Super Simple Draw
Quick draw like pencil & paper
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Minimalist drawing app. Supports Apple Pencil (new & old), widgets, both portrait & landscape, iPad multitasking, standard iOS share, the latest devices. Pick up & use. Like a white board or scratch paper.
Features:
• Widget to show case the latest or favorite drawing on the home screen
• Apple Pencil gesture support
• Multi-window and multitasking support on iPadOS
• Original Apple Pencil support
• Grid background and lined background
• Draw on top of another picture
• Save square images for Instagram submission
• Draw in either landscape or portrait
• Undo and redo
• Standard iOS share/action button (copy, save, send to other messaging/social apps)
Perfect for:
• Jotting down notes
• Illustrate something to friends/coworkers through drawing
• Draw/sketch something casually
• Tell stories to kids with quick illustrations
• Play quick random games with friends (e.g. draw and guess, or any simple board game you just invented)
• Practice some basic drawing skills (drawing straight line, parallel lines, circles, faces, etc)
Draw for a better world:
Super Simple Draw started as a way to reduce the use of papers because we believe that the current environmental degradation and the climate change are pressing issues that demand urgent actions. Now we took a step further: for every ~2000 lines you draw, we plant a tree through a partnership with Trees for the Future. More than ten thousand trees have been planted so far. Learn more at https://trees.theiosapp.com
more So first of all, This app is super easy to use! I recently got a Apple Pencil for my 10th birthday, and this app is perfect for it. I was searching for drawing apps but most of them were complicated and expensive. But as soon as I found this app, my life changed. It is suitable for all ages and it is fun. The commercials are at the bottom of the screen. They don’t pop up annoyingly. And all you have to do to get rid of them is pay 99 cents. That’s it! 🤯 Just one suggestion. Can you please make a feature where you can zoom in? Other than that I love it!! Have an amazing day. 😉
So first of all, This app is super easy to use! I recently got a Apple Pencil for my 10th birthday, and this app is perfect for it. I was searching for drawing apps but most of them were complicated and expensive. But as soon as I found this app, my life changed. It is suitable for all ages and it is fun. The commercials are at the bottom of the screen. They don’t pop up annoyingly. And all you have to do to get rid of them is pay 99 cents. That’s it! 🤯 Just one suggestion. Can you please make a feature where you can zoom in? Other than that I love it!! Have an amazing day. 😉
It is great, especially with my Apple Pencil! It is free and makes creating things easy for me, almost like it is a wipe board! One thing I would change is adding more colors, or being able to have something like a color wheel and using it to make my own color. Overall it’s great and I recommend it if you have an Apple Pencil!
It is great, especially with my Apple Pencil! It is free and makes creating things easy for me, almost like it is a wipe board! One thing I would change is adding more colors, or being able to have something like a color wheel and using it to make my own color. Overall it’s great and I recommend it if you have an Apple Pencil!
Very helpful and easy to use and you can always count on this app to do whatever you want and you can draw you could write you can even hook this up to a TV and screen share and literally teach a class so this is such a great app totally do you recommend getting
Very helpful and easy to use and you can always count on this app to do whatever you want and you can draw you could write you can even hook this up to a TV and screen share and literally teach a class so this is such a great app totally do you recommend getting
Finally a simple fast draw app that doesn’t have a million extras. This gets right to the job at hand, delivering color and line with ease. No more losing your fresh beautiful ideas while fiddling with tools and menus. It’s like picking up a pad of paper and a couple markers. Great.
Finally a simple fast draw app that doesn’t have a million extras. This gets right to the job at hand, delivering color and line with ease. No more losing your fresh beautiful ideas while fiddling with tools and menus. It’s like picking up a pad of paper and a couple markers. Great.
Some bug fixes.
Updates in previous versions:
- Switch between two layers
- Apple Pencil support
3.6.3 11/24/2025
Some bug fixes.
Updates in previous versions:
- Switch between two layers
- Apple Pencil support
3.6.2 09/22/2025
Do you ever struggle to color inside the lines? Well, guess what? We've got an update that's going to make it so much easier! Now, the canvas has not one, but two layers! It's like having a secret superpower for your artwork. You can draw the outline on the top layer and color on the bottom layer, and the colors will never cover the outline.
