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Principle vs Sketch: Full Comparison 2025

Which is right for your team? Compare pricing, features, and more.

Principle

Animated UI design and interaction prototyping

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Sketch

The digital design toolkit for Mac

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Principle vs Sketch: Feature Comparison

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Pricing From $129/mo From $9/mo
Founded 2015 2010

About Principle

Principle is a Mac-native prototyping tool specialising in smooth, sophisticated animations and micro-interactions for iOS, Android, and web interfaces. Favoured by interaction designers and mobile designers who need to prototype realistic motion and transitions, it produces prototype videos and interactive demos that communicate design intent with high fidelity.

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About Sketch

Sketch is a vector design tool for macOS focused on UI and UX design with a rich plugin ecosystem and web-based collaboration through Sketch Cloud. It introduced many conventions that shaped modern interface design tooling.

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