Comparison

Sketch a Day vs Humane Space

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

Head to head
About

Sketch a Day

This app helps you build a daily drawing habit with fresh prompts and tutorials. Connect with a supportive community of artists, track your progress, and share your creations. It's designed to make drawing effortless, social, and fun for artists of all levels.

Highlights
  • Daily drawing prompts
  • Artist community
  • Progress tracking
  • Tutorials by professionals
  • Social sharing
  • Personal art gallery
Features
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Build your daily drawing habit in just 5 minutes! Join over 400,000 creators in the friendliest art community online. Sketch a Day makes daily drawing, doodling, and painting effortless, social, and genuinely fun. Whether you are a complete beginner picking up a pencil for the first time or an experienced artist looking to keep your skills sharp, Sketch a Day gives you the inspiration and encouragement to create every single day. HOW IT WORKS: 1. Get a fresh, creative art prompt every single day. 2. Sketch using any medium you love (pencil, digital canvas, watercolor, or charcoal). 3. Share your artwork with a supportive community of global artists. 4. Watch your creative skills improve week after week! WHY ARTISTS LOVE SKETCH A DAY: • NEVER FACE A BLANK PAGE Stuck on what to draw? Our curated daily prompts give you instant inspiration. Dive into active creative challenges and never run out of ideas again. • LEARN FROM ART TUTORIALS Level up your practice with our completely rebuilt learning center. Find step-by-step video tutorials and guides created by professional artists that match your learning style. Follow your favorite creators and link directly to curated tips. • THE FRIENDLIEST ART COMMUNITY Connect with thousands of artists in a safe, judgment-free space. Share encouragement, exchange tips, leave comments, and build genuine artistic friendships. • SHOW YOUR CREATIVE PROCESS Want to show how you went from a rough sketch to a finished masterpiece? Share up to 5 images per post using our multi-image carousels to highlight your step-by-step process. • TRACK YOUR ARTISTIC JOURNEY Watch your growth over time. Build your personal gallery, protect your drawing streaks, and earn shareable achievement badges — Explorer, Apprentice, Artisan, Master — as you level up in each medium you explore. • CREATE BEAUTIFUL MONTHLY RECAPS Celebrate your creative consistency! At the end of every month, pick your absolute favorite sketches and automatically generate a gorgeous "Monthly Recap" graphic. It's the perfect way to look back at your progress or share your monthly art collection directly with friends on social media. TOTAL CREATIVE FREEDOM Whether you draw on physical paper, paint on canvas, or design on a digital illustration pad, Sketch a Day fits your workflow perfectly. Artists tell us that Sketch a Day has brought mindfulness into their routine, improved their mental health, and completely rebuilt their creative confidence. Download now and join the daily drawing movement!

About

Humane Space

Engage in over 1,500 human-made activities designed for lifelong learning, reflection, and growth. Explore diverse topics, practice mindfulness, and discover new passions through immersive content formats.

Highlights
  • Lifelong learning activities
  • Guided visualizations
  • Mindful walking exercises
  • Contemplation prompts
  • Calming soundscapes
  • Interactive multimedia content
Features
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CURIOSITY ISN’T JUST FOR CHILDHOOD Trade mindless scrolling for a few minutes of real curiosity and wonder. The Humane Space helps you turn curiosity into a relaxing daily ritual, with 2,000+ human-made discoveries designed to support greater well-being in just a few minutes a day. RESEARCH-BACKED PATHWAYS TO WELL-BEING The Humane Space draws on research-backed practices related to curiosity, awe, lifelong learning, guided visualization, reflection, walking, and nature connection. Research has associated these practices with outcomes such as increased well-being, lower stress, improved mood, creativity, focus, connection, and a greater sense of meaning. WHAT YOU’LL FIND INSIDE The Humane Space is designed for different moods, moments, and energy levels. You can read, listen, watch, walk, reflect, or try a short practice depending on what you need that day. Immerse: Lifelong learning on 600+ topics from fungi to philosophy. Deep Think: Thoughtful prompts to deepen awareness of yourself, others, and the world. Lingo: Fascinating stories behind interesting words. Mind Journeys®: Guided visualizations to ease stress and spark creativity. Awe Walks: Relaxing guided walks to connect with your environment. Soundscapes: Original calming audio for sleep, unwinding, focus, and rest. CULTIVATE A CURIOUS MINDSET FOR EVERYDAY LIFE Curiosity in Practice offers short guided exercises created with thoughtful guides, artists, writers, scientists, and experts. Each practice helps you see the familiar in a different way, notice more deeply, and bring curiosity into everyday life through simple 2–5 minute prompts. Explore practices like awakening your creativity with a cartoonist, discovering the alchemy of color with an award-winning artist, connecting with trees alongside an ecologist, or reflecting on your personal myth with a mindfulness expert. A MORE MEANINGFUL WAY TO SPEND A FEW MINUTES Start your morning with reflection or discovery. Refresh your mind with a quick, energizing learning experience. Relax at night with soothing soundscapes or guided visualization. Bring curiosity into your morning routine, a walk, or time with friends and family. Fill idle time with something more nourishing than doomscrolling. 100% HUMAN-MADE AND HUMANE Every discovery is created by real people: writers, artists, researchers, sound composers, voiceover artists, and thoughtful humans. No AI-generated filler. No ads interrupting your experience. No pressure-based engagement. No notification bombardment. No guilt-laden streaks. Our goal is not to keep you hooked. It’s to give you a calmer, more enriching way to spend a few meaningful minutes each day. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Download The Humane Space and try it for free. Subscribe for unlimited access to our full library of discoveries and practices. Premium access includes 2,000+ activities, the Daily Discovery, Curiosity in Practice, multimodal formats, curated collections across 600+ topics, and a calming, ad-free experience. Pricing will be converted to your local currency. Subscriptions automatically renew and are charged to your mobile device’s subscription payment account unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage your subscription anytime in your device settings. Apple: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 Terms of service: https://www.thehumane.space/terms Privacy policy: https://www.thehumane.space/privacy Download The Humane Space and turn curiosity into a daily ritual.

