iArtbook vs Sketch Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iArtbook
This app offers a robust digital art creation experience with unlimited layers, blend modes, and masks. It features advanced brush customization, calligraphy tools, and animation capabilities. Ideal for artists seeking professional-grade drawing and painting tools on their device.
- Unlimited layers with blend modes and masks
- Advanced brush customization and calligraphy tools
- Animation creation with multiple layers and export options
- Apple Pencil support with pressure and tilt
- Time-Lapse video recording
- Learn to draw by copying professional art
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Fun painting app, based on Unlimited Layers with Blend Modes and Masks Any brush can be used with 3 professional-level realtime technologies of calligraphy: Line Delay, Rope Stabilization and Correction, combine it for best results. With 100% calligraphy the line will be very smooth even if you are drawing with your finger Brushes can be Dry, Glossy and Wet. There are 3 types of Wet brushes: Without Pull, With Pull and Super-Precise. Any brush can instantly became Smudge-brush with Finger instrument. Textured brushes are also supported If you like to draw with simple round brush, there are quick settings for Hardness, Ovality & Rotation of your brush shape. Or, if you prefer realistic brushes, large Pro-Library of shapes (>1000 textures) can be used to create new brushes of any type Apple Pencil is fully supported, including Touch Force, Tilt, Azimuth and Predicted Points. There are settings for each Pencil ability. You also can disable finger-painting, if you never use it Gestures: 2-fingers tap for Undo and 3-fingers tap for Redo any action For color choosing there are 2 different Color Pickers and Palettes with Gradient Mixer. Use long-pressure gesture for quick color choosing Time-Lapse video recording is enabled by default FEATURES LIST: Create Animation: * Unlimited frames of animation * Multiple animation layers * Export to mp4, hevc, gif, apng Learn How to Draw by copying Professional Art: * Use any Painting or Sketch as a Lesson * Tap left side of screen to switch between your painting and the lesson * 4 lesson types: "Equal size", "First Layer", "Horizontal split", "Vertical split" Brushes: * Preinstalled professional brushes * Glossy brushes * 50+ brush settings * Shapes library * Calligraphy * Apple Pencil support * Smudge brushes with 3 different smudge technologies * Export-import of brushes * Dynamic shape * Realistic brushes * Any brush can became a smudge brush with Smudge tool Colors: * 2 Color Pickers * Color mixer * Palettes * Import/Export of palettes Interface: * Right and left handed interface * Light or dark interface * Custom interface color Layers: * Unlimited layers * Dynamic ssd/operative memory using for layers * Masks * Clear / Fill / Select / Sort / Duplicate * Blend modes * Opacity and visibility * Import any image as a layer * Transform without loosing image quality Gestures: * 2-Fingers tap for Undo * 3-Fingers tap for Redo * Long pressure for quick color choosing * Bucket Tool: Drag the Color circle onto the canvas * Only-gestures control with Swipes Advanced: * Flip canvas horizontally * Time-Lapse video recording * Transform instrument * Selection tool * PNG with transparency creation
Sketch Pro
This professional art app offers advanced AI tools for digital painting, illustration, and animation. Create stunning artwork with custom brushes, text-to-image generation, and intelligent editing features. It's designed to streamline your creative workflow on iPads and iPhones.
