Comparison

Sketch Pro vs DrawInk

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

Head to head
About

Sketch Pro

This professional art app offers advanced AI tools for digital painting, illustration, and animation. Create stunning artwork with custom brushes, text-to-image generation, and intelligent editing features. It's designed to streamline your creative workflow on iPads and iPhones.

Highlights
  • Customizable brushes
  • Text to Image AI
  • Sketch to Image AI
  • Magic Edit AI
  • Auto-Coloring AI
  • Animation Assist
  • Advanced Layer System
Features
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SketchPro, a professional art app available for iPads and iPhones, crafted with love by the Drawing Desk Team SketchPro is perfect for creative professional digital artists, including graphic designers, illustrators, comic, anime & manga book artists with a range of Drawing & painting tools to upgrade their creative workflow SketchPro now supports iPhone Duo, bringing your creative workflow to Apple’s foldable iPhone experience SketchPro tools and features: Powerful Custom Brushes -A range of free specialized brush sets for sketching, painting, doodling, drawing and more. -Customisable brushes with adjustable radius, opacity, texture and more -Create brush sets -Maintain a list of your favorite brushes -Free Roller Brush with 100+ patterns Animation Assist -Powerful interface and essential tools for creating impressive animations (Only for iPads). -Wide range of tools, including onion-skinning, instant playback, a visual timeline, and more. Essentials to accelerate the Creative Process -Smart Shapes feature for instant shape drawing -Free Symmetry Tool for easier drawing -Powerful Gradient tool with Linear and Radial options -Layer Transform Tool with Freeform, Uniform, Distort and Warp options -Magic Eraser -Assisted Drawing -Synchronization between iPad and iPhone Advanced Layer System -Free unlimited layers -Rasterize, Duplicate and Merge layers -Fill, Color Invert, Lock Alpha and Lock Layer options Advance Text Tool -Select from a full list of fonts or import your own -Customize fonts -Apply solid and gradient colors to text -A range colored font patterns, textures and designs Complete Color Palette -Full Color Wheel with adjustable color values and shades -Create unique themed color palettes for your drawing -Import colors from photos and images Extensive Shapes Library -15+ categories of free shapes, signs, and symbols -Favorites section for keeping track of frequently used shapes Other Essential Tools -Smudge Tool -Fill Bucket with solid colors -Filter options including Gaussian Blur, Motion Blur, Perspective Blur and more. -Convenient Cutter Tool -Import and Export functions -Custom Canvas option -AR Facepaint Organize and Save Your Work -Save every drawing automatically -Rename each saved artwork -Create folders for storing drawings methodically -Cloud syncing to secure and access artworks anywhere -Duplicate and Delete projects at any time -Time Lapse Playback -Dark Mode Designed for iPhone Duo -Enjoy a larger, more immersive canvas on iPhone Duo’s foldable display. -Seamlessly continue creating across the outer and inner displays. -Experience an adaptive workspace that adjusts to different orientations and folding positions. Unlimited access to all premium features & daily content updates during the subscription period Premium subscriptions with 1 week trial -Annual for 39.99/year You may cancel a subscription or free-trial anytime via the subscription setting through your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the free trial or subscription period to avoid being charged. The subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a SketchPro Unlimited subscription. Terms & Conditions : https://4axis.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy : https://4axis.com/privacy-policy Reach us: hello@4axis

About

DrawInk

Features
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Learn to draw one simple step at a time. DrawInk is a guided drawing app for iPhone and iPad where John, your friendly drawing coach, shows you exactly what to trace, fill and shade. No skill needed, whatever your age. GUIDED STEP-BY-STEP DRAWINGS Trace, fill and shade your way through beautifully designed drawings in three collections: Sketches (line art), Monochrome (black and white shading) and Casual (a mix of both). Every lesson is broken into simple layers, so nothing feels overwhelming. MEET JOHN, YOUR DRAWING GUIDE New here? John walks you through your first drawing step by step and shows how fill and line layers work before you go solo. CHALLENGE JOHN 1V1 Race John in a real-time, side-by-side drawing challenge. Watch his strokes appear as you draw your own, then see who finishes with the better lines. A NEW DRAWING EVERY DAY Every day, John picks a fresh drawing for you, so there's always something new to practice. GET RATED, GET BETTER Finish a drawing and John rates it from 1 to 5 stars with honest, encouraging feedback. SHARE YOUR DRAWING Turn your finished drawing into an image or a replay video of your strokes and share it with friends. WATCH YOUR JOURNEY UNFOLD Every finished drawing becomes a stop on your own path, marked with John's rating, so you can see how far you've come. DRAW YOUR WAY Open a Plain Board and draw freely, or turn your own photo into a drawable template with Image to Draw. BUILT FOR EVERY ARTIST - Simple, colorful, easy-to-use tools - Adjustable brush sizes and a full color palette - Undo, redo and layer-by-layer editing - Save every drawing to your personal Gallery - Haptics and sound you can customize in Settings DRAWINK PRO Unlock all lessons and features with Monthly, Yearly (7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers) or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Manage or cancel any time in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: [https://sites.google.com/view/drawink-termsofuse/home] Privacy Policy: [https://sites.google.com/view/drawink06-privacypolicy/home] Download DrawInk today and start your first lesson with John.

Screenshots

Sketch Pro4 screens
DrawInk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DrawInk at none against Sketch Pro's shown. DrawInk also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). Sketch Pro's advantage is ratings volume (12K vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price 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. Sketch Pro sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and DrawInk sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DrawInk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sketch Pro has 12K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sketch Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, DrawInk every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sketch Pro versus DrawInk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSketch ProDrawInk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (12K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings12K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size333 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer4Axis Technologies Pte LtdDevraj Yadav

Bugs and requests

Sketch Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Drawings randomly deleted or lost
  • Inability to load or access previous artwork
  • Crashes when trying to import photos

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add liquify tool
  • Improve layer management and manipulation
  • Provide more default brushes
  • Implement undo/redo functionality
  • Add shape tools for perfect geometric shapes
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  • Improve performance and stability

DrawInk

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Sketch Pro

Subscriptions13
  • SketchPro Premium Weekly$0.997 Days
  • SketchPro Premium Monthly3 Months trial$1.991 Month
  • SketchPro Monthly Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • SketchPro Premium Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • SketchPro Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • SketchPro Yearly Premium$9.991 Year
  • SketchPro Premium1 Year trial$14.991 Year
  • SketchPro Yearly Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • SketchPro Yearly Premium$14.991 Year
  • SketchPro Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • SketchPro Premium Yearly1 Year trial$39.991 Year
  • SketchPro Yearly Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • SketchPro Premium Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • 100 Tokens$3.99
  • 200 Tokens$4.99
  • 500 Tokens$7.99
3 purchases

DrawInk

Subscriptions2
  • DrawInk Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • DrawInk Pro Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Sketch Pro free?
Sketch Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DrawInk free?
DrawInk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sketch Pro or DrawInk?
DrawInk is rated higher. Sketch Pro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while DrawInk averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sketch Pro or DrawInk have ads?
Sketch Pro shows ads; DrawInk does not.
Which is updated more often, Sketch Pro or DrawInk?
Sketch Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, and DrawInk every 4 days. Most recently, Sketch Pro was updated on October 26, 2026 and DrawInk on October 26, 2026.

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