Comparison

Drawing ▫ vs Animation Sketch

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

Head to head
About

Drawing ▫

Unleash your creativity with a versatile drawing and painting app. Explore a wide array of brushes, colors, and tools to sketch, paint, and design on your iPhone or iPad. Features include custom mandalas, coloring pages, and a dedicated kids' desk.

Highlights
  • 40+ handcrafted brushes
  • Millions of colors
  • Import and draw on pictures
  • Custom mandalas and coloring pages
  • Dedicated kids' desk
  • Apple Pencil and 3D Touch support
Features
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DrawingApp - Create amazing drawing art on the go with Drawing App for iPhone & iPad. 
Create amazing drawing ideas to life. Use DrawingApp's state-of-the-art brushes & tools to sketch, type, paint, and draw. Take your drawing creations to wherever your thoughts want to go! 1. Sketch Desk: DrawingApp has 40+ handcrafted style paintbrush and millions of colors to choose from. Focusing on food & shelter is for common men. Pouring your creativity through DrawingApp is for unique humans: the misfits, the rebels, the art markers. The ones who not only see things differently but produce different, creative art. Here's to the common men who can now be an artist with the DrawingApp! Here is a minimalistic set of tools that can help you create the art you want: a. 40+ handcrafted brush tools that can help you imitate the real paintbrush; b. Ruler to create straight lines to your needs; c. Eraser to change or modify a drawing on the go; d. Embed picture and drawing in one art; e. Install the DrawingApp to know more! FEATURES - Paint. Draw, Sketch. Repeat - Draw smoothly like never before on iPad or iPhone. - Draw creative sketches using 40+ brushes and tools - Enhance your drawing by importing pictures and photos - Zoom to paint fine details - Share instantly 2. Doodle Desk (NEW) With Doodle Desk you can create dazzling sketches, wonderful paintings & awesome illustrations! Key Feature: -Draw, Sketch & Paint anything. -You will find Every color to draw. -You can customize your color as you wish. -Import photo from gallery or by capturing a new photo. Draw on photo. Have fun! -Rotate & scale photos as much as you want. -You can change Brush size & Opacity settings. -Undo & Redo option for your every action. -Made very easy & convenient to use. -Save artworks in gallery & share them into any social network you want. -Record & share your art work 3. Coloring Desk: - Custom mandalas: bring your unique designs to life in the mandala creation mode - 20+ categories of unique colouring pages from talented illustrators - 40+ beautiful preset Solid & Gradient colour palettes - Custom palettes: combine any colours you like to create a matchless work of art - Various colouring tools - Post-editing effects 4. Kids Desk: - Funkiest canvas with 10+ drawing tools including pen, pencil, chalk, marker, Fill, glitter, gradient & watercolor brushes - Shapes & brushes, magical pattern brushes & an enchanting wand effect on every brush stroke - 50+ educational coloring pages 
 *We Support Apple Pencil for iPad Pro & 3D Touch sensitivity for iPhones with Angle and Pressure with Water Color, Pencil, Pen tools etc.* Get DrawingApp Premium – weekly subscription (which comes with a 3-day free trial) for $4.99 USD, Monthly subscription for $7.99 USD, OR yearly subscription for $29.99 USD OR one-time purchase with $35.99 for life-time. 
 Upgrade to the Premium version and get unlimited access to Sketch Desk, Coloring Desk, Kids Desk, and Doodle Desk - without ads & watermarks! 
 • Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase & upon commencement of each renewal term. Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can cancel your subscription or free trial in the iTunes settings at least 24-hours before the end of the free trial period. • Note: any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. 
 Privacy: http://drawingapp.me/privacy-policy.html Term: http://drawingapp.me/terms-of-use.html EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Animation Sketch

Create 2D hand-drawn animations with intuitive tools and precise brush control. Ideal for both experienced animators and beginners, this app simplifies sketching, coloring, and timing. Seamlessly integrate sound and utilize layers for efficient scene planning and workflow.

