ArtPencil vs Vectorworks Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ArtPencil
Create realistic pencil sketches on your iPad with a vast selection of pencils and papers. This app offers advanced features like unlimited layers, zoom functionality, and an eyedropper tool for detailed artwork. Save and share your creations with ease.
- 48 unique pencils
- 41 paper textures
- Unlimited layers
- Zoom in/out canvas
- Eyedropper tool
- 20-depth undo/redo
- Gallery and sharing
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ArtPencil is a awesome pencil sketch app for iPad! You can draw a awesome sketch on a real paper using various pencils! You can use 48 pencils to draw your artwork. Also ArtPencil provides you 41 papers! Enjoy sketching with ArtPencil! ✓ Key Features • 48 pencils • 41 papers • Layers. There is no limit to the number of layers. • Zoom-In, Zoom-Out Canvas! • Eyedropper! ( Tap and hold eyedropper shortcut ) • 20 depth Undo/Redo • Gallery • Sharing your painting with others! • You can control the size of a pencil tip by using size slider. • You can control the opacity of a pencil tip by using opacity slider.
Vectorworks Remote
Control your Vectorworks desktop software from your mobile device. Navigate, present, and view your designs remotely using various presentation and navigation tools. Requires Vectorworks 2015 or later installed on a Mac or Windows computer.
- Remote connection to Vectorworks desktop
- Presentation remotes (pan, walkthrough, flyover)
- Visualization remotes for Renderworks
- Navigation remotes for Design Suite
- Interactive design viewing and navigation
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The Vectorworks Remote app connects your mobile device to your Vectorworks desktop using a remote connection plug-in. Presentation remotes for pan, walkthrough, and flyover are available for all Vectorworks products. Visualization remotes are available for Renderworks and navigation remotes are available for Vectorworks Design Suite products (Design Suite, Architect, Spotlight, Landmark). Interactively use the remotes to view, navigate, and present designs without having to be at your desktop. Vectorworks Remote requires Vectorworks 2015 software or later to be installed on either a Mac or Windows operating system. To learn more, visit http://vectorworks.net.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ArtPencil at 53% against Vectorworks Remote's 0%. ArtPencil also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 2). Vectorworks Remote's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price 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
Both are free to download. ArtPencil sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Vectorworks Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vectorworks Remote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ArtPencil has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of ArtPencil's written reviews are positive against 0% of Vectorworks Remote's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ArtPencil ships an update weekly, Vectorworks Remote every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ArtPencil | Vectorworks Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 5.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SUNG CHEOL KIM | Vectorworks, Inc. |
Customer experience
ArtPencil
Vectorworks Remote
In-app purchases
ArtPencil
- Upgrade Pro!$1.99
Vectorworks Remote
No in-app purchases
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