AutoDesk SketchBook Express, Sketchbook, AutoCAD 360, and AutoCAD 360

[Price: Free / Free with in-app purchases]

AutoDesk is a very well known name in the world of graphics and many of their apps are world renown. The Sketchbook and AutoCAD series of apps are both very useful and powerful applications for designers and artists. They include advanced tools, professional level appeal, and even some fun quirky features. For instance, AutoCAD 360 lets you orient yourself around your drawing using your GPS. These are must have apps for many stylus users.

Character Maker

[Price: $3.68]

Character Maker is a drawing app that helps you learn how to draw people and also helps you draw people. This isn’t so handy for the professional animator but those learning how this stuff works or those wanting to learn can find a wealth of information and experience here. You can create your own characters fairly easily and they look pretty good at the end.

ezPDF Reader Multimedia PDF

[Price: $3.99]
ezPDF is a great application for those who frequently deal with PDF files. One of the more difficult tasks is finding a way to digitally sign a PDF and this app helps with things like that. As you can imagine, your signature will look much better when a stylus is used and they also make navigation much easier. It’s a solid app and a must have for those who use or deal with PDFs a lot.

How to Draw – Easy Lessons

[Price: Free]
This totally free drawing tutorial app helps you learn how to draw. This is great for budding young artists looking to learn or even for those who are bored and want to add a new skill to their list. The tutorials are admittedly not ridiculously deep so you won’t be transformed into a famous painter but it has excellent stylus support, plenty of tutorials, and also plenty of stencils.

LectureNotes

[Price: Free / $3.78]
LectureNotes was once, is currently, and likely always will be the hallmark of a great stylus app. It offers a bunch of features including image importing, stylus support, notebook export (for sharing) to your device, Evernote, and OneNote, advanced organization features, and more. If you install LectureVideos and LectureRecordings, you can also insert video and audio recordings into your notebooks right alongside your notes. It’s extremely powerful and popular. Most stylus owners should have this, especially if you’re a student.

The MyScript Collection

[Price: Free]
The MyScript Collection consists of MyScript Calculator, MyScript Stylus, and MyScript Smart Notes. All three of these apps are amazing for stylus users because they’re built specifically for stylus use. MyScript Calculator is especially unique as it allows you to write out mathematical equations which it will then solve for you. They’re all free and great options for stylus users.

Papyrus

[Price: Free with in app purchases]
Papyrus is a unique application that attempts to emulate real paper for your to draw on or take notes with. It includes a unique “write with your pen, erase with your finger” functionality that is admittedly enjoyable to use. You can export notes and drawings to various file types, and it even supports Samsung Multi-Window. If you go pro, you get PDF support, cloud services, and additional tools.

RoughAnimator

[Price: $2.99]
RoughAnimator is a favorite here at Android Authority. It’s an animation app that allows you to draw multiple pictures then put them together as short animations. It includes most of the basic tools you’ll need to draw your own little cartoons. Other features include unlimited layers (so you can make animations as long as you want), onion skinning, import audio (for music or lip syncing), and framerate control. It’s a great app with a high rating and perfect for any fan of animating.

SignEasy

[Price: Free with in app purchases]
SignEasy is another PDF viewer that focuses on features that let you sign documents. The app can also important documents from almost anywhere (including most cloud storage platforms) and it can support various file formats such as Word, Excel, HTML, JPEG, and others. It’s a simple app but it can solve a lot of problems. If you go pro, you’ll get additional features and you’ll be able to remove the email footer message that advertises the app.

Skitch

[Price: Free with in app purchases]
Skitch takes an old school premise and brings it into the 21st century. With it, you can take a picture of just about anything and then doodle on it. This includes fun little cartoons, annotating photos, diagrams, and other stuff, and even marking up maps to show people how to get places. It’s a simple app but you can use it for a wide variety of use cases and it even comes with PDF support. If it helps at all, it was also developed by the same great minds that brought us Evernote.

Write

[Price: Free]
Last on our list (for now) is Write. This app is much like Papyrus in that it lets you write as though you were writing on actual paper. This is a pre-loaded app on the NVIDIA Shield Tablet specifically for its tablet and it’s compatible with most devices. You can draw, write, and erase pretty much whatever you want, customize your pens, page size, color, and ruling, and a lot more. It’s totally free to use which is also a plus.

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