DraftIt vs Grafika
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DraftIt
This drawing app uses creative constraints and a ticking clock to help users overcome creative blocks and keep moving forward on their canvas. It encourages intuitive creation by silencing analytical thought and motivating the creative mind. Hesitation can lead to lost progress, pushing users to act decisively.
- Creative constraints and ticking clock
- Overcome creative blocks
- Intuitive right-brain motivation
- Progress loss on hesitation
- iPad and Apple Pencil optimized
- Pro subscription for extended features
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DraftIt leverages creative constraints and a ticking clock to motivate you to get out of your head and keep moving forward on the canvas. The race against time helps silence your analytical left-brain and motivates your creative right-brain to take the wheel. Hesitate too long, and risk losing all progress. It's not the last drawing app you'll need. But it's the first. Designed for iPad and Apple Pencil. We’re always looking to improve. So let us know if there’s anything you’d like to see in future updates using the in-app “Feedback” button. In-app subscriptions to DraftIt Pro include: • Longer session time options (10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 45) so you can keep the creative fire burning. • Infinity Mode removes the time pressure but keeps the app’s focus (one tool, one color, no erasing). • Beast Mode intensifies the pressure! Drafts will begin to fade sooner when a user hesitates and progress will be lost after 4 seconds. • App Themes allow you to customize the look of the app and the tool color. • App Icons to customize the look of the app on your home screen. • DraftIt Pro subscriptions help support the maintenance and development of new features, tools, and technologies to help you focus and create. A single in-app subscription enables features on all of your devices. Monthly and Yearly subscriptions will renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription in-app. Canceling has never been easier! — Privacy Policy https://mechanicalanimals.org/privacy.html Terms of Use https://mechanicalanimals.org/terms.html
Grafika
Create unlimited handwritten notes and detailed sketches with a variety of tools. This digital notebook allows for canvas layers, changeable backgrounds, and image imports, making it a versatile replacement for traditional notebooks.
- Unlimited canvas size
- Drawing and writing tools
- Canvas layers
- Changeable backgrounds
- Import images
- Export as image
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Grafika is an electronic notebook application. Grafika allow you to make handwritten notes of unlimited size, as well as draw sketches. The application is very easy to use. It is supposed to use the Apple Pencil stylus. Application features: - unlimited canvas size; - a set of ready-to-use drawing and writing tools; - canvas layers; - changeable backgrounds; - import images; - export as an image. The application was created as a replacement of an ordinary notebook with an electronic one.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DraftIt at 4.6 against Grafika's 2.5. DraftIt also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (15 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. DraftIt sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Grafika sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DraftIt holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DraftIt has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of DraftIt's written reviews are positive against 67% of Grafika's.
DraftIt ships an update every 4 days, Grafika fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DraftIt | Grafika |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (15 ratings) — better | 2.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mechanical Animals | Nikolay Denislamov |
Customer experience
DraftIt
Grafika
In-app purchases
DraftIt
- DraftIt Pro7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- DraftIt Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- lifetime of DraftIt Pro$2.99
Grafika
- Purchase full version$3.99









