Comparison

Skillshare vs Domestika

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

Head to head
About

Skillshare

Access thousands of online courses taught by industry professionals to develop your creative skills. Learn drawing, animation, design, photography, and more at your own pace. Offers free classes and a premium subscription for unlimited access.

Highlights
  • Thousands of online creative courses
  • Professionally led lessons
  • Offline viewing
  • Progress syncing across devices
  • Mini viewer for multitasking
  • Free classes available
Features
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Explore your creativity on Skillshare, the leading learning app for online courses where millions of creatives come together. Take the next step in your creative journey with thousands of inspiring classes on topics like drawing, animation, creative writing, and much more. With Skillshare you’ll take online classes hand-in-hand with leading professionals that will teach you to use the tools you need to excel in any creative endeavor. Discover lessons in everything from calligraphy and graphic design to photography and arts and crafts. Watch thousands of online classes on the creative education app made for everyone – whether it’s a hobby or professional pursuit. With Skillshare you’ll learn to use essential art tools like Procreate, Fresco, Illustrator, and Photoshop to polish your creative skills with the latest in industry tech. Learn piano, a new language, or digital marketing – the possibilities are endless. Discover online courses for the talent you’ve always wanted to develop with Skillshare today Start your creative career and download Skillshare now. SKILLSHARE FEATURES PROFESSIONALLY LED LESSONS - Discover hundreds of free classes and start learning as soon as you download - Find online courses that teach everything – from public speaking and art design to how to draw - Explore guided lessons that help teach the creative skills you’ve always wanted to develop EXPLORE ONLINE CLASSES FOR ALL CREATIVE NEEDS Develop your skills in: - Drawing - Calligraphy - Graphic Design - Photography - Animation - Arts & Crafts - Illustration - Hand Lettering - Pattern Design - Icon Design - Watercolor - Music - Animation - Creative Writing - Digital Marketing - and more! THE ON THE GO EDUCATION APP - Sync your progress across multiple devices for seamless learning - Skillshare is the learning app that goes where you go, with convenient offline viewing when needed - Multitask with a mini viewer to keep your lessons going and get more done Download Skillshare today and watch hundreds of free online classes to kickstart your creative journey. Start your free trial of Skillshare Premium to get unlimited access to our full library of premium, subscription-only classes. As a Skillshare Premium Member, you can also download classes to watch offline. Questions? Suggestions? Feel free to email us at help@skillshare.com. TERMS After your 30 day trial, payment will automatically be charged to your iTunes Account. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Your subscription and auto-renewal settings are managed via your iTunes Account Settings. For further information please refer to our privacy policy (https://www.skillshare.com/ss/privacy) and terms of use (https://www.skillshare.com/ss/terms).

About

Domestika

Access a vast library of professionally produced online courses taught by industry experts. Learn new creative skills at your own pace, with offline viewing options and a supportive global community.

Highlights
  • Professionally produced online courses
  • Learn from industry experts
  • Offline video downloads
  • Multi-language audio and subtitles
  • Creative community interaction
  • Save courses to lists
Features
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Join Domestika, one of the fastest growing creative communities, where the best experts and creatives share their knowledge and skills through professionally produced courses. Join 8 million creatives to get started or specialize in your creative discipline or favorite hobby. Explore all the different creative categories and find the perfect course. Watch videos online or download them to watch them whenever and wherever you want, even if you aren’t connected to the internet. Choose the language of the audio and subtitles (they’re available in Portuguese, English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Polish, and Dutch). Participate in the course community and look at other students’ projects. Create lists to save courses for later. Buy a Domestika Plus subscription, use credits to unlock courses directly in the app, see how many credits you have and when they expire, or manage your subscription. What it’s like to learn on Domestika: - Learn and share at your own pace: join online courses and enjoy them whenever and wherever you want. Download and watch them even when you’re not connected to the internet. - The best professionals: learn techniques, methods and tips explained step by step, by expert teachers who will give you a professional perspective in each lesson. - Professionally produced courses: a professional team produces the courses to give you the best learning experience. Videos are high-quality and you have unlimited access to watch them as many times as you want. - Creative community: join more than 8 million creatives from around the world. Ask questions, get feedback, and offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students who are passionate about creativity. Find the best online courses about: - Illustration: learn with online courses about watercolor techniques, chinese ink, Adobe Photoshop, Procreate, Illustrator, vector illustration, portraits, botanical illustration, and children’s illustration. - Photography & Video: explore courses about editing, post-production, retouching, studio photography, product and fashion photography, Lightroom, Premiere, Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve. - Design: develop your skills with courses about logo design, branding, editorial design, art direction, InDesign and more. - 3D & Animation: discover 3D lettering animation, video game programming with Unity and Unreal Engine, VFX, ZBrush, Cinema 4D, Blender, Autodesk Maya and After Effects. - Craft: explore the world of artisanal crafts with online courses about sculpture, modeling, creative ceramics, papercraft, screen printing, needle felting, amigurumi, macramé, collage, and more. - Marketing & Business: give your career a boost with online courses about branding, digital marketing, advertising creativity, project management, email marketing, community management, social media, etc. - Calligraphy & Typography: online courses about lettering, typography, sign painting, calligraphic logos, English and Japanese calligraphy, typography animation, and graffiti. - Web & App Design: online courses about website development, application programming, responsive web design, augmented reality with HTML5, CSS, WordPress, MailChimp, Sketch, Adobe XD. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Skillshare4 screens
Domestika4 screens

