Comparison

Concepts vs Tayasui Sketches

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

Head to head
About

Concepts

This flexible vector-based sketchbook offers an infinite canvas for ideation and design. Easily sketch, take notes, and create detailed designs with editable strokes and powerful tools. Share your work in various formats for seamless collaboration and professional output.

Highlights
  • Infinite canvas
  • Vector-based sketching
  • Realistic pens, pencils, and brushes
  • Editable vector elements
  • Unlimited layers
  • Scale and measurement tools
  • Object libraries
Features
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Think, plan & create – Concepts is a flexible vector-based sketchbook where you can take your ideas from concept to reality. Concepts reimagines the ideation process – offering a safe and dynamic workspace to iterate and explore your ideas, organize your thoughts, and experiment with designs. With our infinite canvas, you can: • Sketch plans and whiteboard ideas • Make notes, doodles, and mindmaps • Draw storyboards, product sketches and designs Concepts is vector-based, making every stroke editable and scalable. With our Nudge, Slice and Select tools, you can easily change any element of your sketch without redrawing it. Talented creators at Disney, Playstation, Philips, HP, Apple, Google, Unity and Illumination Entertainment use Concepts to develop and realize extraordinary ideas. Join us! Concepts has: • An infinite canvas with optional paper types and grids • Realistic pens, pencils and brushes that flow with pressure, tilt and velocity or create your own • A tool wheel or bar you can personalize • HSL, RGB and COPIC color wheels • Editable vector-based sketching – move, organize and edit the tool, color, size, scale, smoothing, opacity; transform or nudge lines to shape them • Unlimited layers • Scale and measurement tools that calculate real-world dimensions With Concepts, you can: • Drag + drop images + PDF files • Create, store and share vector Object libraries • Export images, vector SVG + PDFs to scale for printing or efficient flow between apps (including Procreate, Sketchbook, AutoCAD and Adobe) • Share directly to email, text, Files, cloud, photos, or your favorite social apps and present with AirPlay or a second screen • Store your work safely in your personal iCloud Drive FREE FEATURES • Infinite canvas • A selection of paper, grid types & tools to get you started • The full COPIC color spectrum, RGB and HSL color wheels • Five layers • Unlimited drawings • JPG exports PAID FEATURES Subscription: • 200+ brush and Object libraries, features, and services • Enjoy Team Sharing for smooth collaboration, including live-sharing of object libraries, color palettes & brushes, with new updates arriving all the time • Unlocks everything across platforms • TRY PREMIUM FREE FOR 7 DAYS One-time-purchases: • Buy the Essentials for life and unlock selection & editing tools, infinite layers, shape guides, custom brushes, custom grids, and exports to PNG / PSD / SVG / DXF. • Pay for advanced features as you need them – object packs & professional brushes are sold separately • Limited to the platform you purchase on Terms & Conditions: • Monthly and yearly subscription payments are charged to your iTunes account at the time of purchase. • Your plan will renew automatically at the end of the billing period unless canceled 24 hours before the billing period ends. • You can cancel or make changes to your subscription at any time in your iTunes Account settings. • Unused portions of any free trial period are forfeited if you make changes to your subscription. We’re dedicated to quality and update frequently based on your feedback. Your experience matters to us. Chat with us in-app via Ask Us Anything, email us at concepts@tophatch.com, or find us anywhere with @ConceptsApp. COPIC is the trademark of Too Corporation. Many thanks to Lasse Pekkala and Osama Elfar for the cover art!

About

Tayasui Sketches

This app offers a realistic and versatile digital drawing experience with a wide array of tools, including watercolor brushes and a brush editor. It supports layers, cloud sync, and pressure stylus input for enhanced creativity on mobile devices.

Highlights
  • Realistic drawing tools
  • Watercolor wet brushes
  • Brush editor
  • Layer support
  • Cloud sync
  • Pressure stylus support
Features
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Because beautiful tools make beautiful drawings, we endlessly refined Sketches brushes to create the most realistic drawing tools. Sketches is the most realistic, versatile and user-friendly sketching app designed for a mobile device. This exhaustive artist's toolbox helps users create dazzling sketches, cheerful paintings and smashing illustrations on the go. Sketches includes a Pro Bundle IAP that make it exactly the same as the Paid Sketches Pro App. • Features - Import photos - Over 20 ultra realistic tools - Incredibly realistic watercolor wet brushes - Brush Editor - Color Eyedropper • Layers - Use layers to simplify your task - Export them as separate PNG with transparency - import and export PSD layered files • Cloud Sync - Backup your drawings to the Cloud - Synchronize your drawings between all your devices - Manage sync options folder by folder • Patterns - Import, draw and customise your own patterns. • Folders Easily organize your drawings to personalize folders. • Pressure Stylus support Discover even more realistic brushes while Styluses. Full support for Apple Pencil. • A Unique feeling: Each stroke behaves vividly and truly like a brush on paper, adapting the pressure, angle, and width to your movements. It's an effect you have to see to believe. • A unique UI with a touch of Zen : Tools are hidden away as you create and the bare minimum buttons are shown to make for a very clean canvas. • List of tools - Pen - Rotring - Felt Pen - Pen Brush - Oil Pastel - Watercolor Dry and Wet brushes - Acrylic brush - Airbrush - Area and Filling tool - Patterns - Text - Shapes (iPad only) - Eraser - Cutter - Smudge tool - Ruler Subscribe to access to premium app features; subscription details are the following: • Length: weekly, yearly • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase • Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period • When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Concepts4 screens
Tayasui Sketches4 screens

