Comparison

Sketch & Paint-Creative Canvas vs Brushes for Sketchbook ™

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

Head to head
About

Sketch & Paint-Creative Canvas

A digital art studio for sketching, painting, and illustration on iPad. Offers expressive brushes, precise controls, and layered artwork features. Ideal for doodling, illustration, calligraphy, and portrait finishing.

Highlights
  • Expressive brushes
  • Layered artwork
  • Color Studio
  • Vector tools
  • Export and share
Features
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Create without limits on a calm, powerful canvas built for iPad. Creative Canvas is a digital art studio for sketching, painting, and illustration. Start a new canvas, pick expressive brushes, and shape every stroke with size, opacity, and color controls that stay out of your way. Made for real creative work • Sketch, paint, smudge, erase, and fill with precision • Layered artwork with lock, alpha lock, duplicate, and reorder • Brush library for sketching and painting styles • Color Studio with eyedropper and rich color control • Guides, shapes, text, and vector tools for clean layouts • Paper styles, adjustments, zoom, and undo/redo • Export and share or save finished pieces to Photos Whether you’re doodling ideas, building illustrations, practicing calligraphy, or finishing a portrait, Creative Canvas keeps your tools close and your focus on the art. Privacy policy: https://digitalhole.github.io/DHPrivacy.html Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Brushes for Sketchbook ™

Features
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Find the right brush for your next Sketchbook project and move from browsing to drawing in a few taps. • Explore effects, stamps, lettering, sketching, essentials, and master brush sets • Search the catalog and save favorite packs for quick access • Preview brush counts, file sizes, and related packs before downloading • Download .skbrushes packages and open them in Sketchbook • Follow the built-in step-by-step import guide • Use a layout designed for both iPhone and iPad Free brush packs are available. An auto-renewable subscription unlocks premium brush packs and unlimited premium downloads. Subscription information Payment is charged to your Apple ID. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://probrushes.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://probrushes.app/terms EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sketch & Paint-Creative Canvas4 screens
Brushes for Sketchbook ™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Brushes for Sketchbook ™ at none against Sketch & Paint-Creative Canvas's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Sketch & Paint-Creative Canvas sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Brushes for Sketchbook ™ sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Sketch & Paint-Creative Canvas versus Brushes for Sketchbook ™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSketch & Paint-Creative CanvasBrushes for Sketchbook ™
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArima JainEngin LTD.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sketch & Paint-Creative Canvas

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$5.99
6 purchases

Brushes for Sketchbook ™

Subscriptions6
  • Weekly Access7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Weekly Access + Trial3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$12.991 Month
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  • Monthly Access1 Month trial$14.991 Month
  • Annual Premium Trial3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Annual Access1 Year trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Sketch & Paint-Creative Canvas free?
Sketch & Paint-Creative Canvas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brushes for Sketchbook ™ free?
Brushes for Sketchbook ™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sketch & Paint-Creative Canvas or Brushes for Sketchbook ™ have ads?
Sketch & Paint-Creative Canvas shows ads; Brushes for Sketchbook ™ does not.

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