- Customizable brushes
- Text to Image AI
- Sketch to Image AI
- Magic Edit AI
- Auto-Coloring AI
- Animation Assist
- Advanced Layer System
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SketchPro, a professional art app available for iPads and iPhones, crafted with love by the Drawing Desk Team SketchPro is perfect for creative professional digital artists, including graphic designers, illustrators, comic, anime & manga book artists with a range of Drawing & painting tools to upgrade their creative workflow SketchPro now supports iPhone Duo, bringing your creative workflow to Apple’s foldable iPhone experience SketchPro tools and features: Powerful Custom Brushes -A range of free specialized brush sets for sketching, painting, doodling, drawing and more. -Customisable brushes with adjustable radius, opacity, texture and more -Create brush sets -Maintain a list of your favorite brushes -Free Roller Brush with 100+ patterns Animation Assist -Powerful interface and essential tools for creating impressive animations (Only for iPads). -Wide range of tools, including onion-skinning, instant playback, a visual timeline, and more. Essentials to accelerate the Creative Process -Smart Shapes feature for instant shape drawing -Free Symmetry Tool for easier drawing -Powerful Gradient tool with Linear and Radial options -Layer Transform Tool with Freeform, Uniform, Distort and Warp options -Magic Eraser -Assisted Drawing -Synchronization between iPad and iPhone Advanced Layer System -Free unlimited layers -Rasterize, Duplicate and Merge layers -Fill, Color Invert, Lock Alpha and Lock Layer options Advance Text Tool -Select from a full list of fonts or import your own -Customize fonts -Apply solid and gradient colors to text -A range colored font patterns, textures and designs Complete Color Palette -Full Color Wheel with adjustable color values and shades -Create unique themed color palettes for your drawing -Import colors from photos and images Extensive Shapes Library -15+ categories of free shapes, signs, and symbols -Favorites section for keeping track of frequently used shapes Other Essential Tools -Smudge Tool -Fill Bucket with solid colors -Filter options including Gaussian Blur, Motion Blur, Perspective Blur and more. -Convenient Cutter Tool -Import and Export functions -Custom Canvas option -AR Facepaint Organize and Save Your Work -Save every drawing automatically -Rename each saved artwork -Create folders for storing drawings methodically -Cloud syncing to secure and access artworks anywhere -Duplicate and Delete projects at any time -Time Lapse Playback -Dark Mode Designed for iPhone Duo -Enjoy a larger, more immersive canvas on iPhone Duo’s foldable display. -Seamlessly continue creating across the outer and inner displays. -Experience an adaptive workspace that adjusts to different orientations and folding positions. Unlimited access to all premium features & daily content updates during the subscription period Premium subscriptions with 1 week trial -Annual for 39.99/year 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 SketchPro Unlimited subscription. Terms & Conditions : https://4axis.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy : https://4axis.com/privacy-policy Reach us: hello@4axis
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sketch Pro at 4.7 against iArtbook's 3.8. Sketch Pro also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 44%). iArtbook's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#106 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. iArtbook sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Sketch Pro sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sketch Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12K and 12K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of iArtbook's written reviews are positive against 81% of Sketch Pro's.
iArtbook ships an update every 8 days, Sketch Pro every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | iArtbook | Sketch Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (12K ratings) | 4.7 (12K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.7% of reviews | 80.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 12K |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #106 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 388 MB | 333 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Kondrashov | 4Axis Technologies Pte Ltd |
Customer experience
iArtbook
Sketch Pro
User reviews
iArtbook
From 12K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great free alternative to Procreate
- 👍 Variety of brushes and textures
- 🎨 Excellent for drawing and animation
- 💡 Ability to create custom brushes
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 🔍 Confusing UI and navigation
- 📤 Ads for premium features too frequent
- 🎨 Limited selection of basic brushes
Sketch Pro
From 12K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Powerful drawing tools
- 👍 Intuitive interface
- 🎨 Extensive brush and material options
- 💡 Customizable brushes
- 🎨 Versatile for various art styles
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
- 🔒 Concerns about subscription model and lifetime access
- 🔍 Difficulty finding and adjusting certain features
- 🔍 Steep learning curve for some advanced tools
- 💰 Subscription fees for full functionality
Bugs and requests
iArtbook
Reported bugs
3 issues- Layers glitching and creating unwanted artifacts
- Inability to save or export artwork properly
- Brush and tool settings not persisting between sessions
Requested features
4 requests- Add symmetry tool
- Implement layer folders and management
- Include audio support for animations
- Improve selection and transformation tools
Sketch Pro
Reported bugs
3 issues- Drawings randomly deleted or lost
- Inability to load or access previous artwork
- Crashes when trying to import photos
Requested features
6 requests- Add liquify tool
- Improve layer management and manipulation
- Provide more default brushes
- Implement undo/redo functionality
- Add shape tools for perfect geometric shapes
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- Improve performance and stability
In-app purchases
iArtbook
- iArtbook Pro for iPhone$7.99
- Upgrade to iArtbook Pro$12.99
- iArtbook Pro for iPad$12.99
Sketch Pro
- SketchPro Premium Weekly$0.997 Days
- SketchPro Premium Monthly3 Months trial$1.991 Month
- SketchPro Monthly Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
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- SketchPro Premium Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- SketchPro Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- SketchPro Yearly Premium$9.991 Year
- SketchPro Premium1 Year trial$14.991 Year
- SketchPro Yearly Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- SketchPro Yearly Premium$14.991 Year
- SketchPro Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- SketchPro Premium Yearly1 Year trial$39.991 Year
- SketchPro Yearly Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- SketchPro Premium Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- 100 Tokens$3.99
- 200 Tokens$4.99
- 500 Tokens$7.99






