Best Drawing Apps for Android in 2026
These apps let you draw, sketch, and paint on your phone. Some offer lessons, and others let you draw with friends. Together the 30 apps below were installed 9.9M times in the last 30 days.
Updated . Ranked by installs in the last 30 days, from Google Play.
Top 5 drawing apps compared
| App | Installs, 30 days | Rating | Size | Ads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Artmate: Drawing Together |
2.5M | 4.6 18.5K ratings | 59.7 MB | Contains ads |
| Clip Studio Paint |
450K | 4.2 25.5K ratings | – | No ads |
| Draw & Paint - Classic & Pixel |
600K | 4.2 1.7K ratings | 62.4 MB | Contains ads |
| ibis Paint X |
2.6M | 4.4 2.5M ratings | 72.6 MB | Contains ads |
 Learn how to draw - ArtWorkout |
630K | 4.5 313.9K ratings | 92.8 MB | Contains ads |
All 30 drawing apps, ranked by installs
Draw together with friends! A fun multiplayer drawing app with easy lessons.
- 20M installs in total
- 4.6 from 18.5K ratings
- 59.7 MB download
- 8 weeks on Google Play
Unleash your drawing and painting potential
- 19M installs in total
- 4.2 from 25.5K ratings
- No ads
- 5 years on Google Play
Relaxing coloring book & drawing app! Color, sketch, and draw art easily.
- 5.2M installs in total
- 4.2 from 1.7K ratings
- 62.4 MB download
- 6 months on Google Play
An intuitive, high-performance painting app that lets you focus on creating
- 330M installs in total
- 4.4 from 2.5M ratings
- 72.6 MB download
- 12 years on Google Play
Multiplayer Drawing Game・Over 2500 Painting, Sketching, Handwriting Lessons
- 24M installs in total
- 4.5 from 313.9K ratings
- 92.8 MB download
- 23 months on Google Play
A very simple, elegant and no-fuss app to quickly jot, draw, sketch or write.
- 10M installs in total
- 4.3 from 12.4K ratings
- 17.4 MB download
- 11 years on Google Play
Scribble. Shake. Repeat. Unleash your creativity with SketchPad.
- 2.8M installs in total
- 4.5 from 4.4K ratings
- 6.8 MB download
- 8 years on Google Play
Digital illustration drawing & painting pad app to paint Anime and Manga art
- 1.8M installs in total
- 4.6 from 23.0K ratings
- 191.9 MB download
- No ads
- 2 years on Google Play
Painting, drawing, & sketching
- 38M installs in total
- 4.4 from 161.4K ratings
- 113.5 MB download
- No ads
- 14 years on Google Play
The perfect place to start sketching! Use Sketchbook to draw and paint sketches.
- 15M installs in total
- 4.5 from 70.0K ratings
- 27.6 MB download
- 4 years on Google Play
Draw and paint anywhere with a complete artist's toolkit
- 190M installs in total
- 4.1 from 597.7K ratings
- 92.2 MB download
- No ads
- 12 years on Google Play
Trace any image onto paper: lock your screen, lay paper over it, and draw.
- 4.4M installs in total
- 4.4 from 6.7K ratings
- 57.3 MB download
- 9 years on Google Play
Turn your phone into a lightbox to trace any image onto real paper.
- 1.3M installs in total
- 4.6 from 4.8K ratings
- 51.9 MB download
- 15 months on Google Play
Digital art &drawing apps for pad; painting, illustrator, and animation design.
- 5.6M installs in total
- 4.2 from 33.4K ratings
- 145.2 MB download
- 3 years on Google Play
Unleash Your Creativity and Connect with Loved Ones with Lockscreen Drawing!
- 3.4M installs in total
- 3.9 from 3.9K ratings
- 11.4 MB download
- 2 years on Google Play
Master proportions and precision with GridArt! Perfect for every artist
- 4.3M installs in total
- 4.2 from 13.7K ratings
- 34.7 MB download
- 5 years on Google Play
Fantastic Paint for Android Application. Enjoy painting and drawing.
- 3.8M installs in total
- 4.3 from 14.2K ratings
- 23.2 MB download
- 10 years on Google Play
Copy an image from the screen to a physical paper.
- 3.8M installs in total
- 4.6 from 7.6K ratings
- 35.0 MB download
- No ads
- 7 years on Google Play
Teaching whiteboard - smart board, drawing, notes, digital canvas & live class
- 220K installs in total
- 4.7 from 2.4K ratings
- 16.1 MB download
- 7 months on Google Play
Share cute drawings with strangers. Send love notes to your lover's lock screen.
- 460K installs in total
- 4.3 from 370 ratings
- 41.9 MB download
- 4 months on Google Play
Sketch, plan, take notes and illustrate on an infinite canvas.
- 7.6M installs in total
- 4.1 from 11.8K ratings
- 324.7 MB download
- No ads
- 7 years on Google Play
An easy drawing, painting, doodling, coloring & sketching app for kids and adult
- 17M installs in total
- 4.0 from 10.9K ratings
- 102.4 MB download
- No ads
- 4 years on Google Play
Fun Drawing app for all age groups.
- 4.7M installs in total
- 4.3 from 13.1K ratings
- 15.4 MB download
- 5 years on Google Play
Grid Drawing | Grid Maker | Grid Maker For Drawing - Overlay a grid on any image
- 4.2M installs in total
- 4.3 from 18.9K ratings
- 13.1 MB download
- 7 years on Google Play
Trace, clone & copy photos on screen. Sketch, draw & project images easily
- 7.8M installs in total
- 4.0 from 14.1K ratings
- 118.6 MB download
- 5 years on Google Play
Drawing competition app. Draw with artists all over the world
- 600K installs in total
- 4.2 from 2.0K ratings
- 18.2 MB download
- 19 months on Google Play
Overlay a grid on reference photos, manage art projects, share your gallery.
- 1.2M installs in total
- 4.8 from 25.0K ratings
- 16.3 MB download
- 11 years on Google Play
You can draw shapes and lines on the photo. You can also add text.
- 1.4M installs in total
- 3.9 from 4.2K ratings
- 7.4 MB download
- 5 years on Google Play
Create and customize grids with our feature-rich drawing grid maker app.
- 1.5M installs in total
- 4.0 from 1.9K ratings
- 5.4 MB download
- No ads
- 5 years on Google Play
4 in 1 drawing apps. Photo editing, scratch, paint & draw. Easier than Procreate
- 3.8M installs in total
- 4.2 from 16.9K ratings
- 22.8 MB download
- 6 years on Google Play
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Questions about drawing apps
What is the most popular drawing app for Android?
Artmate: Drawing Together, with 2.5M installs in the last 30 days. Clip Studio Paint and Draw & Paint - Classic & Pixel come next.
How many people install a drawing app?
The 30 apps here were installed 9.9M times in the last 30 days.
What is the best rated drawing app?
Drawing Grid: 4.8 stars from 25,019 ratings.
Which drawing app is growing fastest?
Draw & Paint - Classic & Pixel: 3× installs vs the 30 days before.
What is the newest drawing app on this list?
Artmate: Drawing Together, on Google Play for 8 weeks.
What is the smallest drawing app?
Grid For Drawing - Grid maker, a 5.4 MB download.
Is there a drawing app without ads?
Yes, 8 of the 30 apps here don't show ads, including Clip Studio Paint, Sketch Pro: Draw & Create Art and Infinite Painter.
Is there a free drawing app?
Yes, all 30 apps here are free to install.