Vectornator has two major problems. First, no iCloud file sync—files are saved on-device only. You can import and export, but that gets old pretty fast with multiple devices. It's odd, since they're iOS only. Perhaps that will come when they finish the free app growth-hacking. They're evasive about their business model, burning investor cash for now. They'll have to make money eventually. Second, it's practically useless in portrait orientation. The huge panel nearly always present on the side takes up over a third of the screen in portrait. In landscape, it's only about a quarter, which is still too much, since it's a pain to dismiss. Maybe it's fine on a 12.9 iPad Pro, but no way on an iPad mini and it's tight on a normal iPad. Other quibbles: The icons/tools are too small, too many, and not clear. The canvas rotates too easily, very disorienting. Confusing panel functions are split between the top and bottom of screen. I gather they're working on the UI, so maybe that will improve. Also, there are no real settings/preferences/customizations.That said, it is well polished and stable, and it's quite good at detail work like bezier line editing. Overall, it seems more oriented toward artists than technical drawing. It's an app worth watching. Get it now, but don't invest all your work in it until it matures and they settle on a pricing plan.
Hi, honestly one of the most thoughtful reviews we've come across. This was 2019, and pretty much everything you flagged has been worked on since. On sync: it's available now for those who want it, fully optional, and local files still work without an account. On the UI: the entire interface has been rebuilt, with much better portrait support, clearer icons, and proper settings and preferences. On the business model: there's a clear pricing model in place. The "worth watching" app you described has had a lot of time to mature. If you ever want to take another look, support@linearity.io reaches us directly and we'd genuinely love your read on the current version. If it's matured the way you hoped, updating your review to 5 stars would mean a lot to our team.