Verdict

The call

Concepts and Tayasui Sketches both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 77% of Concepts's written reviews are positive against 61% of Tayasui Sketches's. Concepts also leads on chart position (#177 vs unranked) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Concepts sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Tayasui Sketches sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Concepts holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27K and 54K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Concepts's written reviews are positive against 61% of Tayasui Sketches's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Concepts ships an update fortnightly, Tayasui Sketches monthly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Concepts versus Tayasui Sketches: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConceptsTayasui Sketches
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (27K ratings) — better4.5 (54K ratings)
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews — better61.4% of reviews
Number of ratings27K54K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#177 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size268 MB475 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTopHatch, Inc.SKETCHES SRL

Customer experience

Concepts

All ratings26,599 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral3.0%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews1,920 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral8.9%
Negative14.2%

Tayasui Sketches

All ratings54,077 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews1,660 reviews
Positive61.4%
Neutral9.4%
Negative29.2%

User reviews

Concepts

From 27K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Infinite canvas
  • 👍 Intuitive and customizable interface
  • 🎨 Powerful drawing and sketching tools
  • 💡 Versatile for various use cases (architecture, design, note-taking)
  • 🔒 Responsive customer support

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Steep learning curve for some users
  • 💰 Subscription model can be expensive for casual users
  • 🔧 Limited text handling and editing capabilities
  • 🔀 Inconsistent behavior of certain tools (e.g., eraser, alignment)

Tayasui Sketches

From 54K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💫 Versatile drawing tools
  • 🎨 Realistic watercolor and brush effects
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
  • 🌟 Excellent for beginners and professionals
  • 🔍 Helpful tutorials and guides

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔒 Paid features locked behind paywall
  • 📍 Limited canvas size and zoom
  • 🎨 Blending tool issues
  • 🔍 Difficult to organize and manage drawings

Bugs and requests

Concepts

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Memory issues when working with large, complex drawings
  • Inconsistent behavior of the eraser tool
  • Inaccuracies in the snap-to-grid and measurement tools
  • Exporting issues, such as loss of data or poor quality

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved text editing and formatting options
  • Better color selection and customization tools
  • Collaboration and real-time sharing features
  • Seamless integration with other design/productivity apps
  • Syncing and backup capabilities across devices

Tayasui Sketches

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Drawings disappearing or not saving properly
  • Undo/redo functionality not working as expected
  • Crashing when using certain tools or features
  • Syncing issues causing data loss
  • Brush size and opacity sliders not functioning well

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add search function for community
  • Improve fill tool and eliminate white rings
  • Allow more customization of brushes and tools
  • Implement layer management features
  • Add ability to rotate and resize canvas
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  • Improve sync and backup functionality

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Concepts

Subscriptions4
  • Everything Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Everything Monthly + Trial7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Everything Yearly$29.991 Year
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  • Everything Yearly + Trial7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time9
  • Shape Library$1.99
  • Pen Brush Pack$1.99
  • Body Forms$1.99
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  • Make Your Own Objects$3.99
  • Essentials (iPhone Only)$4.99
  • PDF Essentials$4.99
  • Pro Pack [Legacy]$7.99
  • 10 Object Packs$14.99
  • Essentials$39.99
10 purchases

Tayasui Sketches

Subscriptions9
  • Weekly premium7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Weekly premium$2.997 Days
  • Monthly premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
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  • Weekly premium7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Monthly premium7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Yearly premium7 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Year
  • Yearly premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly premium7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Yearly premium$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Version$7.99

Questions

Is Concepts free?
Concepts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tayasui Sketches free?
Tayasui Sketches is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Concepts or Tayasui Sketches?
Concepts is rated higher. Concepts averages 4.7 out of 5 from 27K ratings, while Tayasui Sketches averages 4.5 from 54K ratings.
Do Concepts or Tayasui Sketches have ads?
Neither Concepts nor Tayasui Sketches shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Concepts or Tayasui Sketches?
Concepts ships an update fortnightly, and Tayasui Sketches monthly. Most recently, Concepts was updated on October 29, 2026 and Tayasui Sketches on October 29, 2026.

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