ShadowDraw vs Sketch a Day

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.

Sketch a Day is a drawing app and art community for beginners and professional artists, with versions for iOS and Android. It supplies hand-picked daily prompts that users can draw from, then compare, like, favourite and share their work. Free tutorials from professional artists help users build skills, while community members contribute tutorials and exchange tips, hints and feedback in the app. Guided projects and progress tracking are also available. Milestones and streaks let users add famous artworks to a collection and learn about the artists behind them. The free plan costs nothing. Gold membership adds an automatically updated portfolio website, a profile with a header image, bio and website link, private artist chat and an ad-free experience; artists can opt in to being contacted. The privacy policy identifies Firebase Analytics as a third-party service and says absolute security cannot be guaranteed. Users can request data deletion in Settings, and the support team aims to respond to emails within 24–48 hours.