Charcoal vs Quick Draw
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Charcoal
This app offers a simple yet powerful sketching experience with rich tools and beautiful color palettes. Easily create and export your artwork for use in other graphics programs. It supports modern iOS features like multiple windows and dark mode for enhanced productivity.
- Simple sketching interface
- Rich drawing tools
- Beautiful color palettes
- Export sketches
- Multiple window support
- Dark mode
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• Charcoal is incredibly easy to use: Just create or open a sketch and start sketching. There are no layers or confusing settings. Instead, Charcoal features rich tools and beautiful color palettes. • Charcoal allows you to export a sketch to use it in your favorite graphics program. • Charcoal supports modern iOS and iPadOS features like multiple windows and dark mode: use it at night or open multiple sketches, even side by side.
Quick Draw
Easily draw and annotate directly on web pages within the Safari browser. This tool allows for immediate on-screen drawing, making it simple to highlight or mark up content as you browse.
- Draw on web pages
- Safari browser extension
- On-screen annotation
- Immediate drawing capability
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Quick Draw - Need a tool to draw quickly on web pages? You are coming to the right place! Quick Draw is a wonderful tool that can help you to draw everything you want immediately on screen through Safari browser. ( base on new Safari Extensions ). Quick Draw is really useful and suitable for every person to use. PURCHASE RIGHT AWAY! WITH ONLY 1.99$ to own this marvelous tool for permanence.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Charcoal at 77% against Quick Draw's 30%. Charcoal also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.5 vs 3.0). Quick Draw's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Charcoal is free to download; Quick Draw costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Charcoal holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Charcoal has 144 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Charcoal's written reviews are positive against 30% of Quick Draw's.
Charcoal ships an update every 2 months, Quick Draw daily. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Charcoal | Quick Draw |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (144 ratings) — better | 3.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.8% of reviews — better | 30.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 144 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lars Augustin | Mai Tuan Viet |
Customer experience
Charcoal
Quick Draw
Bugs and requests
Charcoal
Reported bugs
3 issues- Saved sketches lose quality
- Palette colors change unexpectedly
- Freezing when opening color palette
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to change brush/pen size
- Layers and blending tools
- Color wheel and custom color selection
- Import/export options
Quick Draw
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Charcoal
No in-app purchases
Quick Draw
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Charcoal free?
Is Quick Draw free?
Which has better reviews, Charcoal or Quick Draw?
Do Charcoal or Quick Draw have ads?
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