Comparison

Drawing Pad procreate Sketch vs Drawing ▫

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

Head to head
About

Drawing Pad procreate Sketch

Unleash your creativity with a versatile digital canvas. This app offers a wide range of brushes, colors, stickers, and shapes to sketch, paint, and doodle. Easily edit existing images or use stock photos to enhance your artwork before sharing it with others.

Highlights
  • Sketch, paint, and doodle
  • Varied range of brushes
  • Customizable color palette
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Ruler and shape tools
  • Stickers, doodles, and charms
  • Edit gallery images
Features
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Drawing pad is an easy to use whiteboard app that can be used anywhere, anytime for work purpose or for fun.. To help all the creative people out there and all those who are looking forward to being creative, Drawing pad brings along amazing features like Stickers, Brushes, Doodles, Charms, Shapes etc. It is so easy to use that even a child can bring out amazing artwork with very little effort. Features : # Sketch, Paint, Doodle, Share with friends # Give your artwork a new stroke with our varied range of brushes # Make your work more colorful with any color you wish with our very own color pallete and color picker # Didn't like something you created. No worries.. You can undo or redo anytime. Or simply erase and work again # Add more perfection with ruler and different shapes like: Square, Triangle, Circle and many more # Draw using various brush sizes and adjust opacity as you wish # Say more with the use of amazing Stickers, Doodles, and Charms # You can also edit/enhance your gallery images # Make use of 1000's of stock images too... # Share with friends and family Or share on social platforms Experience the app and share you feedback. :) Graphics designed by Freepik. (www.freepik.com) Get Drawing Pad Premium Unlimited access to all the premium features and new brushes, doodles and stickers updates during the subscription period. The subscription price is $2.99 per week. You may cancel a subscription or free-trial anytime via the subscription setting through your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the free trial or subscription period to avoid being charged. The subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a Drawing Pad Premium subscription. Terms & Conditions : https://sites.google.com/view/colordrawingterms/home Privacy Policy : https://sites.google.com/view/colordrawingapp/home

About

Drawing ▫

Unleash your creativity with a versatile drawing and painting app. Explore a wide array of brushes, colors, and tools to sketch, paint, and design on your iPhone or iPad. Features include custom mandalas, coloring pages, and a dedicated kids' desk.

Highlights
  • 40+ handcrafted brushes
  • Millions of colors
  • Import and draw on pictures
  • Custom mandalas and coloring pages
  • Dedicated kids' desk
  • Apple Pencil and 3D Touch support
Features
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DrawingApp - Create amazing drawing art on the go with Drawing App for iPhone & iPad. 
Create amazing drawing ideas to life. Use DrawingApp's state-of-the-art brushes and tools to sketch, type, paint, and draw. Take your drawing creations to wherever your thoughts want to go! 1. Sketch Desk: DrawingApp has 40+ handcrafted style paintbrush and millions of colors to choose from. Focusing on food and shelter is for common men. Pouring your creativity through DrawingApp is for unique humans: the misfits, the rebels, the art markers. The ones who not only see things differently but produce different, creative art. Here's to the common men who can now be an artist with the DrawingApp! Here is a minimalistic set of tools that can help you create the art you want: a. 40+ handcrafted brush tools that can help you imitate the real paintbrush; b. Ruler to create straight lines to your needs; c. Eraser to change or modify a drawing on the go; d. Embed picture and drawing in one art; e. Install the DrawingApp to know more! FEATURES - Paint. Draw, Sketch. Repeat - Draw smoothly like never before on iPad or iPhone. - Draw creative sketches using 40+ brushes and tools - Enhance your drawing by importing pictures and photos - Zoom to paint fine details - Share instantly 2. Doodle Desk (NEW) With Doodle Desk you can create dazzling sketches, wonderful paintings & awesome illustrations! Key Feature: 1. Draw, Sketch & Paint anything. 2. You will find Every color to draw. 3. You can also customize your color as you wish. 4. Import photo from gallery or by capturing a new photo. Draw on photo. Have fun! 5. Rotate & scale photos as much as you want. 6. You can change Brush size & Opacity settings. 7. Undo & Redo option for your every action. 8. Made very easy & convenient to use. 9. Save artworks in gallery & share them into any social network you want. 10. Record & share your art work 3. Coloring Desk: - Custom mandalas: bring your unique designs to life in the mandala creation mode - 20+ categories of unique colouring pages from talented illustrators - 40+ beautiful preset Solid and Gradient colour palettes - Custom palettes: combine any colours you like to create a matchless work of art - Various colouring tools - Post-editing effects 4. Kids Desk: - Funkiest canvas with 10 + drawing tools including pen, pencil, chalk, marker, Fill, glitter, gradient and watercolor brushes - Shapes and brushes, magical pattern brushes and an enchanting wand effect on every brush stroke - 50+ educational coloring pages 
 **We Support Apple Pencil for iPad Pro and 3D Touch sensitivity for iPhones with Angle and Pressure with Water Color, Pencil, Pen tools etc.** Get DrawingApp Premium – weekly subscription (which comes with a 3-day free trial) for $4.99 USD, Monthly subscription for $7.99 USD, OR yearly subscription for $29.99 USD OR one-time purchase with $35.99 for life-time. 
 Upgrade to the Premium version and get unlimited access to Sketch Desk, Coloring Desk, Kids Desk, and Doodle Desk - without ads & watermarks! 
 • Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase and upon commencement of each renewal term. Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can cancel your subscription or free trial in the iTunes settings at least 24-hours before the end of the free trial period. • Please note: any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. 
 • Privacy Policy: http://drawingapp.me/privacy-policy.html • EULA: http://drawingapp.me/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

