Comparison

Draw Gestures vs CloudLabs Plane Figures

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

Head to head
About

Draw Gestures

Master figure and gesture drawing with timed pose practice. This app offers a smooth drawing experience with pressure sensitivity and tracks your progress. Ideal for artists of all levels looking to improve speed, accuracy, and confidence.

Highlights
  • Timed pose practice
  • Smooth, responsive drawing engine
  • Pressure sensitivity support
  • Practice tracking and history
  • Relaxed mode for untimed drawing
  • Cloud library for reference import
  • Customizable timers
Features
Read full description

Draw Gestures is a timed pose reference app for gesture and figure drawing practice. Pick a pose, set a timer, and quick sketch like you would in a real life drawing class. For beginners learning figure drawing and for illustrators, animators and concept artists who want a structured daily warmup. How it works 1. Choose your reference - figure drawing poses, animals, faces, hands, or your own photos 2. Set your timer - 30 seconds to 10 minutes per pose 3. Draw and improve - track your gesture drawing progress over time Practice 15 minutes a day to build confidence, speed and flow in your figure drawing. Included for everyone - Timed gesture drawing sessions with a built-in drawing timer - Built-in pose reference library, plus your own photos and files - Draw straight onto the reference image, with tracing mode included - A real sketch canvas with brushes, layers, eraser and undo - Grid overlay for proportions and line of action - Streaks, practice heatmap and full session history - Daily practice reminders to build a drawing habit - Sessions run up to 30 minutes with up to 20 reference images Draw Gestures Pro - Unlimited reference images and practice libraries - Unlimited session length - Cloud reference libraries from Pinterest, Google Drive and Dropbox - Classroom mode to simulate art school life drawing sessions - Quantity mode and custom intervals - Relaxed mode to practice with no timer pressure - Side-by-side and floating reference layouts - Left-hand mode - Shuffle your pose reference order - Export without a watermark - Import your own paper textures Built for artists who practice - Art students studying anatomy and figure drawing - Illustrators and concept artists warming up - Animators practicing gesture, movement and action poses - Character designers studying poses and silhouettes - Anyone doing daily croquis or 30-second gesture drills Made for iPad and Apple Pencil Pressure and tilt support, a stylus-only drawing option so your palm never leaves a mark, and a full-screen canvas for life drawing practice anywhere. Your pose reference, your pace, your practice. drawgestures.com Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID settings. Terms: https://drawgestures.com/terms Privacy: https://drawgestures.com/privacy

About

CloudLabs Plane Figures

Features
Read full description

This simulator provides a holoprojector and a Chinese game known as Tangram. You need to assemble the figure shown on the holoprojector using the geometric figures available on the table. The figures are shown by the holoprojector at random.

Screenshots

Draw Gestures4 screens
CloudLabs Plane Figures1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CloudLabs Plane Figures at none against Draw Gestures's 6. CloudLabs Plane Figures also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Draw Gestures sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. CloudLabs Plane Figures asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Draw Gestures ships an update weekly, CloudLabs Plane Figures daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Draw Gestures versus CloudLabs Plane Figures: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDraw GesturesCloudLabs Plane Figures
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (44 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings44 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB92 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAvinash KumawatJiovany Orozco

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Draw Gestures

Subscriptions5
  • Pro$1.991 Month
  • Starter$1.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
Show 2 more
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$49.99
None

CloudLabs Plane Figures

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Draw Gestures free?
Draw Gestures is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CloudLabs Plane Figures free?
CloudLabs Plane Figures is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Draw Gestures or CloudLabs Plane Figures have ads?
Neither Draw Gestures nor CloudLabs Plane Figures shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Draw Gestures or CloudLabs Plane Figures?
Draw Gestures ships an update weekly, and CloudLabs Plane Figures daily. Most recently, Draw Gestures was updated on October 25, 2026 and CloudLabs Plane Figures on October 3, 2026.

Other comparisons