Sketchbook vs Visme

Sketchbook is a drawing app for work ranging from quick sketches to finished artwork. It runs on Android, iOS, macOS and Windows, with customizable pencils, markers, airbrushes, paint, smear brushes and other brush types. Drawing tools include rulers, French curves, Predictive Stroke, and vertical, horizontal and radial symmetry. Layers, blend modes, color fill, and linear and radial gradients support organizing and coloring work; stylus pressure and tilt are represented in strokes. Sketchbook imports and exports PSD files across its platforms, preserving layers, groups, names and most blend modes. PSD export rasterizes text layers, changes Sketchbook-specific Glow and Alpha Mask modes to Normal, and may change the background color to white. The free mobile app includes brushes, layers, guides, rulers and stroke tools. The mobile Premium Bundle adds advanced brush creation, color management, layer management and export options. The Pro direct license is $24.99 a year, billed per seat, with a 10-seat minimum for enterprise purchases; it covers Windows or macOS, not mobile.

Visme is a design tool for presentations and illustrations, with templates, brand-kit tools and real-time collaboration. It is available on the web and through desktop apps for Windows and macOS, as well as an iOS app. The free Basic plan costs nothing and provides 500MB of storage, with a limit of 50 slides or pages per project. Starter costs $12.25 a month, billed annually at $147/year, and includes 1GB of storage with unlimited projects and slides or pages per project. Pro costs $24.75 a month, billed annually at $297/year, and includes 10GB of storage with the same unlimited project and page allowances. Enterprise lists 10 or more users and 25GB of storage per user, but no price is listed. Visme is based in Rockville, Maryland, United States, and was founded in 2013. Its combination of presentation design, illustration tools, brand features and collaboration supports a range of shared visual work, while plan limits and storage allowances distinguish the tiers.