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A coyote standing upright at a city crosswalk with a messenger bag, waiting for the signalThe same corner with every wall painted in murals, the crossing signal lit green with a hand drawing a line, and the coyote in sunglasses, smiling

Most drawing apps open to a blank page.

drawsta skips that part.

Follow the lines until your ink knows the way.

Lines first. Then the whole city.

Hot dog cart on Runyon
Milk crate on asphalt
House with painting studio
Sliced lemon
Modular analog synthesizer
Daybed and bench by wall
Cuboctahedron collapsing into a cube
Scallop shells in a cabinet
Nine cobbler tool creatures
Opossum hanging from a whisk
Manta ray in profile
Dirigible docking at a pylon
  • Free.
  • No account.
  • No ads. No tracking.

Questions

Is drawsta free?

Yes. It is free, with no ads and no tracking.

Do I need an account?

No. There is no account required. Your work saves itself as you go, survives a crash, and syncs through your own private iCloud.

Is tracing cheating?

No. Tracing is how artists have always learned. You follow the lines until you know the shape, then the ghost comes off and the drawing is yours.

Does it work on iPhone?

Yes. drawsta is on iPhone and iPad, and it is built for Apple Pencil: inks that behave like the tools they are, layers you can reorder and hide, and a canvas you can rotate under your hand like a real sheet of paper.

Where do the images come from?

Street art and murals, modern illustration, Swiss typography, vintage ads, gig posters, skate and surf culture, patent drawings, Bauhaus. It is different every visit. Every image is openly licensed, public domain, or original art made for drawsta, credited where the source provides it.

Draw on everything Apple makes.

  • iPhone

    Now

  • iPhone Duo

    Coming soon

  • iPad

    Now

  • Apple Vision Pro

    Coming soon

Download on the App Store