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Review summary

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Considering 60 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the product for its user-friendly interface and the significant time savings it offers, making it easy to create engaging visuals and presentations. Many appreciate the hand-drawn style, which makes their content stand out, and the software's ability to help non-designers produce professional-looking results quickly. The frequent updates and continuous improvements, especially the upgrade to version 3, are also highly valued, enhancing the user experience and adding valuable features. However, some people were dissatisfied with specific issues, such as accidentally purchasing add-ons or having trouble logging in after a purchase. A few customers also mentioned that while the new version's UI is much improved, they found some content generations to be wordy or the editing interface to feel clunky compared to other tools. Additionally, some felt that the initial plan offered wasn't the full package, requiring upsells to get the complete software.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

SketchWow offers a user-friendly way to make great visuals. You can easily start building diagrams and presentations with its simple interface. One of its biggest strengths is how much time it saves... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The recent upgrade to version 3 was just fantastic. I really like to use sketchwow for stick man's animations and static images (for thumbnails). I look foward to see the presention tab evolves even... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've been using SketchWow for about three years now, mostly for client presentations and internal docs at work. The hand-drawn style makes my slides actually look interesting instead of the usual corp... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Been using SketchWOW for several years now. I use it as a trusted companion when working on my online projects and more and more for presentations. I always get positive reactions when people see wha... See more


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SketchWow provides a fun way to quickly condense and communicate your ideas, concepts and stories (in a clear and casual way) using a fresh & engaging, hand drawn look. No boring diagrams here. Choose from hundreds of shapes and icons and dozens of beautiful templates. Add animation, present your ideas, export to a variety of file formats. Next time you want to explain anything visually, brainstorm or map out your thoughts, make it memorable using SketchWow.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scam alert: stay away from the Facebook $47 offer - it’s a lie!

I found Sketch Wow through a Facebook ad that promised life time access to their product at $47. It seemed a good deal, so I bought it. But on completion of payment, it just led to yet another screen asking for more payments, then another, then another. The Facebook ad has promised the full product that lets you create animated videos, yet after each payment I was told that I would need to buy the next upgrade in order to actually be able to create animated videos like the ones they had shown in the Facebook ad. After the initial $47 I had to pay another $69 and after that, again: “oops, you won’t be able to actually create animated videos unless you pay *another* $69” and finally “oops, in order to get a decent amount of templates, you need to pay another $39”. So what was initially promised at $47 turned into $224. This is a total scam and wholly dishonest, please stay away from this company and do not click on any of their links.

7 March 2024
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Reply from SketchWow

Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear that you are not happy. Like many other software companies, we offer two account plans and optional upgrades. These are definitely optional and not required to get full use of SketchWow. Plus, we are constantly adding new icons, templates & software updates at no extra cost. SketchWow can create animated diagrams (and includes animated lines & icons). We do not (and would never) advertise that SketchWow is an animated video maker. Again, we apologize that your experience with us was not positive. This is not the customer experience that we strive to create over here at SketchWow :(

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Unable to export a diagram in any…

Unable to export a diagram in any format. Constantly get an "Export Paint Timeout" and when looking for support on their website the support link is broken. This is on a Windows 10 machine

16 February 2024
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Reply from SketchWow

Hi Joey. We apologize for that error. This should not be happening. Can you please get in touch with support so we can help you, using this link (we are not aware of any broken support links. Kindly tell us where you found it so we can fix that asap): https://help.sketchwow.com Thanks! :-)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Grab the lifetime deal ASAP

I purchased the lifetime deal with the upgrade to all the shapes and graphics on 12/02/2023. I started playing around with this today and love it. The shapes and scribbles are more limited than Canva, but overall I think the software is well worth the money. I used it for my online classes today and my students fell in love! They were very engaged and at the end of the lesson I exported the file for the parents. The parents loved it because it was like a notepad of everything we covered for them to review.

3 December 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Sketchwow is amazing!

This is such an amazing product. If your looking for a creative way to present your ideas and information, look no further. Sketchwow will do just that!

13 November 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Love this

Love this, such great value, easy to use and the updates just keep coming, adding value on top of value!

6 November 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Sketch Wow is an incredibly cool

Sketch Wow is an incredibly cool and functional sketching tool that has completely won me over. From the moment I started using it, I was blown away by its features and how user-friendly it is.

One of the things that sets Sketch Wow apart is its intuitive interface. It's so easy to pick up and start sketching, even if you're not a professional artist. The wide range of brushes and tools makes it a versatile choice for all kinds of creative projects. Whether I'm working on a quick doodle or a more intricate design, Sketch Wow has everything I need.

1 November 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

SketchWow is a unique tool

SketchWow is a unique tool - documents that I make using SketchWow are always well loved and appreciated. No wonder - they are unique looking and attention-grabbing.

31 October 2023
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Best tool for what it does

When I started making illustrations for some of my emails and articles, they looked really bad… like an engineer had made them.

I got SketchWow, redid my illustrations pretty quickly and easily, and they look SO much better… more human.

The interface is REALLY quirky, they don't follow standard interface conventions which makes using it harder than it needs to be. There's a bunch of keyboard shortcuts you would expect to work (cmd-a to select all, for example) that don't work in certain contexts or at all.

But I'm not aware of any better tool to do what SketchWow does.

31 October 2023
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Reply from SketchWow

Thanks for joining SW and for your feedback! We are constantly improving and making SketchWow easier to use. The cmd-a shortcut is currently supported to Select All elements on the canvas or text within a Textbox. If that's not working for you or if you have specific things you'd like to see changed, please reach out to support and let us know. :-)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A breath of fresh air in Everywhere Canva World ;)

SketchWow is a breath of fresh air in the world of graphics generation. Create something that looks different from the millions of Canva creations that are everywhere visible and similar to each other. The software stands out for its freshness, innovation and ease of use.

You can create sketches, diagrams, and schemes quickly and easily.... and add a little life to it with animated arrows. It allows communicating ideas, concepts, and stories in a clear, casual way using an attractive hand-drawn look.

What I love about SketchWow is its library of pre-made shapes and the ability to add text, arrows, and speech bubbles. Plus, it allows for animations, adding a 'wow' factor to my presentations.

In summary, SketchWow is an excellent tool for creatives, consultants, businesses, teachers and trainers - anyone who wants to create memorable, engaging sketches. Highly recommended!

1 March 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The software is easy to create use…

The software is easy to create use diagrams and infographics. There are lots of template to assist with your creation. The help desk was responsive when I had issues with the apps previously.

27 October 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I ❤️ SketchWow

I love this software! It makes creating cool-looking, hand-drawn diagrams so easy. I purchased a lifetime pro-plan back in 2022 and feel like it's been one of my best purchasing decisions. The software is very easy to use and the results are so amazing - makes me feel like a graphic designer. I love the look of hand-drawn graphics and so they style generated by SketchWow really lends itself to my business brand (I'm in ecommerce in manufacturing sector). I use SketchWow for marketing images as well as for creating diagrams for my clients to communicate their production requirements. I plan on using it more in the future for things like infographics and animations. Highly recommend this software to anyone wanting an easy to use diagramming software.

27 October 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I found SketchWow by accident...

I’m a 71-year-old tech reluctant marketer who found SketchWow by accident. It has since become an addiction of mine. Jason & The SketchWow Team is the defining difference between SketchWow and all my other graphics-based apps. All anyone needs to do is get it and use it to find out what I mean Peace out! GeezerWise

26 October 2023
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