Screenshots

Sketch a Day4 screens
Humane Space4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Sketch a Day at free with in-app purchases against Humane Space's subscription. Sketch a Day also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 77%) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 318). Humane Space's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Sketch a Day sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Humane Space sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. 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 — 4.8 for Sketch a Day against 4.7 for Humane Space. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 318 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Sketch a Day's written reviews are positive against 77% of Humane Space's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sketch a Day versus Humane Space: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSketch a DayHumane Space
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better4.7 (318 ratings)
Positive reviews86.2% of reviews — better77.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1K — better318
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB111 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperTom HicksThe Humane Space

Customer experience

Sketch a Day

All ratings1,086 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews246 reviews
Positive86.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative10.2%

Humane Space

All ratings318 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative18.2%

User reviews

Sketch a Day

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Inspiring and motivating
  • 🤝 Supportive and friendly community
  • 💡 Helpful daily prompts
  • 🎨 Encourages creativity and practice
  • 🏆 Positive feedback and encouragement

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Technical issues (crashes, freezes, glitches)
  • 🔒 Lack of customer support responsiveness
  • 💰 Concerns about monetization changes
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding/accessing past prompts
  • 🚫 Moderation concerns (unfair enforcement, biases)

Humane Space

From 318 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Replaces doomscrolling
  • 🧠 Stimulates curiosity and learning
  • 🧘 Calming and mindful experience
  • ✨ Beautiful and thoughtful design
  • 📚 Wide variety of interesting topics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • ❌ Text unreadable with images
  • 💸 Expensive or unclear pricing
  • ❓ Misleading advertising (AI content)
  • 🚫 No tutorial or guidance

Bugs and requests

Sketch a Day

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to upload art from photo library
  • Inconsistent display of likes/comments
  • Prompts not appearing at expected times
  • Crashes when trying to access community tab

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to view/edit past submissions
  • Option to hide prompt image
  • More flexible prompt schedule/timing
  • Improved search and browsing functionality
  • Better moderation and user reporting tools

Humane Space

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App crashes when opening after update
  • App crashes on first use
  • Text unreadable with images
  • App keeps crashing when manually scrolling
  • Cannot click through 'My Space' to review previously watched segments
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  • Login loop when signing in with Apple/Google
  • App doesn't work after update
  • Cannot delete the app

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add a tutorial
  • Implement a search function for 'Lingo'
  • Add a tab to revisit Liked segments
  • Fix app crashing issues
  • Improve text readability with images
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  • Clarify pricing upfront
  • Address AI content concerns
  • Make the app deletable
  • Refine niche topics
  • Improve UI navigation
  • Offer more light content options
  • Add dark mode

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Sketch a Day

Subscriptions3
  • Supporter Monthly Membership$1.491 Month
  • Gold Monthly Subscription$3.491 Month
  • Yearly Gold Membership$34.991 Year
One-time2
  • Supporter$5.99
  • Gold membership$16.99
15 purchases

Humane Space

Subscriptions15
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial3 variants$8.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Quarterly Subscription7 Days trial$15.993 Months
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  • Quarterly Subscription$19.993 Months
  • Annual Subscription$19.991 Year
  • Quarterly Subscription7 Days trial$19.993 Months
  • Quarterly Subscription7 Days trial$23.993 Months
  • Quarterly Subscription7 Days trial$24.993 Months
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$31.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$33.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$46.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Sketch a Day free?
Sketch a Day is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Humane Space free?
Humane Space is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sketch a Day or Humane Space?
Sketch a Day is rated higher. Sketch a Day averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Humane Space averages 4.7 from 318 ratings.
Do Sketch a Day or Humane Space have ads?
Sketch a Day shows ads; Humane Space does not.
Which is updated more often, Sketch a Day or Humane Space?
Sketch a Day ships an update every 3 weeks, and Humane Space every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sketch a Day was updated on September 23, 2026 and Humane Space on September 21, 2026.

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