wide array of brushes, and a vibrant color palette to create unique illustrations. Easily manage layers, adjust canvas orientation, and share your masterpieces.

3.8😐(41 ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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Unleash your creativity with a simple yet powerful finger painting app. Choose from over 40 colors and various brush sizes to create vibrant artwork on a blank canvas. Save and share your masterpieces directly from the app.

What We Love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎨 Fun for kids
  • ✨ Great for doodling
  • 🌟 Simple and light
  • 😊 Keeps kids occupied
  • 🖼️ Good for abstract studies
  • 💡 Creative outlet
  • 👍 Good for quick drawing
  • 🖼️ Allows vibrant paintings
  • 👍 Good for learning shapes

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Freezes and crashes
  • ❌ No undo button
  • ❌ No erase option
  • 😠 Annoying ads
  • 🐛 App breaks after ad removal payment
  • 🐛 Slow to load
  • 🐛 Glitches with paintbrush
  • 🐛 Bug changing canvas color
  • 🐛 Buffery
  • ❌ Inappropriate ads for kids
  • ❌ No multi-touch
  • ❌ Can't save paintings
  • ❌ New color picker not intuitive
Paintstorm Studio Lite#3

Paintstorm Studio Lite by Sergei Komarov

Professional drawing
Worth Considering
🎬 Entertainment
4.0😐(266 ratings)
Free
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This app offers professional digital painting tools for artists of all levels. It provides extensive brush customization, stroke correction, and intuitive controls to enhance the mobile art creation experience. Discover new possibilities for digital drawing with advanced features and Apple Pencil support.

What We Love

  • 💎 Excellent brushes and color mixing
  • 🎨 Sophisticated drawing tools
  • 🖌️ Advanced interface like desktop apps
  • 🖥️ Powerful features on par with desktop software

Room to Improve

  • 🚧 Cluttered and confusing interface
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and performance issues
  • 💦 Annoying watermark on exported artwork
  • 🔍 Lack of clear instructions and tutorials

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