Comparison

Super Simple Draw vs Hypersketch

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

Head to head
About

Super Simple Draw

A minimalist drawing application designed for quick sketches and notes, offering seamless integration with Apple Pencil and widgets. It supports various iPad features and standard iOS sharing, making it as easy to use as a physical whiteboard.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Apple Pencil gesture support
  • iPad multitasking
  • Grid and lined backgrounds
  • Draw on images
  • Save for Instagram
  • Undo/redo functionality
Features
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Minimalist drawing app. Supports Apple Pencil (new & old), widgets, both portrait & landscape, iPad multitasking, standard iOS share, the latest devices. Pick up & use. Like a white board or scratch paper. Features: • Widget to show case the latest or favorite drawing on the home screen • Apple Pencil gesture support • Multi-window and multitasking support on iPadOS • Original Apple Pencil support • Grid background and lined background • Draw on top of another picture • Save square images for Instagram submission • Draw in either landscape or portrait • Undo and redo • Standard iOS share/action button (copy, save, send to other messaging/social apps) Perfect for: • Jotting down notes • Illustrate something to friends/coworkers through drawing • Draw/sketch something casually • Tell stories to kids with quick illustrations • Play quick random games with friends (e.g. draw and guess, or any simple board game you just invented) • Practice some basic drawing skills (drawing straight line, parallel lines, circles, faces, etc) Draw for a better world: Super Simple Draw started as a way to reduce the use of papers because we believe that the current environmental degradation and the climate change are pressing issues that demand urgent actions. Now we took a step further: for every ~2000 lines you draw, we plant a tree through a partnership with Trees for the Future. More than ten thousand trees have been planted so far. Learn more at https://trees.theiosapp.com

About

Hypersketch

Transform simple sketches into polished visuals and new ideas in seconds with AI assistance. This tool empowers users to explore creative breadth, refine concepts, and generate diverse design variations from a single drawing. It offers a human-centered approach, keeping you in creative control while accelerating the ideation process.

Highlights
  • AI-powered sketch transformation
  • Rapid idea generation
  • Creative iteration tools
  • Human-centered AI collaboration
  • Offline sketching capability
  • Reverse sketching for remixing
  • Style references (SREFs)
Features
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Hypersketch - You don't need a great idea to start creating. You create to discover the idea. Hypersketch is the Visual Co Thinking app that helps you think through sketching. Instead of asking you to write the perfect prompt or draw the perfect sketch, Hypersketch helps you make a small creative move, then uses AI to reveal new possibilities you never considered. Draw a quick doodle, a few lines, or even an incomplete sketch. In seconds, Hypersketch transforms your marks into dozens of creative directions that you can react to, remix and refine. It's not about generating the final image. It's about helping you discover better ideas. Built together with leading designers and sketching educators, Hypersketch combines a professional sketchbook with AI designed to provoke creativity, not replace it. Whether you're designing products, architecture, fashion, interiors, branding or simply exploring ideas, Hypersketch helps you move beyond obvious solutions. Perfect for designers, students, entrepreneurs, innovators, and anyone who thinks they're "not creative." ======================= WHY HYPERSKETCH? Think Visibly Don't stare at a blank page. Make a tiny sketch and let AI become your creative thinking partner. Draw Barely Anything A few strokes are enough. No prompt engineering required. Simply choose a creative mode and tap Brainstorm. Generate Design Concepts in Minutes Turn one rough doodle into dozens of unique concepts so you can compare, combine and discover stronger directions. Create Professional Sketches Fast Rapidly produce presentation ready concept sketches without slowing your creative flow. AI That Encourages Discovery Unlike traditional AI image generators that simply follow instructions, Hypersketch introduces thoughtful variations that help you notice new opportunities and unexpected directions. Upscale and Refine Transform rough concepts into polished visuals. Add detail, improve realism and prepare ideas for presentations with a single tap. A Layer System Built for Designers Organize ideas naturally with lightweight layers that remember your tools and help you stay focused without unnecessary complexity. Sketchbook Organization Keep every sketch, note and concept in one place. Organize projects into albums so every idea is easy to revisit. Create with a Page Flip Start a fresh sketch instantly with a simple page flip. Capture ideas as quickly as they arrive. Optimized for Design Thinking Drawing tools, pens and color palettes are carefully tuned for industrial design, product concepts, automotive sketching and visual communication. AI Creative Modes Generate ideas across a growing collection of creative disciplines including: Product Design, Architecture, Automotive, Food, Anime, Form Exploration etc. 
Powerful AI Editing Continue exploring without starting over. Generate variations
, Smart Fill
, Inpaint Retouch
, Convert photos into line art
, Continue sketching directly on AI generated concepts. ======================= BUILT FOR CREATIVE THINKERS Most AI tools help you visualize an answer. Hypersketch helps you discover what the answer could be. Whether you're solving a design challenge, exploring product ideas or simply learning to think more creatively, Hypersketch gives you the confidence to start before you know exactly where you're going. 
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 Stop prompting. Start thinking. Try Hypersketch Today and Redefine How You Sketch and Design.
 https://hypersketch.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Super Simple Draw4 screens
Hypersketch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Super Simple Draw at 4.7 against Hypersketch's 4.2. Super Simple Draw also leads on ratings volume (4K vs 77). Hypersketch's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Super Simple Draw sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hypersketch sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $8.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Super Simple Draw holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Super Simple Draw has 4K ratings behind it against 77, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Super Simple Draw's written reviews are positive against 79% of Hypersketch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Super Simple Draw ships an update every 5 weeks, Hypersketch every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Super Simple Draw versus Hypersketch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuper Simple DrawHypersketch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4K ratings) — better4.2 (77 ratings)
Positive reviews82.0% of reviews — better78.7% of reviews
Number of ratings4K — better77
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB222 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBao LeiSTUCK

