DrawUp vs ShadowDraw

DrawUp is a mobile app for learning to draw through interactive, step-by-step lessons. The maker says it offers more than 500 tutorials and adds lessons weekly. Each lesson uses a moving guide and live accuracy scoring, with first-try stars and mistake tracking. Coloring and free-draw modes include bucket fill, marker, pencil, crayon, and curated palettes. Real-time multiplayer lets players follow the same lesson together. Progress tools include achievements, badges, daily drawing streaks, and speedpaint video export. DrawUp is free to download with dozens of free lessons. Premium unlocks the complete library, multiplayer, and gallery. Premium pricing is $9.99 a month for one month, $29.99 a year for 12 months, and $39.99 a year for six months. The app runs on Android and iOS and is published by Outlane, Inc. Google Play says it may share device or other IDs, collect app information and performance, encrypt data in transit, and does not allow data deletion.

ShadowDraw is a drawing app that teaches through guided, step-by-step tutorials. Its library contains hundreds of guides described as hand-drawn by art professionals, and the app checks that a learner completes each step before showing the next. Lessons encourage daily practice. In Sketch My Way, users choose colors and brushes; Art Teacher Mode uses choices selected by the art teacher. Apple Pencil and third-party styluses are supported. The free plan provides a daily free lesson, searchable free content, and a blank canvas, alongside a limited number of lessons and features. ShadowDraw+ offers unlimited drawings and new content for $7.99 a month or $49.99 a year, with Family Sharing on both plans. The app is available for iOS and macOS; listed compatibility requires iPadOS 16 or later, or a Mac running macOS 13 or later with Apple M1 or later. Subscriptions use Apple In-App Purchase and automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the billing period ends. The content is licensed for personal, non-commercial use.