Best Sketching App

250+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.3 avg rating
20 free apps
Updated August 2026

With an average user rating of 4.3★, the sketching app category is one of the App Store's strongest. Browse all 250+ apps we track, sorted so the most loved ones surface first.

Compare top Sketching App (August 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1Sketchbook®Sketchbook®Free4.8★ (220K)NoYesAug 2026
2AR Drawing: Sketch & PaintAR Drawing: Sketch & PaintFree4.5★ (90K)YesYesAug 2026
3Tayasui SketchesTayasui SketchesFree4.5★ (54K)NoYesAug 2026
4Artrace: AR Drawing & SketchArtrace: AR Drawing & SketchFree4.7★ (59K)NoYesAug 2026
5AR Drawing How to Draw SketchAR Drawing How to Draw SketchFree4.7★ (24K)NoYesAug 2026
6Drawing & Sketch Trace AppDrawing & Sketch Trace AppFree4.6★ (36)YesYesAug 2026
7Sktchr AppSktchr AppFreeNoYesAug 2026
8ibis Paint Xibis Paint XFree4.7★ (294K)YesYesAug 2026

Top Picks for Sketching App

Sketchbook®#1

Sketchbook® by Sketchbook, Inc

Draw, paint, & sketch anywhere
Editor's Choice
🎨 Graphics & Design
4.8😊(220K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
#31in Graphics & Design
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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.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Amazing, free, and no ads
  • 👍 Lots of brushes and customization options
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 👍 Great for beginners and professionals

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Occasional freezing and crashing issues
  • 🐛 Blurry or corrupted images when saving or copying
  • 🐛 Glitches with color selection and layers
AR Drawing: Sketch & Paint#2

AR Drawing: Sketch & Paint by Digital Solutions Technologies Limited

Trace & Draw picture on paper
Strong Contender
🎨 Graphics & Design
4.5😞(90K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
#3in Graphics & Design
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Transform your phone into a drawing tool by projecting images onto surfaces for tracing and coloring. Explore a wide variety of templates and share your creations with friends. Ideal for artists of all levels looking to explore augmented reality art.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Helpful for improving drawing skills
  • 🎨 Variety of templates and options
  • 💡 Innovative AR drawing feature

Room to Improve

  • 💰 Excessive paid features and subscriptions
  • 🔒 Limited free access
  • 🐛 Camera quality issues
Tayasui Sketches#3

Tayasui Sketches by SKETCHES SRL

Digital Drawing: Draw & Paint
Worth Considering
🎨 Graphics & Design
4.5😊(54K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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This app offers a realistic and versatile digital drawing experience with a wide array of tools, including watercolor brushes and a brush editor. It supports layers, cloud sync, and pressure stylus input for enhanced creativity on mobile devices.

What We Love

  • 💫 Versatile drawing tools
  • 🎨 Realistic watercolor and brush effects
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
  • 🌟 Excellent for beginners and professionals

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔒 Paid features locked behind paywall
  • 📍 Limited canvas size and zoom

More Sketching App apps to explore

4
Artrace: AR Drawing & Sketch
Artrace: AR Drawing & Sketch
Artrace: AR Drawing & Sketch
Anywhere, anytime AR drawing
Free

Transform your surroundings into a canvas with augmented reality drawing. Learn to sketch anything from photos or real-life objects, with guided lessons and advanced tools. Share your creations and track your artistic progress.

Draw through cameraLearn to draw easilyTrace anything
🎨 Graphics & Design
(59K)
free with in-app purchases
5
AR Drawing How to Draw Sketch
AR Drawing How to Draw Sketch
AR Drawing How to Draw Sketch
Trace & Paint picture on paper
Free

Learn to draw with interactive video lessons and augmented reality tracing. Project reference images onto paper to practice sketching, improve hand control, and build confidence. Offers structured guides for beginners to advanced artists across various popular themes.

AR tracing modeStep-by-step video lessonsStructured drawing guides
🎨 Graphics & Design
(24K)
free with in-app purchases
6
Drawing & Sketch Trace App
Drawing & Sketch Trace App
Drawing & Sketch Trace App
Trace Photos & Learn Drawing
Free

Transform your device into a portable tracing projector. Easily project any image onto a surface to trace and learn drawing, capture your progress with time-lapse videos, and take high-quality photos of your finished art. Ideal for beginners and artists looking to improve their skills.

Image projection for tracingLearn drawing techniquesTime-lapse video recording
🎨 Graphics & Design
(36)
free with in-app purchases
7
Sktchr App
Sktchr App
Sktchr App
Discover, sketch, and connect
Free
🌟 Lifestyle
(0)
8
ibis Paint X
ibis Paint X
ibis Paint X
High-performance painting app
Free

This versatile drawing application offers a professional-grade digital art experience on mobile devices. It provides an extensive library of brushes, materials, and fonts, along with advanced layer management and drawing tools. Users can also record their creative process and share it with a community of artists.

