SketchPad - Doodle On The Go
July 05, 2024
More About SketchPad - Doodle On The Go
SketchPad aims to provide a simple way to turn your screen into a canvas without any hassle. Unlike most other drawing apps, SketchPad keeps it clean. It's just a canvas and you.
You can get started on your Sketch pretty much straightaway after the app is installed. No setup required. It's really that simple.
Features:
• Simple UI
• No ADs
• No In-App Purchases
• Customizable Brush Width with Instant Preview, for those bold strokes and fine details
• Multiple ways to pick colors: Palette, Spectrum, and RGB Sliders
• Unlimited Undo/Redo, because it's okay to make mistakes (still limited by device capabilities)
• Optional Shake to Clear feature - just shake your device to clear the Canvas (requires accelerometer)
• Export as PNG or JPEG image
• Directly share image from SketchPad (automatically exports image to device)
"Shake to Clear" is good for when there are no sudden movements, so don't use it in the bus for serious Sketching. However, it is great when scribbling to pass the time.
SketchPad is capable of working offline. However, sharing your Sketches with others might not work without a network connection. The Storage permission is required only to save your Sketches to your device. I do not steal your precious files.
Exported images are saved to "/Pictures/SketchPad/" by default. The Storage path can be changed to a directory of your choice in Settings to suit your needs. Saving Sketches to "/DCIM/Camera/" should make the images show up in most Gallery apps. On Android 10 onwards, due to changes in how storage works, all pictures are saved to "/Android/data/com.kanishka_developer.SketchPad/files/Pictures", irrespective of the setting.
The focus of the SketchPad Project has always been on the User Experience. Do share your feedback, or just come say "hi" in the Kaffeine Community Discord server at https://discord.gg/dBDfUQk or email me at [email protected]. :)
Latest Version
2.2.2
July 05, 2024
Kaffeine Software
Design
Android
1,508,757
Free
com.kanishka_developer.SketchPad
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User Reviews
xisobelx373
3 years ago
basically exactly what it says I didn't use it for long but could see myself using it if I needed to capture an idea on the go. I like how small it is and that it doesn't have any ads. wish it was a bit more responsive. I couldnt use my stylus to make details. alright though
Jonathan Tinsman
2 years ago
Not optimized for mobile. Bottom buttons are blocked by phone navigation (back/home/menu) and I don't know what they do. The accuracy isn't good. Tried to do 2 little circles and it ends up as 2 dots side-by-side. Removed
Baseball
5 years ago
Very confusing app. I had a lot if problems with this app. First, when I try to draw it zooms in and out which makes it very hard to see what I'm doing. Second, there are so many controls and buttons and it is hard to understand what everything means. I would definetly not recommend installing this app for drawing, but thats just my opinion.
Penny
1 year ago
It was good but it was hard to press the back button and it quickly undid it and how do you save it? I'm really happy with the app in all. But those little things that are hard to do can easily be fixed. I think you should get a tool that can shade in whatever colour you want. It really is a great app and I really appreciate the app because I love love LOVE and think that the best thing in the world is DRAWING! I like the fact that you can do whatever you wanted. I think we should add shapes. 🦑
RNF 0420
1 year ago
Hello to everyone who downloaded this app. If you think this is a nice app for drawing, please reconsider. I was making a poster for a game I was gonna make, but whenever I had my device off for at least 15 seconds, it deleted all of my work. 1 hour and 35 minutes, 12 retrys all wasted, and deleted. I even saved, before I turned off my device. This is not a good app to sketch or draw. Please take this message as a warning, and please share this message around the world. Thank you for your time.
PugzforDayz
4 years ago
The app us overall good. Just a standard sketch app. One problem is, as many stated, the undo and/or redo button. It takes 10 seconds to do the action. I would like to see different freatures added like a fill in brush or something. Anyway, its good besides those flaws.
Wesley Jeffers
3 years ago
Took me 3 or 4 apps before I found this one. I didn't have a basic notepad app on my phone with freeform drawing capabilities, so I just wanted a super simple sketch app...amazing how many of those want you to give them access to personal data. I'm just drawing something basic for descriptive purposes, why you or any 3rd party need any info from me? Luckily this app had no such agreement required.
Amber khanorkar
11 months ago
This app is nice if you want to just doodle or draw very much simple. We can change the canvas colour & pen colour. The only thing which I didn't liked about this app is that we can't zoom. Please add a option to zoom in & out.