There are other creative ways to use these two layers. Imagine drawing something sneaky on the bottom layer and then surprising everyone by covering it up with a fantastic creation on the top layer. And when you want to reveal the hidden masterpiece, just erase the top layer and let the magic unfold. You can also make it a guessing game.
Oh, and speaking of erasers, we've made a small improvement. In the past, it would just cover things up with white color, but now it's a true eraser that actually removes the drawings. When you export your image with a transparent background, the erased area becomes transparent too! No more dull white spots messing up your artwork.
Other updates in recent versions:
- Some Apple Pencil compatibility fixes for iPadOS 16.
3.6.0 06/22/2023
- Some Apple Pencil compatibility fixes for iPadOS 16.
3.5.2 03/27/2023
Minor bug fixes and improvements.
3.5.0 - Paste an image and draw on top of it.
--- Other recent updates ---
* iOS 14 widget support
* Draw a shape with filled color (look for the paint brush button).
* Export with transparent background
* Now your drawings are helping plant trees. Track the number of trees you contributed to in the menu.
* Load an image and draw on top of it
* Grid and line backgrounds
* Better Apple Pencil support (press harder to get a darker tone)
* iPadOS multi-window support
* More colors are supported. Just tap on the color that is currently selected, then there will be a list of similar colors.
* Save image with a square canvas (optionally with border). Ideal for publishing on Instagram and Sketch A Day
* Supported 2nd generation Apple Pencil double-tap functions
* Supported the new iPad Pro, and iPhone XS/XS Max/XR.
* Apple Pencil only mode.
3.5.1 03/28/2021
Now you can paste an image and then draw on top of it. With paste & copy, you can (1) paste an image from a document, (2) edit it, (3) copy it back to the document, all without saving it to Photos.
--- Other recent updates ---
* iOS 14 widget support
* Draw a shape with filled color (look for the paint brush button).
* Export with transparent background
* Now your drawings are helping plant trees. Track the number of trees you contributed to in the menu.
* Load an image and draw on top of it
* Grid and line backgrounds
* Better Apple Pencil support (press harder to get a darker tone)
* iPadOS multi-window support
* More colors are supported. Just tap on the color that is currently selected, then there will be a list of similar colors.
* Save image with a square canvas (optionally with border). Ideal for publishing on Instagram and Sketch A Day
* Supported 2nd generation Apple Pencil double-tap functions
* Supported the new iPad Pro, and iPhone XS/XS Max/XR.
* Apple Pencil only mode.
3.5.0 03/18/2021
Fixed a bug in Apple Pencil Only mode.
3.4: Updated menu page.
--- Other recent updates ---
* iOS 14 widget support
* Draw a shape with filled color (look for the paint brush button).
* Export with transparent background
* Now your drawings are helping plant trees. Track the number of trees you contributed to in the menu.
* Load an image and draw on top of it
* Grid and line backgrounds
* Better Apple Pencil support (press harder to get a darker tone)
* iPadOS multi-window support
* More colors are supported. Just tap on the color that is currently selected, then there will be a list of similar colors.
* Save image with a square canvas (optionally with border). Ideal for publishing on Instagram and Sketch A Day
* Supported 2nd generation Apple Pencil double-tap functions
* Supported the new iPad Pro, and iPhone XS/XS Max/XR.
* Apple Pencil only mode.
3.4.1 02/15/2021
Minor updates to menu page.
--- Other recent updates ---
* iOS 14 widget support
* Draw a shape with filled color (look for the paint brush button).
* Export with transparent background
* Now your drawings are helping plant trees. Track the number of trees you contributed to in the menu.
* Load an image and draw on top of it
* Grid and line backgrounds
* Better Apple Pencil support (press harder to get a darker tone)
* iPadOS multi-window support
* More colors are supported. Just tap on the color that is currently selected, then there will be a list of similar colors.
* Save image with a square canvas (optionally with border). Ideal for publishing on Instagram and Sketch A Day
* Supported 2nd generation Apple Pencil double-tap functions
* Supported the new iPad Pro, and iPhone XS/XS Max/XR.
* Apple Pencil only mode.
3.4.0 02/14/2021
Minor improvement on copy to pasteboard.
