Flow vs DraftIt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flow
Create beautiful notes and drawings with realistic ink and paper. Collaborate on documents in real-time, sketch with customizable tools, and organize your work with infinite width documents and secure cloud syncing.
- Realistic ink and paper drawing
- Infinite width documents
- Real-time collaboration
- Customizable drawing tools
- Secure cloud syncing
- Apple Pencil support
- Export images and timelapse videos
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Flow helps you make beautiful notes and draw with realistic ink and paper. Take notes, sketch, journal and plan all within the one app. With Apple Pencil, writing and drawing in Flow feels incredibly responsive, and you can even collaborate on documents with friends and colleagues. —FEATURES— - Infinite width documents, just swipe and keep writing and drawing - Secure storage, synced between your devices - Create your own unique set of drawing tools - Colored paper with dot grid, squared, lined or blank styles - Customizable gestures - Advanced Apple Pencil support - Organize your documents with customizable notebook covers - Elegant minimal interface that puts everything at your fingertips - Export images and timelapse videos - Multitask on iPad with Split View, Slide Over and drag-and-drop Membership with Flow includes realtime cloud storage and backup for your documents and tools across all of your devices. —MEMBERSHIP— Download Flow to try it free. After your free trial, Flow requires a subscription which provides you with regular app updates and realtime cloud storage of your documents. Monthly and discounted yearly options are available. If your subscription lapses, Flow remains available in read-only mode. —QUESTIONS?— We love to speak with users, so feel free to reach out at any time via the Flow menu under Help > Contact Support. If you have a feature idea, please let us know at https://bonobo.canny.io/flow. Want to learn more about Timepage, Actions, or Flow? Visit https://bonobolabs.com to read our guides. —MORE— Subscriptions will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless automatic renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions and automatic renewal status in Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Price may vary by location. Privacy policy: https://bonobolabs.com/privacy Terms of service: https://bonobolabs.com/terms —THANK YOU—
DraftIt
This drawing app uses creative constraints and a ticking clock to help users overcome creative blocks and keep moving forward on their canvas. It encourages intuitive creation by silencing analytical thought and motivating the creative mind. Hesitation can lead to lost progress, pushing users to act decisively.
- Creative constraints and ticking clock
- Overcome creative blocks
- Intuitive right-brain motivation
- Progress loss on hesitation
- iPad and Apple Pencil optimized
- Pro subscription for extended features
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DraftIt leverages creative constraints and a ticking clock to motivate you to get out of your head and keep moving forward on the canvas. The race against time helps silence your analytical left-brain and motivates your creative right-brain to take the wheel. Hesitate too long, and risk losing all progress. It's not the last drawing app you'll need. But it's the first. Designed for iPad and Apple Pencil. We’re always looking to improve. So let us know if there’s anything you’d like to see in future updates using the in-app “Feedback” button. In-app subscriptions to DraftIt Pro include: • Longer session time options (10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 45) so you can keep the creative fire burning. • Infinity Mode removes the time pressure but keeps the app’s focus (one tool, one color, no erasing). • Beast Mode intensifies the pressure! Drafts will begin to fade sooner when a user hesitates and progress will be lost after 4 seconds. • App Themes allow you to customize the look of the app and the tool color. • App Icons to customize the look of the app on your home screen. • DraftIt Pro subscriptions help support the maintenance and development of new features, tools, and technologies to help you focus and create. A single in-app subscription enables features on all of your devices. Monthly and Yearly subscriptions will renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription in-app. Canceling has never been easier! — Privacy Policy https://mechanicalanimals.org/privacy.html Terms of Use https://mechanicalanimals.org/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DraftIt at 75% against Flow's 24%. DraftIt also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and rating (4.6 vs 4.1). Flow's advantage is ratings volume (7.2K vs 15). 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. Flow sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and DraftIt sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DraftIt holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flow has 7.2K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Flow's written reviews are positive against 75% of DraftIt's.
Flow ships an update weekly, DraftIt every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flow | DraftIt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (7.2K ratings) | 4.6 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.8% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7.2K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 247 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bonobo | Mechanical Animals |
Customer experience
Flow
DraftIt
Bugs and requests
Flow
Reported bugs
4 issues- Drawings disappearing or becoming corrupted
- Eraser tool not functioning as expected
- Scrolling and zooming issues
- Compatibility problems on older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add vertical scrolling option
- Improve line smoothing and anti-aliasing
- Implement layers and advanced drawing tools
- Integrate text input and handwriting recognition
- Enhance export and sharing capabilities
DraftIt
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flow
- Monthly Membership7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Annual Membership7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Bonobo Bundle (Annual)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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- Bonobo Bundle (Annual Family)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Bonobo Bundle (Lifetime)$129.99
DraftIt
- DraftIt Pro7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- DraftIt Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- lifetime of DraftIt Pro$2.99









