Comparison

Doodle Draw vs Simple Sketch

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

Head to head
About

Doodle Draw

Transform your ideas into quick sketches with an intuitive drawing experience. This app offers a variety of brushes and colors to help you express your creativity on a digital canvas. It's designed for fast access, making it perfect for capturing inspiration whenever it strikes.

Highlights
  • Intuitive drawing experience
  • Variety of brushes and colors
  • Digital canvas for ideas
  • Quick access for spontaneous creativity
  • Suitable for artists and beginners
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Quickly transform thoughts into doodles. A sketchpad for your ideas, providing a fluid and intuitive drawing experience, perfect for both seasoned artists and those new to sketching. Embark on a creative journey equipped with a suite of tools. Select from various brushes and colors to vividly express your ideas. From fine lines to bold strokes, the digital canvas awaits your touch. Capture spontaneous moments of inspiration. Designed for quick access and ease of use, always ready when creativity calls. Your next masterpiece is just a tap away.

About

Simple Sketch

This intuitive drawing app transforms your devices into a digital sketchbook. It offers professional tools, precision guides, and multi-page organization for artists, students, and designers. Enjoy a distraction-free creative experience across your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Professional drawing tools (pencil, pen, eraser)
  • Precision drawing guides (grid, graph, line, isometric)
  • Multi-page sketchbook organization
  • Intelligent input modes (Apple Pencil, Universal)
  • Cross-platform compatibility (iPad, iPhone, Mac)
  • Auto-save and unlimited undo/redo
Features
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Transform your iPad, iPhone, or Mac into a powerful digital sketchbook with Simple Sketch, the intuitive drawing app designed for artists, designers, students, and anyone who loves to create. Pure Drawing Experience Simple Sketch offers a distraction-free drawing environment with a large canvas that lets your creativity flow without boundaries. Whether you're sketching quick ideas, creating detailed illustrations, brainstorming new ideas, or taking visual notes, our clean interface keeps you focused on what matters most - your art. Professional Drawing Tools - Pencil Tool: Range of pencil types from 6H to 6B for sketching and shading - Pen Tool: Precise fine-liner for clean lines and detailed work - Smart Eraser: Vector-based erasing for smooth corrections - Adjustable Tool Sizes: From fine details to bold strokes Precision Drawing Guides Take your sketches to the next level with built-in drawing guides: - Grid Guide: Perfect dots for proportional drawing - Graph Paper: Major and minor grid lines for technical sketches - Line Guide: Horizontal guides for writing and sketching - Isometric Guide: 3D perspective drawing made simple Multi-Page Sketchbook Organize your ideas across unlimited pages with intuitive navigation. Add new pages instantly, jump between sketches with the table of contents, and never lose track of your creative process. Intelligent Input Modes - Apple Pencil Mode: Dedicated pencil-only input for iPad artists - Universal Mode: Works with any input method on all devices - Auto-detection: Optimizes for your device automatically Effortless Organization - Auto-save: Never lose your work again - Unlimited Undo/Redo: Experiment fearlessly - Page Management: Add, delete, and rearrange pages with ease - Zoom & Pan: Infinite canvas with smooth navigation Cross-Platform Creativity Whether you're using an iPad with Apple Pencil for detailed artwork, an iPhone for quick sketches on the go, or a Mac for precise digital illustration, Simple Sketch adapts to your workflow seamlessly. Perfect For: - Artists & Illustrators: Professional-grade tools in a simple package - Students: Note-taking with visual elements and diagrams - Designers: Quick mockups and wireframes - Engineers: Technical drawings with precision guides - Anyone: Who loves to draw, doodle, or visualize ideas Get Simple Sketch today and rediscover the joy of drawing digitally. Your next masterpiece is just a tap away. No ads, no subscription!

Screenshots

Doodle Draw2 screens
Simple Sketch3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Doodle Draw at Free against Simple Sketch's $3.99. Doodle Draw also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 2). Simple Sketch's advantage is chart position (#72 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence 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

Doodle Draw is free to download; Simple Sketch costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Doodle Draw against 5.0 for Simple Sketch. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Doodle Draw has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doodle Draw ships an update every 3 months, Simple Sketch every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Doodle Draw versus Simple Sketch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoodle DrawSimple Sketch
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.9 (10 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#72 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSindre SorhusManicgrin Media Ltd

Customer experience

Doodle Draw

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Simple Sketch

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Doodle Draw

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Sketch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Doodle Draw free?
Doodle Draw is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Sketch free?
Simple Sketch costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Doodle Draw or Simple Sketch?
Simple Sketch is rated higher. Doodle Draw averages 4.9 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Simple Sketch averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Doodle Draw or Simple Sketch have ads?
Neither Doodle Draw nor Simple Sketch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Doodle Draw or Simple Sketch?
Doodle Draw ships an update every 3 months, and Simple Sketch every 5 months. Most recently, Doodle Draw was updated on October 11, 2026 and Simple Sketch on October 8, 2026.

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