# Morpholio Journal – Sketchbook

> Design, Note, Sketch, Collect.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id997484300](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id997484300)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id997484300`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Vectorworks, Inc.
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (762 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-25
- **First published:** 2015-06-28
- **Size:** 54 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/morpholio-journal-sketchbook/id997484300)
- **Website:** [https://morpholioapps.com/journal](https://morpholioapps.com/journal)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://morpholioapps.com/privacy](https://morpholioapps.com/privacy)

## Description

Morpholio Journal – Sketchbook is an award-winning design sketchbook that lets you write, sketch, and collect ideas in a single, intuitive workspace. Trusted by designers, architects, photographers and artists, it blends drawing with notes, images, and templates to capture inspiration anywhere and turn it into actionable concepts. Its book-like interface provides instant navigation through thousands of pages, with powerful drawing tools—pens, pencils, brushes—and customizable color palettes to develop ideas from rough sketches to refined concepts.

Its features include: create and name multiple Journals; organize notes, events and lists; sketch on paper, images, or notes; capture travel moments with photos and text; privacy controls to protect work; quick visual browsing; and extensive templates and types to keep projects organized. Import from photos, camera, and other sources, and share work with colleagues or clients as your creative process evolves.

## Rankings

- #62,299 — Overall
- #45 — Apps You Might’ve Missed

## Review summary

Users praise Morpholio Journal for its intuitive design, page-flipping UI, and versatile journaling with handwriting, photos, and collage, especially with Apple Pencil. Recurrent downsides include limited export/print options and ongoing unfulfilled printing promises, a subscription model that gates most features, no cross-device syncing, infrequent updates, and privacy concerns about data collection and account requirements. Overall, strong concept and feel, but core workflow limitations and pricing hinder long-term adoption.

### Pros

- Intuitive interface and ease of use
- Flippable pages and engaging overall design
- Versatile journaling experience (handwriting, photos, text, collage)
- Good Apple Pencil compatibility for drawing
- Lightweight, easy-to-use app that feels unobtrusive

### Cons

- Printing/export limitations: no easy way to print or export the entire journal; printing promises reportedly unfulfilled
- Pricing and feature access: subscription gates most brushes/features and is seen as poor value
- Lack of cross-device syncing: no seamless syncing between devices and reliance on an account
- App not updated for long: perceived stagnation and lag behind competitors
- Privacy concerns: user data collection/sharing warnings and need for an account raise privacy questions

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