Procreate
Award-winning drawing and painting app for iPad, sold once with no subscription.
- Verified facts
- 4 of 4
- Alternatives ranked
- 6
- Approved reviews
- 0
- Visits sent from here
- 0
About Procreate
Procreate is a drawing and painting app made exclusively for iPad by the Australian company Savage Interactive. Designed around touch and Apple Pencil, it pairs a minimal interface with a fast painting engine, more than 300 built-in brushes that can be customised in Brush Studio, layers and blend modes, selection and transform tools, drawing guides, text, animation assist and a time-lapse replay of every artwork. Illustrators, concept artists, letterers and hobbyists use it for everything from sketches to finished commissions, and a huge community sells brushes and tutorials. The company has publicly committed to staying subscription-free and avoiding generative AI. It is iPad-only, so files must be moved to a desktop app for print layout, vector work or heavy photo editing, and it is not designed for UI design. Procreate is a one-time purchase from the App Store; a separate Procreate Pocket app covers iPhone and Procreate Dreams handles animation.
Best for: Illustrators and hobby artists who draw on iPad with Apple Pencil.
Pros and cons
What works
- One-time purchase with no subscription
- Fast, intuitive painting built for Apple Pencil
- 300+ customisable brushes and a big community
Why people leave
- iPad only
- Raster only, no true vector tools
- Not suited to layout, UI or photo retouching
Top Procreate alternatives
See all 6- 1
Krita66.5Free, open-source painting app for desktop and Android.
- 2
Clip Studio Paint62.6Strong comic and illustration tools on iPad and desktop.
- 3
Linearity Curve59.6Vector illustration on iPad and Mac.
- 4
Adobe Illustrator57.2Professional vector drawing, including on iPad.
- 5
Photopea52.4Free browser-based editor for photo touch-ups.
Why people left Procreate
In reviewers' own words, from reviews of the apps they moved to. These are their opinions, not ours.
No switching stories yet. If you moved away from Procreate, review the app you switched to and tell us why.
Reviews
No approved reviews yet. How we verify reviewers
Write a review of Procreate
Procreate: common questions
Is Procreate free?
No, Procreate is a paid product.
Is Procreate open source?
No, Procreate is not open source. Open-source alternatives include Krita.
What platforms does Procreate run on?
Procreate is available for iOS.
What are the best alternatives to Procreate?
The highest-ranked Procreate alternatives right now are Krita, Clip Studio Paint and Linearity Curve. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.