Sketchbook vs LabStar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sketchbook
Unleash your artistic side with this colorful drawing application. It's designed for anyone who enjoys sketching and doodling, offering a simple yet vibrant canvas for creative expression.
- Express creativity
- Simple interface
- Colorful drawing tools
- Sketching and doodling
- For everyone
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Express your creativity with Sketchbook – Drawing Canvas, a simple and colorful drawing app for everyone who loves sketching and doodling.
LabStar
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LabStar is about thinking, understanding, and communicating. LabStar is developed by a team of professors, teachers, and engineers who share an aspiration of making Data Science an integral part of the mathematics and science education, both at school and outdoors. LabStar patent application names Corlu & Inan as co-inventors. LabStar is developed at and supported by Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul. The development and continuous improvement of LabStar is grounded in the Integrated Teaching Framework of Professor M. S. Corlu. The framework guides our actions in three domains: Hardware, Software, and Resources. We invest a considerable amount of our time to improve the software, regularly enrich supporting resources, and add new sensors and structures in the hardware domain. The LabStar operates on three main domains: Hardware, Software, and Resources. Hardware o LabStar Device o External sensors o Physical and virtual structures By purchasing LabStar device, you gain lifetime access to both the Software and Resources as an individual user. You may be eligible for up to 200 LabStar App subscription codes for your students. External sensors and structures are sold separately in order to keep your device at minimal price. Software o LabStar App o Classroom Mode By subscribing to our app, you gain annual access to both the Software and Resources as an individual user for the duration of your subscription. Free lite version of LabStar app allows you to analyze several sample datasets without any restrictions. Resources o Data sets o Lesson plans o A comic book o Teaching videos o Research results We encourage you to discover all the wonderful features of LabStar by yourself. Information screens, located on top right corner of several screens on LabStar app, are written to help you make the best out of this innovative learning tool. Because LabStar is designed with a focus on learning, it is not to be used for rigorous scientific endeavors nor as a statistics calculator. Please visit https://www.labstar.org to get to know more about LabStar and discover how you can be a part of our growing community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LabStar at fortnightly against Sketchbook's every 113 months. LabStar also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Sketchbook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and LabStar sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sketchbook ships an update every 113 months, LabStar fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sketchbook | LabStar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (305 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 305 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 113 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | An Banh | Sencer Corlu |
In-app purchases
Sketchbook
- Upgrade VIP$1.99
LabStar
- LabStar App Subscription$5.991 Year









