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24 alternatives to Sketch App Essentials (2nd Edition)

An in-depth guide on Design & Prototyping with Sketch

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Sketch App Essentials (2nd Edition) launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Sketch App Essentials▲95

   Learn Sketch in the shortest possible time

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Sketch 3▲297

   Professional digital design for Mac.

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Sketch Handbook▲84

   Everything you wanted to know about designing with Sketch

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sketch App Essentials▲74

   Take your knowledge of Sketch to the next level

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design▲75

   Sketching and early prototyping design methods

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   SketchDesign.io▲163

   Learn to design an iPhone app with Sketch

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   UINotebook▲183

   A notebook for creatives and engineers

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Jump Start Sketch▲98

   Supercharge your design process with Sketch

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sketch Style Guides▲172

   Never start another design project from scratch

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Design+code▲177

    Learn iOS design and Xcode

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Sketch▲109

    Professional digital design for Mac.

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Design Starter Kit for Sketch▲253

    A starting point for your next design project.

    2019 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Sketch Extensions▲301

    An official collection of Sketch extensions & plugins

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Discover Sketch App▲71

    A step by step guide to using Sketch

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Form▲203

    Interaction & prototyping design tool for iOS apps

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Concepts▲125

    A smarter sketching, design and visual thinking app for iPad

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Keys For Sketch▲61

    Advanced shortcut manager for Sketch app

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    iOS Design Kit▲132

    Design great apps for iOS better and faster

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Module 02: Layouts▲164

    Professional toolkit for UI/UX design

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    SketchBook by Autodesk▲91

    Professional-grade drawing and painting app

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Motion Design for iOS▲188

    A book about designing animations for iOS

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Sketchbook Project▲87

    A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Essential Design System▲197

    Flexible and customizable Sketch kit for your next project

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Platforma for iOS▲262

    The ultimate wireframe kit for app prototyping

    2016 · 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 →