Comparison

Doodalive vs Sketchar

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Doodalive

Transform sketches into dynamic animations with intuitive tools. Bring drawings to life with animated strokes, create manga, and make notes engaging. Export creations as videos or images for sharing or professional use.

Highlights
  • Dynamic animated brushes
  • Create and animate manga
  • Image and model library
  • Custom sticker creation
  • Animated note-taking
  • Export as video or image
Features
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DOODALIVE: Reinvent the way to interact with your drawings! Transform your sketches into captivating animations with a simple brushstroke, thanks to dynamic and intuitive tools. Whether you are an amateur artist, a student or a professional looking for new forms of expression, Doodalive offers you a range of innovative tools to unleash your creativity. KEY FEATURES: Dynamic Brushes - Bring your drawings to life with a single gesture! - Various effects: movement, rotation, vibration, motion blur, brush to darken or lighten, scrolling, rain, and much more. - Each stroke is animated in real time, without technical skills required. Create and Animate Your Own Manga - Use Doodalive to draw and animate your manga characters and scenes. - Make your characters move, animate their expressions and create visually captivating stories in a few simple gestures. - Whether you are a manga fan or a budding mangaka, Doodalive makes it easy to create cartoons. Image Library - Access a collection of ready-to-use images to enrich your creations in the blink of an eye. Custom Stickers - Have you created a character or object that you want to reuse in other Doodalive scenes? Transform your drawings into stickers very simply. Your personalized stickers will appear in a single gesture in your library. Inspiring Models - Find inspiration with a selection of varied models, ready to be reproduced or personalized. - Use the tool to desaturate the image in order to draw on a layer over it and learn how to reproduce the drawings and improve your skills. Ultra-Intuitive Interface - Create and animate easily, with tools designed to make animation accessible to all. Animated Note Taking - Transform your traditional notes into interactive and engaging animations. -Perfect for students, teachers or professionals who want to make their notes more lively and memorable. Advanced Organization - Classify your scenes into folders for easy management of your projects. - Simply retrieve your exported creations in a dedicated directory in File Share your creations - Export your animated scenes as videos or images to use them in other projects or on social media. - Export your animations in image or video sequences to import them into professional tools like Adobe© Animate or After Effects Instant Results - Your ideas take shape and come to life immediately, for expressive and dynamic creations. Don't let your ideas be limited to simple sketches! With Doodalive, let your imagination run wild and experience the magic of animation. Only one limit, your imagination!

About

Sketchar

Learn to draw with augmented reality and AI-powered lessons. Offers over 550 drawing courses, personalized learning plans, and a powerful drawing tool. Engage in community contests and use AR to trace sketches onto surfaces.

Highlights
  • Augmented Reality drawing assistance
  • AI-powered personalized learning plans
  • 550+ drawing lessons
  • Powerful drawing toolset
  • Community contests and collaboration
  • Stress relief through art practice
Features
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Sketchar is for you if you want to improve your drawing skills, express yourself through art, impress friends and family with stunning artwork, collaborate with peers, relieve stress, or become a Pro. We have merged AR and AI together to speed up your learning experience and make it more entertaining.  Here are the unique features that can only be found on the Sketchar app:  1.COURSES 550+ drawing lessons based on characters you love. You can start with a beginner set or delve deeper into a specific topic to improve your artistic skills, for example, in creating portraits or anime.  2. PERSONALIZED PLAN Based on AI to speed up your creative growth 3. DRAWING TOOL Powerful toolset to create stunning art in minutes. 4.CONTESTS Join the community to collaborate with peers. 5. AUGMENTED REALITY for drawing  We invented that in 2012. Through your smartphone camera, you can see an AR sketch on the surface in front of you. Just take a pencil and follow the virtual lines on the paper step-by-step. This function is also employed by professional artists to scale sketches onto surfaces like walls. Use carefully and follow the video guide. and many other features.  Btw, practicing art helps relieve stress. Download Sketchar now and learn to draw like never before. ---  In-app purchases: Sketchar offers four paid auto-renewable subscription options that give you unlimited access to the app's premium content and features.  1-Week Subscription - $7.99 / Week 1 -Month Subscription – $14.99 / Month  1-Year Subscription with 3-Day Trial – $69.99 / Year  1-Year Special Offer Subscription – $34.99 / Year  Prices may vary across countries. Prices are equal to the value that Application Store Matrix determines as the equivalent of the subscription price in USD.  We are always interested in your opinion, so please email us at hi@sketchar.io.

Screenshots

Doodalive4 screens
Sketchar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Doodalive at 100% against Sketchar's 33%. Sketchar's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (9.9K vs 16). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Doodalive sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Sketchar sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sketchar holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sketchar has 9.9K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Doodalive's written reviews are positive against 33% of Sketchar's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doodalive ships an update every 2 months, Sketchar every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Doodalive versus Sketchar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoodaliveSketchar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (16 ratings)4.2 (9.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better33.4% of reviews
Number of ratings169.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#143 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB214 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKiwisAppSketchAR

Customer experience

Doodalive

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sketchar

All ratings9,889 ratings
Positive79.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative14.7%
Written reviews1,296 reviews
Positive33.4%
Neutral12.1%
Negative54.5%

Bugs and requests

Doodalive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Sketchar

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • AR tracking frequently loses paper
  • App crashes and resets progress
  • Ads disrupt drawing and cause loss of work
  • Brightness/lighting issues affect performance

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more free drawing lessons and content
  • Improve AR tracking and stability
  • Allow drawing without full page detection
  • Add more drawing tools and brushes for free users
  • Improve organization and navigation of lessons

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Doodalive

One-time10
  • SnowFree
  • ChristmasFree
  • New Year PackFree
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  • Jack o'lanternFree
  • Magic$0.99
  • Candle$0.99
  • Petals$0.99
  • Halloween Spells$2.99
  • Dia de muertos$2.99
  • Fire$2.99
10 purchases

Sketchar

Subscriptions9
  • 1 Week$7.997 Days
  • Sketchar PRO$10.991 Month
  • 1 month$17.991 Month
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  • 1 Year$29.991 Year
  • 1 Year$34.991 Year
  • 1 Year1 Year trial$44.991 Year
  • 1 Year3 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • SketchAR PRO$69.991 Year
  • Sketchar: Learn to Draw7 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$149.99

Questions

Is Doodalive free?
Doodalive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sketchar free?
Sketchar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Doodalive or Sketchar?
Sketchar is rated higher. Doodalive averages 4.0 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Sketchar averages 4.2 from 9.9K ratings.
Do Doodalive or Sketchar have ads?
Doodalive shows ads; Sketchar does not.
Which is updated more often, Doodalive or Sketchar?
Doodalive ships an update every 2 months, and Sketchar every 3 weeks. Most recently, Doodalive was updated on November 2, 2026 and Sketchar on November 12, 2026.

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