Draw Gestures vs Artista
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Artista
Access thousands of high-quality reference photos for your art. Share your creations, learn from others' interpretations, and track your artistic progress over time. This app also features an art community for inspiration and feedback.
- Thousands of reference photos
- Share your drawings
- View others' interpretations
- Track progress
- Art community
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A photo reference tool and art community! - Thousands of high quality reference photos - Share your drawings with others - See how others drew a reference to help improve your own - See previous sessions and your progress over time
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Artista at 4.7 against Draw Gestures's 3.9. Artista also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and review sentiment (89% vs 64%). Draw Gestures's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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. Draw Gestures sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Artista asks for nothing beyond the download.
Artista holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Draw Gestures's written reviews are positive against 89% of Artista's.
Draw Gestures ships an update weekly, Artista every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Draw Gestures | Artista |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (43 ratings) | 4.7 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.9% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Avinash Kumawat | Max Buster |
Customer experience
Draw Gestures
Artista
In-app purchases
Draw Gestures
- Pro$1.991 Month
- Starter$1.991 Month
- Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
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- Pro Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$49.99
Artista
No in-app purchases






