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Head-to-head

Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw vs ArtWorkout

Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw 4.4★ · Free + IAP 55
Winner ArtWorkout
ArtWorkout 4.6★ · Free + IAP 60

ArtWorkout has a slight edge over Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw due to its more engaging features like multiplayer, despite both apps sharing similar free-tier frustrations.

Full reviews: Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw · ArtWorkout

Both Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw and ArtWorkout are free-to-download drawing apps with in-app purchases, but users frequently complain about extensive paywalls and limited free content in both. ArtWorkout offers more interactive features like multiplayer, which users appreciate, though its 'energy' system and numerous ads are significant drawbacks for free users.

Head to head

Features edge: ArtWorkoutR3R8R14R35
Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw Drawing Desk offers step-by-step drawing guides and various categories, including anime, but most content requires a premium subscription R3R14R53. Some users appreciate the guidance for learning to draw R8R35R53.
ArtWorkout ArtWorkout provides drawing lessons and is praised for its cute drawings and multiplayer option R64R71. However, a significant feature, the eraser, is often locked behind a paywall, frustrating users R71R74. The ability to draw with friends is also limited to paid users .
Ease of Use tieR16R23R42R53
Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw Users find Drawing Desk easy to use for step-by-step drawing R23R53. However, some report glitches, such as the check button being glitchy or parts of drawings being deleted during updates R16R42R57.
ArtWorkout ArtWorkout is generally considered fun and engaging, with users enjoying the drawing activities . However, some users report bugs where their work is not saved or chunks of art are randomly deleted . The energy system and frequent ads also interrupt the user experience R63R64.
Reliability tieR16R26R42R57
Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw Drawing Desk users report issues with glitches, such as the app deleting parts of drawings after updates or the check button being unresponsive R16R42R57. Some also mention that the app requires a pen for electronic devices, which can be an unexpected limitation R26.
ArtWorkout ArtWorkout has reliability concerns, with users reporting that their energy doesn't refill as expected, even after waiting a day . There are also complaints about ads not working correctly or not providing energy after watching them . Some users also experienced their work being deleted or not saving .
Price/Value tieR1R3R4R7
Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw Drawing Desk is heavily criticized for its extensive paywall, with many users feeling that almost all content requires a 'pro' subscription or payment R1R3R4R7. Users are frustrated that a supposedly free app demands payment for basic functionality R1R4R7.
ArtWorkout ArtWorkout also faces strong criticism for its monetization strategy, with users complaining about having to pay for almost everything, including the eraser tool R64R71R74. The 'energy' system, which requires watching multiple ads (3 ads for 1 energy) or paying for premium, is a major point of contention R63R64. The annual subscription price increased significantly from $20 to $50, leading to user dissatisfaction .
Support edge: Drawing Desk:Learn How to DrawR21R24R39R44
Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw There is no direct feedback on support, but users express frustration when the app changes its free-to-play model, asking developers to make content free R21R24R39R44.
ArtWorkout Users of ArtWorkout have reported issues with free trials not cancelling and inability to get refunds . Some paying users also claim they did not receive the promised features after subscribing R71. There are also complaints about the removal of features like photo drawing, with no resolution from developers for paying consumers .
Pick Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw if

You are looking for a straightforward drawing app with step-by-step guides and don't mind a significant paywall for most content R3R53. You might appreciate the core drawing experience if you opt for the paid version R8R14.

Pick ArtWorkout if

You are interested in interactive drawing experiences, including multiplayer, and enjoy cute drawing styles R64. You are willing to tolerate frequent ads or pay for a subscription to bypass the 'energy' system and access all features R63.

Evidence note: Both apps have a high volume of reviews, but a significant portion of recent reviews for both are negative, primarily focusing on monetization strategies. The positive reviews are often short and lack specific details, or are from users who have paid for the app.

Frequently asked

Is Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw truly free?
No, Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw is not truly free; while it can be downloaded for free, most of its content, including many drawings and categories, requires a 'pro' subscription or in-app purchases R1R3R4R7. Users frequently report encountering a paywall immediately or after a short free trial, limiting access to daily lessons or a very small selection of drawings R6.
What are the main complaints about ArtWorkout's free version?
The main complaints about ArtWorkout's free version revolve around its 'energy' system, which requires users to watch three ads for one unit of energy to draw a single picture, and the long waiting times (up to 3-4 hours) for energy to recharge R63R64. Additionally, essential tools like the eraser are often locked behind a premium subscription R71R74.
How do the prices compare for premium features in both apps?
While specific prices for Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw are not consistently mentioned, users frequently complain about having to pay for 'pro' or premium access to most content R1R3R4R7. For ArtWorkout, the annual subscription price increased from $20 to $50, which caused dissatisfaction among users .

