iPhone / iPad drawing app

Sketch roughly,
share instantly.

More visual than notes.
More rough than design.
Alone, or together.

RoughSync is a hand-drawn style canvas app that lets you sketch out ideas in progress and share them on the spot.
Make rough diagrams or unpolished thoughts quickly visible before creating neat presentations.
You can even co-edit with nearby devices or over FaceTime.

Available for iOS / iPadOS. Perfect for rough brainstorming with Apple Pencil.

RoughSync canvas screen (iPad)
Hand-drawn Shapes roughness / bowing / seed
Real-time Sync Nearby / FaceTime
Export JSON / PNG / PDF

Features

Shapes that aren't too perfect, just right for ideas.

RoughSync is not a finalized design tool, but a rough canvas for drawing while thinking.

Rough Rectangles & Ellipses

Create hand-drawn style rectangles and ellipses using roughness, bowing, and seed parameters.

Variable Width Pen

Draw pen strokes with varying thickness using Apple Pencil or touch.

Select & Edit

Supports select, move, duplicate, delete, bring to front/send to back, and undo/redo.

Image & PDF Import

Import photos, image files, or the first page of a PDF onto the canvas and annotate on top of them.

Lasso Grouping

Group elements together using the lasso tool, or automatically group nearby pen strokes.

Multiple Canvases

Create multiple canvases and organize your ideas by categorizing them into folders.

Collaboration

Draw together, nearby or over FaceTime.

Supports nearby sync via Multipeer Connectivity and sync over FaceTime via SharePlay. Shared cursors allow you to talk while looking at the exact same canvas.

Nearby Sync Multipeer Connectivity
FaceTime Sync SharePlay
Shared Cursor Live presence

Import / Export

Share your rough ideas instantly.

Export to Project JSON, White Background PNG, Transparent PNG, and PDF. PNG and PDF exports automatically add margins around the bounding box of all canvas elements.

JSON PNG Transparent PNG PDF

RoughSync Pro

More freedom when you need it.

Freeプランでも基本機能を使えます。 Proでは制作量とExportの自由度を広げられます。

Free

¥0

  • Up to 5 canvases
  • Rough shapes, pens, text
  • Nearby / FaceTime sync
  • White PNG & JSON export

Pro

In-App Purchase

  • Unlimited canvases
  • Transparent PNG export
  • PDF export
  • Monthly, annual, lifetime options

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I turn off iCloud sync?

CloudKit is always enabled in the current implementation. There is no in-app toggle for iCloud sync.

Can I import multi-page PDFs?

Currently, only the first page of a PDF can be imported as an image.

Will I lose existing canvases if I cancel Pro?

No. Existing canvases will not be deleted regardless of your Pro status.

Download

Get started with RoughSync.

Once published on the App Store, you can proceed to the download page from here.

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