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24 alternatives to Sketch App Essentials

Take your knowledge of Sketch to the next level

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 launched in 2016; 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
   Discover Sketch App▲71

   A step by step guide to using Sketch

   2015 · 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 (2nd Edition)▲9

   An in-depth guide on Design & Prototyping with Sketch

   2017 · 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
   Jump Start Sketch▲98

   Supercharge your design process with Sketch

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   SketchDesign.io▲163

   Learn to design an iPhone app with Sketch

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   SketchBook by Autodesk▲91

   Professional-grade drawing and painting app

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sketch Tricks▲145

   Articles for Sketch

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Sketchbook Project▲87

    A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Designing Mobile Apps▲68

    Learn the basics to design your mobile app.

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Sketch Extensions▲301

    An official collection of Sketch extensions & plugins

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Sketch This▲127

    Daily drawing challenges

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Sketch Style Guides▲172

    Never start another design project from scratch

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Linea▲90

    Sketch on your iPad, simply

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Concepts▲125

    A smarter sketching, design and visual thinking app for iPad

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Sketchapp TV▲146

    Create Awesome iOS Apps With Sketch

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Drawing Ideas: A Hand-Drawn Approach for Better Design▲64

    A guide for drawing to creatively share ideas

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    SketchCasts▲212

    A weekly screencast, all about how to use Sketch

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Design Assets Cloud for Sketch▲124

    The easiest way to share and use a Sketch design library

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Sketch Talk▲88

    A community for Sketch users of all skill levels

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Sketch 3▲297

    Professional digital design for Mac.

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Sketch Cloud▲188

    Upload Sketch documents and share them with the world

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Design Starter Kit for Sketch▲253

    A starting point for your next design project.

    2019 · 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 →