# Art symmetry drawing app

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Art symmetry drawing app and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People like how drawing one stroke lets symmetry complete the picture, and find the drawing experience satisfying and absorbing. Critics say the clear button does not work reliably.

## Why people recommend it

- Satisfying to watch drawing complete (2 comments): "it's just something very satisfying in seeing it be completed" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49577661)) "The actual drawing experience is really satisfying." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49641469))
- Enjoyable and absorbing to use (2 comments): "Bro this is hypnotic lol i spent 15 mins on this without even realising" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49642802)) "despite its very idiosyncratic interface, I like this quite a lot" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49979960))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Krita](https://hackerapproved.com/p/krita.md): 77 recommend
- [Aseprite](https://hackerapproved.com/p/aseprite.md): 26 recommend
- [Procreate](https://hackerapproved.com/p/procreate.md): 23 recommend
- [Inkwash](https://hackerapproved.com/p/inkwash.md): 16 recommend
- [LibreSprite](https://hackerapproved.com/p/libresprite.md): 11 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Art symmetry drawing app", https://hackerapproved.com/p/art/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).