Customer experience

Super Simple Draw

All ratings4,001 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral5.0%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive82.0%
Neutral9.0%
Negative9.0%

Hypersketch

All ratings77 ratings
Positive77.9%
Neutral7.8%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive78.7%
Neutral9.8%
Negative11.5%

Bugs and requests

Super Simple Draw

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • In-app purchase issues with ads still showing
  • Compatibility problems on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add zoom and pan functionality
  • Implement more brush/tool options
  • Expand color palette
  • Add ability to save and load drawings

Hypersketch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Super Simple Draw

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
20 purchases

Hypersketch

Subscriptions8
  • Starter$8.001 Month
  • Starter$10.001 Month
  • Professional$28.001 Month
Show 5 more
  • Starter$50.001 Year
  • Premium$56.001 Month
  • Starter$87.001 Year
  • Professional$199.001 Year
  • Ultra$669.001 Year
One-time12
  • Credit Pack N0$3.49
  • Unlimted Sketches2 variants$7.19
  • Unlimted Sketches$8.99
Show 9 more
  • Credit Pack O1$12.49
  • Credit Pack C1$15.00
  • Credit Pack O2$17.49
  • Credit Pack N1$19.00
  • Credit Pack C2$20.00
  • Credit Pack N2$25.00
  • Credit Pack O3$34.49
  • Credit Pack C3$40.00
  • Credit Pack N3$50.00

Questions

Is Super Simple Draw free?
Super Simple Draw is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hypersketch free?
Hypersketch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Super Simple Draw or Hypersketch?
Super Simple Draw is rated higher. Super Simple Draw averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4K ratings, while Hypersketch averages 4.2 from 77 ratings.
Do Super Simple Draw or Hypersketch have ads?
Super Simple Draw shows ads; Hypersketch does not.
Which is updated more often, Super Simple Draw or Hypersketch?
Super Simple Draw ships an update every 5 weeks, and Hypersketch every 2 weeks. Most recently, Super Simple Draw was updated on October 13, 2026 and Hypersketch on October 15, 2026.

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