Sketch vs Sketch Book App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sketch
Create drawings and sketches directly on your device. Offers a wide range of colors, adjustable brush thickness, and transparency options for detailed artwork. Compatible across Apple devices.
- Minimalist interface
- 16 million+ color selection
- Adjustable brush thickness
- Color transparency
- Cross-device compatibility
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Sketch Notes is a simple application that allows you to draw on the device. Several functions available : - Look minimal - Choose more than 16 million colors with RGB selection - Choose the thickness of the brush - Added the color transparency - Compatible with iPhone, iPad and Mac
Sketch Book App
This digital sketchpad allows children to draw and save their creations. It offers a portable and convenient way for kids to express their creativity anywhere, anytime. Artwork can be easily transferred to other devices for sharing.
- Built-in memory for saving masterpieces
- Portable and convenient for on-the-go use
- Long battery life (up to 2 weeks)
- Seamless transfer of artwork to devices
- Digital enhancement of hand-drawn sketches
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With a built-in memory, it can now save your child's every single masterpiece. Be the first parents to witness their growth with myFirst Sketch Book and together cherish the moments in your child’s drawing world. Travel with myFirst Sketch Book without extra hand and let your child's idea to flow out on the sketch pad right away. This hassle-free Sketch Book can be utilised at anywhere and anytime. It last up to 2 weeks on a single charge! Sketch Book delivers a seamless experience to transfer your child's work to your preferred devices by pairing with Sketch Book app. It will be amazing as your child hand-drawn sketches will take on a new life via the digital app. Feel proud and share your child's work to the world!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sketch Book App at 2.0 against Sketch's 1.6. Sketch Book App also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). Sketch's advantage is review sentiment (25% vs 0%) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sketch Book App holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of Sketch's written reviews are positive against 0% of Sketch Book App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Sketch ships an update every 7 months, Sketch Book App every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sketch | Sketch Book App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (7 ratings) | 2.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Francesco Abbondo | myFirst Tech Asia Pte Ltd |
Customer experience
Sketch
Sketch Book App
In-app purchases
Sketch
No in-app purchases
Sketch Book App
No in-app purchases
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