See it. Understand it. Remember it.
Ask anything. Watch it drawn and explained.
Type a question. A hand draws the answer in front of you and talks you through it, one step at a time, in your language.
10 sketches free. No card needed.
How does the heart pump blood?
Real questions, really drawn
Each of these was made from a question like the one under it. Choose one to watch it drawn.
How it works
1. Ask in your own words
A question from class, a topic for a video, something you never quite understood.
2. Watch it drawn and explained
The picture is built stroke by stroke while a voice explains each part as it appears.
3. Change it by asking again
Add a part, simplify it, go deeper. It changes the same sketch and keeps every version.
275 kinds of sketch, one box
Diagrams, charts, maps, comics, timelines and films. Ask in your own words and it picks the kind, or pick one yourself.
Pictures and design
Also: Character, Icon, Logo, Title card, Greeting card, Pattern, Lettering, Character sheet, Room design, Mood board, Colour palette, Style guide, Packaging layout, Garment sketch, Sewing pattern
Step by step
Also: Recipe, Assembly guide, Procedure, Repair guide, First aid guide, Exercise guide, Workout plan, Rehab exercises, Knot guide, Safety do and don't, Letter writing sheet, Shot list, Wood joint, Operation explained, Teeth chart
Real things
Also: Exploded view, Anatomy, Close-up, Microscope view, Plant diagram, Body system, Body map, Ecosystem, Earth section, Earth and weather, Space, Phases, Atom, Molecule, Genetics, Chemical reaction, Size comparison, Layers, Lab apparatus, Experiment set-up
How it works
Also: Life cycle, Cause and effect, Mechanism, Simple machine, Food web, Feedback loop, Energy flow, Eras, Story arc, Growth stages, Production line, Supply chain, Value chain, Crop calendar
Posters and sheets
Also: Pros and cons, Checklist, Picture vocabulary, Flashcard, Memory aid, Key terms, Sketchnote, Analogy, Label-it quiz, One slide, Leaflet, Persona card, Product sheet, Parts sheet, Packing list, Headline number, Dashboard, Element tile, Food plate, Health condition, Clock face, Counting picture, Pet care sheet, Vehicle check, Parts of a document
Charts
Also: Scatter plot, Area chart, Histogram, Pictogram, Gauge, Bars and line, Waterfall chart, Heat map, Radar chart, Box plot, Bubble chart, Tree map, Bell curve, Funnel, Pyramid, Budget, Household budget, Break-even chart, Supply and demand, Growth curve, Cash flow, Balance sheet, Price chart, Unit conversion, Hiring pipeline, Vitals chart, Growth rates, Motion graph, Phase diagram, Energy levels
Flows and trees
Also: Concept map, Swimlanes, Sequence diagram, State diagram, Org chart, Tree, Family tree, Fishbone, Classification, Argument map, Troubleshooting, Screen flow, Site map, Algorithm trace, Data structure, Fault tree, Task network, Goals tree, Five forces, Branch diagram, Pedigree chart, Care pathway, Legal process, Urgency guide, Ownership chart, Who owes whom
Tables and boards
Also: SWOT, Task board, Now, next, later, Pricing table, Business canvas, Journey map, Customer journey, Iceberg, Staircase, Pillars, Rings, Spectrum, Grouped notes, Risk matrix, Who does what, Outside factors, Stakeholder map, Market map, Marking guide, Rota, Medicine schedule, Training plan, Lesson plan, From and to, Process overview, Service blueprint, Value stream
Time
Also: Calendar, Day plan, Agenda, Itinerary, Year wheel, Incident timeline
Maths and science
Also: Number line, Worked example, Visual proof, Trigonometry, Probability tree, Solid shapes, Transformation, Forces, Vectors, Wave, Ray diagram, Field lines, Beam diagram, Logic gates, Truth table, Sentence diagram, Word forms, Music staff, Chord chart
Maps and plans
Also: Seating plan, Planting plan, Site plan, Building front, Building section, Transit map, Shaded map, Terrain map, Weather map, Evacuation plan, Road layout, Event plan, Tactics board, Store layout, Lighting plot, Plumbing layout, Heating and air, Electrical layout, Field watering, Cutting plan
Tech and engineering
Also: Data model, Class diagram, Request flow, Deployment, Pipeline, Layered stack, Threat model, Model diagram, Hardware layout, Block diagram, Circuit, Schematic, Wiring diagram, Timing diagram, Piping diagram, Fluid power, Wireframe, Screen design, Front, side and top, Isometric, Dimensioned drawing, Fit drawing
Made for learning and for teaching
Students
See the idea take shape instead of reading about it. Ask it again at your own level until it makes sense.
Teachers and tutors
A clear sketch for tomorrow's lesson in a minute, in the language your class speaks.
Creators
Explainers with scenes, narration and a moving hand, ready to play again whenever you need them.
Hundreds of kinds of sketch
Diagrams, anatomy, timelines, circuits, floor plans, storyboards, charts. Pick one or let it choose.
Your language
Labels and voice in the language you ask in, including Arabic, Urdu, Hindi and many more.
Easy to follow
Every sentence is spoken and written beside the sketch, in step with the hand.
Kept, and free to play again
Your sketches stay in your account. Playing one again never uses up a sketch.
Start free. Pay only if you keep using it.
A change to a sketch counts as half a sketch. Playing one again counts as nothing.
Free trial
Try it
Free
No card needed
- 10 sketches to try
- Every kind of sketch
- Spoken explanation
- Your language
Student
For learning
$9.99 a month
Billed monthly. Cancel any time.
- 40 sketches a month
- Spoken explanation in your language
- Every kind of sketch
- Replay and share
Creator
For making lessons and videos
$29.99 a month
Billed monthly. Cancel any time.
- 120 sketches a month
- Everything in Student
- Scenes and camera for longer stories
- Video export when it opens
Questions people ask
- What is Sketchwise?
- You ask a question in your own words. It draws the answer on a sheet in front of you and explains each step aloud as it draws.
- What can it draw?
- Science and maths diagrams, anatomy, maps of a process, timelines, circuits, storyboards, charts and many more. You can name the kind you want, or let it choose.
- Can I change a sketch after it is made?
- Yes. Ask for the change in plain words, for example "add the lungs" or "make it simpler". It changes the same sketch and keeps every earlier version.
- Which languages does it speak?
- It writes the labels and speaks the explanation in the language you ask in, or one you choose, including languages written right to left.
- Is it free?
- You get 10 sketches free, with no card. After that, a plan gives you a set number of sketches each month.
- Are my sketches kept?
- Yes. Every sketch and its spoken explanation is kept in your account, so you can open it and play it again at any time.