Sketchar vs ArtGrid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sketchar
Learn to draw with augmented reality and AI-powered lessons. This app offers a comprehensive drawing tool, community contests, and personalized learning plans to enhance your artistic skills. Practice art to relieve stress and impress others with your creations.
- Augmented Reality drawing guidance
- AI-powered personalized learning plans
- 550+ drawing lessons
- Comprehensive drawing toolset
- Community contests and collaboration
- Stress relief through art practice
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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.
ArtGrid
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Transform reference photos into perfectly gridded drawing guides with Atelier Art Grid, the essential tool for artists of all levels. Key features: • Square grid overlay - perfect for maintaining proportions • Rectangular grid overlay - ideal for scaled drawings • Perspective grid - for 1, 2, and 3 point perspective • Edge highlighting - easily identify crucial contours and shapes • Tonal filter - • Clean intuitive interface designed by artists for artists Whether your learning the basics of proportion or working on precise reproductions, Atelier Art Grid helps you: • Break complex images into manageable sections • Maintain accurate proportions in your drawings • Transfer images to different scales with confidence • Focus on key details with edge highlighting • Check colours and values Download now and make every drawing session more productive and precise
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ArtGrid at none against Sketchar's 15. Sketchar's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#112 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Sketchar sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. ArtGrid asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sketchar ships an update every 3 weeks, ArtGrid fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sketchar | ArtGrid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (9.9K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9.9K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #112 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 227 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SketchAR | Martyn Wiggins |
Bugs and 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
ArtGrid
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sketchar
- 1 Week$3.997 Days
- 1 Week$7.997 Days
- Sketchar PRO$10.991 Month
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- 1 month$17.991 Month
- 1 Year$29.991 Year
- 1 Year$34.991 Year
- SketchAR PRO$39.993 Months
- 1 Year$42.991 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
- 1 Year3 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Lifetime$149.99
ArtGrid
No in-app purchases









