Comparison

Pencil Box vs Drawing Pad procreate Sketch

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

Head to head
About

Pencil Box

Unleash your creativity with a versatile drawing tool. Select from various brushes, pens, and shapes, customize their properties, and utilize layers for complex designs. Import and export your artwork seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Multiple drawing tools (airbrush, pen, pencil, line, shapes)
  • Adjustable tool color, size, and transparency
  • Layer support with transparency and visibility control
  • Import drawings from Mail and iTunes
  • Export drawings via iTunes
  • Sync tool preferences with iCloud
Features
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Pencil Box is a useful drawing tool that allows you to display your artistic talent. You can: - choose your preferred tool - airbrush - pen - pencil - line - rectangle - ellipse - eraser - control tool color, size, and transparency - add layers and control layer transparency and visiblity - import and export drawings via iTunes - import drawings from mail - sync tool preferences between devices using iCloud Pencil Box is an active development. New features are always in the works.

About

Drawing Pad procreate Sketch

Unleash your creativity with a versatile digital canvas. This app offers a wide range of brushes, colors, stickers, and shapes to sketch, paint, and doodle. Easily edit existing images or use stock photos to enhance your artwork before sharing it with others.

Highlights
  • Sketch, paint, and doodle
  • Varied range of brushes
  • Customizable color palette
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Ruler and shape tools
  • Stickers, doodles, and charms
  • Edit gallery images
Features
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Drawing pad is an easy to use whiteboard app that can be used anywhere, anytime for work purpose or for fun.. To help all the creative people out there and all those who are looking forward to being creative, Drawing pad brings along amazing features like Stickers, Brushes, Doodles, Charms, Shapes etc. It is so easy to use that even a child can bring out amazing artwork with very little effort. Features : # Sketch, Paint, Doodle, Share with friends # Give your artwork a new stroke with our varied range of brushes # Make your work more colorful with any color you wish with our very own color pallete and color picker # Didn't like something you created. No worries.. You can undo or redo anytime. Or simply erase and work again # Add more perfection with ruler and different shapes like: Square, Triangle, Circle and many more # Draw using various brush sizes and adjust opacity as you wish # Say more with the use of amazing Stickers, Doodles, and Charms # You can also edit/enhance your gallery images # Make use of 1000's of stock images too... # Share with friends and family Or share on social platforms Experience the app and share you feedback. :) Graphics designed by Freepik. (www.freepik.com) Get Drawing Pad Premium Unlimited access to all the premium features and new brushes, doodles and stickers updates during the subscription period. The subscription price is $2.99 per week. You may cancel a subscription or free-trial anytime via the subscription setting through your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the free trial or subscription period to avoid being charged. The subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a Drawing Pad Premium subscription. Terms & Conditions : https://sites.google.com/view/colordrawingterms/home Privacy Policy : https://sites.google.com/view/colordrawingapp/home

Screenshots

Pencil Box4 screens
Drawing Pad procreate Sketch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drawing Pad procreate Sketch at 64% against Pencil Box's 0%. Drawing Pad procreate Sketch also leads on ratings volume (67K vs 1). Pencil Box's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, ads and device support 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. Drawing Pad procreate Sketch sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Pencil Box asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pencil Box holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drawing Pad procreate Sketch has 67K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Pencil Box's written reviews are positive against 64% of Drawing Pad procreate Sketch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pencil Box ships an update fortnightly, Drawing Pad procreate Sketch every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pencil Box versus Drawing Pad procreate Sketch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPencil BoxDrawing Pad procreate Sketch
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.1 (67K ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews63.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings167K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB124 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFays Lane LabsRohan Singh Rajput

Customer experience

Pencil Box

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Drawing Pad procreate Sketch

All ratings64,005 ratings
Positive75.4%
Neutral9.2%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews1,207 reviews
Positive63.7%
Neutral14.0%
Negative22.3%

Bugs and requests

Pencil Box

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Drawing Pad procreate Sketch

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Drawings not saving properly
  • Eraser not working as expected
  • Constant pop-ups interrupting workflow

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more free brushes and tools
  • Improve eraser functionality
  • Implement zoom and canvas controls
  • Provide better onboarding and instructions
  • Fix bugs and stability issues

In-app purchases

None

Pencil Box

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Drawing Pad procreate Sketch

Subscriptions2
  • Drawing Pad Weekly Premium$2.997 Days
  • Drawing Pad Monthly Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Month
One-time2
  • Offer$19.99
  • Unlock Everything$29.99

Questions

Is Pencil Box free?
Pencil Box is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drawing Pad procreate Sketch free?
Drawing Pad procreate Sketch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pencil Box or Drawing Pad procreate Sketch?
Pencil Box is rated higher. Pencil Box averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Drawing Pad procreate Sketch averages 4.1 from 67K ratings.
Do Pencil Box or Drawing Pad procreate Sketch have ads?
Neither Pencil Box nor Drawing Pad procreate Sketch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pencil Box or Drawing Pad procreate Sketch?
Pencil Box ships an update fortnightly, and Drawing Pad procreate Sketch every 2 months. Most recently, Pencil Box was updated on October 23, 2026 and Drawing Pad procreate Sketch on November 1, 2026.

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