Best Sketch-Notes Apps

201+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.2 avg rating
19 free apps
Updated May 2026

From beginner-friendly picks to power-user tools, our sketch-notes list covers 201+ iPhone apps updated through May 2026. Compare ratings, prices, and screenshots in one place.

Top Picks for Sketch-Notes

Sketch-Notes#1

Sketch-Notes by Francesco Abbondo

Editor's Choice
📊 Productivity
1.6(7 ratings)
Free
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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.

Notability: AI Notes & PDF app#2

Notability: AI Notes & PDF app by Ginger Labs, Inc.

Write, type, annotate, draw
Strong Contender
📊 Productivity
4.8😊(450K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
#94in Productivity
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Capture, organize, and enhance your thoughts with a versatile digital notebook. Seamlessly blend handwriting, typing, and multimedia to annotate documents, record lectures, and generate summaries. Ideal for students and professionals seeking to boost productivity and learning.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Great app for note-taking
  • 👍 Smooth handwriting experience
  • 📝 Excellent organization and file management
  • 🎙️ Useful audio recording feature

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Sync issues with iCloud
  • 🔍 Limited search and organization options
  • 🖍️ Frustrating highlighter behavior
SketchNote, Visual Note Taking#3

SketchNote, Visual Note Taking by B TO J PTY LTD

Good Sketch Notes with Pencil
Worth Considering
📊 Productivity
3.0(3 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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This app transforms your device into a digital notebook for natural handwriting and drawing. Utilize pre-designed elements, import documents for annotation, and sync notes across devices. It offers a paperless workflow with easy sharing and export options.

More Sketch-Notes apps to explore

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Sketchbook®
Sketchbook®
Sketchbook®
Draw, paint, & sketch anywhere
Free

This app provides a professional-grade drawing and painting experience for artists and illustrators. It offers a natural drawing feel with customizable tools, layers, and guides for precision. Unlock advanced features like custom brushes and canvas resizing with an optional premium purchase.

Full complement of brush typesHighly customizable brushesGuides, rulers, and stroke tools
🎨 Graphics & Design
(220K)
free with in-app purchases
5
Concepts
Concepts
Concepts
Эскизы, заметки, рисунки.
Free

This flexible vector-based sketchbook offers an infinite canvas for ideation and design. Easily sketch, take notes, and create detailed designs with editable strokes and powerful tools. Share your work in various formats for seamless collaboration and professional output.

Infinite canvasVector-based sketchingRealistic pens, pencils, and brushes
🎨 Graphics & Design
(26K)
free with in-app purchases
6
Microsoft OneNote
Microsoft OneNote
Microsoft OneNote
Capture Notes, Ideas and Memos
Free

Capture thoughts, ideas, and plans in a digital notepad. Organize, search, and secure your notes, memos, and sketches. Sync across devices for access anywhere, anytime. Collaborate with others on shared notepads.

Capture thoughts and ideasDigital sketchbookOrganize and search notes
📊 Productivity
(1.1M)
free with in-app purchases
7
Draw Pad Pro - Sketch Notes
Draw Pad Pro - Sketch Notes
Draw Pad Pro - Sketch Notes
Amazing Notepads & Sketchbooks
Free
$4.99 | 100% OFF

This app provides a digital space for capturing thoughts, ideas, and sketches. It offers extensive customization and productivity tools, with sharing capabilities, designed for seamless use across all your devices.

Note takingSketchingIdea management
📊 Productivity
(159)
free with in-app purchases
8
Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF
Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF
Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF
Note taking, canvas & work app
Free

Capture ideas, enhance productivity, and unlock insights with advanced AI features. This app offers tools for professionals, students, and creatives, including infinite whiteboards, AI-powered transcription and summarization, and customizable digital notebooks.

AI-powered transcription and summarizationInfinite whiteboard canvasDigital notebooks with customizable templates
📊 Productivity
(431K)
free with in-app purchases
9
Paper: Sketch, Draw & Create
Paper: Sketch, Draw & Create
Paper: Sketch, Draw & Create
Sketch with confidence
Free

This app offers an immersive sketching experience with intuitive tools and gesture-based controls. Easily create collages, paintings, and drawings without distracting menus. Organize your creations into journals and sync them across devices.

Intuitive sketching toolsGesture-based controlsPhoto collage creation
📊 Productivity
(69K)
free with in-app purchases
10
Tayasui Sketches School
Tayasui Sketches School
Tayasui Sketches School
Sketch Pad, NoteBook & Drawing
Free

This app offers a user-friendly drawing and sketching experience designed for younger audiences. It provides realistic digital art tools, allowing kids to create illustrations and organize their work with ease. Unlock premium features through a subscription.

