Comparison

Timed Sketch vs HEAVYPAINT

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

Head to head
About

Timed Sketch

Improve your drawing skills with focused, timed practice sessions. This app helps artists build observation, confidence, and consistency through gesture and figure drawing exercises. Track your progress and explore studies created by a community of artists.

Highlights
  • Timed drawing sessions
  • Gesture and figure drawing exercises
  • Progress tracking
  • Curated reference image studies
  • Community study sharing
  • Digital sketchbook
Features
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Draw better with focused, intentional challenges. Timed Sketch turns drawing into a system of short, structured challenges that help artists improve fundamentals like forms, gesture, and figure construction. Each time-based session is designed to build line confidence, visual memory and consistency. Why Artists Love Timed Sketch: • Practice with Intention – Every challenge targets a specific skill, from gesture to construction. • Build Confidence – Timed sessions encourage commitment and help reduce overthinking. • Show Up Every Day – Clear, intentional challenges make daily practice simple and consistent. • See Your Growth – Track your progress and watch your skills develop over time. • Learn Together – Explore and share studies created by other artists. Built to Help You Grow • Curated Challenges – Carefully designed exercises that push your skills forward. • Curated Studies – Focused sets of reference images covering anatomy, gestures, and forms. • Timed Sessions – Structure that supports focus and creative flow. • Sketchbook – A visual record of your progress and practice. • Community Studies – Create, share, and explore studies from other artists. • Smart Nudges – Gentle reminders to help you maintain a steady practice. Made for: • Self-taught artists who want measurable improvement • Artists seeking structured, intentional practice • Hobbyists who want growth without pressure • Creators who want every sketch to count Timed Sketch — practice with purpose, and grow with every challenge.

About

HEAVYPAINT

This app offers a raw digital painting experience with unique tools for creating textured art and quick studies. It's designed for artists who embrace digital chaos and seek a streamlined, mobile art studio.

Highlights
  • Unique digital brushes
  • Color Jitter for texture
  • Fast color blocking tools
  • Line Blend for gradients
  • Liquify tool
  • Minimalist interface
  • Gallery for creations
Features
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Raw digital painting with unique brushes & color chaos. The painter's painting app that celebrates digital chaos. HEAVYPAINT is unapologetically digital and a bit unhinged. It’s a celebration of digital impressionism. Whether you're sketching on the train, painting outdoors, or creating quick color studies, this is your pocket art studio. Unique Digital Tools Color Jitter: Unleash beautiful digital chaos and texture Fan Fill and Lasso Fill for fast color blockins, textured foliage, notan, organic shapes. Rake tool for softening up edges in a graphic way Line Blend for instant gradients
Liquify to adjust proportions and shapes Built for Speed & Mobility Perfect pochade box replacement for pleinair painting. Great for quick paintings on public transit, many will finger paint on their phones. Streamlined interface.Focus on pure color and shape without digital clutter. Streamlined Experience Minimalist interface puts painting first Customizable tools that adapt to your style Strong shape design tools for bold, crisp artwork Gallery to review and organize your creations + Plein air painters who want to ditch heavy supplies + Quick color studies and concept sketches + Figure painting and gesture drawing + Artists wanting to rediscover digital painting joy + Anyone seeking a uniquely digital aesthetic HEAVYPAINT balances professional capabilities with unhinged creativity. Embrace procedural randomness / crunchiness / glitchiness that digital enables. Touch grass. Ideal for pleinair painting and quick studies This app is subject to Apple's standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Timed Sketch4 screens
HEAVYPAINT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Timed Sketch at 4.6 against HEAVYPAINT's 4.0. Timed Sketch also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 58%) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks). HEAVYPAINT's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Timed Sketch sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.00 per month and HEAVYPAINT sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Timed Sketch holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 66 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Timed Sketch's written reviews are positive against 58% of HEAVYPAINT's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timed Sketch ships an update every 2 days, HEAVYPAINT every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Timed Sketch versus HEAVYPAINT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimed SketchHEAVYPAINT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (35 ratings) — better4.0 (66 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better58.4% of reviews
Number of ratings3566 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB35 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAnthony WilliamsHEAVYPOLY, Inc.

Customer experience

Timed Sketch

All ratings35 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

HEAVYPAINT

All ratings66 ratings
Positive68.2%
Neutral13.6%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive58.4%
Neutral15.6%
Negative26.0%

Bugs and requests

Timed Sketch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

HEAVYPAINT

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Gallery crashes
  • Artwork files not saving properly
  • Eyedropper tool not working as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improved layer management
  • More customization options
  • Better color controls and eyedropper tool

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Timed Sketch

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$6.001 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$54.001 Year
One-time1
  • Plus$23.00
3 purchases

HEAVYPAINT

Subscriptions2
  • Gallery Sync Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Gallery Sync Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock Full Version$9.99

Questions

Is Timed Sketch free?
Timed Sketch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HEAVYPAINT free?
HEAVYPAINT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timed Sketch or HEAVYPAINT?
Timed Sketch is rated higher. Timed Sketch averages 4.6 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while HEAVYPAINT averages 4.0 from 66 ratings.
Do Timed Sketch or HEAVYPAINT have ads?
Neither Timed Sketch nor HEAVYPAINT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timed Sketch or HEAVYPAINT?
Timed Sketch ships an update every 2 days, and HEAVYPAINT every 6 weeks. Most recently, Timed Sketch was updated on October 11, 2026 and HEAVYPAINT on October 17, 2026.

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