Skelly vs Drawing FORCE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skelly
This app provides artists with a fully poseable, anatomically correct skeleton model for reference. Easily create custom poses, adjust lighting, and view from any angle to improve your drawing, sculpting, and illustration skills.
- Anatomically correct skeleton
- Poseable joints
- Pose library
- Movable camera
- Adjustable light source
- Simplified 'Robo Skelly' model
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Hey artists! Tired of scouring the internet for reference material? Does the NSA think you’re a weirdo for looking up all those skeleton pictures? Got no-body to pose for you? Its going tibia ok, the Skelly app is just what you need! With the Skelly app you can literally pull the inspiration you need right out of your pocket anywhere, anytime! Skelly is a fully poseable, anatomically correct reference skeleton for artists. A simplified version of the skeleton is also included, named “Robo-Skelly”. These figures were created to make the study of anatomy easier and more enjoyable for students and professionals without leaving your wallets bone dry. They can also be used to inspire poses for drawing, painting, sculpting, illustration, animation, comics, manga, storyboarding, twerking, and to fully understand the anatomy of the human skeleton. No need for super gluteus, Skelly comes pre-assembled and ready to pose as soon as you launch the app! Learning the structure of the human body is the skeleton key to drawing the figure in an anatomically correct manner without having to clear your browser history to avoid awkward conversations with your loved ones. Whether you want to make works like Michelangelo or Miyazaki, Skelly will help you focus on your art and let you personalize his poses, rather than searching for reference material and hiring models. Learn to draw the skeleton from any angle without the inconvenient and morally questionable need to go grave robbing. FEATURES: Anatomically correct skeleton Simplified “Robo Skelly” Proportions based on the teachings of Dr. Paul Richer Skull fits perfectly into a “Loomis Head” as taught by Andrew Loomis Poseable joints Pose Library - choose from pre made poses and save your own Movable camera Adjustable light source Choose light or dark background Reset to neutral “Anatomical Pose” PEOPLE LOVE IT: James Gurney, author of ‘Color and Light’ and ‘Imaginative Realism’ Says: "Bend him, twist him, contort him! The Skelly app lets you put a virtual human skeleton into any pose, and to see him from any angle, and in any lighting. It’s a great tool for art students or professionals wondering what the skeleton is really doing beneath a life pose, or for anyone wanting to visualize a pose from scratch. The interface is intuitive to learn and easy to use, without sacrificing any of the nuances of the human body’s complex range of movement. Skelly is a big improvement over the old wooden mannikin." - Chris Oatley, Director Of The Oatley Academy Of Visual Storytelling Says: "Skelly is the fastest, most fluid anatomical reference I have ever seen. I was shocked at how easy it is to pose the figure and direct the light source. Finally! It’s the app visual artists have been waiting for." Have any questions? CONTACT US: skelly@proko.com
Drawing FORCE
Learn a unique drawing approach that brings life to your creations. This app provides access to all instructional videos in one place, offering limitless potential for expressive storytelling and stylized work.
- Animator's drawing approach
- Access all instructional videos
- Push notifications for updates
- Save favorite posts
- Expressive storytelling techniques
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FORCE: An Animator's Approach to Drawing Welcome to the official FORCE Drawing App. Learn how FORCE drawing can breathe life into your creations. The foundations you obtain here lead to a vast variety of finalized and stylized work that can be used across many different careers and hobbies. Explore the limitless potential for expressive storytelling that our unique drawing approach offers you. Inside the DrawingFORCE app, you can: Access all of your videos in one easy to use app Receive push notifications with the latest news and updates Access to all of your videos without having to remember your password Save your favorite posts so you can quickly find them later END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Skelly at 69% against Drawing FORCE's 0%. Skelly also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Drawing FORCE's advantage is price (Free vs $6.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months). On ads 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
Drawing FORCE is free to download; Skelly costs $6.99 up front. Drawing FORCE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Skelly asks for nothing beyond the download.
Skelly holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skelly has 117 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Skelly's written reviews are positive against 0% of Drawing FORCE's.
Skelly ships an update every 8 months, Drawing FORCE every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skelly | Drawing FORCE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (117 ratings) — better | 3.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 117 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #87 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Proko | Drawing FORCE LLC |
Customer experience
Skelly
Drawing FORCE
Bugs and requests
Skelly
Reported bugs
10 issues- Camera controls are unintuitive and frustrating
- Selecting one bone sometimes selects a different bone
- Zoom function accidentally rotates the model
- Hip rotation rotates entire skeleton instead of just hips
- iPad Pro UI elements are too large and obstruct view
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- Save/export image function broken
- App slows down with 7+ saved poses
- Lighting quality poor on Retina displays
- Controls operate in opposite direction of intended movement
- iPad split-screen multitasking incompatibility
Requested features
26 requests- Posable fingers and toes with individual joint control
- Movable jaw with open/close functionality
- Undo/redo functionality
- Physics toggle to prevent unrealistic poses
- Female skeleton model with different proportions
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- Muscle layer visualization
- Adjustable limb lengths for different body types
- Multiple skeleton models at once
- Photo overlay/underlay for pose matching
- Customizable field of view (focal length)
- Preset hand gestures (fist, relaxed, etc.)
- Inverse kinematics (IK) rigging for limbs
- Ground plane and perspective plane options
- Joint locking capability
- Anatomically-correct range of motion limits
- Export with transparent background (PNG)
- White background option
- Front/side/top/bottom orthographic views
- Multiple light sources with color control
- Articulated hand-only or skull-only modes
- Child, adolescent, and infant skeleton options
- Background upload capability
- Animation/keyframe support
- Improved hip/pelvis posing controls
- Elbow side-to-side rotation
- Thoracic spine articulation
Drawing FORCE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Skelly
No in-app purchases
Drawing FORCE
- FORCE Foundation Bundle$494.99








