Comparison

readySketch vs DrawWhat?

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

Head to head
About

readySketch

This app provides billions of art prompt combinations across seven collections to spark creativity. It includes a 5-minute timer to encourage quick practice sessions, allowing users to create and share their artwork.

Highlights
  • Billions of prompt combinations
  • 7 prompt collections
  • 5-minute creative timer
  • Practice-focused art tool
  • Artwork sharing feature
Features
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Grab your sketchbook, there are billions of possible prompt combinations for any type of art project. Shuffle through the prompts in any of the 7 collections until you find something that sparks your interest. Tap READY to begin the 5 minute timer. Start making whatever comes to mind. Don't be too critical of you make, just practice. Start another readySketch or elaborate on what you created. When you're done, share it with @readysketch

About

DrawWhat?

This app offers a vast collection of creative drawing prompts to inspire artists and overcome creative blocks. It provides unique ideas, seasonal themes, and mix-and-match elements to spark imagination for your next artwork. Note that drawing functionality is not included; it solely provides inspiration.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of unique drawing prompts
  • Seasonal and holiday-themed prompts
  • Mix-and-match subjects and activities
  • Save favorite prompts
  • Over 1 million unique prompt combinations (premium)
Features
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Creative drawing prompts curated for the budding artist. Art is a skill that anybody can acquire with practice, perseverance, and a passion for creating something beautiful from the depths of their mind. This app provides hundreds of unique prompts that will help to inspire your next drawing and propel your talent forward. Save your favorite curated prompts to revisit later, and find fun seasonal prompts that bring out the best of every holiday. Make quirky combinations of distinctive subjects and find limitless possibilities with mix-and-match wearables and activities. Grab your favorite drawing device and art medium, complete a quick warm-up, and start drawing something new! Please note you cannot draw within this application. It merely provides you with ideas to stomp out artist's block so you can keep the creative juices flowing. Find DrawWhat on social media @DrawWhat_App Contact DrawWhat? at info@fishpeopleapps.com DrawWhat? has no ads. There is an option to upgrade, and if purchased, you will unlock: 700+ Seasonal Prompts 1050+ Curated Prompts Unlimited Combination Clicks Unlimited Mix-And-Match Clicks That's over 1 million unique prompts! (That's a lot of prompts!)

Screenshots

readySketch4 screens
DrawWhat?4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: readySketch at none against DrawWhat?'s 1. readySketch also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. DrawWhat? sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. readySketch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DrawWhat? holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

readySketch ships an update every 10 days, DrawWhat? every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
readySketch versus DrawWhat?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterreadySketchDrawWhat?
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.2 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB68 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperreadySketch LLCFish People Applications LLC

Customer experience

readySketch

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DrawWhat?

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

readySketch

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DrawWhat?

One-time1
  • Unlock All Prompts$2.99

Questions

Is readySketch free?
readySketch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DrawWhat? free?
DrawWhat? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, readySketch or DrawWhat??
DrawWhat? is rated higher. readySketch averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while DrawWhat? averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do readySketch or DrawWhat? have ads?
Neither readySketch nor DrawWhat? shows ads.
Which is updated more often, readySketch or DrawWhat??
readySketch ships an update every 10 days, and DrawWhat? every 6 months. Most recently, readySketch was updated on October 24, 2026 and DrawWhat? on October 19, 2026.

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