Sandy
1 year ago
It's a good and lightweight app, exactly what I need,but it's so annoying that it resets the settings every time it's turned off. I have to change canvas,paint and brush for every single use which ends up defeating its lightness
Roshan Sharma
3 years ago
I like the app, it's good. However, I'd like to suggest two important features - (1) I'd prefer the settings to persist (background color and pen color) across app restarts. (2) The ability to save and load different sketches (something like Google Docs) will be super useful. Users could create sketches for different ideas and load them later. I'd definitely go for a 5-star rating if this is implemented. Kudos, developers!
Damo B
1 year ago
Good points: customizable brush size, full spectrum of colours. I had data turned off in case of ads so can't comment on that. Bad points: far too laggy, doesn't always respond to brush strokes. The bad points got too much after an hour or so, so I uninstalled without trying the export option, so can't comment on that. Overall rating: good if you have the patience for all the lag. Unfortunately I don't. Recommendation for improvement: add sensitivity options and improve responsiveness.
Pankhuri Bhatnagar
10 months ago
I don't understand how developers can manage to mess up an easy, pencil drawing tool. The line appears dotted/granular and isn't smooth as it was before. The eraser should be on the main screen & you shouldn't have to go settings every time you need to erase something! Many times, the screen doesn't detect the finger touch and I have to draw over it multiple times, hence ruining the drawing. Uninstalled.
Jasmine Edwards
1 year ago
This app is ok but my biggest issue is being unable to find the export. I just downloaded this app so it's up-to-date. When I tap Export it says "Saved!" but it's not in my camera folder nor did a sketchpad folder appear under my pictures. I ended up just taking a screenshot and will likely try to find a different app. If I don't find a better one then I guess I'll just screenshot my doodles which isn't terrible (I screenshot a lot). I do like the Shake to Clear feature, easy erasing.
Tryhard “Loozy” Plush
2 years ago
Good app. If you're looking for an app for professional digital art, look somewhere else. However, this app serves its function of being a doodle app greatly! It can be a little wonky at times, but I've gotten used to it. 4/5 stars, I recommend if you just wanna have a space to doodle. (Also, if you want to export your doodles, you have to go into settings and allow it to access your data.)
A Google user
5 years ago
It was fine in the beginning, but it got laggy and slow later. I do not recommend this app. When I pressed the undo button, it took 5-8 seconds before it actually undid the action I just did. Plus, it just doesn't recognize my finger. When I draw a line, it makes dots instead of a line. That's my thoughts. My opinions. Again, I do not recommend this app.
A Google user
6 years ago
Simple app, all I need. This is a simple app, but that's good. It's no Photoshop or Illustrator competitor, but it gives you exactly what you'd think: A screen to sketch on. Clear, clean UI, easy to use, and unlike the other apps I tried it doesn't force you to work the way it thinks you should work. Just start it, grab your stylus, and go. Only problem: my Galaxy Gallery app doesn't display the updated SketchPad directory Only suggestions: Let me set image save directory; save to SDCard.
MasterofBasics
3 years ago
I really like this app because it does as advertised; it scribbles and doodles. Its pretty good and easy to understand, but my only idea is a fill tool; that would be super helpful. Thanks :) UPDATE (10/6/21): Rediscovered this app (and review) so I redownloaded it. I have dark mode enabled so the background is black. It's supposed to turn your black draw color white but it doesn't do that instantly; takes a little finnicking. Doesn't even look like the app has updated since my first review...
Benjamin
4 years ago
The app works fine for me, I am able to doodle things that I've got stuck in my head with relative ease. The reason why I gave it a 4 instead of a 5 is it could use a couple of extra textures to draw with. Sure, we've got the paintbrush, but what about Pencil, Crayon, jagged brushes, or even just like a line drawing or zoom function. Not trying to nit pick, I know drawing applications are difficult, just a bit of room to grow.
Dagan Douglas
2 years ago
For basic drawing this app would be fine. It does not come with many features, but you can sketch, undo, and edit, which may be all you need. One small issue is that undo-ing is laggy. The big issue is that, as another recent reviewer mentioned, it is now not exporting files at all, no matter which location is selected---I looked everywhere, even where the dev note said it should be. IDK when this happened, as it worked when I downloaded it at the start of last month. But it's totally broken.
PiroChu
1 year ago
A simple/easy sketch app to doodle/scribe on the go - just what I was looking for (sometimes I want simple, not complicated bells/whistles). Shake-to-erase option is nice and works well. Having a save function is also nice, except that "Export" button displays "Saved!" but doesn't save anything (Android 13). I can still save by Share and Save As (or just take a screenshot), so there a workaround if I want to save anything.