3.3 updates - iOS 14 Widget support is here! Showcase your favorite drawing or you latest drawing on the home screen, just like you'd hang your physical arts on the wall!
--- Other recent updates ---
* Draw a shape with filled color (look for the paint brush button).
* Export with transparent background
* Now your drawings are helping plant trees. Track the number of trees you contributed to in the menu.
* Load an image and draw on top of it
* Grid and line backgrounds
* Better Apple Pencil support (press harder to get a darker tone)
* iPadOS multi-window support
* More colors are supported. Just tap on the color that is currently selected, then there will be a list of similar colors.
* Save image with a square canvas (optionally with border). Ideal for publishing on Instagram and Sketch A Day
* Supported 2nd generation Apple Pencil double-tap functions
* Supported the new iPad Pro, and iPhone XS/XS Max/XR.
* Apple Pencil only mode.
3.3.3 02/07/2021
Minor bug fixes.
3.3 updates - iOS 14 Widget support is here! Showcase your favorite drawing or you latest drawing on the home screen, just like you'd hang your physical arts on the wall!
--- Other recent updates ---
* Draw a shape with filled color (look for the paint brush button).
* Export with transparent background
* Now your drawings are helping plant trees. Track the number of trees you contributed to in the menu.
* Load an image and draw on top of it
* Grid and line backgrounds
* Better Apple Pencil support (press harder to get a darker tone)
* iPadOS multi-window support
* More colors are supported. Just tap on the color that is currently selected, then there will be a list of similar colors.
* Save image with a square canvas (optionally with border). Ideal for publishing on Instagram and Sketch A Day
* Supported 2nd generation Apple Pencil double-tap functions
* Supported the new iPad Pro, and iPhone XS/XS Max/XR.
* Apple Pencil only mode.
3.3.2 01/31/2021
3.3.0 - iOS 14 Widget support is here! Showcase your favorite drawing or you latest drawing on the home screen, just like you'd hang your physical arts on the wall!
3.3.1 - the placeholder widgets looks nicer now.
--- Other recent updates ---
* Draw a shape with filled color (look for the paint brush button).
* Export with transparent background
* Now your drawings are helping plant trees. Track the number of trees you contributed to in the menu.
* Load an image and draw on top of it
* Grid and line backgrounds
* Better Apple Pencil support (press harder to get a darker tone)
* iPadOS multi-window support
* More colors are supported. Just tap on the color that is currently selected, then there will be a list of similar colors.
* Save image with a square canvas (optionally with border). Ideal for publishing on Instagram and Sketch A Day
* Supported 2nd generation Apple Pencil double-tap functions
* Supported the new iPad Pro, and iPhone XS/XS Max/XR.
* Apple Pencil only mode.
3.3.1 09/28/2020
iOS 14 Widget support is here! Showcase your favorite drawing or you latest drawing on the home screen, just like you'd hang your physical arts on the wall!
--- Other recent updates ---
* Draw a shape with filled color (look for the paint brush button).
* Export with transparent background
* Now your drawings are helping plant trees. Track the number of trees you contributed to in the menu.
* Load an image and draw on top of it
* Grid and line backgrounds
* Better Apple Pencil support (press harder to get a darker tone)
* iPadOS multi-window support
* More colors are supported. Just tap on the color that is currently selected, then there will be a list of similar colors.
* Save image with a square canvas (optionally with border). Ideal for publishing on Instagram and Sketch A Day
* Supported 2nd generation Apple Pencil double-tap functions
* Supported the new iPad Pro, and iPhone XS/XS Max/XR.
* Apple Pencil only mode.
3.3.0 09/27/2020
Draw a shape with filled color (look for the paint brush button).
--- Other recent updates ---
* Export with transparent background
* More colors
* Now your drawings are helping plant trees. Track the number of trees you contributed to in the menu.
* Load an image and draw on top of it
* Grid and line backgrounds
* Better Apple Pencil support (press harder to get a darker tone)
* iPadOS 13 multi-window support
* More colors are supported. Just tap on the color that is currently selected, then there will be a list of similar colors.
* Save image with a square canvas (optionally with border). Ideal for publishing on Instagram and Sketch A Day
* When drawings are saved, they are saved into an album named SuperSimpleDraw.
* Supported 2nd generation Apple Pencil double-tap functions
* Supported the new iPad Pro, and iPhone XS/XS Max/XR.
