SPEEDRAW vs Timed Sketch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SPEEDRAW
Practice your drawing skills with timed exercises. Quickly copy figures in various poses with adjustable time limits from 10 to 90 seconds.
- Timed drawing exercises
- Copying figures in various poses
- Adjustable time limits
- Quick sketching practice
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It is a simple app that allows you to practice quick drawing. You can practice drawing by quickly copying drawing figures in various poses. You can set the time limit from 10 seconds to 90 seconds as you like.
Timed Sketch
Improve your drawing skills with structured, timed challenges focused on fundamentals like gesture and form. Track your progress, build confidence, and connect with a community of artists.
- Timed drawing challenges
- Skill-focused exercises
- Progress tracking
- Community studies
- Structured practice sessions
- Sketchbook journal
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Draw better with focused, intentional challenges. Timed Sketch turns drawing into a system of short, structured challenges that help artists improve fundamentals like forms, gesture, and figure construction. Each time-based session is designed to build line confidence, visual memory and consistency. Why Artists Love Timed Sketch: • Practice with Intention – Every challenge targets a specific skill, from gesture to construction. • Build Confidence – Timed sessions encourage commitment and help reduce overthinking. • Show Up Every Day – Clear, intentional challenges make daily practice simple and consistent. • See Your Growth – Track your progress and watch your skills develop over time. • Learn Together – Explore and share studies created by other artists. Built to Help You Grow • Curated Challenges – Carefully designed exercises that push your skills forward. • Curated Studies – Focused sets of reference images covering anatomy, gestures, and forms. • Timed Sessions – Structure that supports focus and creative flow. • Sketchbook – A visual record of your progress and practice. • Community Studies – Create, share, and explore studies from other artists. • Smart Nudges – Gentle reminders to help you maintain a steady practice. Made for: • Self-taught artists who want measurable improvement • Artists seeking structured, intentional practice • Hobbyists who want growth without pressure • Creators who want every sketch to count Timed Sketch — practice with purpose, and grow with every challenge.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Timed Sketch at 4.6 against SPEEDRAW's 3.6. Timed Sketch also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and ads (none vs shown). SPEEDRAW's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. SPEEDRAW sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Timed Sketch sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Timed Sketch holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 37 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of SPEEDRAW's written reviews are positive against 100% of Timed Sketch's.
SPEEDRAW ships an update every 6 months, Timed Sketch every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SPEEDRAW | Timed Sketch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (17 ratings) | 4.6 (37 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 37 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 255 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | HARASHOW Interactive | Anthony Williams |
Customer experience
SPEEDRAW
Timed Sketch
Bugs and requests
SPEEDRAW
Reported bugs
5 issues- Split View no longer supported on iPad
- Models with impossible joint angles (arms through body, legs bent unnaturally)
- UI elements obstructing the model during drawing
- App is empty/blank for some users
- Visible nipples on female models despite 12+ rating
Requested features
26 requests- Add more pose variations
- Allow custom time settings (longer than 90 seconds)
- Develop series for drawing hands and backgrounds
- Allow users to move models around
- Add more poses from the front
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- Add different body weights, hairstyles, clothes, lighting options
- Add children, babies, elderly models
- Allow editing of poses (e.g., bending elbows)
- Make random generation of all model types (male/female)
- Add option to set number of pose changes
- Display a history of used poses
- Add option to change background color
- Add settings for skulls or face planes
- Add cloth options
- Add option to change camera angle (less extreme)
- Add interval settings between pose changes
- Allow users to set the number of times a pose appears
- Allow users to review poses after drawing session
- Add more realistic models
- Add more cartoony models
- Allow 360-degree model rotation
- Allow users to change background color
- Add more diverse body types
- Add more diverse age groups
- Add hand-drawing specific models/poses
- Add background drawing models/poses
Timed Sketch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SPEEDRAW
- Delete Ad$3.69
Timed Sketch
- Monthly Subscription$5.001 Month
- Yearly Subscription$45.001 Year
- Plus$99.00
