Comparison

Bake Sketch vs 9PM

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

Head to head
About

Bake Sketch

Transform your food photos into animated illustrations with this creative companion app. Easily add custom text and annotations to tell the story behind your bakes. Perfect for sharing your culinary creations on social media.

Highlights
  • Instant animated illustration from photos
  • No drawing skills required
  • Simple and intuitive interface
  • Add custom titles and annotations
  • Portrait and Landscape layouts for social media
  • Transforms food photography into art
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Meet Bake Sketch, the creative companion for home bakers, foodies, and pastry pros. We believe your baking deserves to be seen in a whole new light. Bake Sketch takes your food photography and instantly transforms it into a mesmerizing animated illustration. Why you’ll love Bake Sketch: - Instant Artistry: No drawing skills required! Just upload a photo of your cake, cookie, or savory dish, and let our engine generate a beautiful, hand-drawn style rendition. - Simple & Intuitive: Designed with a clean, clutter-free interface. Upload, select your output, and click generate. It’s that easy. - Personalize Your Plate: Add custom titles (like "Grandma’s Apple Pie") and specific annotations (e.g., "dusted sugar," "fresh mint") to tell the story behind the bake. - Perfect for Social: Choose between Portrait or Landscape layouts to perfectly fit your Instagram Stories, TikToks, or feed posts. Whether you want to memorialize a birthday cake or simply share your morning croissant with a creative twist, Bake Sketch makes your food look good enough to frame. Download today and start sketching your delicious moments! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

9PM

This app allows users to share daily photo and video dumps with trusted friends and family. Posts are automatically published at 9 PM, revealing everyone's day. It offers a private space for creative expression without pressure from strangers.

Highlights
  • Daily photo and video posting
  • Automatic 9 PM posting
  • Private social network
  • Trusted contact sharing
  • Visual life diary
  • React, reply, and share
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9PM IS REALLY SIMPLE 1. Choose photos and videos from your camera roll. 2. Your daily photo dump is automatically posted at 9:00 PM. 3. At 9PM, everyone’s day is revealed together. 4. React, reply, hug your friends. 9PM is built around one simple daily habit: share your day with the people you trust, then come back at 9PM to see theirs. Over time, your profile becomes a visual diary of your life, one 9PM at a time. There’s no algorithm. Every post comes from someone you added, and every profile is private. New to 9PM? Use invite code 95466 and add fredd. That’s me, the founder. MEMBERSHIP Some features require a membership. CONTACT hello@9pm.app Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bake Sketch3 screens
9PM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bake Sketch at every 2 days against 9PM's every 4 days. Bake Sketch also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Bake Sketch sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month and 9PM sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bake Sketch against 5.0 for 9PM. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bake Sketch ships an update every 2 days, 9PM every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bake Sketch versus 9PM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBake Sketch9PM
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB108 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRichard Maidla9PM Inc.

Customer experience

Bake Sketch

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

9PM

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bake Sketch

Subscriptions1
  • Bake Sketch Subscription$2.991 Month
6 purchases

9PM

Subscriptions2
  • 9PM Membership Weekly$4.997 Days
  • 9PM Membership Yearly$49.991 Year
One-time4
  • Claim a Username$4.99
  • Claim a 3-Letter Username$49.99
  • Claim a 2-Letter Username$499.99
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  • Claim a 1-Letter Username$999.99

Questions

Is Bake Sketch free?
Bake Sketch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 9PM free?
9PM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bake Sketch or 9PM?
Bake Sketch and 9PM are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Bake Sketch or 9PM have ads?
Neither Bake Sketch nor 9PM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bake Sketch or 9PM?
Bake Sketch ships an update every 2 days, and 9PM every 4 days. Most recently, Bake Sketch was updated on September 30, 2026 and 9PM on October 1, 2026.

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