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24 alternatives to Paper App

Sketch, Draw, Outline, Color, etc

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Paper App launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   SketchBook by Autodesk▲91

   Professional-grade drawing and painting app

   2014 · sketchbook.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Adobe Line▲78

   Precise drawing and drafting for iOS

   2014 · adobe.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Sketch Notebook Plugin▲114

   Documenting Sketchapp artboards made easy

   2014 · marcosvid.al · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Paper 3.0▲779

   The new sticky note

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Concepts▲125

   A smarter sketching, design and visual thinking app for iPad

   2015 · concepts.app · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Whiteboard▲187

   Simple whiteboard app to make sketching quick & easy

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Paper▲17

   Intuitive and inventive sketchbook for iPad

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Sketchboard▲199

   Collaborative brainstorming & problem solving whiteboard

   2015 · sketchboard.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Pencil▲10

   Georgeous Pencil for Paper App

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Sketch This▲127

    Daily drawing challenges

    2015 · heidi.deviantart.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Non-app Mockup▲116

    Brainstorm your app ideas on paper

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Sketchapp TV▲146

    Create Awesome iOS Apps With Sketch

    2014 · sketchapp.tv · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Discover Sketch App▲71

    A step by step guide to using Sketch

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Forge▲84

    Sketching App for iPad Focused On Brainstorming Idea

    2015 · adonit.net · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Linea▲90

    Sketch on your iPad, simply

    2017 · linea-app.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Sketchbook Project▲87

    A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Based▲205

    Sketch UI kit for feeds on iOS, Android and web

    2016 · getstream.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Paper 4.0▲181

    Arrange sketches and notes in your online journal

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    SketchDesign.io▲163

    Learn to design an iPhone app with Sketch

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Drawing Cartoons 2▲96

    Cartoon making app

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Mosaic▲161

    The app for ideas

    2015 · baronfig.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Morpholio Journal▲78

    A simple sketchbook app for creatives

    2016 · morpholioapps.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Matter▲127

    An expanding UI Kit for Sketch

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Drafts▲71

    An app that's the composition box of everything

    2014 · agiletortoise.com · 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 →