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Head-to-head

Sketch a Day vs Sketchbook®

Sketch a Day 4.8★ · Free + IAP 75
Winner Tie
Sketchbook® 4.8★ · Free + IAP 75

Sketch a Day is better for artists seeking daily inspiration and a supportive community, while Sketchbook® is a more robust drawing tool for those who prioritize a wide array of brushes and advanced features.

Full reviews: Sketch a Day · Sketchbook®

Sketch a Day excels with its daily prompts and positive community, fostering consistent artistic practice. Sketchbook® offers a comprehensive suite of drawing tools and brushes, making it suitable for a broader range of digital art creation.

Head to head

Features and Tools edge: Sketchbook®R2R4R5R12
Sketch a Day Sketch a Day focuses on daily prompts and community features, offering lessons and a reward gallery R2R5R14. However, some users report glitches with the reward gallery and inability to upload from their photo library R5R12. The app also has limitations on content, disallowing graphic violence R4.
Sketchbook® Sketchbook® provides a wide variety of free brushes and tools, with many users praising its extensive toolkit R74. However, some users report issues with basic functions like the fill bucket tool, color picker, and brush size adjustment . There are also requests for features like Alpha Lock, blur/blending brushes, and the animation feature on iPad Pro R75R90.
Ease of Use and Reliability tieR3R5R6R9
Sketch a Day Users generally find Sketch a Day easy to use for sharing art and engaging with prompts R46. However, the app is plagued by numerous technical issues, including freezing, crashing, inability to load prompts, and glitches with likes and deleted posts R3R5R6R9.
Sketchbook® Sketchbook® is praised for being user-friendly and organized, suitable for all skill levels . However, many users report significant bugs and glitches, such as drawings being deleted or distorted, brushes not working, freezing, and issues with saving or exporting work . Some beginners also find it not intuitive without a tutorial .
Community and Inspiration edge: Sketch a DayR2R8R11R14
Sketch a Day Sketch a Day is highly praised for its positive, supportive, and inspiring community, which helps users stay motivated and explore new ideas R2R8R20R23. The daily prompts are a key feature, challenging users to draw new topics R2R11R14.
Sketchbook® Sketchbook® does not have a built-in community feature. Some users suggest adding features like themes and AI judging to make it more engaging .
Price and Value edge: Sketchbook®R1R7R13R19
Sketch a Day Sketch a Day is a free app with in-app purchases, but recent updates have introduced an overwhelming number of ads, making the free version nearly unusable for some R7R13R19R46. There are complaints about 'dark patterns' for unlocking features and a lack of clear one-time payment options R1. However, some users still find it valuable even without paying .
Sketchbook® Sketchbook® is free with in-app purchases, and many users praise it for offering a vast array of free brushes and features without ads R62R74R98. The premium version is considered affordable and worth it by some, costing around three dollars R95. However, some long-time users are upset that features previously free are now paid .
Customer Support and Moderation tieR6R16R17R19
Sketch a Day Sketch a Day's customer service is described as non-existent or unhelpful, with users receiving no responses to issues or even dismissive replies R17R19. There are also significant complaints about moderation, including posts being deleted without explanation, accusations of plagiarism of original work, and a lack of action against bullying R6R16.
Sketchbook® Sketchbook® has a help site for users R95. However, there are no specific reviews detailing direct customer support interactions or moderation issues within the app.
Pick Sketch a Day if

you are looking for daily inspiration and a supportive community to share your art R2R8R23. You want to challenge yourself with new drawing topics regularly R11.

Pick Sketchbook® if

you need a comprehensive digital drawing app with a wide range of free brushes and tools R74. You prioritize a robust drawing experience over community features R62R98.

Evidence note: Sketch a Day has a much smaller review base compared to Sketchbook®, which has over 200,000 ratings. This means the evidence for Sketch a Day, while consistent, is from a smaller sample size.