* Apple Pencil only mode.
3.2.0 09/13/2020
* Now you can export image with transparent background, so you can use Super Simple Draw to create logos, icons, sprites, or anything that overlays on other images.
--- Other recent updates ---
# More colors
# Now your drawings are helping plant trees. Track the number of trees you contributed to in the menu.
# Load an image and draw on top of it
# Grid and line backgrounds
# Better Apple Pencil support (press harder to get a darker tone)
# iPadOS 13 multi-window support
# More colors are supported. Just tap on the color that is currently selected, then there will be a list of similar colors.
# Save image with a square canvas (optionally with border). Ideal for publishing on Instagram and Sketch A Day
# When drawings are saved, they are saved into an album named SuperSimpleDraw.
# Supported 2nd generation Apple Pencil double-tap functions
# Supported the new iPad Pro, and iPhone XS/XS Max/XR.
# Apple Pencil only mode.
3.1.1 08/10/2020
# More colors available!
# Minor optimization for image loading.
--- Other recent updates ---
# Now your drawings are helping plant trees. Track the number of trees you contributed to in the menu.
# Load an image and draw on top of it
# Grid and line backgrounds
# Better Apple Pencil support (press harder to get a darker tone)
# iPadOS 13 multi-window support
# More colors are supported. Just tap on the color that is currently selected, then there will be a list of similar colors.
# Save image with a square canvas (optionally with border). Ideal for publishing on Instagram and Sketch A Day
# When drawings are saved, they are saved into an album named SuperSimpleDraw.
# Supported 2nd generation Apple Pencil double-tap functions
# Supported the new iPad Pro, and iPhone XS/XS Max/XR.
# Apple Pencil only mode.
3.0.2 06/22/2020
Minor bug fixes and optimizations.
--- Other recent updates ---
# Now your drawings are helping plant trees. Track the number of trees you contributed to in the menu.
# Load an image and draw on top of it
# Grid and line backgrounds
# Better Apple Pencil support (press harder to get a darker tone)
# iPadOS 13 multi-window support
# More colors are supported. Just tap on the color that is currently selected, then there will be a list of similar colors.
# Save image with a square canvas (optionally with border). Ideal for publishing on Instagram and Sketch A Day
# When drawings are saved, they are saved into an album named SuperSimpleDraw.
# Supported 2nd generation Apple Pencil double-tap functions
# Supported the new iPad Pro, and iPhone XS/XS Max/XR.
# Apple Pencil only mode.
3.0.1 06/11/2020
* Super Simple Draw now partners with Trees for the Future to plant trees. Now you can track the number of trees you contributed in the menu.
* Draw on top of images. You can either load a photo to annotate it, or load a previous drawing to continue working on it.
3.0.0 06/09/2020
Improved performance for undo button.
--- Other recent updates ---
# Grid & line paper backgrounds
# iPadOS 13 multiple window support! Now you keep many drawings open at the same time, e.g. one for art creation, one for planner/todo list, one for brainstorming, etc.
# More colors are supported. Just tap on the color that is currently selected, then there will be a list of similar colors.
# Save image with a square canvas (optionally with border). Ideal for publishing on Instagram and Sketch A Day
# When drawings are saved, they are saved into an album named SuperSimpleDraw.
# Supported 2nd generation Apple Pencil double-tap functions
# Supported the new iPad Pro, and iPhone XS/XS Max/XR.
# Apple Pencil only mode
2.10.1 05/06/2020
Minor updates to backgrounds.
2.9.0: introducing lined paper and grid backgrounds! You can now draw with more accurate proportions or use this for writings.
--- Other recent updates ---
# iPadOS 13 multiple window support! Now you keep many drawings open at the same time, e.g. one for art creation, one for planner/todo list, one for brainstorming, etc.
# More colors are supported. Just tap on the color that is currently selected, then there will be a list of similar colors.
# Save image with a square canvas (optionally with border). Ideal for publishing on Instagram and Sketch A Day
# When drawings are saved, they are saved into an album named SuperSimpleDraw.
# Supported 2nd generation Apple Pencil double-tap functions
# Supported the new iPad Pro, and iPhone XS/XS Max/XR.
# Apple Pencil only mode
2.9.1 03/26/2020
Grid and lined backgrounds available now!
