Archisketch

I am really enjoying how things are coming together with Archisketch. I needed an app that would allow me to create a drafted plan on top of a pdf background. The layers system works really well, and I am beginning to use the symbols library and create my own for re-use. The learning curve was a bit bumpy but with some time it is really working for me and I’m enjoying the drawing process. The video tutorials do not always provide the info I need BUT the email support has been amazing. I was on a deadline, kept running into problems that I could not solve and sent an email, I had a clear response within 1/2 hr. And when I thought my drawing had disappeared, they had me send the file and as it turned out, all was well. I continue to send emails with questions and really appreciate how responsive they are! I am still learning ways to use Archisketch, it has been worth the effort and patience.

I’ve downloaded and experimented with others - SketchBook, Arrette, Procreate, Concepts, Morpholio, Adobe - and they all have excellent capabilities. However, Archisketch has a more complete assortment of the tools I need for landscape design drawing, in one place, than the others. It is highly intuitive for a new user and the help screens linked to subject videos are the best instructional feature among all the apps I’ve used. 90% of all my questions, as a new user, have been anticipated by the developers in the help screens and linked videos. The other 10% are thoughtfully addressed by tech support (thank-you Reza). I may continue to export my drawings to other apps for special added effects, but the more I dig into this app the more I discover it can do, and the less I need to look elsewhere. This review from a senior now transitioning to digital drawing after 35 years in the the world of paper, pencil, pens and brushes.

I'm a consulting engineer, and I've been looking for an app like this for a long time, on whatever operating system. The easy dimension lines and ruler alone are super useful for me. The rest of the 2-d drawing is similar to other apps, and has more than enough features for me. I like how you can blend rough sketches with precision lines and shapes in layers. I don't currently do perspective drawing but I might start now! The free version is generous and lets you really figure out if it's for you. I purchased the full everything, even though I don't need the color pack. I want to support development, and anyway it's literally 1/100 of a similar PC software package. Go through the Vimeo tutorials to get the hang of things. (Never mind the typos :-) Highly, highly recommended.

response required

06 Oct 2017 I had given the un-app purchased version a trial run on several simple floor plan drawings and found it to be exceedingly cumbersome to work with even with the years of experience I have. The toolset and selection is at the bottom and not the top of the screen or better yet along the side. You only see one tool at a time rather than having a pallet to select from. Took me forever to figure out how to draw a simple straight line because it always tends to draw wiggly lines instead of point-to-point. The ruler I found to be fairly useless since it disappears from the drawing when you select a drawing tool. I found using this app to be maddening and have decided based on several days of use to not purchase the Pro version through the in app purchase at $9.99. Simply is not worth it at this point in the app's lifetime. So I am giving up on it; but, will continue to watch the updates to see if there are any outstanding improvement to the UI and handling of drawings. It really needs to be palette driven and not slider menu driven.

Very happy with this gem. Intuitive, clever and capable. Importing and keeping commonly used files is a breeze and an excellent work around to iOS limitations. Apple needs to catch up to this developer in that regard. Scaling and dimensioning is easy, although the ability to pull the call-out box from the item being measured would be a welcome addition. Well worth the $25 for the full application. Bravo!