Comparison

5min Sketch vs Drawing

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

Head to head
About

5min Sketch

Develop a daily drawing habit with this app. Select an image, adjust its display, and begin sketching. The app automatically saves your progress, allowing you to track your artistic growth over time. It's designed for relaxation and concentration.

Highlights
  • Daily drawing practice
  • Image selection from library, camera roll, or camera
  • Adjustable image display (pinch, pan, rotate)
  • Real-time image overlay
  • Grid display option
  • Automatic saving of drawing logs
  • Rewarded ads to hide ads temporarily
Features
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5 minutes a day drawing habit The 5-minute sketch makes it easy to continue practicing painting every day. Just select an image, adjust the image display and start. While painting, you will find that you are relaxed and super concentrated. The picture you draw is automatically saved in the app, and you can feel the growth by looking back. Features - Select the image from the motif library, camera roll, and camera. - Pinch out, pan, rotate, aspect fit to adjust the display image. - Overlay images in real time. - Selection of grid display. - You can draw with a touch pen or finger but Apple Pencil recommend. - 2,000 drawn logs are automatically saved in the app and can be copied to the camera roll. - Hiding ads for 1 hour by watching rewarded ads.

About

Drawing

This app offers a simple yet feature-rich sketching and drawing experience for all ages. Create detailed artwork with tools like symmetry, stabilizers, and layers, and easily save your creations to the cloud.

Highlights
  • Instant symmetry for mandalas and faces
  • Stabilizer and rulers for smooth lines
  • Webtoon-style text tool
  • Up to 100 layers
  • Worry-free undos
  • Auto-save and cloud backup
Features
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It's easy! Open the app and start sketching freely, just like doodling on paper. With no complicated menus, it’s a lightweight sketching and drawing app that anyone—kids and adults alike—can enjoy right away. Plus, it’s packed with clever, fun features to explore as you draw. • Instant Symmetry – Draw once to easily create mandalas or symmetrical faces • Stabilizer & Rulers – Draw smooth, clean straight lines and curves without jitter • Webtoon-Style Text – Add fun messages over your art with custom outlines and colors • Layer Drawing – Stack up to 100 layers when needed (varies by canvas size) • Worry-Free Undos – Relax and undo up to 100 times if you make a mistake • Auto-Save & Cloud Backup – Safely preserve your precious drawings to Google Drive From casual doodles, journal decorating, and hand-drawn notes to vibrant illustrations! Unleash your imagination on a clean, lightweight canvas today. [Key Features] ▶ Drawing Tools - Diverse brushes (Standard pen, pencil, paintbrush, brush pen, neon pen, rainbow, stamps, etc.) - Brush size and opacity control, eraser with blur mode - Freehand lines, straight lines, rectangles, and circles - Eyedropper, paint bucket (fill), and gradients ▶ Layers & Editing - Up to 100 layers (Alpha lock, merge, duplicate) ※ Maximum layers depend on canvas resolution (e.g., up to 100 on 1024x1024, 31 on 2048x2048) - Restore deleted layers - Up to 100 undos and redos - Stroke stabilizer for smooth lineart - Precision cursor and pen tool for detailed drawing and cutting out subjects from images ▶ Drawing Aids - Straight, ellipse, and curve rulers; grid guides - Mirror mode and symmetrical cursor (decalcomania) - Custom canvas sizes, pinch-to-zoom, and canvas rotation - Text tool with custom outlines and cartoon/webtoon effects - Selection tool: cut, copy, and paste ▶ Files & Storage - Google Drive sync for backing up and restoring project files - Import images directly from your gallery or camera - Save and load works in progress - Export and share finished artwork to your photo album If you have any suggestions or encounter any issues, please reach out via a review or email. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/drawingboard-privacy-policy ※ App Permissions [Optional Permissions] "Camera": Required to take photos and import captured images directly onto your canvas.

Screenshots

5min Sketch4 screens
Drawing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Drawing at 3.7 against 5min Sketch's 3.4. Drawing also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). 5min Sketch's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 57%) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drawing holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of 5min Sketch's written reviews are positive against 57% of Drawing's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

5min Sketch ships an update every 2 weeks, Drawing weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
5min Sketch versus Drawing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter5min SketchDrawing
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings)3.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings56 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKazuaki Matsudaseongmi Jung

Customer experience

5min Sketch

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Drawing

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral28.6%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

5min Sketch

No in-app purchases

None

Drawing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 5min Sketch free?
5min Sketch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drawing free?
Drawing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 5min Sketch or Drawing?
Drawing is rated higher. 5min Sketch averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Drawing averages 3.7 from 6 ratings.
Do 5min Sketch or Drawing have ads?
Both 5min Sketch and Drawing show ads.
Which is updated more often, 5min Sketch or Drawing?
5min Sketch ships an update every 2 weeks, and Drawing weekly. Most recently, 5min Sketch was updated on November 3, 2026 and Drawing on November 5, 2026.

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