--- Other recent updates ---
# iPadOS 13 multiple window support! Now you keep many drawings open at the same time, e.g. one for art creation, one for planner/todo list, one for brainstorming, etc.
# More colors are supported. Just tap on the color that is currently selected, then there will be a list of similar colors.
# Save image with a square canvas (optionally with border). Ideal for publishing on Instagram and Sketch A Day
# When drawings are saved, they are saved into an album named SuperSimpleDraw.
# Supported 2nd generation Apple Pencil double-tap functions
# Supported the new iPad Pro, and iPhone XS/XS Max/XR.
# Apple Pencil only mode
2.9.0 03/24/2020
An option in the menu to toggle on and off the ability to increase line thickness by long press.
--- Other recent updates ---
# iPadOS 13 multiple window support! Now you keep many drawings open at the same time, e.g. one for art creation, one for planner/todo list, one for brainstorming, etc.
# More colors are supported. Just tap on the color that is currently selected, then there will be a list of similar colors.
# Save image with a square canvas (optionally with border). Ideal for publishing on Instagram and Sketch A Day
# When drawings are saved, they are saved into an album named SuperSimpleDraw.
# Supported 2nd generation Apple Pencil double-tap functions
# Supported the new iPad Pro, and iPhone XS/XS Max/XR.
# Apple Pencil only mode.
2.8.1 02/24/2020
* Hold for a while to make the line wider: this makes coloring a lot easier because you can switch between different line width quickly without touching the sliders.
* See your stats (number of lines drawn) in the menu after you have made some drawings
--- Other recent updates ---
# iPadOS 13 multiple window support! Now you keep many drawings open at the same time, e.g. one for art creation, one for planner/todo list, one for brainstorming, etc.
# More colors are supported. Just tap on the color that is currently selected, then there will be a list of similar colors.
# Save image with a square canvas (optionally with border). Ideal for publishing on Instagram and Sketch A Day
# When drawings are saved, they are saved into an album named SuperSimpleDraw.
# Supported 2nd generation Apple Pencil double-tap functions
# Supported the new iPad Pro, and iPhone XS/XS Max/XR.
# Apple Pencil only mode.
2.8.0 02/05/2020
More colors are supported. Just tap on the color that is currently selected, then there will be a list of similar colors.
--- Other recent updates ---
# iPadOS 13 multiple window support! Now you keep many drawings open at the same time, e.g. one for art creation, one for planner/todo list, one for brainstorming, etc.
# Save image with a square canvas (optionally with border). Ideal for publishing on Instagram and Sketch A Day
# When drawings are saved, they are saved into an album named SuperSimpleDraw.
# Finer color control.
# Supported 2nd generation Apple Pencil double-tap functions
# Supported the new iPad Pro, and iPhone XS/XS Max/XR.
# Apple Pencil only mode.
2.7.0 01/02/2020
One more bug fix.
--- Other recent updates ---
# iPadOS 13 multiple window support! Now you keep many drawings open at the same time, e.g. one for art creation, one for planner/todo list, one for brainstorming, etc.
# Save image with a square canvas (optionally with border). Ideal for publishing on Instagram and Sketch A Day
# When drawings are saved, they are saved into an album named SuperSimpleDraw.
# Finer color control.
# Supported 2nd generation Apple Pencil double-tap functions
# Supported the new iPad Pro, and iPhone XS/XS Max/XR.
# Apple Pencil only mode.
2.6.5 12/16/2019
Minor bug fixes.
--- Other recent updates ---
# iPadOS 13 multiple window support! Now you keep many drawings open at the same time, e.g. one for art creation, one for planner/todo list, one for brainstorming, etc.
# Save image with a square canvas (optionally with border). Ideal for publishing on Instagram and Sketch A Day
# When drawings are saved, they are saved into an album named SuperSimpleDraw.
# Finer color control.
# Supported 2nd generation Apple Pencil double-tap functions
# Supported the new iPad Pro, and iPhone XS/XS Max/XR.
# Apple Pencil only mode.
2.6.4 12/14/2019
Some bug fixes.
Updates in previous versions:
- Switch between two layers
- Apple Pencil support
more Version 3.6.3 11/24/2025
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