Comparison

Sketch vs Director's Cut

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

Head to head
About

Sketch

This app offers a fun and easy-to-use painting experience with a variety of creative tools. Users can paint on their own photos, utilize special brush strokes, and add pre-designed characters. Save and share your artwork directly from the app.

Highlights
  • Multiple brush stroke types
  • Adjustable stroke size and color
  • Add pre-designed characters
  • Paint on personal photos
  • Save and share artwork
  • Print via AirPrint
Features
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The very funny paint app. PERFECT for kids of all age. Very EASY to use, but with lot of EXITING functions. NEWS : NOW WITH FANTASTIC RAINBOW COLOR Paint with these strokes: --SINGLE --DOUBLE --TRIPLE --SYMMETRICAL --STAR And Select from TINY to BIG SIZE stroke All in combination with: --NORMAL COLORS. Black and White --GRADIENT COLORS From Black to white And....even the ERASER can use the ALL the different stroke --CHARACTERS : You can select these characters(also with different size and colors) MAN (or BOY if you select a smaller size) WOMAN (or GIRL if you select a smaller size) HOUSE CAR SHIP SMILEY FLOWER SPIRAL 2 kind of STARS For characters the color-options can have individuel effect. TRY IT OUT. Sounds crazy? TRY IT BEFORE YOUR FRIENDS. You have ALL THE BUTTONS ON THE SCREEN when you need them. The buttons fly away when you paint, and the buttons will smoothly come back after a while. --Paint on OWN PICTURE --4 colored NEON FRAMES and 4 MAGIC FRAMES. ROTATE and the buttons smoothly rotate, but the painting area do not change. Use the WHOLE SCREEN to paint on. And you can SAVE your painting Print your painting directly via AirPrint. Send the painting via SMS or post it to Facebook or Twitter.

About

Director's Cut

Log your cinema visits, track movie expenses, and discover new releases. Browse your viewing history, search for cast members, and visualize your visited theaters on a world map. Never miss a future film with an intuitive watchlist.

Highlights
  • Log movie visits
  • Track expenses
  • Search cast members
  • View visited theaters on map
  • Earmark future releases
  • Automatic movie retrieval
Features
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Easily record your visits to the movies by choosing from current screenings and movie theaters nearby. Browse through your history and search for actors and other cast members you have seen. Keep track of expenses and see statistics based on your data. Reminisce by viewing the world's map including the movie theaters you have visited. Furthermore never again forget about that movie you heard about. Intuitively earmark future movie releases and scroll through them when planning your next visit to the box office. Automatic movie retrieval is currently supported for the following countries - Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal, United Kingdom, USA For all other countries a generic list of current movies is available In-App-Purchase You can manage up to 9 entries for free. Managing more than 9 entries will require an in app purchase. This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.

Screenshots

Sketch1 screens
Director's Cut4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sketch at 5.0 against Director's Cut's 4.3. Sketch also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Director's Cut's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On price 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. Director's Cut sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sketch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sketch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Director's Cut has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Sketch's written reviews are positive against 100% of Director's Cut's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sketch ships an update every 12 months, Director's Cut every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Sketch versus Director's Cut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSketchDirector's Cut
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB18 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperABCiSoftChristian Nissen

Customer experience

Sketch

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Director's Cut

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sketch

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Director's Cut

One-time1
  • Director's Cut Unlimited$0.99

Questions

Is Sketch free?
Sketch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Director's Cut free?
Director's Cut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sketch or Director's Cut?
Sketch is rated higher. Sketch averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Director's Cut averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Sketch or Director's Cut have ads?
Sketch shows ads; Director's Cut does not.
Which is updated more often, Sketch or Director's Cut?
Sketch ships an update every 12 months, and Director's Cut every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sketch was updated on September 21, 2026 and Director's Cut on September 20, 2026.

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