Comparison

Canvas SketchBook Pro vs Weekend Read 2

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

Head to head
About

Canvas SketchBook Pro

Unleash your creativity with a professional yet simple drawing and sketching experience. This app offers a wide range of brushes, layers, and editing tools, optimized for touch and stylus input. Easily import and export your artwork in various formats.

Highlights
  • Creative sketching with brushes and tools
  • Advanced sketches with layers
  • Zoom for fine detail painting
  • Import/export vector images (PDF, PNG, JPEG)
  • Customizable brush generation
  • Fullscreen mode
Features
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Canvas SketchBook Pro brings a simple and professional drawing experience to anyone who wants to be creative, regardless of skill level. Optimized for iPad Pro and supports Apple Pencil! FEATURES * Draw creative sketches using fun brushes and tools * Build advanced sketches with layers * Zoom to paint fine details * Optimised also for iPad Pro and Apple Pencil * Import and export vector images in PDF, PNG and JPEG up to 4096x4096 pixels * Optional use of color or photo backgrounds * Save as transparent PNG EDITING TOOLS: - Multiple brushes, pens, and pencils - Generate unique brushes - Draw with finger or Apple Pencil (on iPad) - Eraser - Fill tool - Layer editor - Photo import - Background selector - Color tool - Image color adjustment - Move, scale, rotate - Pan and zoom - Export or share as image - Undo/redo - Fullscreen mode and many more... Privacy Policy http://apps-machine.com/privacypolicy Terms of Use http://apps-machine.com/termsofuse

About

Weekend Read 2

This app optimizes screenplays for comfortable reading on mobile devices. It supports various file formats and offers features like customizable text, character highlighting, and read-aloud functionality.

Highlights
  • Optimized screenplay display
  • Supports PDF, Final Draft, Fountain, and more
  • Customizable fonts and text sizes
  • Character highlighting
  • Read aloud functionality
  • Page-specific notes
  • Dark mode
Features
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“Staggeringly useful.” - Dan Etheridge, producer of Veronica Mars and Party Down We’ve made the best screenplay reader even better. Weekend Read 2 makes reading screenplays delightful by optimizing scripts for iPhone and iPad retina screens. Never squint and pinch to read a script again. Whether reading from a PDF or a native file like Final Draft or Fountain, Weekend Read 2 gives you the tools to make every screenplay a smooth and easy read. Created by screenwriter John August and the team behind the award-winning Highland, Weekend Read 2 has Hollywood talking. “With Weekend Read, John August and his crafty elves have taken something that was the worst thing, namely reading scripts on a mobile device, and turned it into the best thing. I find it more pleasant to read a script in Weekend Read on my 4-inch iPhone screen than to read a PDF in proper screenplay format on my iPad. I even prefer it to reading full-sized paper scripts.” - Rian Johnson, writer-director (Knives Out, Poker Face, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) “Weekend Read started as an app I didn’t know I needed and quickly became an app I can’t live without. Weekend Read keeps you on top of your reading pile, not buried under it. It’s seriously amazing.” - Rawson Thurber, writer-director (Red Notice, Dodgeball) “This is the perfect solution I’ve been fantasizing about - it makes reading scripts (or anything) on the iPhone not just tolerable, not just painless, but actually a pleasure!” - David Wain, writer/director/EP (Wet Hot American Summer, Role Models) Weekend Read supports PDFs, Final Draft .fdx, .highland, plain text, and Markdown files. Features: * Customizable Reading: Choose from an updated selection of fonts and text sizes for a personalized reading experience. * Character Highlighting: Highlight your lines with ease. * Read Aloud: Have the script read to you at up to 2x speed. * Notes: Add page-specific notes and export them to collaborators. * Dark Mode: Enjoy night reading with optimized dark mode. * Page Jumper: Quickly navigate through long documents. * Library: Curate your own library of scripts. * Discover: Find new scripts from our rotating categories of curated screenplays and books. * Optimized for iOS: Enjoy a seamless reading experience across all your iOS devices. Terms of Service (EULA): https://wer.quoteunquote.company/terms

Screenshots

Canvas SketchBook Pro3 screens
Weekend Read 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Weekend Read 2 at every 5 weeks against Canvas SketchBook Pro's every 11 months. Weekend Read 2 also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (42% vs 22%). Canvas SketchBook Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Canvas SketchBook Pro sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per 6 months and Weekend Read 2 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Weekend Read 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 133 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Canvas SketchBook Pro's written reviews are positive against 42% of Weekend Read 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Canvas SketchBook Pro ships an update every 11 months, Weekend Read 2 every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Canvas SketchBook Pro versus Weekend Read 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCanvas SketchBook ProWeekend Read 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (46 ratings)4.4 (133 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews41.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46133 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMULTI MOBILE LtdQuote-Unquote LLC

Customer experience

Canvas SketchBook Pro

All ratings46 ratings
Positive73.9%
Neutral6.5%
Negative19.6%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral22.2%
Negative55.6%

Weekend Read 2

All ratings131 ratings
Positive85.5%
Neutral1.5%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive41.9%
Neutral12.9%
Negative45.2%

Bugs and requests

Canvas SketchBook Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Weekend Read 2

Reported bugs

22 issues
  • App crashes during read aloud
  • Script lines are cut off and choppy
  • App breaks PDF pages randomly and deletes text
  • Text formatting button does not open fully
  • Overcharging for subscription
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  • Import of Final Draft files fails
  • Incorrect script formatting when importing PDFs
  • Misplaced text and elements in imported PDFs
  • Read Aloud feature does not work
  • App is fundamentally broken
  • Cannot open attachments into the app
  • Scripts have expiry dates
  • Reader settings popover is too small and unusable on iPad
  • App cuts off the top and bottom of script pages
  • Voice reader feature does not work
  • Text to speech uses basic Siri voices
  • Voice playback is patchy and unusable
  • Accidental text selection and difficulty un-selecting
  • Adding notes is difficult
  • Tapping screen does not exit highlight mode
  • Double-tapping highlights incorrectly
  • Reached limit on free version with only one screenplay added

Requested features

8 requests
  • Restore place in script when launching app
  • Ability to use voice aloud reader without screen active
  • Assign different voices to different characters
  • Full screen mode option
  • Fix popover for reader settings on iPad
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  • Improve import of Final Draft files
  • Fix PDF script formatting issues
  • Make scripts available indefinitely

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Canvas SketchBook Pro

Subscriptions1
  • Sketch Premium3 Days trial$2.996 Months
2 purchases

Weekend Read 2

Subscriptions2
  • Weekend Read 2 Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Weekend Read 2 Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Canvas SketchBook Pro free?
Canvas SketchBook Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Weekend Read 2 free?
Weekend Read 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Canvas SketchBook Pro or Weekend Read 2?
Weekend Read 2 is rated higher. Canvas SketchBook Pro averages 4.0 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Weekend Read 2 averages 4.4 from 133 ratings.
Do Canvas SketchBook Pro or Weekend Read 2 have ads?
Neither Canvas SketchBook Pro nor Weekend Read 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Canvas SketchBook Pro or Weekend Read 2?
Canvas SketchBook Pro ships an update every 11 months, and Weekend Read 2 every 5 weeks. Most recently, Canvas SketchBook Pro was updated on November 6, 2026 and Weekend Read 2 on November 3, 2026.

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