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- Free to download
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| Free app | Yes | Free | — | Store published |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Limited free | — | Store published |
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- Museum Patron — $4.99
Ratings & reviews
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5/5Everything you need to become a better artist
When I downloaded this app in 2017, I didn't realize that Sktchy has everything needed to build a daily drawing and painting practice. I am now using it regularly, and I am grateful to Sktchy for developing an amazing artists' community and set of resources. Sktchy has been great for me, but it took a bit of trial and error to figure out how to use the app to best advantage. Some tips: 1. The gist of Sktchy is to chose an inspiration photo, use it as a reference to make a drawing, painting, or multimedia piece. You can make digital art also. Then take a picture of your finished work, attach it to the inspiration photo, and upload it to the app. 2. Spend time looking through the collection of inspiration photos. There are thousands of photos to chose from and lots of nearly perfect opportunities for inspiration. 3. Think twice before uploading a "free draw" or a piece that was not created with an inspiration photo on Sktchy. Uploading only Sktchy inspired pieces supports the value of sharing work interpreted from a common set of references. 4. Take time to see how different artists have worked the same inspiration photo. Look through the art that has been posted and read comments. There are lots of sharing of ideas and helpful tips throughout the comments on posted art. For other artists and art enthusiasts, I highly recommend this app. Sktchy will support artistic progress for any level of experience, and it will give new opportunities to experiment with your work. Sktchy promotes interesting learning opportunities that are accessible to everybody. Sktchy has a great community for anyone who is interested in the process of making art.
Deco_Grd · 5 Aug 2026
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4/5So far so good
I downloaded the app about 2 days ago and since have really enjoyed the way you can basically collect lots of photos for inspiration in the app. it's really cool that it puts it all in one place! i also really like this app because the people uploading photos for inspiration a lot of times really try to make their pictures dynamic and interesting and it's not just a bunch of people going "draw me plz!!!" with a horrible snapchat filter picture that crops out half their face. There are a lot of users on Sktchy who seem to really care and that totally rocks. i also like that it has a very small community feeling to it and doesnt feel like when you upload art that youre shouting into the void like instagram feels a lot of the time, lol it really does feel like people are actually able to see your art and theyre interested in it. overall this app is useful if you enjoy drawing portraits and want to become better at them, because a lot of the "inspiration" pictures people provide are their own faces. it's also a cool app if you have some nice photography that you'd like to see inspire people to make art. so far im excited to experience more!!
Ehhhhhhhhhh whatever12345 · 5 Aug 2026
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4/5Love the App, but wish it were all free
I LOVE the app so much and have for years. It has been a real spark to daily creating and I love the community, support and fun of it all. I don’t mind that the inspiration is now curated as it has brought more quality images to create from. I love the vast talents of artists - from self taught to degree holders, beginners to advanced. My only complaint is the app is clearly moving towards being a subscription/paid (only?) service and I am not interested in that (yet anyway). The tips are fine, but I like to explore on my own a lot too. Daily is too much. A tip once a week would be better. The new update makes the paid portion/daily tips front and center, which free member cannot access. I understand we all have to make money and absent ads, what can they do? I will keep an open mind as updates become available. As an aside, I had a whopper of a techno problem and was blocked from my account. They were AWESOME in helping me resolve it.
CarolynHHI · 5 Aug 2026
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4/5Please uncurate the inspiration
This is my absolute favorite app and I don’t write reviews but it’s really upsetting that the photo inspiration is curated now. Please for the sake of art and the wonderful community that this app has made let us access all photos posted. I have been a part of Sktchy for several years. I recommend it to my friends etc. all the time. It is a wonderful, supportive community filled with talented, amazing people! But curating the inspiration cuts away so many of those people. I want to see everyone’s photos as an artist. I want to decide for myself who’s pictures I want to paint, not what the app thinks I should paint. I still love this app, I have learned from it and found confidence in my art as well. This is very serious though. We all deserve the opportunity for our pictures (just like our art) to be seen and embraced!! Please please please fix this heartbreaking situation!
