Reviewers see Sketch as a clean, intuitive, fast design tool that remains especially pleasant for UI work, with several longtime users still praising its native Mac performance and polished interface. But the tone is also nostalgic: many say it no longer leads the category, citing weaker features than Figma, a shrinking plugin ecosystem, Mac-only editing, and pricing that pushes some to stay on old versions or switch. One maker of
Translate PRO even calls it the pioneer that inspired later tools, reflecting that mix of respect and decline.