Frequently asked

Does Sketch a Day have a good community?
Yes, Sketch a Day is widely praised for its positive, supportive, and inspiring community, which helps users stay motivated and explore new ideas R2R8R20R23.
Is Sketchbook® truly free?
Sketchbook® is free to download and offers a vast array of brushes and features without ads, making it a valuable free drawing tool R62R74R98, though some advanced features are available via a paid premium version R95.
Are there many ads in Sketch a Day?
Recent updates to Sketch a Day have introduced an overwhelming number of extremely long ads, making the free version nearly unusable for some users R7R13R19R46.
Does Sketchbook® have an animation feature?
Some users express disappointment that the animation feature, which was available on the desktop version, is not present on the iPad Pro version of Sketchbook® R75R90.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R2] Sketch a Day 5/5 · US I recommend this app!: This app is pretty good. It actually has NO ads, I’d say it doesn’t push on you to upgrade. There is a lot of positivity in the comments and it feels great! The lessons are helpful. Like learning how to properly draw hands and the way of clothing. And the daily prompts are simple, yet so big! Like we had ‘echo’ once, everyone thought many things. It’s nice to see multiple pe
  2. [R4] Sketch a Day 1/5 · US Hard Pass: No graphic violence allowed? Might as well cut my fingers off. What is the point? I’m a horror artist. Beyond lame.
  3. [R5] Sketch a Day 4/5 · US love this app but one small thing..: I love the idea of a different prompt everyday. It really helps you branch out and draw things you normally wouldn’t. The only thing I dislike is the glitch i’m having with the “reward gallery”. I cant see any of the art and it’s disappointing because I have 4 unclaimed rewards at the moment. Other than that I love this app.
  4. [R12] Sketch a Day 3/5 · US Great app and community, unable to upload from iPad: Maybe it’s a bug but when I click “photo library” nothing happens. I tried creating a file named photo library and that still didn’t help. I have jpegs and pngs to upload but I cannot get the app to interact with my gallery. I am on an iPad Pro 5th gen.
  5. [R3] Sketch a Day 3/5 · US Annoyed: It logged me out and still kept my old account and now I don’t even no where to start but friendly community for me.
  6. [R6] Sketch a Day 3/5 · US Good community: The only reason I’m giving a three star is because they deleted one of my posts and when I delete a post it still says it’s there. I have 25 sketches but it says I have 29. And it says I have 646 likes but I really only have 616. So the one they deleted had 30 likes. But it still shows on profile that it’s there (doesn’t even show the drawing). I like it when they can tell us why t
  7. [R9] Sketch a Day 3/5 · US Good but could improve: Hey so sketch a day is great I can share my art work and I love that and I love discovering amazing artists but it will glitch we’re it will not let me see today’s prompt and I have great Internet connection but sometimes it will never load also sometimes the prompts are weird and just not fun to draw I think they should make multiple prompts for the day but overall it is p
  8. [R8] Sketch a Day 5/5 · US Love the community ❤️: I live sketch a day so much the community is so nice and supportive! I love the suggestions each day for the prompt to give you ideas! I wish that you could see who follows you though. But that’s ok because I really just do it for the streak not the likes 🙂
  9. [R11] Sketch a Day 5/5 · US Beneficial: Having a daily prompt is brilliant. Challenges you to attempt topics you might not ever think about
  10. [R14] Sketch a Day 5/5 · US Best app ever!: This app is not only entertaining, it is also inspirational and educational. It prompts you to become productive! I love it.
  11. [R1] Sketch a Day 1/5 · US Dark pattern: They changed the way you can see upcoming prompts (used to be ad supported). It says to unlock and gives the option for the monthly subscription and if you click “more” lets you do a 1 time payment as a supporter. Since I clicked “unlock” and then “more” I assumed the one time payment would unlock the thing I clicked unlock on. It did not. This is a dark pattern designed to steal yo
  12. [R7] Sketch a Day 1/5 · US Ads are absurd: There are so many ads the app is nearly unusable
