Procreate 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Pricing and Plans
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User Reviews

Overview

Procreate

4.8

(128)

Pricing

Starting at $9.99 one time

About Procreate

Procreate is a cloud-based solution that helps creative professionals design digital sketches and illustrations on a centralized platform. It comes with an Animation Assist tool, which enables artists to record all strokes in the form of a time-lapse clip for future reference.

Procreate allows designers to create new brushes or customize the textures or effects of existing brushes according to requirements. Professionals can change the style of texts, add typographies across artworks and import custom fonts on the platform. Additionally, it lets users adjust paint filters and add several effects in images, including chromatic aberrations, realistic blur and more.

Procreate allows artists to draw shapes, modify or perform color-correction on images, and utilize the drag-and-drop interface to apply colors across specific sections of the canvas. Pricing is available on a one-time purchase and support is extended via documentation, FAQs and other online measures.

Procreate Screenshots

Procreate Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $9.99 one time

Free Trial

Free Version

Procreate

$9.99

flat rate, one time

Plan includes:

Colordrop
Color Option
Customize
Dedicated Tutorials
Draw
Drawing Assist
Editing
Erase
Procreate Community
Quickshape

Popular features found in Graphic Design
Collaboration Tools
Content Library
Custom Fonts
Design Management
Pattern, Color & Art Storage
More features of Procreate
CAD Tools
Content Management
Data Storage Management
Design Templates
Image Editing
Text Editing

Procreate User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.8

Ratings Breakdown

85%

13%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.5

Value for money

4.8

Customer support

4.4

Functionality

4.7

Adele L.

Verified reviewer

Apparel & Fashion

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2025

The best tool for illustrators and designers

Previously 4

Discovered Procreate at work and it really changed my professional and private life, not kidding. Also the exporting readiness is a time saver

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

6 month later I love Procreate even more. You buy the app once and you get all the updates for free after that.

Cons:

I wish you could somehow choose what layer you draw on without having to click so many times to open the folder list, then the right folder, then the pen, then the screen... The pen size and color for each layer is still not there, and also grouped layer cannot get a mask.

Yogesh M.

Verified reviewer

Computer Games

201-500 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2025

My favourite digital drawing tool

It's great tool for quick skechers and full illustrations with an extension brush library, built-in time lapse feature and file management system.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It's an intuitive and fun to use 2D drawing and illustration tool.

Cons:

The 3D features are not useful in an actual workflow. Also lacks certain features for manga and comic drawing.

Reasons for switching to Procreate

Procreate offers a much better drawing experience with a minimal design and focus on the creative process.

Anil C.

Verified reviewer

Marketing and Advertising

5001-10000 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed June 2022

Drawing with Procreate

I used Procreate over 6 months to create designs and logo.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Drawing is most important feature for Procreate, you can create and edit your images or logos with your brush or other kind of features.

Cons:

Procreate has impressive library, but they can improve other kind of features to.

Reasons for switching to Procreate

Procreate has impressive brush library.

Brandi C.

Verified reviewer

Arts and Crafts

Self-Employed

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2023

Procreate is a must have digital art software!

My overall experience was rough at first as I transitioned from another product, but after a little bit of regular use I found it easily became my go to tool for digital art and graphic design

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

I like the ease of use and short-cuts procreate gives me when creating digital art and graphic design. I also like that the app is able to be shared in my apple family making it so I didn't have to purchase it twice for my child to use it on her iPad.

Cons:

The only downside to procreate was that it is an Apple only product. It took me about two years of debating whether or not to purchase an iPad and I ONLY purchased an iPad for the use of procreate.

Reasons for choosing Procreate

Adobe notoriously has a subscription based product and well-known cancelation issues.

Reasons for switching to Procreate

I made the switch from Medibang to procreate because of its interface between the Apple pencil and iPad compared to other similar items on the market at the time of purchase.

Naja H.

Verified reviewer

Hospital & Health Care

10000+ employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2022

Procreate, and artist’s (or not) digital playground for art exploration!

