Comparison

Sketchbook® vs Makeup Studio

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

Head to head
About

Sketchbook®

This app provides a professional-grade drawing and painting experience for artists and illustrators. It offers a natural drawing feel with customizable tools, layers, and guides for precision. Unlock advanced features like custom brushes and canvas resizing with an optional premium purchase.

Highlights
  • Full complement of brush types
  • Highly customizable brushes
  • Guides, rulers, and stroke tools
  • Layers with blend modes
  • Clean and unobtrusive interface
  • Custom brush creation (premium)
  • Canvas resizing (premium)
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From quick sketches to fully finished artwork, Sketchbook goes where your creativity takes you. Sketchbook is an award-winning sketching, painting, and drawing app for anyone who loves to draw. Artists and illustrators love Sketchbook for its professional-grade feature set and highly customizable tools. Everyone loves Sketchbook for its elegant interface and natural drawing experience, free of distractions so you can focus on capturing and expressing your ideas. • A full complement of brush types: pencils markers, airbrushes, smear and more that look and feel just like their physical counterparts • Brushes are highly customizable so you can create just the look you want • Guides, rulers and stroke tools support precision when you need it • Layers with a full complement of blend modes deliver the flexibility to build up and explore drawings and color • Purpose-built for sketching, the interface is clean and unobtrusive so you can focus on drawing Purchase the Premium Bundle to unlock more... • Import and export brushes • Create your own custom brushes • Resize your canvas or image • Set canvas resolution in px/inch or px/cm • Clipping masks • Time-lapse recording: choose fixed canvas view or show pan/zoom navigation • Additional layer adjustments including blur, sharpen, brightness/contrast, greyscale, and invert • Additional color harmonies • Additional custom gradients • Select color from reference images • Extract color palettes from images • Import and export color palettes • Layer grouping • Layer masking Blend Modes • Draw Outline tool • Lasso Fill tool • Export to PDF • plus more to come!

About

Makeup Studio

This app allows users to practice and visualize makeup looks on diverse digital face charts. Explore a vast collection of colors and textures to create natural or glamorous styles, and even pick outfits to complete the look. Perfect for aspiring and professional makeup artists, or anyone wanting to experiment with virtual beauty.

Highlights
  • Diverse face chart templates
  • Extensive makeup color palettes
  • Variety of makeup textures
  • Mirror tool for precise application
  • Outfit selection feature
  • Virtual makeup visualization
Features
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Introducing "Makeup Studio", a revolutionary mobile application designed for makeup enthusiasts and professional make-up artists in honing their creativity and practicing makeup styles. INTERACTIVE MAKEUP TUTORIAL Improve your skills with this makeup practice. Learn step by step professional makeup artist techniques. FACE CHARTS TEMPLATES Choose between 3 models of girls of different races, we’re all about diversity! WIDE MAKEUP COLLECTIONS Both suitable for natural and full glam looks. EXTRAORDINARY COLORS Come and try out all the products and create an eye-catching look using lavender concealer or pink foundation. PLAY WITH TEXTURES Matte, gloss, metallic, creamy, highlighter, and glitter. Use what fits your mood! MIRROR TOOL Yes Queen, slay with your sharp eyeliner on both eyes and well-blended eyeshadows. PICK AN OUTFIT Throw a stunning fit on. Dress to impress. Unleash your imagination and color face charts to visualize your desired makeup look before application. Or just have fun :) https://happsify.com/privacy https://happsify.com/tos

Screenshots

Sketchbook®4 screens
Makeup Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sketchbook® at 77% against Makeup Studio's 38%. Sketchbook® also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). Makeup Studio's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Sketchbook® sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Makeup Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sketchbook® holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sketchbook® has 221K ratings behind it against 2.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Sketchbook®'s written reviews are positive against 38% of Makeup Studio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sketchbook® ships an update every 2 months, Makeup Studio fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Sketchbook® versus Makeup Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSketchbook®Makeup Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (221K ratings) — better4.4 (2.9K ratings)
Positive reviews76.6% of reviews — better38.3% of reviews
Number of ratings221K — better2.9K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#36 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB355 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSketchbook, Inc.Happsify, LLC

Customer experience

Sketchbook®

All ratings220,588 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews1,733 reviews
Positive76.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative16.3%

Makeup Studio

All ratings2,894 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral5.5%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews201 reviews
Positive38.3%
Neutral13.4%
Negative48.3%

User reviews

Sketchbook®

From 221K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing, free, and no ads
  • 👍 Lots of brushes and customization options
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 👍 Great for beginners and professionals
  • 👍 Smooth performance and no lag

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional freezing and crashing issues
  • 🐛 Blurry or corrupted images when saving or copying
  • 🐛 Glitches with color selection and layers
  • 🐛 Inability to rotate canvas or access gallery easily
  • 🐛 Lack of blurring and clipping mask tools

Makeup Studio

From 2.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Enjoyable experience
  • 🎨 Creative freedom
  • 🙌 No ads
  • 💕 Loved by users

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paywall for key features
  • 🔧 Lack of blending tools
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🔍 Limited options

Bugs and requests

Sketchbook®

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Layers randomly deleted or corrupted
  • Freezing when using certain tools like the eyedropper
  • Saving issues leading to loss of progress
  • Incompatibility with newer iPad Pro devices

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add blurring and clipping mask tools
  • Improve gallery and canvas rotation functionality
  • Allow custom font import
  • Add effects like glow, stroke, and drop shadow
  • Implement layer grouping and organization
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  • Add real-time collaboration features
  • Improve time-lapse recording and saving

Makeup Studio

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Scrolling issues
  • Makeup application problems
  • Glitches when using certain features

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add blending tool
  • Improve hair coloring options
  • Provide more free content
  • Add tutorial/guidance for beginners

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sketchbook®

One-time1
  • Premium Bundle$2.99
3 purchases

Makeup Studio

Subscriptions3
  • 1 Week Subscription$9.997 Days
  • 1 Month Subscription Trial$19.991 Month
  • 2 Month Subscription3 Days trial$39.992 Months

Questions

Is Sketchbook® free?
Sketchbook® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Makeup Studio free?
Makeup Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sketchbook® or Makeup Studio?
Sketchbook® is rated higher. Sketchbook® averages 4.8 out of 5 from 221K ratings, while Makeup Studio averages 4.4 from 2.9K ratings.
Do Sketchbook® or Makeup Studio have ads?
Makeup Studio shows ads; Sketchbook® does not.
Which is updated more often, Sketchbook® or Makeup Studio?
Sketchbook® ships an update every 2 months, and Makeup Studio fortnightly. Most recently, Sketchbook® was updated on November 10, 2026 and Makeup Studio on November 8, 2026.

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