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Long-term user of Sketch. It's a pro tool, lots of features, but not bullet proof when it comes to software crashes.
January 11, 2022

Long-term user of Sketch. It's a pro tool, lots of features, but not bullet proof when it comes to software crashes.

Monika Jaeger | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Sketch

I use Sketch on a daily basis to mock up workflows, screens, iconography, and manage our design system. In the past and present, I have used Sketch to mockup web pages, mobile app screens (both iOS and Android), and even marketing materials such as YouTube thumbnails, email banners, social media graphics, and various other pieces of collateral.
  • Auto Saving your work
  • Great library of plugins to use to make the software your own
  • Easy to understand interface that is very similar to other prototyping applications
  • They have been around for 12 years so you know the support and legacy stands
  • The software can be buggy right after a release. It appears that they do very little QA testing right after releasing a new version
  • The software can crash a lot. And when it does, I continuously have issues with it reloading my plugins.
  • Only available for Mac. If you have a cross platform team, it may not be the best.
  • Lack of features in the software, so you will have to use plugins for those additional features (Designs system management, accessibility, repository and live collaboration without paying a premium)
  • Easy to use interface
  • Constant updates
  • Seamless integration with plugins
  • Speed to market
  • Increased collaboration amongst active designers
  • Increased collaboration amongst fellow stakeholders
  • Easily create click-through prototypes for user testing
The interfaces of Adobe and Figma are very similar, but I would say that Figma's collaboration tool is great with onboard live collaboration. For Sketch, that is a separate payment. XD is great for free usage and for Windows collaboration, but some parts of the collaboration tools are confusing. I would say that Figma is the most reliable (when it comes to crashes) Sketch crashes a lot more than either of these programs.

Do you think Sketch delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Sketch's feature set?

Yes

Did Sketch live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Sketch go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Sketch again?

Yes

I love Sketch, but I know it has it's downfalls. It's a very robust tool, but I would not recommend it for teams that have windows users, since it's a native Mac app, as well as for users that may pass it off to a Windows user in the future.