Overall my experience with procreate is a positive one. I Love the fact that I’m able to utilize my stylus pencil to create things in essence with an unlimited amount of tools and features right on my iPad. While some of the features that are included within the app are difficult for new Artist or designers to use, despite those few difficult tools there is a wide consortium of picking a level and easy to navigate tools and features for even the newest designer to figure out.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

In general there is a lot to like about the software. You purchase at one time and then you are able to utilize it from there on out you don’t necessarily have to subscribe to anything which is nice. In addition there is a broad range of functionality embedded within the app. So whether you are a beginner artist or mediocre designer, you are sort of able to play around with the app and figure out some basic or simple tools that you are able to use. In comparison to a seasoned artist or designer who has full range and functionality to create true masterpieces simply on the app.

Cons:

In terms of things that I liked least about the software, I would just mention that while some of the tools are user-friendly and you are able to figure out how to use some of the basic features. It would be nice for some of the more intricate or designer friendly tools to be easily accessible for new users or new designers. I found that when I was trying to utilize some of the more seasoned tools, I had a little bit of a more difficult time navigating the app or specifically how to use those tools, and found myself having to outsource data and go to another source to watch a video or read on how to specifically use that one feature on the app. And that’s a lot to do to figure out how do use one small feature of the app

Reasons for switching to Procreate

Switching to procreate is simply for the ability to broaden the capacity of simple images, drawings, and notes. Because of the wide range of tools and features that procreate offers, it’s easy to make the switch from a simple design app to a more intricate and elaborate tool base like procreate

Jenna F.

Verified reviewer

Consumer Services

Self-Employed

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2024

Best program for artists

I started using this program in 2018, and quickly discovered that it was a game changer in my designing process. My designs became so much more fun, and my creativity exploded with all of the features!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

The ability to create your own brushes, fonts, and endless design concepts with the easy to use features.

Cons:

A big learning curve, as there are limitless options. It is easy to become overwhelmed.

Reasons for switching to Procreate

Procreate was recommended by other artists online, so i thought I'd give it a try. Best decision I've made in my career.

Juan Alberto F.

Verified reviewer

Outsourcing/ Offshoring

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed November 2023

My winner illustration Tool

I have made a lot of work easier, and faster, and actually became an illustrator thanks to procreate. I was no longer afraid of drawing digitally.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It is so simple to use, that when I used it for the first time, it was as if I have known it from always.

Cons:

The only one thing I don´t like is that the undo history is not available after closing the art you are working on.

Reasons for switching to Procreate

I like the ease, the brushes, the features, the integration with fingers gestures.

Roland S.

Verified reviewer

Arts and Crafts

Self-Employed

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2022

The best designer program

The best designer program I ever used.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

Easy to use it.Affordable.Lots of options.Great quality of drawings.

Cons:

Type in text on a drawing bit difficult.

Reasons for switching to Procreate

Friend recommended, tried it and found it easy to use and really useful.

Michelle S.

Verified reviewer

Design

2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed July 2021

Good Drawing App For the Price

Procreate allows me the autonomy to create graphics for logos and collaterals by hand. These features are available with my adobe products, but I use this on my iPad with a pen and often times, on the go. It's just a simple little tool I can use when I'm not in front of a desktop or computer and I just like being able to pop into it and do my work and be done.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

As a designer who tends to need software to draw out certain logos and images by hand (with an iPad and pen), I did like the fact that the software gave a wide range of brushes and even allowed you to create your own brushes. For the price, it has some good exporting features like animated gifs and downloadable replays of the image you were drawing as you were drawing it, which I thought was cool. Layers are easy to use, similar to Photoshop and Illustrator.

Cons:

I did find that there was a bit of a learning curve with this software. There is a Procreate handbook but since I am familiar with Photoshop and Illustrator I figured I could skip the handbook and go straight to creating. I struggled with just a couple of things so you may need to take the time to reference the handbook, particularly if you're a novice.

Reasons for choosing Procreate

I use Procreate on my iPad in addition to these products.

Verified

Reviewer

Design

2-10 employees

Used monthly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed September 2023

my brush