Comparison

Omber vs Sketchbook

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

Head to head
About

Omber

This app redefines vector graphics with diffusion gradient technology, offering powerful soft shading tools for dramatic color blends and subtle transitions. Easily rescale, reshape, and recolor your art without losing detail. Combine shapes and lines into complex meshes for flexible drawing.

Highlights
  • Diffusion gradient technology
  • Soft shading tools
  • Complex mesh creation
  • Rescale, reshape, recolor art
  • No loss of detail
  • Combine shapes and lines
Features
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Omber is a next-generation vector design app based on the latest diffusion gradient technology. Your creativity is no longer limited by having to work with solid color fills or simple gradients. Omber brings powerful soft shading tools to vector graphics. You can easily make dramatic color blends or subtle color transitions in Omber. Then, you can rescale, reshape, and recolor your art with no loss of detail. Diffusion gradient technology allows Omber to reimagine the traditional vector graphics workflow. Instead of fills and strokes, Omber lets you combine shapes and lines into complex meshes that give you more flexibility in how you model your drawings. Although the app is functional without purchase, you can purchase an annual subscription to help support Omber's development and to unlock additional, optional features of the app. If you purchase a subscription, the payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the subscription period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of use can be found at https://www.wobastic.com/omber/help/licenseiOS.html Download Omber today and discover a new, more powerful approach to vector graphics.

About

Sketchbook

This app provides a versatile and user-friendly digital art creation experience for mobile devices. It offers a professional-grade toolset with customizable brushes and layers, allowing users to sketch, paint, and illustrate with ease. Perfect for both beginners and experienced artists looking to bring their ideas to life on the go.

Highlights
  • 60+ realistic brushes and tools
  • Multiple layers with settings
  • Import photos for reference
  • Shape draw assist and rulers
  • Customizable color wheel
  • Undo/Redo functionality
  • Instant sharing
Features
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SketchBook is the most practical, versatile and user-friendly sketching app designed for mobile gadgets. This exhaustive artist's toolbox helps users create dazzling sketches, cheerful paintings and smashing illustrations on the go. A reflexive way to produce a custom drawing! Whether you want to create graffiti or you want to create a doodle, or you want to learn to paint and draw, SketchBook is your tool of choice. Sketchbook is an award-winning sketching, artwork, and drawing app for anyone who loves to draw. Artists and illustrators love Sketchbook for its professional-grade characteristic set and highly customizable mechanisms. Everyone loves Sketchbook for its elegant interface and natural drawing experience, free of distractions so you can focus on capturing and articulating your idea. FEATURES - Shape draw assist - Paint. Draw, Sketch. Repeat - Draw smoothly like never before on iPad or iPhone with super realistic brushes. - Draw creative sketches using 60 brushes and tools - Enhance your drawing by importing pictures and photos - Zoom to paint fine details - Share instantly - Import photos for Reference - Ruler - 16 Shape Rulers - Color Palette - Custom Color Wheel - Multiple Layers drawings - Layer settings - Undo - Redo steps - Hard and soft Eraser with opacity settings Beautiful tools make beautiful drawings, we endlessly refined SketchBook brushes to create the most realistic drawing tools. List of BRUSH tools - Basic - Texture Essentials - Copic - Pen Brush - Synthetic Paint - Traditional - Texture - Shape - Splatter - Designer - Artist - Pastel - Eraser - Cutter - Smudge tool Create amazing drawing ideas to life. Use SketchBook state-of-the-art brushes and tools to sketch, type, paint, and draw. Take your drawing creations to wherever your thoughts want to go! Unlimited access to all the premium features and future updates during the subscription period. The subscriptions are $6.99 per month with 3 days trial period and $24.99 yearly or equal to the same price tier as Apple App Store Matrix, determined as the equivalent of subscription price in $USD. 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 SketchBook Premium Features subscription. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use : https://www.loyal.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Omber4 screens
Sketchbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sketchbook at 3.9 against Omber's 2.4. Sketchbook also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 7) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). Omber's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Omber sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per year and Sketchbook sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sketchbook holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sketchbook has 1.3K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Omber's written reviews are positive against 21% of Sketchbook's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Omber ships an update every 6 weeks, Sketchbook fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Omber versus Sketchbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOmberSketchbook
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (7 ratings)3.9 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better20.5% of reviews
Number of ratings71.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWobastic Software Inc.Loyal Foundry, Inc.

Customer experience

Omber

All ratings7 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

Sketchbook

All ratings1,282 ratings
Positive71.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews156 reviews
Positive20.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

Omber

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Sketchbook

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Drawings not saving properly
  • Unreliable performance

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add undo/redo functionality
  • Improve brush quality and customization
  • Implement a true free version

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Omber

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$6.991 Year
10 purchases

Sketchbook

Subscriptions8
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Premium Features - One Week$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$5.997 Days
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  • Premium Features - One Month$8.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$22.991 Year
  • Premium Features - One Year3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Annually Subscription3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Appsgonefree Deal$4.99
  • Lifetime Deal - Limited Period$35.99

Questions

Is Omber free?
Omber is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sketchbook free?
Sketchbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Omber or Sketchbook?
Sketchbook is rated higher. Omber averages 2.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Sketchbook averages 3.9 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Omber or Sketchbook have ads?
Sketchbook shows ads; Omber does not.
Which is updated more often, Omber or Sketchbook?
Omber ships an update every 6 weeks, and Sketchbook fortnightly. Most recently, Omber was updated on November 3, 2026 and Sketchbook on November 7, 2026.

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