Highlights
  • Hand-drawn animation
  • Precise brush control with Apple Pencil
  • Intuitive layer workflow
  • Easy frame management
  • Audio import and syncing
  • Color fill below lines
  • Scene planning with static layers
Features
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Animate your dreams and bring them to life! An extremely fast hand-drawn animation software using Apple Pencil and iPad for precise brush control and intuitive workflow. Animators will love the simplicity and ease of use which lets them quickly sketch out animations and beginners can focus on improving their drawing and timing. Animation Sketch works seamlessly on all models of iPad. Color your line animations easily with colors automatically going below black lines. Layer workflow means you can seamlessly switch between rough and finished layers. Static layers for layout and background makes scene planning easy. Adding, inserting and duplicating frames is very easy with intuitive UI and drag-drop functionality. Import Audio(mp3, wav) and scrub on timeline to sync animation with sound. Videos and scene files teaching the 12 basic principles of animation included for free. Compatible with Apple Pencil 1st and 2nd Generation. Visit www.animationsketch.net for tutorials, sample works and technical manual. * Color fill automatically goes under black lines for fast coloring * Rough, Layout and background layers for scene planning * Change FPS speed * MP4 and JPG import/export for easy rotoscopy and timing * Onion skinning, auto-save and animated previews * Bundled demo scenes and videos for learning * Export and import animation scene files locally * Non-linear background color adjustment * Expert mode and scrub button for fast and interactive timing Animation Sketch is developed by Appy Monkeys, an award winning app developer with over 10 million downloads globally across all platforms and with an extensive suite of user friendly and power creativity apps.

Screenshots

Drawing ▫4 screens
Animation Sketch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Drawing ▫ at 4.1 against Animation Sketch's 3.4. Drawing ▫ also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 429) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Animation Sketch's advantage is review sentiment (35% vs 24%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Drawing ▫ sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Animation Sketch sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drawing ▫ holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drawing ▫ has 15K ratings behind it against 429, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 24% of Drawing ▫'s written reviews are positive against 35% of Animation Sketch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drawing ▫ ships an update every 2 weeks, Animation Sketch every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Drawing ▫ versus Animation Sketch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrawing ▫Animation Sketch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (15K ratings) — better3.4 (429 ratings)
Positive reviews23.9% of reviews35.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15K — better429
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size184 MB366 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVora BhavikArjun Gupte

Customer experience

Drawing ▫

All ratings15,164 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative18.5%
Written reviews444 reviews
Positive23.9%
Neutral7.4%
Negative68.7%

Animation Sketch

All ratings429 ratings
Positive56.2%
Neutral11.2%
Negative32.6%
Written reviews147 reviews
Positive35.4%
Neutral20.4%
Negative44.2%

User reviews

Drawing ▫

From 15K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great drawing experience
  • 👍 Friendly app introduction
  • 💡 Ability to draw on photos

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 💰 Aggressive monetization with paywall
  • 🔍 Limited color and brush options in free version
  • 🔍 Confusing navigation and lack of clear exit options

Animation Sketch

From 429 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Good for beginners
  • 🚀 Smooth animation
  • 💡 Useful for designers

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limited features without paying
  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 💰 Expensive for full functionality
  • 🎨 Limited color palette

Bugs and requests

Drawing ▫

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Drawings disappearing or not saving properly
  • Undo/redo functionality not working as expected
  • App freezing or crashing during use

Requested features

4 requests
  • More color and brush options
  • Improved layering and editing tools
  • Better save/load functionality
  • Tutorials or in-app guidance

Animation Sketch

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Animations not saving properly
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Drawing tools not working as expected
  • Issues with onion skinning

Requested features

4 requests
  • More frames and animation length
  • Ability to import images
  • More drawing tools and brushes
  • Ability to adjust animation speed

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Drawing ▫

Subscriptions6
  • Drawing Apps Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Drawing Games Gold - Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Drawing Apps Premium Monthly$8.991 Month
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  • DrawingApp Premium Year France3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Drawing Games Gold - Yearly$24.991 Year
  • Drawing Apps Premium Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time7
  • Drawing App - Low Credits$4.99
  • AI Pad - 11 Credits$9.99
  • AI Pad - 17 Credits$14.99
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  • Remove Ads and Popups$16.99
  • One Time Purchase Premium$22.99
  • Drawing App - Premium Credits$29.99
  • Drawing App One-time Purchase$35.99
2 purchases

Animation Sketch

One-time2
  • Upgrade to Pro$9.99
  • Animation Sketch Discount$9.99

Questions

Is Drawing ▫ free?
Drawing ▫ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Animation Sketch free?
Animation Sketch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drawing ▫ or Animation Sketch?
Drawing ▫ is rated higher. Drawing ▫ averages 4.1 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Animation Sketch averages 3.4 from 429 ratings.
Do Drawing ▫ or Animation Sketch have ads?
Neither Drawing ▫ nor Animation Sketch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drawing ▫ or Animation Sketch?
Drawing ▫ ships an update every 2 weeks, and Animation Sketch every 2 months. Most recently, Drawing ▫ was updated on October 31, 2026 and Animation Sketch on October 29, 2026.

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