Drawing Pad procreate Sketch4 screens
Drawing ▫4 screens

Verdict

The call

Drawing Pad procreate Sketch and Drawing ▫ both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 64% of Drawing Pad procreate Sketch's written reviews are positive against 24% of Drawing ▫'s. Drawing Pad procreate Sketch also leads on ratings volume (64K vs 15K) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Drawing ▫'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Drawing Pad procreate Sketch sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Drawing ▫ sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Drawing Pad procreate Sketch against 4.1 for Drawing ▫. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 64K and 15K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Drawing Pad procreate Sketch's written reviews are positive against 24% of Drawing ▫'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drawing Pad procreate Sketch ships an update every 2 months, Drawing ▫ every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Drawing Pad procreate Sketch versus Drawing ▫: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrawing Pad procreate SketchDrawing ▫
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (64K ratings)4.1 (15K ratings)
Positive reviews63.5% of reviews — better23.6% of reviews
Number of ratings64K — better15K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB178 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRohan Singh RajputVora Bhavik

Customer experience

Drawing Pad procreate Sketch

All ratings64,005 ratings
Positive75.4%
Neutral9.2%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews1,190 reviews
Positive63.5%
Neutral13.9%
Negative22.5%

Drawing ▫

All ratings15,150 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative18.5%
Written reviews441 reviews
Positive23.6%
Neutral7.5%
Negative68.9%

User reviews

Drawing Pad procreate Sketch

From 64K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to draw and color
  • 🎨 Good color palette
  • 🎨 Variety of brushes and textures
  • 🎨 Helpful for art and creativity
  • 🎨 Calming and relaxing to use

Room to improve

  • 💰 Too many premium features
  • 🔍 Difficult to find/use certain tools
  • 🔍 Lack of zoom and canvas control
  • 🔍 Confusing UI and navigation
  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes

Drawing ▫

From 15K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great drawing experience
  • 👍 Friendly app introduction
  • 💡 Ability to draw on photos

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 💰 Aggressive monetization with paywall
  • 🔍 Limited color and brush options in free version
  • 🔍 Confusing navigation and lack of clear exit options

Bugs and requests

Drawing Pad procreate Sketch

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Drawings not saving properly
  • Eraser not working as expected
  • Constant pop-ups interrupting workflow

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more free brushes and tools
  • Improve eraser functionality
  • Implement zoom and canvas controls
  • Provide better onboarding and instructions
  • Fix bugs and stability issues

Drawing ▫

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Drawings disappearing or not saving properly
  • Undo/redo functionality not working as expected
  • App freezing or crashing during use

Requested features

4 requests
  • More color and brush options
  • Improved layering and editing tools
  • Better save/load functionality
  • Tutorials or in-app guidance

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Drawing Pad procreate Sketch

Subscriptions2
  • Drawing Pad Weekly Premium$2.997 Days
  • Drawing Pad Monthly Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Month
One-time2
  • Offer$19.99
  • Unlock Everything$29.99
13 purchases

Drawing ▫

Subscriptions6
  • Drawing Apps Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Drawing Games Gold - Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Drawing Apps Premium Monthly$8.991 Month
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  • DrawingApp Premium Year France3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Drawing Games Gold - Yearly$24.991 Year
  • Drawing Apps Premium Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time7
  • Drawing App - Low Credits$4.99
  • AI Pad - 11 Credits$9.99
  • AI Pad - 17 Credits$14.99
Show 4 more
  • Remove Ads and Popups$16.99
  • One Time Purchase Premium$22.99
  • Drawing App - Premium Credits$29.99
  • Drawing App One-time Purchase$35.99

Questions

Is Drawing Pad procreate Sketch free?
Drawing Pad procreate Sketch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drawing ▫ free?
Drawing ▫ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drawing Pad procreate Sketch or Drawing ▫?
Drawing Pad procreate Sketch and Drawing ▫ are both rated 4.1 out of 5 on the App Store, from 64K and 15K ratings respectively.
Do Drawing Pad procreate Sketch or Drawing ▫ have ads?
Neither Drawing Pad procreate Sketch nor Drawing ▫ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drawing Pad procreate Sketch or Drawing ▫?
Drawing Pad procreate Sketch ships an update every 2 months, and Drawing ▫ every 2 weeks. Most recently, Drawing Pad procreate Sketch was updated on September 24, 2026 and Drawing ▫ on September 24, 2026.

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