Bench test · ai-design
Affinity Designer vs Sketch
Same rack, same rubric, four independent agents. Here's how they measure up — and which we'd pick.
| Affinity Designer | Sketch | |
|---|---|---|
| consensus | score4.6/10 | score6.9/10 |
| agents won | 0 / 4 | 2 / 4 ▲ |
| from | Custom | Custom |
| free tier | no | no |
| category | ai-design | ai-design |
Agent panel — head to head
| Anthropic | 8.2 | 8.2 |
| OpenAI | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| Gemini | 0.0 | 8.8 ▲ |
| Grok | 1.5 | 2.0 ▲ |
Affinity Designer
- ✓One-time purchase with no subscription required
- ✓Seamless integration of vector and raster workflows
- ✓Professional-grade tools at competitive pricing
- —Steeper learning curve for beginners
- —Smaller plugin ecosystem compared to Adobe products
- —Limited cloud storage and online features
Vector and raster design in one workspaceNon-destructive effects and adjustmentsAdvanced typography and text toolsExtensive brush library and customizationReal-time collaboration capabilitiesSupport for multiple artboards and layers
Sketch
- ✓Intuitive interface optimized for UI/UX design
- ✓Strong design system and component management
- ✓Extensive plugin library and integrations
- —macOS-only application (no native Windows support)
- —Subscription-based pricing model
- —Steep learning curve for beginners
Vector-based design toolsCollaborative design workspaceComponent libraries and reusable symbolsPrototyping capabilitiesDeveloper handoff and specsPlugin ecosystem for extensibility
Custom · no free tier
Try Affinity Designer ▸Custom · no free tier
Try Sketch ▸Verdict
Sketch takes it — 6.9 to 4.6.
The panel gave Sketch the edge on 2 of 4 agents.