Realistic drawing toolsKid-friendly interfacePhoto import
📚 Education
(8.3K)
freemium
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New Note Notebook - Draw Memo
New Note Notebook - Draw Memo
New Note Notebook - Draw Memo
Notes on Photo, Write Notepad
Free

Create visually appealing notes and memos with a variety of professionally designed coloring paper styles. Easily edit and organize your entries with intuitive gallery and gesture controls. Enjoy a relaxing digital note-taking experience on your iPhone and iPad.

Gallery interfaceCustom coloring paper stylesPinch and stretch zoom
📊 Productivity
(7)
free with in-app purchases
12
Adobe Fresco: Draw & Paint App
Adobe Fresco: Draw & Paint App
Adobe Fresco: Draw & Paint App
Create & Animate Digital Art
Free

This free digital art app lets you draw and paint with a vast array of brushes, including live, pixel, and vector options. Create animations with motion paths and frame-by-frame tools, and enhance your workflow with symmetry guides and layer support. Seamlessly integrate with other Adobe creative tools.

Thousands of pixel, vector, and Live BrushesUnlimited layers for complex artworkFrame-by-frame and motion path animation
🎨 Graphics & Design
(59K)
free with in-app purchases
13
ZoomNotes
ZoomNotes
ZoomNotes
Notetake, Sketch, PDF, Present
$7.99

This comprehensive visual note-taking app offers extensive zoom capabilities for creating handwritten notes and sketches on various digital surfaces. It supports PDF annotation, digital planning with calendar integration, and advanced features like sub-pages and bookmarks for organized visual files.

Extensive zoom range for notes and sketchesWrite over PDF and Office documentsDigital planner creation and calendar integration
📊 Productivity
(906)
paid
14
Flow: Note Taking & Sketchbook
Flow: Note Taking & Sketchbook
Flow: Note Taking & Sketchbook
Shared Sketchbook & Notepad
Free

Create beautiful notes and drawings with realistic ink and paper. Collaborate on documents in real-time, sketch with customizable tools, and organize your work with infinite width documents and secure cloud syncing.

Realistic ink and paper drawingInfinite width documentsReal-time collaboration
🎨 Graphics & Design
(7.2K)
subscription
15
Notebook – Notes, Notepad
Notebook – Notes, Notepad
Notebook – Notes, Notepad
AI, Notepad, Planner
Free

Capture your thoughts, ideas, and tasks with a versatile digital notebook. Create rich notes with text, files, audio, and video. Organize content visually, collaborate in real-time, and access everything across your devices.

Rich note creation with text, files, audio, and videoChecklist creation for task managementBookmark collection and offline reading
📊 Productivity
(2.1K)
free with in-app purchases
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Paintwork - Infinite Notebook
Paintwork - Infinite Notebook
Paintwork - Infinite Notebook
Painting and Handwritten notes
Free

Create handwritten notes, diaries, and drawings with a vast array of tools. Features include customizable brushes, vector graphics, a rich color palette, and image import. Export your creations as PDFs or images.

Customizable brushes and erasersExtensive vector graphics toolsRich color palette
📊 Productivity
(17K)
free with in-app purchases
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Carbo › Pencil Notes & Drawing
Carbo › Pencil Notes & Drawing
Carbo › Pencil Notes & Drawing
Draw, sketch, pen handwriting
Free

Capture and organize handwritten notes and sketches digitally. This app preserves the expressiveness of your original drawings with innovative visualization technology. Tag, annotate, and store your creations in the cloud for easy retrieval and sharing.

Hybrid visualization technologyImage-based input optionsNatural sketching with Apple Pencil support
📊 Productivity
(51)
free with in-app purchases
18
Linea Sketch
Linea Sketch
Linea Sketch
Draw and take notes with ease
Free

This app provides a powerful yet intuitive drawing and note-taking experience. Its minimalist interface keeps the focus on your creations, offering features like intelligent shape creation, precise layer management, and artistic brushes. Record your process with time-lapse and utilize various grids and templates for diverse projects.

Minimalist UIIntelligent shape creation (ZipShapes)Elegant layer management
📊 Productivity
(768)
free with in-app purchases
19
Tayasui Memopad - Notes & Draw
Tayasui Memopad - Notes & Draw
Tayasui Memopad - Notes & Draw
Sketch, Scribble, Create
Free
$4.99 | 100% OFF

Unleash your creativity with this intuitive drawing and note-taking app. Perfect for both kids and adults, it offers realistic tools, layers, and vibrant colors. Capture thoughts, sketch ideas, and express yourself effortlessly.

Realistic drawing toolsPressure support for Apple PencilLayers
📊 Productivity
(757)
subscription
20
Microsoft Whiteboard
Microsoft Whiteboard
Microsoft Whiteboard
Your digital smartboard
Free

This app offers a freeform digital canvas for individuals and teams to brainstorm, create, and collaborate visually. It supports touch, type, and pen input, allowing for seamless real-time teamwork from anywhere. Your work is automatically saved to the cloud for easy access across devices.

Infinite freeform canvasReal-time team collaborationTouch, type, and pen support
📊 Productivity
(12K)
free