Skillshare vs What To Draw
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Thousands of online creative courses
- Professionally led lessons
- Offline viewing
- Progress syncing across devices
- Mini viewer for multitasking
- Free classes available
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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).
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.
- Drawing idea generation
- Inspiration for beginners
- Prompts for professional artists
- Theme suggestions for practice
- Overcome creative block
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Skillshare | What To Draw |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (25K ratings) — better | 4.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.7% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #188 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skillshare, Inc. | karthik p |
Customer experience
Skillshare
What To Draw
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
Skillshare
- 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
What To Draw
- What To Draw Pro$5.99
Questions
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