Procreate

RATING:

4.8

(113)

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 dra...

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Procreate Pricing

Pricing is available on a one-time license basis.

Starting price: 

$9.99 one time

Free trial: 

Not Available

Free version: 

Not Available

Procreate brushes
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Procreate Reviews

Overall Rating

4.8

Ratings Breakdown

Secondary Ratings

Ease-of-use

4.5

Customer Support

4.5

Value for money

5

Functionality

4.5

Most Helpful Reviews for Procreate

1 - 5 of 113 Reviews

User Profile

Pedro

Verified reviewer

Architecture & Planning, 1 employee

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed July 2021

Cheap, efficient and good drawing program

overall i am happy to have purchased this application, i use every day for different activities because you can do whatever you what, from graphic design, fashion design, take notas, to architectural drawings, in conclution i love it.

PROS

Procreate is one of the best drawing aplications available for IOS devices, it's a very intuitive applications that you can learn by practicing a few hours. It has a lot of Brushes, working with layers, and an export facility in any format.

CONS

The only bad thing is that you need to buy an Apple Pencil or any alternative, because without that it's very hard to use.

Camille

Arts and Crafts, 1 employee

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed February 2022

Procreate - Simplicity and efficiency

Procreate has an option called Time-lapse video which records every step of your work then speeds it up to get a short video and you can export it! Which is super convenient to share it on Instagram for example.

PROS

Procreate is easy to use and the menu is not overloaded with a varied set of unfamiliar icons. The most interesting thing is that everything is customizable. You can modify all the brushes to have the same effect as a drawing on paper. Another handy trick is that you can choose these brushes to erase, so you can just smudge the color of certain areas instead of erasing everything.

CONS

The higher the size and quality of the canvas, the less you can add layers. Another problem is that it is only available on IPhone or IPad.

Reasons for switching to Procreate

I made the switch to have more options available because my previous software was limited.

User Profile

Teya

Verified reviewer

Arts and Crafts, 51-200 employees

Used monthly for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

2

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed October 2021

Great for amateurs. Bad for Pros.

I downloaded it because of the hype around it. I needed to check if it is that great and I kept my mind open. Unfortunately it was uncapable to turn me into their regular user and make me leave my favorite drawing app. I still use it occasionally hoping that it will impress me.

PROS

It is wonderful how easy it is to start drawing with Procreate. One does need any tutorial or Help menu. It is that intuitive that even kids can start using it right away. It is affordable and the people making it are not resting - they keep trying to make it better and richer. The interface is a masterpiece!

CONS

As someone who makes her living from drawing, I find Procreate poor in functionality. The brushes engine is really not the best and many of the functions that I use and need the most are hard to access, others don't even exist.

Roland

Arts and Crafts, 1 employee

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed October 2022

The best designer program

The best designer program I ever used.

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.

Kristin

Arts and Crafts, 1 employee

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed February 2023

So much power for little money

PROS

This is such a powerful piece of drawing software. It functions best with the Apple Pencil and free-form shapes — but it includes the ability to create perfect circles, squares, straight lines, etc.

CONS

There's something of a learning curve to this software. Because it can do a lot, it also has a lot of tools and commands to master. But the online user manual is helpful.

Reason for choosing Procreate

Inexpensive (one-time purchase) and so powerful.

Reasons for switching to Procreate

I will always use Illustrator for vector images. But for illustrations and patterns, Procreate is a much better value than the subscription to Illustrator.