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R3] Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw 3/5 · US Little drawings: There are too little drawings and for the others you need to buy premium which some people don’t want to buy. Furthermore many categories which include how to draw anime for example needs premium, so you aren’t learning anything.
  2. [R8] Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw 5/5 · US …I’m speechless: Wow, this app is very good. I mean I know that I normally I’m not saying it doesn’t teach you, but it is a very good way of having fun ways to like copy drawings and this is coming for an eight year-old artist and I make very realistic, and I make very digital art, and I make a lot of real art and very hard to impress so you’re getting five stars wow I’m really happy with this app
  3. [R14] Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw 5/5 · US Lucinda: I love the features that they have and how it really helps with drawing skills
  4. [R35] Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw 5/5 · US It is so good like it’s learning how me to draw: A five star
  5. [R16] Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw 1/5 · US BAD GAME🤬😡🤬😡🤬😡🤬😡🤬😡🤬🤬🤬🤬 funde: This game has to many gliches and I’m mad
  6. [R23] Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw 5/5 · US The fun!: 'this is easy and for I love it?
  7. [R42] Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw 3/5 · US To the creators of Drawing Desk…: First of all, it cost money, and I searched up free drawing games and this shows up. There is one free drawing per day, but I don’t think that’s enough. And the check button is super glitchy. But I think it would be a great app if it was free it also helped me with art.
  8. [R53] Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw 5/5 · US Love it: I love this game I love the way it shows you step by step on how to draw something u really want to draw but I love it a lot keep it going!!
  9. [R26] Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw 4/5 · US You need a pen for your eletonec🤬: 🤬 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
  10. [R57] Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw 3/5 · GB Please fix the app!: I absolutely loved this app, I always thought that I couldn’t draw but have learnt a lot just from using the app but since the update, it keeps deleting parts that I’ve already finished and moves on to the next step and I’m left stuck. This means I now part do drawings and end up quitting part way/most of the way through as it keeps deleting things and I get fed up. I now use
  11. [R1] Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw 1/5 · US U HAVE TO GET PRO: I try to pick a picture but every single picture has to have pro…WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OLD DRAWING DESK
  12. [R4] Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw 1/5 · US 1 stars you know why?: So here’s the thing I’ve seen a lot of drawing apps and they have been fake! Fake I tell u and I feel like finally something that is normal so I look and I say “here it comes just one sec” and zero dollars then I click the button and it says for me to subscribe to them I’m like well here I hope you guys can understand me
  13. [R7] Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw 1/5 · US Not a fan: I don’t really like this app because I have to pay to even do anything! Not cool.
  14. [R21] Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw 3/5 · US Bad!: You better change it back or else. Because I just wanna draw for free! Don’t be greedy! Otherwise no one would miss you.
  15. [R24] Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw 3/5 · US Dev pls read this: I want to play this but it cost money if it didn’t cost money 5/5 pls make it not cost money okay? I don’t see a ad option either so please make it free🙏 I’m begging you
  16. [R39] Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw 3/5 · US So much to pay for!!!: Make ever thing FREE please I really like this game it is so fun. i’m really enjoy it, but it’s so tiring that you have to pay for everything except for the free day. Please make everything free.😭😢
  17. [R44] Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw 5/5 · US DEVELOPER PLEASE READ!!!!!!!🙏🙏🙏: I really want to play this game but I’m not allowed too buy it and I really want to play it so that is all I want to say
  18. [R6] Drawing Desk:Learn How to Draw 3/5 · US Fun, but immediately there is a FREE TRIAL THEN YOU HAVE TO PAY…: So I saw this app and I was like oh yeah this is an app that’s free and I can draw for free and have fun really of course I understand that people are trying to make money for the ad thingamajigy but I really hoped they wouldn’t bother me with a free trial thing every literal time that I try to click on a drawing. I think this app i
  19. [R63] ArtWorkout 3/5 · US Disappointed: I am really disappointed. The game is a wonderful game I must say and the creator must have wonderful talent to do something as wonderful as this. The problem is that when I open the app and did one lesson ,I loved it so much that I wanted to do another one but then I realized to do it I had get something called an energy point . So I found out how to get one I had to watch 3 adds no
  20. [R64] ArtWorkout 2/5 · US "pay to win" totally not worth it: the inly thing good about this app is that the drawings are cute. i dont want to have to PAY to draw something by myself, i dont want to PAY to get rid of ads, and i dont want to PAY for this app when there are others that are identical without the paywalls. the 'energy' requirements are stupid, when i come home from my day at my 5-5 i want to just sit down and d
  21. [R71] ArtWorkout 4/5 · US I love it and hate it: It d3serves three stars but im feel8ng nice, WYM U CANT USE THE ERASER WITHOUT APYING LIKE 50 DOLLARS, ALSO IAID FOR THE SUBSCRIPTION, I GOT NOTHING, NO ERASER, N9 ENGERY, NOTHING I PAID LIME 50 DOLLARS BRO AND 8 GOT NTOHING but the app is fun, 8m not saying it’s fully bad the multiplayer option is fun!
  22. [R74] ArtWorkout 5/5 · US Making it five stars so you can see this: WHAT THE HECK YOU MEAN WE CANT USE THE ERASER???? I have this app on my phone and this was a great app until all the recent updates the membership makes it hard for free to play players or should I say free to draw artists?? To you the eraser you need to pay for the member ship sadly please don’t do this :(

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