Over 47,000 brushesUnlimited layersDrawing process recording
🎨 Graphics & Design
(294K)
free with in-app purchases
9
AR Projector Tracing & Drawing
AR Projector Tracing & Drawing
AR Projector Tracing & Drawing
Trace & Draw AI Photo on Paper
Free

This app helps users improve their drawing and sketching skills by projecting images onto paper for tracing. It offers AR anchoring, a light table feature, digital drawing tools, guided lessons, and progress tracking to inspire creativity and skill development.

AR Image Projector with Anchor ToolVirtual Light Table for TracingDigital Sketching Tools
🎨 Graphics & Design
(6.2K)
free with in-app purchases
10
Drawello: AR Draw & Sketch
Drawello: AR Draw & Sketch
Drawello: AR Draw & Sketch
Trace Pictures & Learn Drawing
Free
🎨 Graphics & Design
(0)
11
AR Drawing: Trace to Sketch '
AR Drawing: Trace to Sketch '
AR Drawing: Trace to Sketch '
Paint: Camera to Draw on Paper
Free

Transform your device into a tracing tool. Project any sketch onto any surface using your phone's camera and trace it onto paper or walls. Customize your drawing experience with adjustable transparency, a flashlight, and the ability to scale and lock sketches.

Project and trace sketches onto any surfaceUpload custom images for tracingAdjust sketch transparency
🔧 Utilities
(562)
subscription
12
Infinite Painter
Infinite Painter
Infinite Painter
Painting, drawing, & sketching
Free

Create stunning digital art with a powerful painting, sketching, and drawing app. It offers a vast array of brushes, intuitive tools, and advanced features for artists of all skill levels. Share your creations with time-lapse recordings and enjoy a seamless creative workflow.

Hundreds of built-in and custom brushesIntuitive and customizable interfaceAdvanced layer management
🎨 Graphics & Design
(10K)
free with in-app purchases
13
Trace Drawing
Trace Drawing
Trace Drawing
How to draw step by step
Free
🎨 Graphics & Design
(0)
14
QuikCad
QuikCad
QuikCad
Draw Projects in Minutes
Free
📊 Productivity
(0)
15
TraceMaster - AR Draw
TraceMaster - AR Draw
TraceMaster - AR Draw
by 祖兵 谢
Free

This augmented reality tool allows you to trace images directly onto paper using your phone's camera. Simply place an image on your screen, adjust transparency, and draw over it. It's designed to help users of all skill levels improve their drawing.

AR drawing assistanceTrace images onto paperAdjust image transparency
🔧 Utilities
(1)
free
16
TraceArt: AR Sketch Projector
TraceArt: AR Sketch Projector
TraceArt: AR Sketch Projector
by Disha Thummar
Free
📷 Photo & Video
(0)
17
Bezier Pro
Bezier Pro
Bezier Pro
Draw Smoothly
Free
🎨 Graphics & Design
(0)
18
Sketch Pad - My Drawing Board
Sketch Pad - My Drawing Board
Sketch Pad - My Drawing Board
Draw Joy Pencil Art Doodle Cad
Free

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a digital drawing board. Explore 10 unique pen types to create diverse line styles and bring your imagination to life. Your artwork is automatically saved and can be easily recalled.

10 different pen typesDraw various line shapesAuto-save artwork
🔍 Reference
(1.1K)
free with in-app purchases
19
linking Draw
linking Draw
linking Draw
by 兵 王
Free
🔧 Utilities
(0)
20
Papercopy
Papercopy
Papercopy
Precision image tracing tool
Free

Transform your device into a precision tracing tool. Import any image to use as a drawing guide, adjusting its visibility and position to sketch and improve your artistic skills with ease.

Import images for tracingAdjust brightness and contrastRotate and position references
🎨 Graphics & Design
(2)
ad-supported

FAQ about Sketching App

What is the best sketching app for iPhone?
Sketchbook® tops our sketching app ranking as of August 2026, with a 4.8-star average from 220K App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 20 of the top sketching app we rank are free to download, including Sketchbook® and AR Drawing: Sketch & Paint.
Sketchbook® has no ads and offers in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of August 2026.
We track 250+ sketching app on the iOS App Store as of August 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.
Sketchbook® is an award-winning app designed for sketching, painting, and drawing. It aims to provide a natural drawing experience with professional-grade tools, suitable for both quick sketches and finished artwork. The app is designed to be distraction-free, allowing users to focus on their creative process.
Key features include a wide variety of brush types that mimic physical counterparts, highly customizable brushes, precision tools like guides and rulers, and a robust layer system with blend modes. The interface is designed to be clean and unobtrusive, prioritizing the drawing experience.

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