  13. [R13] Sketch a Day 1/5 · US Don’t update if you have an older version - unbearable ads: The newer version of this app forces you to watch extremely long ads over and over, even to browse the app. This app is not usable anymore. Depressing. Give us a reasonable one time fee to have it free forever.
  14. [R19] Sketch a Day 1/5 · US Development issues: The new update was very lack luster and you are not able to upload the daily prompts without ads taking over and see can no longer see the recent art from others as you were previously. I sent a message to the customer support just to get an message back from Tom telling me to delete the free app if I was so unhappy. Talk about a letdown I’ve been on the app for a couple years
  15. [R16] Sketch a Day 1/5 · US Plagiarism: Was erased for paganism on my own work. Said they found out on Pinterest. Of course they did cause it was my Pinterest. 😂 jealous moderators I reckon!
  16. [R17] Sketch a Day 5/5 · US No customer service: The app is great for my purpose, which was getting every day prompts to get me drawing. I can’t complaint in that regard. However, customer service is non-existent. I sent a couple of messages through the app regarding an issue I’m having trying to upgrade, and I never received a response. It’s disappointing
  17. [R20] Sketch a Day 5/5 · US Love this app: Bad thing first..it is glitchy when you try to write a comment. That’s why I gave 4 instead of 5 stars The good. I love this app. I love the positivity and this art community. It definitely sparks inspiration. I kept this review short sweet and to the point
  18. [R23] Sketch a Day 5/5 · US Inspiring & Helpful: Joined to improve/sharpen my illustration hand skills. Getting a daily random subject to illustrate is a great way for me to unlock my creativity. Drawing every day is helping me to hone my skills and style. Additionally I set a 30 minute time limit for myself to push myself to work rapidly. Love seeing the creativity ways others around the world interpret the same subject ma
  19. [R62] Sketchbook® 5/5 · US Best app ever: If you're looking for a good app for drawing and writing i would recommend this app, it doesn't need you to watch an ad or anything like that to draw and if you want you can create an album and there are so many other stuffs that are so good! I can't recommend this app enough!
  20. [R74] Sketchbook® 5/5 · US Omg buy nowww: Sketchbook is literally amazing. First time. I tried it. It blew my mind of how many brushes there are for free. I mean, you don’t even have to pay for a certain amount of time and it’s just you can do whatever you want. There’s a lot of things that you can do, and you can make, however many, like untitled things you want. So amazing. You should totally buy it. Thank you for not mak
  21. [R95] Sketchbook® 5/5 · US I love this app!!!: Though there is a payment for the pro it is tottaly worth it!! Only three dollars for a whole bunch more stuff!!! They have a lot of brushes and a whole site for help!! Super good!! Both beginners and experienced artist can really enjoy this app and I know I do!!!
  22. [R98] Sketchbook® 5/5 · US Best app ever!: As a beginning artist I recommend this app to anyone who wants to learn how to draw! It is free and has NO ads! I LOVE this app and use it daily. Thank you so much devs! I love this and you don’t need a membership to play!
  23. [R46] Sketch a Day 5/5 · US if you’re having second thoughts read this!: So, great ap, it’s easy to post things etc, but I can’t seem to find the terms and conditions, and too many ads I’m okay with the ones who are just pop ups, but the ones that take over, your entire screen are so annoying, all in all you need this app, so many people will love your art and using it made me feel like people outside of my friend group like
  24. [R75] Sketchbook® 3/5 · US No Animation Feature on iPad Pro?: I don’t understand why they don’t have the animation feature on the iPad Pro version. Pro Create has that feature, Clip Studio, Adobe, and now even apps that out right suck. I like this app’s tool and brushes the most. I just miss the animation feature, since I had projects I was working on before I lost access to the desktop version.
  25. [R90] Sketchbook® 3/5 · US Why can’t I access flipbook on mobile?: Pretty good not that bad but I wish I could access flipbook on mobile

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store