Crazy cat lady! · 5 Aug 2026
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5/5A must for artists who want to practice
I found out about Sktchy when I saw a promo for the #30faces30days challenge. This is a great community of artists who share inspiration images to work from (which is hard to come by) and also share their art and encouragement for each other. The variety of artistic expression goes from beginner to expert so there is something for everyone. I didn’t understand at first how to get the inspiration images loaded from the challenge I did which is the only trouble I had with the app so far. It wasn’t intuitive for me but they did give written instruction which I completely missed in the first email. Maybe a visual tutorial would help? Regardless, I highly recommend for any artist.
wheresmyasprin? · 5 Aug 2026
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Versions
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2.8.13
Thanks to artist Jerel Cardona and muse Florian Bdn for our icon's new background! - Fixed: Crash when tapping a username in search results - Fixed: Crash when editing post captions containing multiple @mentions - Fixed: A bug that would temporarily block in-app subscribers from viewing the daily drawing tip and video - Fixed: A bug that would sometimes cause a loading indicator to get stuck on screen after art upload
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2.9
- The Sktchy Subscription is now in the center tab. Subscribe in-app to get new video tips from extraordinary artists every day! - Upload is now in your Profile – just tap the plus button in the top right corner to share art or inspiration - Visit the Sktchy Shop by tapping the Cart icon in the top left corner of your Home feed - Various minor bug fixes and performance improvements Thanks to artist Jerel Cardona and muse Florian Bdn for our icon's new background!
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2.9.1
- The Sktchy Subscription is now in the center tab. Subscribe in-app to get new video tips from extraordinary artists every day! - Upload is now in your Profile – just tap the plus button in the top right corner to share art or inspiration - Visit the Sktchy Shop by tapping the Cart icon in the top left corner of your Home feed - FIXED: A bug that caused the app to crash when you tried to watch a video in landscape mode Thanks to artist Jerel Cardona and muse Florian Bdn for our icon's new background!
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2.9.10
This update brings minor changes to the Superstar tab to make it easier to navigate. Also: - Introducing The Daily! A new, inspiring reference photo curated every day for Sktchy Superstars. Access via the Inspiration tab.
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2.9.11
Thanks to artist Robin Yang and muse Danae Muratore for our icon's new background! Also in this update: - Fixed: Push notification bug affecting some members - Fixed: Home screen loading bug when opening the app via link - Improved performance due to database and code optimizations
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2.9.12
This update includes minor bug fixes (the Activity icon now only lights up when you have new notifications, as it should) and performance improvements. Thanks to artist Robin Yang and muse Danae Muratore for our icon's background!
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2.9.13
Every day we publish The Daily, a hand-curated reference photo, in the Inspiration tab. This feature is now free. Can you build a daily drawing habit? This update also includes performance improvements and bug fixes for iOS 13. Thanks to artist Robin Yang and muse Danae Muratore for our icon's background!
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2.9.14
The Superstar tab is now called the Party tab, and you're invited to our weekly Portrait Party! This update also includes a fix for bug that sometimes caused the "Share" button to disappear during Art upload. Thanks to artist Robin Yang and muse Danae Muratore for our icon's background!
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2.9.15
This update contains a few noteworthy changes: • We've removed the Party tab from the tab bar. • Sktchy Superstars now have a gold star by their profile pics: a shining symbol of our gratitude for their support. To learn more about the Sktchy Superstar membership, tap "Become a Superstar!" in your Profile>Settings in the app. • Last but not least, thanks to artist Justin DeVine and muse Dale Madison for our icon's new background!
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2.9.16
This update contains a few noteworthy changes: • We've removed the Party tab from the tab bar. • Sktchy Superstars now have a gold star by their profile pics: a shining symbol of our gratitude for their support. To learn more about the Sktchy Superstar membership, tap "Become a Superstar!" in your Profile>Settings in the app. • Last but not least, thanks to artist Justin DeVine and muse Dale Madison for our icon's new background!
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2.9.17
This update contains a few noteworthy changes: • We now support Sign in with Apple (must have iOS 13 and above) • We've removed the Party tab from the tab bar. • Sktchy Superstars now have a gold star by their profile pics: a shining symbol of our gratitude for their support. To learn more about the Sktchy Superstar membership, tap "Become a Superstar!" in your Profile>Settings in the app. • Last but not least, thanks to artist Justin DeVine and muse Dale Madison for our icon's new background!