Verdict

The call

Skillshare and Domestika both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 62% of Skillshare's written reviews are positive against 47% of Domestika's. Skillshare also leads on chart position (#158 vs unranked) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Skillshare sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $18.99 per month and Domestika sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. 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 — 4.8 for Skillshare against 4.8 for Domestika. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25K and 12K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Skillshare's written reviews are positive against 47% of Domestika's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skillshare ships an update every 10 days, Domestika every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Skillshare versus Domestika: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkillshareDomestika
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (25K ratings)4.8 (12K ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.7% of reviews — better46.5% of reviews
Number of ratings25K — better12K
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#158 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB152 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSkillshare, Inc.Domestika, Inc.

Customer experience

Skillshare

All ratings25,411 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral0.8%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews1,530 reviews
Positive61.7%
Neutral7.6%
Negative30.7%

Domestika

All ratings11,951 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral0.9%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews1,746 reviews
Positive46.5%
Neutral7.6%
Negative45.9%

User reviews

Skillshare

From 25K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Excellent variety of creative classes
  • 🤓 High-quality instruction from industry professionals
  • 🕰 Flexible learning at your own pace
  • 💡 Inspiring and motivating content
  • 📚 Broad range of topics covered

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Lacking search and organization features in the app
  • 🖥 Limited functionality compared to the website
  • 🔌 Offline viewing issues and inconsistencies
  • 🤖 Buggy and unstable app performance
  • 🔒 Questionable billing and cancellation practices

Domestika

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 High-quality courses
  • 💰 Affordable pricing
  • 🌍 Diverse international instructors
  • 🎨 Wide range of creative topics
  • 🧠 Helpful for skill development

Room to improve

  • 🌐 Lack of English-language courses
  • 🤖 Poor machine translation of subtitles
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find courses
  • 🔒 Unauthorized subscription charges
  • 🚫 Unresponsive customer support

Bugs and requests

Skillshare

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes and freezes frequently
  • Video playback issues and syncing problems
  • Inconsistent user interface and navigation
  • Inability to access class resources and materials
  • Account management and cancellation difficulties

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to sort and organize saved classes
  • Offline class downloads and viewing
  • Seamless integration between app and website
  • More advanced search and filtering options
  • Picture-in-picture mode for multitasking
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  • Direct class enrollment and feedback from the app

Domestika

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes and freezes frequently
  • Purchased courses disappearing from account
  • Video playback issues and syncing problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more English-dubbed courses
  • Improve search and filtering options
  • Provide better progress tracking
  • Implement dark mode theme
  • Allow offline course downloads

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Skillshare

Subscriptions8
  • Premium Membership1 Month trial2 variants$18.991 Month
  • Skillshare Monthly Membership1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium Membership1 Month trial2 variants$31.991 Month
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  • Monthly Premium Membership7 Days trial$31.991 Month
  • Skillshare Monthly Membership1 Month trial$49.991 Month
  • Skillshare Annual Membership1 Month trial$167.991 Year
  • Annual Premium Membership1 Month trial2 variants$169.991 Year
  • Annual Premium Membership7 Days trial$169.991 Year
11 purchases

Domestika

Subscriptions1
  • Plus - 1 Month$19.991 Month
One-time10
  • Domestika product 6$5.99
  • Domestika product 7$6.99
  • Domestika product 8$7.99
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  • Domestika product 10$9.99
  • Domestika product 11$10.99
  • Domestika product 12$11.99
  • Domestika product 13$12.99
  • Domestika product 15$14.99
  • Domestika product 17$16.99
  • Domestika product 20$19.99

Questions

Is Skillshare free?
Skillshare is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Domestika free?
Domestika is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Skillshare or Domestika?
Domestika is rated higher. Skillshare averages 4.8 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while Domestika averages 4.8 from 12K ratings.
Do Skillshare or Domestika have ads?
Neither Skillshare nor Domestika shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skillshare or Domestika?
Skillshare ships an update every 10 days, and Domestika every 3 weeks. Most recently, Skillshare was updated on November 3, 2026 and Domestika on November 3, 2026.

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