5min Sketch Pro vs PX12
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
5min Sketch Pro
Develop a daily drawing habit with guided practice sessions. Select images, adjust their display, and paint for focused relaxation. Track your progress with automatically saved sketches.
- Daily drawing habit practice
- Image selection from library, camera roll, or camera
- Adjustable image display (pinch, pan, rotate)
- Real-time image overlay
- Timed drawing sessions (3, 5, 10, 15 minutes)
- Automatic saving of drawing logs
- Apple Pencil support recommended
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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. - Set time can be selected from 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, and 15 minutes. - You can draw with a touch pen or finger but Apple Pencil recommend. - 10,000 drawn logs are automatically saved in the app and can be copied to the camera roll. - Non ads.
PX12
Create quick and stylish pixel-based animations with a 12-frame sequencer. Inspired by audio gear and early computer art, this tool lets you make fun looping animations for music or social sharing. Explore frame-by-frame creation with dynamic patterns and colors.
- 12-frame pixel animation
- Quick animation creation
- Looping animation
- Frame-by-frame animation
- Pattern and color exploration
- Inspired by retro art software
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PX12 is an animation pixel based 12 frame sequencer. A new way to create animation very quickly. Taking cues from audio gear and early computer art software, PX12 is built to provide quick and stylish animations with ease. Create fun animations to your favorite songs or just make fun looping animations for your friends. Explore the possibilities of looping animation and what it's like creating animation in motion. Create frame by frame animation or let your imagination run wild with patterns and colors. PX12, is built for anyone that likes to explore and discover new ways of making animation art.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PX12 at every 3 weeks against 5min Sketch Pro's every 4 months. PX12 also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 43%). 5min Sketch Pro's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.5 vs 16.0). 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
5min Sketch Pro costs $4.99 and PX12 $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
5min Sketch Pro ships an update every 4 months, PX12 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 5min Sketch Pro | PX12 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $4.99 |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kazuaki Matsuda | Jonathan Kaufman |
Customer experience
5min Sketch Pro
PX12
In-app purchases
5min Sketch Pro
No in-app purchases
PX12
No in-app purchases
