Comparison

Sketch Tree Pro vs Codepoint

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

Head to head
About

Sketch Tree Pro

A professional mobile drawing application offering realistic brushes and advanced tools for detailed artwork. Features include a high-precision grid, extensive brush options, and an advanced layer system for creative professionals and aspiring artists.

Highlights
  • Over 80 fine brushes, including watercolor
  • Smear, Ruler, Roller, Filling, Cutter tools
  • Unlimited Undo and Redo
  • Advanced layers system
  • 64x magnification with high-precision grid
  • GPU hardware acceleration
Features
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Sketch Tree is a mobile drawing application created specifically for creative professionals. Its painting and drawing function is very groundbreaking, with realistic brushes and breakthrough watercolors. The canvas can be enlarged 64 times with a high-precision grid display, and the artwork is accurate to the pixel level. Full-featured painting tools, with over 80 exquisite brushes, erasers, smearing tools, ruler, cutter, filling and roller auxiliary tools, color picker, and an advanced layers system that can import background images and sketching, black ink, color painting, color separation, sharpen layer processings. Adjustment for brush size and transparency, unlimited undo and redo, continuous automatic saving, simple and easy to use interface, even beginners can quickly get started. GPU hardware acceleration, you can create beautiful sketches, fascinating pictures and wonderful illustrations anywhere and anytime. And you can share your works on social networks.   Whereas painting is not only drawing, it also powerfully to edit image. It can bring life photographs with artistic. When you understand it thoroughly, you couldn't part with it. It will become more and more powerful, as it is still progress.   If you find any questions or suggestions, please feedback us by email astusking@outlook.com.   Art life, creativity, leaving beauty at around, recording moments, depicting the future. Features: - Over 80 fine brushes, breakthrough watercolor brushes - Smear, Ruler, Roller, Filling, Cutter auxiliary tools - Unlimited Undo and Redo - Advanced layers system - Sketching, Ink Painting and other image processing - 64x magnification, high precision grid display

About

Codepoint

Access and manage over 73,000 Unicode characters, including emojis and SF Symbols. Search offline, convert codepoints to various formats, and view glyphs in 3D. Includes typographic notes and iCloud synchronization for favorites.

Highlights
  • Explore and manage over 73,000 Unicodes
  • Lightning-fast offline search
  • Convert codepoints to HEX, decimal, HTML, Swift, and more
  • View and export glyphs as 3D assets (USDZ)
  • Typographic notes for correct usage
  • iCloud synchronization for favorites
  • Widget support on iOS and macOS
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Codepoint contains more than 73,000 Unicodes, including SF Symbols and Emojis. The sophisticated search feature delivers results within a fraction of a second, completely offline. Convert codepoints into any conceivable format, such as HEX, decimals, UTF, USDZ, HTML entities, or Swift code. View and export glyphs as real 3D assets, or experience them on Apple Vision Pro in augmented reality. Additionally, I have annotated a large number of carefully selected entities with typographic notes so that you can always look up how to use each character typographically correctly. As a developer, designer, or typographer, Codepoint shouldn’t be missing from your repertoire of tools. It’s the ultimate type case for the 21st century. Features • Explore, search and manage Unicodes • Over 73,000 Unicodes, including Emojis and SF Symbols, always at hand • Search and find Unicodes lightning fast and completely offline • Export glyphs in formats such as Unicode, decimal, HEX, HTML, USDZ • View entities in 3D and convert them into USDZ models • Curate your Favorites: They are always synchronized thanks to iCloud • Learn typography with tips on relevant glyphs • Widget support on iOS and macOS • Detailed glyph metrics • Multi-codepoint support ⁂ Support If you need help or want to make a feature suggestion, I’d love hearing from you → martin@appahead.studio Feedback If you like Codepoint, please take a moment to rate it on the App Store. It’s a great way to support solo developers like yours truly. About App ahead GmbH is a German software studio operated by a single individual, Martin Lexow (that’s me!). My company was originally founded in 2015 under the name IXEAU in Berlin. Today, I’m based in the historic old town of Aachen, Germany. Terms of Use: https://appahead.studio/terms Privacy Policy: https://appahead.studio/privacy

Screenshots

Sketch Tree Pro4 screens
Codepoint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Codepoint at 4.9 against Sketch Tree Pro's 4.2. Codepoint also leads on price ($4.99 vs $7.99). Sketch Tree Pro's advantage is ratings volume (275 vs 42) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Sketch Tree Pro costs $7.99 and Codepoint $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Codepoint holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sketch Tree Pro has 275 ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Sketch Tree Pro's written reviews are positive against 67% of Codepoint's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sketch Tree Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, Codepoint every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Sketch Tree Pro versus Codepoint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSketch Tree ProCodepoint
Price$7.99$4.99 — better
Rating4.2 (275 ratings)4.9 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.2% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings275 — better42
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#112 — better#135
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerguangxie chenApp ahead GmbH

Customer experience

Sketch Tree Pro

All ratings275 ratings
Positive80.7%
Neutral6.5%
Negative12.7%
Written reviews123 reviews
Positive64.2%
Neutral13.8%
Negative22.0%

Codepoint

All ratings41 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral4.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

Sketch Tree Pro

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Toolbar disappearing during use
  • Distortion of images when editing
  • Inability to upload or import photos
  • Upside-down orientation on certain devices
  • Unexpected behavior of fill tool

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add a new canvas/drawing option
  • Implement undo/redo functionality
  • Include a color picker tool
  • Support for pressure sensitivity with stylus
  • Add more brush and texture options

Codepoint

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sketch Tree Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Codepoint

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sketch Tree Pro free?
Sketch Tree Pro costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Codepoint free?
Codepoint costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sketch Tree Pro or Codepoint?
Codepoint is rated higher. Sketch Tree Pro averages 4.2 out of 5 from 275 ratings, while Codepoint averages 4.9 from 42 ratings.
Do Sketch Tree Pro or Codepoint have ads?
Neither Sketch Tree Pro nor Codepoint shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sketch Tree Pro or Codepoint?
Sketch Tree Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, and Codepoint every 4 weeks. Most recently, Sketch Tree Pro was updated on October 29, 2026 and Codepoint on October 30, 2026.
Which is more popular, Sketch Tree Pro or Codepoint?
Sketch Tree Pro currently peaks at #112 in the App Store charts, and Codepoint at #135. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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