Comparison

Sketch Recorder vs The Write App

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

Head to head
About

Sketch Recorder

This app offers a distraction-free drawing and painting experience with a natural feel. It includes screen recording capabilities and a tracing paper mode to help you copy images. Save your creations directly to your photo library.

Highlights
  • Natural drawing experience
  • Full-screen mode
  • Screen recording
  • Tracing paper mode
  • Save to photo library
  • Hide/show palette
Features
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Sketching, painting and drawing app for anyone who loves to draw. Elegant interface and natural drawing experience. Free of distractions so you can focus. REAL full screen experience. Shake your device to enter fullscreen. In order to make the menu visible, you should shake your device one more time. Screen recording. Change background color. Drawing modes: Pencil only; Pencil and Finger. Hide/show palette. Tracing paper mode. You can select or capture a back image and draw the copy of it on the upper layer. Save your drawing to photo library. It’s FREE!!! This app is built solely and exclusively for iPhones and iPads using Apple's native development language and tools which guarantees top performance and future maintainability.

About

The Write App

A digital drawing and note-taking app with a black background, offering an intuitive experience for sketching, jotting ideas, and solving problems. Supports finger and Apple Pencil input across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Digital drawing and note-taking
  • Black background canvas
  • Finger and Apple Pencil support
  • Multiple color options
  • Undo/Redo functionality
  • Sharing capabilities
  • Canvas clearing
Features
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The Write App: Your Ultimate Digital Canvas Unleash your creativity with The Write App, the ultimate digital drawing and note-taking application with a black background. Whether you're sketching, jotting down ideas, solving a math problem. The Write App provides a seamless and intuitive experience on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Vision Pro. The Write App is compatible with multi-touch and the Apple Pencil. How to use: Writing: You can use your finger or the Apple Pencil to write on the screen using many different colors Changing Colors: click on the pencil Icon to change the color of your pen tool, or use the eraser. Sharing: click on the pencil Icon, and then click on the share button. Clearing your Canvas: click on the pencil icon and then click on the clear button to completely clear the canvas. Undoing your last action: Double tap on the screen or double click with a mouse to undo your last action Ideal For: Students: Take handwritten notes, annotate documents, and study creatively. Professionals: Draft ideas, create diagrams, and collaborate visually. Kids: A fun, simple drawing app with a large canvas Discover the freedom to create with The Write App—your perfect companion for digital drawing and note-taking.

Screenshots

Sketch Recorder4 screens
The Write App3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Write App at 100% against Sketch Recorder's 57%. The Write App also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ads (none vs shown). Sketch Recorder's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 3) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.4). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Write App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Sketch Recorder's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Write App's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sketch Recorder versus The Write App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSketch RecorderThe Write App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (11 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 17 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMehmet BayramJack McConnell

Customer experience

Sketch Recorder

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral28.6%
Negative14.3%

The Write App

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sketch Recorder

No in-app purchases

None

The Write App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sketch Recorder free?
Sketch Recorder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Write App free?
The Write App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sketch Recorder or The Write App?
The Write App is rated higher. Sketch Recorder averages 4.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while The Write App averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Sketch Recorder or The Write App have ads?
Sketch Recorder shows ads; The Write App does not.

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