Comparison

Skillshare vs What To Draw

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

What To Draw

Struggling with creative block? This app provides drawing prompts to inspire both novice and experienced artists. Discover new themes for your daily practice and overcome artistic challenges.

Highlights
  • Drawing idea generation
  • Inspiration for beginners
  • Prompts for professional artists
  • Theme suggestions for practice
  • Overcome creative block
Features
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Never wonder what to draw again. What To Draw is a daily sketch-practice app designed to help you build your drawing skills through guided prompts, timed exercises, art tips, and a personal sketch journal. PRACTICE EVERY DAY Daily Challenge 10-minute drawing sessions Warm-up gesture exercises Focus Studies Free Sketch Category-based practice DRAW WITH PURPOSE Every prompt includes: Focus skill Difficulty Art tip Suggested practice time BUILD YOUR STREAK Complete sketches, maintain your daily streak and keep track of your practice history. 1,000+ PROMPTS Fantasy, creatures, people & poses, objects, scenes and ideas. This app helps to generate ideas when you want to draw something, but have no idea of what. It is designed to help beginners and professional artists to choose the themes for their drawings as part of their regular practice. If you have nothing interesting, you may find something interesting.

Screenshots

Skillshare4 screens
What To Draw4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Skillshare at Free against What To Draw's $0.99. Skillshare also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (62% vs 20%). On ads, 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

Skillshare is free to download; What To Draw costs $0.99 up front. Skillshare sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $18.99 per month and What To Draw sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Skillshare holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skillshare has 25K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Skillshare's written reviews are positive against 20% of What To Draw's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skillshare ships an update every 10 days, What To Draw every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Skillshare versus What To Draw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkillshareWhat To Draw
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (25K ratings) — better4.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews61.7% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#188 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB14 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSkillshare, Inc.karthik p

Customer experience

Skillshare

All ratings25,411 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral0.8%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews1,527 reviews
Positive61.7%
Neutral7.7%
Negative30.6%

What To Draw

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

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

What To Draw

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
1 purchases

What To Draw

One-time1
  • What To Draw Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Skillshare free?
Skillshare is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is What To Draw free?
What To Draw costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Skillshare or What To Draw?
Skillshare is rated higher. Skillshare averages 4.8 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while What To Draw averages 4.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Skillshare or What To Draw have ads?
Neither Skillshare nor What To Draw shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skillshare or What To Draw?
Skillshare ships an update every 10 days, and What To Draw every 4 weeks. Most recently, Skillshare was updated on October 23, 2026 and What To Draw on October 14, 2026.

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