Sketch vs Unlock Norwich
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Multiple brush stroke types
- Adjustable stroke size and color
- Add pre-designed characters
- Paint on personal photos
- Save and share artwork
- Print via AirPrint
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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.
Unlock Norwich
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The secret stories of Norwich are waiting. It’s time to explore. Take a walk around the fine city of Norwich and unlock a series of fun and fascinating augmented reality (AR) experiences that bring stories from the city’s rich and varied past back to life. The app contains everything you need for a memorable trip around Norwich – helping you see this medieval city through a brand new lens as you uncover some of the secrets and stories that make this city unique. Augmented reality lets you see digital content overlaid on the real world through your smartphone or tablet camera. Follow the trail map to uncover each Norwich-based AR experience and see it come to virtual life in real-world context. The app will keep tabs on your location and alert you when you’re near a place of interest or AR experience. Then simply follow the instructions on screen to see the Norwich story brought to life through your phone. By enabling notifications, the app will let you know when you’re near an AR spot, place of interest or Bluetooth beacon that offers useful information. Great for a family day out, the trail takes you all over the city, from the market to hidden corners you might not have noticed before. It’s also designed for accessibility, so even if you don’t make it to every point on the map, you can still trigger each experience and unlock Norwich from the comfort of your own home – or wherever you happen to be. With a 3D animated experience and written full story for each AR spot on the trail, Unlock Norwich is a fun, informative way to form a new bond with our fine city. Stories include: - The collapsing chalk mines and the disappearing bus - The connection to canaries - Rebuilding medieval ruins - The Baedeker raids - And more As we build our community, we’ll be including further points of interest, new stories and useful info about local businesses, events and food and drink recommendations – so keep checking in. There’s a lot to unlock.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Unlock Norwich at none against Sketch's shown. Unlock Norwich also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 12 months). Sketch's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sketch ships an update every 12 months, Unlock Norwich every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sketch | Unlock Norwich |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 151 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | ABCiSoft | Immersive VR Ltd |
In-app purchases
Sketch
No in-app purchases
Unlock Norwich
No in-app purchases








