Sketch Book App vs Drawing Apps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sketch Book App
This digital sketchpad allows children to draw and save their creations. It offers a portable and convenient way for kids to express their creativity anywhere, anytime. Artwork can be easily transferred to other devices for sharing.
- Built-in memory for saving masterpieces
- Portable and convenient for on-the-go use
- Long battery life (up to 2 weeks)
- Seamless transfer of artwork to devices
- Digital enhancement of hand-drawn sketches
Read full descriptionHide full description
With a built-in memory, it can now save your child's every single masterpiece. Be the first parents to witness their growth with myFirst Sketch Book and together cherish the moments in your child’s drawing world. Travel with myFirst Sketch Book without extra hand and let your child's idea to flow out on the sketch pad right away. This hassle-free Sketch Book can be utilised at anywhere and anytime. It last up to 2 weeks on a single charge! Sketch Book delivers a seamless experience to transfer your child's work to your preferred devices by pairing with Sketch Book app. It will be amazing as your child hand-drawn sketches will take on a new life via the digital app. Feel proud and share your child's work to the world!
Drawing Apps
Create digital art with a powerful painting engine and advanced tools. This app offers realistic brushes, layers, blend modes, and various editing capabilities for sketching, painting, and transforming images. Import and export your creations in multiple formats.
- Advanced painting engine with 40+ natural brush presets
- Realistic brush interaction with paper textures
- Layers and Photoshop blend modes
- Selection and clipping masks
- Transform multiple layers and use transform tool
- Import and export drawings in JPEG and PNG formats
Read full descriptionHide full description
Superior brushes - The most advanced painting engine on tablets • 40+ natural brush presets • Brushes interact realistically with paper textures Superior tools - A place for everything • Layers and Photoshop blend modes • Selection and clipping masks Superior interface - Everything in its place • It’s simple. It’s organized. It’s out of the way. • Organized workflows: Paint - Sketch, Paint, and Blend Clone - Turn a photo into a painting Edit - Adjust color, Liquify, Pattern, Crop, or add a filter • Move your favorite tools to the top bar for quicker access Advanced features • Transform multiple layers simultaneously • Transform tool: Scale, Rotate, Flip, Distort, and Skew • Create seamless patterns with the Pattern tool • Gradient and Pattern Fill • Import images • Rotate and flip the canvas Import and export • Import and export drawings • Add images from Gallery, Camera, or search the web • Export images as JPEG, PNG. Get Drawing Apps Premium – weekly subscription for $2.99 USD. OR monthly subscription (which comes with a 3-day free trial) for $4.99 USD. OR yearly subscription for $9.99 USD • Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase and 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. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period and you will be downgraded to the free service. • Please 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 Policy: https://drawingpad.me/privacy-policy.html • Terms: https://drawingpad.me/terms-of-use.html
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Drawing Apps at 4.4 against Sketch Book App's 2.0. Drawing Apps also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (5.2K vs 2). Sketch Book App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Drawing Apps sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Sketch Book App asks for nothing beyond the download.
Drawing Apps holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drawing Apps has 5.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Sketch Book App's written reviews are positive against 63% of Drawing Apps's.
Sketch Book App ships an update every 9 months, Drawing Apps monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sketch Book App | Drawing Apps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 4.4 (5.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | myFirst Tech Asia Pte Ltd | Gang Ji |
Customer experience
Sketch Book App
Drawing Apps
Bugs and requests
Sketch Book App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Drawing Apps
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent crashes and app closures
- Layers not working as expected
- Drawing tools not responsive or accurate
- Difficulty navigating the app
Requested features
5 requests- More free brushes and tools
- Ability to save and export drawings
- Undo/redo functionality improvements
- Color customization options
- Tracing feature for photos
In-app purchases
Sketch Book App
No in-app purchases
Drawing Apps
- DrawingApps Premium - Weekly$2.997 Days
- DrawingApps Gold - Weekly$3.997 Days
- Drawing App Black Friday Offer3 Days trial$5.991 Month
Show 6 moreShow fewer
- DrawingAppsPremium Trial Month3 Days trial$7.991 Month
- DrawingApps Premium - Monthly$7.991 Month
- DrawingApps Gold Trial Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- DrawingApps Gold - Monthly$9.991 Month
- DrawingApps Premium - Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- DrawingApps Gold - Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- 300 Coins$5.99
- 900 Coins$14.99
- 1200 Coins$19.99
Show 3 moreShow fewer
- Lifetime Lite Drawing Pass$49.99
- 5000 Coins$59.99
- Lifetime PRO Drawing Pass$69.99
Questions
Is Sketch Book App free?
Is Drawing Apps free?
Which has better reviews, Sketch Book App or Drawing Apps?
Do Sketch Book App or Drawing Apps have ads?
Which is updated more often, Sketch Book App or Drawing Apps?
Other comparisons















