Sketch Me! vs Imaengine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sketch Me!
Transform your photos into artistic sketches with various effects. Easily share your creations or save them to your device. Offers adjustable parameters for personalized results and a split-screen mode for unique edits.
- Convert photos to sketches
- Multiple sketch effects (7 total)
- Adjustable sketch parameters
- Split screen mode
- Share sketches via Facebook and email
- Save sketches to device
- Easy-to-use interface with zoom and pan
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The original #1 Sketch App on the AppStore. Over 10 million downloads. ------------------------ Former No.1 App in the USA, France, Italy, Spain, Thailand, Malaysia, Equador, Belgium, Portugal, Israel, Taiwan, Germany, Argentina, Ireland and many more. ------------------------ Sketch Me! is a simple, fun app that lets you convert your photos into sketches by applying up to six different image effects. What people are saying: "A wonderful app that converts pictures into sketches. We love it when we come across a novel piece of technology made available in an app." - Apppicker.com "While Sketch Me! only does one thing, it does it really well. Go ahead and download it, you'll be surprised by how much fun taking "artistic" pictures." - Appdiscover Check out a video review of version 1.0 by iPawdTouch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHvVbvnREjw We've added some great new features since! --------- Main Features: - Supports Facebook and e-mail so you can easily share your sketches with your friends, as well as save them to your iPhone. - Features an easy-to-use interface. You can use your finger to move an image around on the screen to find its best position. You can also zoom in and out through the pinch gesture. - Split screen mode (as shown in icon), where only one half of the photo is shown in sketch. - Adjustable sketch parameters mean that you can have extra control over how the sketch effect turns out. - Now featuring 7 different sketch effects ------------------------ The Sketch Me! effect can be applied to any image. Best results are obtained by using a picture with a bright/white background. Please send all feedback and suggestions to support@bluebeartech.com. We love to hear your ideas.
Imaengine
Transform photos and videos into stylized vector art with various filters and editing tools. Create pop-art effects, remove backgrounds with black and white vectorization, and generate rotoscope-style videos from imported footage.
- Color vectorization
- Pop-art style filters
- Black and white vectorization
- Video and movie import
- Rotoscope-style videos
- User-friendly editor
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Color vectorization, pop-art style filters, black and white for background removing. Video and movie import to get rotoscope-style videos. User-friendly editor with selection tools, brush and eraser. Now we have 3 different vector apps, you can choose the one fit your necessities: - 'Imaengine': filter section with all the vectorization capabilities, with smart controls and clean interface, editor section with only the essential tools. - 'Vector Q': the most powerful, full control over vectorizing with advanced parameters and a complete vector editor. - 'Vinilo': the simpler, only black and white vectorization and single-tool editor.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sketch Me! at 4.5 against Imaengine's 3.1. Sketch Me! also leads on ratings volume (7K vs 35) and review sentiment (68% vs 58%). Imaengine's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Sketch Me! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Imaengine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sketch Me! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sketch Me! has 7K ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Sketch Me!'s written reviews are positive against 58% of Imaengine's.
Sketch Me! ships an update every 2 months, Imaengine every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sketch Me! | Imaengine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (7K ratings) — better | 3.1 (35 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.4% of reviews — better | 58.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7K — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bluebear Technologies Ltd. | Luis Rivas |
Customer experience
Sketch Me!
Imaengine
Bugs and requests
Sketch Me!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when trying to load photos
- Sketches appear low quality or distorted
- Buttons and UI elements not responsive
Requested features
4 requests- Add more sketch styles and textures
- Improve performance and stability
- Implement iPad optimization
- Allow more customization of sketches
Imaengine
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sketch Me!
- Unlock All Papers & Colors$1.99
Imaengine
- Unlimited Sharing$5.99
Questions
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