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24 alternatives to Composer's Sketchpad

A doodle-y iPad sequencer for making quick musical sketches

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Composer's Sketchpad launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1LD
   Lekh Diagram, sketch recognition diagramming app for ipad▲87

   2012 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Sketch▲109

   Professional digital design for Mac.

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Pattern▲324

   Simple, focused, drawing application for the iPad.

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   An attempt to rethink a music sequencer design▲305

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Concepts▲125

   A smarter sketching, design and visual thinking app for iPad

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6DA
   Draw.Audio – A musical sketchpad using the Web Audio API▲249

   2024 · draw.audio · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Forge▲84

   Sketching App for iPad Focused On Brainstorming Idea

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8TA
   Turtle.audio – a music sequencer inspired by turtle graphics▲126

   2018 · turtle.audio · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sketch 3▲297

   Professional digital design for Mac.

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Sketch Toolbox▲128

    A super simple plugin manager for Sketch

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    iOS 9 GUI for Sketch▲205

    100% vector including devices, icons and keyboard

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Linea▲90

    Sketch on your iPad, simply

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Sketch Notebook Plugin▲114

    Documenting Sketchapp artboards made easy

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    iOS 9 GUI iPad for Sketch▲182

    100% vector UI Kit with iPad Pro devices and keyboards

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Morpholio Journal▲78

    A simple sketchbook app for creatives

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Photoshop Sketch▲84

    Create stunning, expressive drawings on your tablet

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Brand.ai Artboards▲203

    Version-controlled collaboration workflow in Sketch

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Our iPad app for music notation & composition▲6

    2011 · symphonypro.net · its alternatives →

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    Curator▲95

    A visual notes app for iPad

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Paper▲17

    Intuitive and inventive sketchbook for iPad

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Concepts for iPhone▲105

    Powerful vector sketching on-the-go.

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Sketchbook Project▲87

    A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Based▲205

    Sketch UI kit for feeds on iOS, Android and web

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    UI Design System▲180

    Starter kit for Sketch to create awesome user interfaces.

    2017 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →