Sketchar vs Pixelux
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.
Pixelux
This app combines AI-powered idea generation, AR tracing of references, and AI-assisted editing for artists. Project your creations into the real world to visualize them at scale before committing to physical artwork.
- AI-generated drawing ideas
- AR projection of references
- AI-assisted artwork editing
- Scan and edit physical art
- Visualize finished art in AR
- 30+ brushes and layer support
- Full color suite
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Pixelux is the only AR studio that combines AI inspiration, AR tracing, and AI-assisted editing in one place. Every other AR art app does one thing. Pixelux does everything. Not sure what to draw? Let AI generate ideas on the spot. Pick one, project it into the real world through your camera, and start creating. No blank page, no frustration. Already have a subject in mind? Place any reference directly onto your canvas with AR and trace over it at any scale. Whether you are sketching a portrait, studying proportions, or planning a painting, the reference moves with your surface so your hands stay free to draw. Finished a piece and want to take it further? Scan your physical artwork and use AI to test edits, refine details, and explore new directions without touching the original. Your work stays safe. Your ideas stay limitless. Pixelux also lets you place your finished art into the real world at full scale using AR, so you can see exactly how a piece looks in your space before it ever hits the wall. Under the hood you get over 30 brushes, full layer support, and a complete color suite with HSL, RGB, palettes, and custom themes. All the tools a serious artist needs, built into one app. AI tools are available with Pixelux Spark or Studio. Everything else is free. Your hand. Your vision. AI just helps. Terms of Use (EULA): By downloading and using this app, you agree to Apple's Standard Terms of Use. Please review the full Terms of Use (EULA) here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pixelux at 100% against Sketchar's 33%. Pixelux also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2). Sketchar's advantage is ratings volume (9.8K vs 9) and chart position (#146 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Pixelux sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pixelux holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sketchar has 9.8K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Sketchar's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pixelux's.
Sketchar ships an update fortnightly, Pixelux every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sketchar | Pixelux |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (9.8K ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9.8K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #146 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 227 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SketchAR | Cruz Cortes LLC |
Customer experience
Sketchar
Pixelux
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
Pixelux
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
Pixelux
- Pixelux Spark$9.997 Days
- Pixelux Studio$19.991 Month
- Pixelux Plus$7.99