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2.9.18
This update removes the commissions feature from the app. Thanks to everyone who helped us test it out! While we're proud to have facilitated hundreds of commissions during the beta, we're excited to simplify the app and focus on its core purpose. Also: • We fixed a bug that sometimes prevented the Sktchy Pick label from displaying • We now support Sign in with Apple (must have iOS 13 and above) • Sktchy Superstars now have a gold star by their profile pics: a shining symbol of our gratitude for their support. To learn more about the Sktchy Superstar membership, tap "Become a Superstar!" in your Profile>Settings in the app. • Last but not least, thanks to artist Justin DeVine and muse Dale Madison for our icon's new background!
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2.9.19
• We fixed a few broken links in Profile>Settings • We fixed a bug that sometimes prevented the Sktchy Pick label from displaying • We now support Sign in with Apple (must have iOS 13 and above) • Sktchy Superstars now have a gold star by their profile pics: a shining symbol of our gratitude for their support. To learn more about the Sktchy Superstar membership, tap “Become a Superstar!” in your Profile>Settings in the app. • Last but not least, thanks to artist Justin DeVine and muse Dale Madison for our icon’s new background!
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2.9.2
- Improved push notification performance - Fixed iPhone X formatting issues - Fixed a bug that forced a log out when network connection was weak - The Sktchy Subscription is now in the center tab. Subscribe in-app to get new video tips from extraordinary artists every day! - Upload is now in your Profile – just tap the plus button in the top right corner to share art or inspiration - Visit the Sktchy Shop by tapping the Cart icon in the top left corner of your Home feed Thanks to artist Jerel Cardona and muse Florian Bdn for our icon's new background!
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2.9.3
- You now have the option to share art without an inspiration image (aka "free draw") - Updated art post design with inspiration thumbnail - Updated Activity icon - Fixed iPhone X formatting issue (cut off tab bar) Thanks to artist Jerel Cardona and muse Florian Bdn for our icon's new background!
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2.9.4
- You now have the option to share art without an inspiration image (aka "free draw") - Updated art post design with inspiration thumbnail - Updated Activity icon - Faster image uploading - Fixed iPhone X formatting issue (cut off tab bar) Thanks to artist Jerel Cardona and muse Florian Bdn for our icon's new background!
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2.9.5
- Updated Video tab layout - You now have the option to share art without an inspiration image (aka "free draw") - Updated art post design with inspiration thumbnail - Updated Activity icon - Faster image uploading - Fixed iPhone X formatting issue (cut off tab bar) Thanks to artist Jerel Cardona and muse Florian Bdn for our icon's background!
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2.9.6
This update fixes a critical bug that blocked you from uploading images. On the bright side, we've also updated the background of our app icon thanks to artist Pixel Princess and muse Amélie Mcgarrell! Also: - Updated Video tab layout - You now have the option to share art without an inspiration image (aka "free draw") - Updated art post design with inspiration thumbnail - Updated Activity icon - Faster image uploading - Fixed iPhone X formatting issue (cut off tab bar)
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2.9.7
- The Video tab is now the Superstar tab - Updated Activity icon
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2.9.8
Introducing The Daily! A new, inspiring reference photo curated every day for Sktchy Superstars. Access via the Inspiration tab.
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2.9.9
This update fixes a crash that occurred when you tried to @mention someone who had no profile picture. Also: - Introducing The Daily! A new, inspiring reference photo curated every day for Sktchy Superstars. Access via the Inspiration tab.
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3.0.0
We have a new name - Museum - celebrating the muses who make this community so inspiring. Whether you share art or photos or both, you are a muse. Welcome to your Museum. With the name change, the app's features and functionality remain largely the same. Here are a few updates: • Our in-app subscribers are now called Museum Patrons (instead of Sktchy Superstars) • We have retired The Daily • We're re-introducing Collections to the Art and Inspiration tabs Questions or feedback? Visit museumapp.co/contact.
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3.0.1
This version fixes various bugs including one that made the "Save Inspiration" icon disappear and one that broke @mentioning in certain cases.
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3.0.2
This version displays recent posts when you select the "New to Sktchy" filter, improves screen transitions in the Inspiration section, and squashes a bug that sometimes crashed the app when you tried to edit a caption and/or search for emoji.
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3.0.3
· 5 Jun 2026
This version displays recent posts when you select the "New to Sktchy" filter, improves screen transitions in the Inspiration section, and squashes a bug that sometimes crashed the app when you tried to edit a caption and/or search for emoji.
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