--- title: "Procreate Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice" description: "Reviews of Procreate. Learn how real users rate this software's ease-of-use, functionality, overall quality and customer support. Talk to our advisors to see if Procreate is a good fit for you!" source_url: "https://www.softwareadvice.com/graphic-design/procreate-profile/reviews/" page_type: "reviews" language: "en" --- [Home](https://www.softwareadvice.com/) / [Graphic Design Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com/graphic-design/) / [Procreate](https://www.softwareadvice.com/graphic-design/procreate-profile/) / Procreate Reviews Software Advice offers objective insights based on verified user reviews and independent product and market research. When our advisors match you to a software provider, we may earn a referral fee. [Overview](https://www.softwareadvice.com/graphic-design/procreate-profile/) Reviews [Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/graphic-design/procreate-profile/alternatives/) # Procreate User Reviews ## Reviews summary - Overall rating: 4.8/5 - Total reviews: 130 ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.5/5 - Customer support: 4.4/5 - Value for money: 4.8/5 - Functionality: 4.7/5 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 112 reviews (86%) - 4 stars: 16 reviews (12%) - 3 stars: 1 reviews (1%) - 2 stars: 1 reviews (1%) - 1 star: 0 reviews (0%) ### Most mentioned pros - I also love that it is a one-time fee for the app, and no hidden subscriptions like most other design softwares. - I love being able to create beautiful illustrations with Procreate, on-the-go. - It has allowed me to make money with my art much easier. ### Most mentioned cons - The fact that you cannot have so many layers and the fact that you cannot set a "pen size and color" for each layer. - Also lacks certain features for manga and comic drawing. - it’s only available on iPads, which limits access for some users ## Procreate customer reviews Showing reviews 1-25 of 130 (page 1). ### My app for life - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: José U. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Design - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I still remember the first time I used it—I was a little nervous at first, but after just two tutorials, I really grew to love it. Since then, it’s been the only app I use for drawing. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros It's the best drawing app I've ever used, and I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. It's versatil and with my iPad I can use it everywhere #### Cons To be honest I don't have any cons; maybe the fact that sometimes it gets overheat but is only if you use a lot of resources. --- ### Procreate is great for beginners - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Razaanah C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Arts and Crafts - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered So far I’ve loved my experience with procreate. No issues with losing my work although you should always back up your work regardless. I will continue to use procreate in the future, even when I decide to move onto industry standard software. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros I love the simple interface. Maybe this was just my experience but I didn’t need in-depth tutorials on how the app functioned. Coming from someone who had literally 0 experience in using digital art applications. #### Cons Due to the simple interface, it packs a few functions found in many other digital art programs. This can be hard when moving onto industry standard software and having no clue because procreate never had them. #### Reasons for switching to Procreate I wanted something a little more user friendly --- ### The best tool for illustrators and designers - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Adele L. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Apparel & Fashion - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered 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: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 1/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### 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. --- ### My favourite digital drawing tool - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Yogesh M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Computer Games - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered 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: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### 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. --- ### Procreate is a must have digital art software! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Brandi C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Arts and Crafts - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: September 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered 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: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### 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. --- ### Procreate, and artist’s (or not) digital playground for art exploration! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Naja H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Hospital & Health Care - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered 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: 3/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### 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 --- ### Best program for artists - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Jenna F. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Consumer Services - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2024 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. 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: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### 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. --- ### My winner illustration Tool - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Juan Alberto F. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Outsourcing/ Offshoring - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: November 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. 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: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### 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. --- ### So easy with iPad and Pencil - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Marketing and Advertising - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. It allows me to easily express myself creatively when inspiration strikes. For that alone it’s worth the money. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros It’s intuitive to use, and has a big community of illustrators and graphic designers that share lots of helpful tips and tricks about Procreate. #### Cons Not much, it does what it says it will do. I guess if it had better image editing capabilities? But not a biggie. I’d prefer seperate tools that are superior at what they set out to be. #### Reasons for switching to Procreate This seems like it was made for iPad and the Apple Pencil. It’s way easier and can export to PSD. --- ### my brush - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Design - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: September 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered it facilitates drawing thanks to its multitude of brushes and dedicated drawing functions #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros is an easy-to-use tool with many brushes for drawing and painting #### Cons it's not too famous as it's limited to certain Apple products only #### Reasons for choosing Procreate this tool is so easy to use it's just click-and-drop with most of its effects. --- ### Would highly recommend - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Melissa L. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Arts and Crafts - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2024 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I’ve been using procreate for around 5 years now and have had no major issues with it. I think I don’t use it often enough to remember all the hidden features but it is quite simple to use. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros I love the ease of using the app. It’s simple enough for beginners to pick up and has the basics any digital artist would need. #### Cons Sometimes it’s hard to memorize all the hidden features. --- ### The Magic of Procreate: The Ultimate Digital Art Tool for iPad - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Retail - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: February 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros As a daily user of Procreate, I can attest to its exceptional simplicity and intuitive design. Whether I am sketching rough concepts or fine-tuning final designs, Procreate's intuitive interface and robust features allow me to work quickly and efficiently. Despite its ease of use, Procreate is a remarkably powerful tool. From the ability to use custom brushes to the ability to extract colors from photos, Procreate has everything I need to bring my vision to life. I am constantly amazed by the level of control and precision I have at my fingertips, and I would highly recommend this software to anyone looking to dwell in the digital art world. #### Cons While Procreate is an exceptional tool for digital artists, there is room for improvement in the resizing feature. Currently, resizing an image can be a bit cumbersome and lacks the smoothness and precision that I would prefer. --- ### Procreate changed the game! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Zhiyao J. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Architecture & Planning - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: August 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. It is excellent! I love procreate. It is my daily practice tool. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Procreate is super easy and intuitive to use. And the price is very affordable compare with other drawing/imaging editing software. #### Cons It is hard for me to make sure I closed a geometry when pour a whole region with color. I hope there will be some tools help figure that out. #### Reasons for switching to Procreate Procreate is cheaper. --- ### One of the best creative apps ive ever used in my entire career - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Jess G. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Design - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: July 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. My experience with Procreate has been amazing and it's truly changed my career for the better. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The procreate app is extremely user-friendly, very easy to learn, and most importantly intuitive to the way artists actually work #### Cons I wish there was a better way to organize files and fonts, but neither of those things has deterred my workflow in any way --- ### Procreate is actually my favorite app - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Camila O. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Marketing and Advertising - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: November 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered I love how the quality is! I literally have tried a tons of waiting apps and so far Procreate is the best one. It lets you make motions art, have a lot of tools to paint and pencil, you can change the form of the same pencil you're using, switch to pens, paint brushes... Have a lot of different tones of colors. I just love it to be honest I don't know how to describe it. My hobby is digital drawing and graphic design with illustration and the app I use the most for it its procreate. However Its actually kinda hard to understand at first, I had to looked for tons of tutorials to understand it and I still need to look for tutorials when I want to do something in particular. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 2/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I love how the quality is! I literally have tried a tons of waiting apps and so far Procreate is the best one. It lets you make motions art, have a lot of tools to paint and pencil, you can change the form of the same pencil you're using, switch to pens, paint brushes... Have a lot of different tones of colors. I just love it to be honest I don't know how to describe it. My hobby is digital drawing and graphic design with illustration and the app I use the most for it its procreate. #### Cons Its actually kinda hard to understand at first, I had to looked for tons of tutorials to understand it and I still need to look for tutorials when I want to do something in particular. --- ### Great Art app - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: CHARLENE P. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Consumer Services - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Unlimited uses ! I use this app for editing, creating art , and enjoy that it can be used very “Painterly” or more graphically. #### Cons There’s so many options I can get distracted by the choices . #### Reasons for switching to Procreate I had missed backing up before a sketchbook pro update that made me loose all my art ! --- ### The Best Digital Drawing Software - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Chris H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Arts and Crafts - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I would recommend this software to anyone. All the way from an amateur artist to a professional graphic designer. I have used it for years and it is so comfortable to use. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros As the title says this is the best digital drawing software. It has great ease of use and transfers well to other editing software. There are so many features like an extensive brush library. The best feature is the price point. Approximately 10-12 dollars one time and you have the software. No subscription service!! #### Cons A con of this product is that it is only for iPads. This could possibly be cost-prohibitive for some individuals. There is a version for phones but it is pretty lackluster. --- ### Procreate a must for Artists - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Martha C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Legal Services - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: December 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Easy to use even if you are inexperienced with similar software. A great variety of artistic tools. #### Cons While it is easy to use it is not the most intuitive program I have seen. The learning curve takes some time. --- ### Provides the most satisfying experience overall - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Damla T. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 5001-10000 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: June 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered very satisfying. Most drawing apps seem like complex mathematical equations after using this app. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Ease of use, simple and easy to remember hand gesture shortcuts makes it memorable, it also allows you to personalize your setup by allowing you to buy brushes and tools and modify them if you want. #### Cons Updates do not work with earlier versions of Ipad Pro, which is a shame because tablet works as fine as the first day. --- ### Excellent! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: İrfan F. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Accounting - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: January 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered İts a 10/10 neccesary ipad software i deffinietly recommens #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 3/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Sticky pen options makin flawless lines and many pen options is great. #### Cons Animation side is weak its hard to make its tiring to use layers --- ### Create with Procreate - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Siddhant P. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Automotive - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: December 2022 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered It's a very powerful and useful software for anyone who has a creative mindset. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros The ability of the software to have so much dynamics while editing a set amount of frame is absolutely amazing, and the animation feature allows the user to be more creative on the go while creating a frame. #### Cons The brush selection drop window can have more definition to it its a little confusing at first to find where the brush and eraser is for a first time user. --- ### I love procreate - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Arts and Crafts - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: July 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. It's my main tool of work and I tried others. This one is by far the best #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros It’s easy to use. The brushes have an analog sensation and it's fun to use. #### Cons Since I don’t have the last iPad some features are not available --- ### Robust Features at an Amazing Price - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Financial Services - Company size: 1001-5000 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: July 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I've been using procreate for a month and love the features. The price is minimal compared to its value, and I'm able to export PNGs with transparent backgrounds. I'm looking forward to experimenting with brush sets next! #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Procreate allows me to work in layers, which I'm used to thanks to Adobe Photoshop and other pro-level software programs. #### Cons There seems to be some bugginess when using the app on the iPad with the Apple Pencil. The tools will often change from draw to erase and vice versa. It's a small irritation compared to working in the app though. --- ### Once you get it... - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Crystal C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Health, Wellness and Fitness - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: June 2021 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I struggled initially and gave up frequently, however I found the right tutorials out there to help me along and now I use it to mock up and design logos and graphics to use for my business. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I love the ability to do a huge variety of graphic design work in a single application. It has what feels like a million different pens to choose from and a ton of different things you can download and add to the app to make it even more functional for whatever you choose. Thankfully there are also a million and one different tutorials out there so you can figure out how to do what you need to do #### Cons There is a learning curve if you've never used this type of software (obviously) and it's easy to get frustrated at first until you figure things out. However, once you learn where everything is and how to use it, it is awesome. --- ### Room for growth but so far so good! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Dorothy L. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Arts and Crafts - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 6 months - Reviewed: November 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Convenient, easy to learn, accessible and affordable. The brushes look and feel much nicer than photoshop, though not without some cons. #### Cons Brush textures tend to look very pixelly and washed out after compressing the image into a jpeg. I don’t like that there’s no adjustment layers capability like with Photoshop — I end up having to adjust colours and levels directly on the painted layers, which makes for a lot less flexibility. ## More reviews [Next reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/graphic-design/procreate-profile/reviews/?page=2) --- Procreate Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice