One canvas. Six workspaces.
Start with a rough sketch and take it anywhere: into an illustration, a comic page, an animation, a study note or a floor plan. Nothing to rebuild, nothing to export between apps.
Sketch
Capture ideas with natural drawing tools, then zoom out to see the whole project. Apple Pencil and touch. Layers with opacity and visibility. Photos, PDFs and text on the same canvas.
Animation
Make your drawings move on a visual timeline. Frame-by-frame drawing with onion skinning. Adjustable frame timing. Export as GIF or video.
Illustration
Build polished artwork with guides and editable shapes. Lines, arrows, rectangles, ellipses and polygons. Perspective guides. Poseable 3D mannequin.
Student Notes (New in 8.1)
Visual notes that stay organized. Graph paper, axes and function graphs. Formula blocks and chemistry tools. Import PDFs and annotate on separate layers.
Comics
Turn a story into pages without leaving the canvas. Ready-to-use panel layouts. Speech balloons, captions and impact bursts. Mix hand-drawn art, images and text.
Architecture (New in 8.1)
Sketch rooms and plan spaces with real measurements. Document scales, measurements and precision shapes. Walls, doors, windows, stairs, furniture and lighting. Perspective guides and layers for every plan.
See it in action
From illustration to comics
Draw a scene, lay out panels, add balloons and finish a comic page on the same canvas.
Frame-by-frame animation
Use the timeline and onion skinning to bring drawings to life, then export GIF or video.
Architecture & Student Notes
The new 8.1 workspaces: plan a space to scale, or turn a lecture into clear visual notes.
Made for visual thinking
Swipe through the app: drawing, comics, animation, notes, plans and more.
Built for people who think in pictures
Artists · Comic creators · Animators · Students · Architects · Designers · Anyone with an idea
Free to start
Create up to three canvases for free. I Can Sketch Pro unlocks unlimited canvases for $9.99 per year. The subscription renews yearly and you can cancel any time in your Apple ID settings. Price shown for the US App Store; it may differ in other regions.
Private by design
Your work stays yours. The App Store privacy label for I Can Sketch says “Data Not Collected”.
Questions, answered
What is I Can Sketch?
I Can Sketch is an infinite canvas app for iPhone and iPad. You can sketch, illustrate, make comics, animate frame by frame, make visual study notes and plan spaces, all in one place.
Is I Can Sketch free?
It is free to start with up to three canvases. I Can Sketch Pro unlocks unlimited canvases for $9.99 per year (US App Store price).
Does it work with Apple Pencil?
Yes. Draw and write naturally with Apple Pencil or with touch.
Which devices and system versions are supported?
iPhone and iPad with iOS or iPadOS 16.0 or later.
Can I export my animations?
Yes. Finished animations can be exported as GIF or video. You can also share a flattened image or an editable I Can Sketch project.
Can I annotate PDFs and photos?
Yes. Add PDFs and photos as separate layers, move, scale, rotate and crop them, then draw and write over them.
Does the app collect my data?
The App Store privacy label for I Can Sketch says “Data Not Collected”.
Which languages are supported?
The app is available in 10 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Arabic and Ukrainian.