Leave a Review Procreate Dreams
I really love this app, but there are obvious issues.
First of all, I’ve never written a review before, but I feel like this is important. I had pre-ordered Dreams and I’ve been using it since then, and I have other animation programs on the iPad but I don’t enjoy using them as much. I do miss the lasso tool, but that can be indirectly fixed by using tracks as layers, so it’s not too bad; many of the core issues people list for this program can be indirectly fixed by using your creativity. I’ve barely encountered crashing, which I’ve heard other people mention a bit. I did have an issue on day 1 where my brush wasn’t coloring as intended, it was a bit hue shifted, but I haven’t had that issue since then. Procreate Dreams is, overall, definitely an unfinished product, but I feel like most people haven’t given it a real chance. I don’t have many complaints other than the glaring obvious. I admit that I disliked it on release, but I’ve grown to really enjoy this program. I’m looking forward to the updates, and I plan on using it for major personal projects.Show lessVanilope Garza
Developer Response
Hey Vanilope - thank you for the review of Procreate Dreams! It's wonderful to hear that over time you have grown to enjoy the app. We really appreciate your kindness here, and we're glad to say that we are constantly working hard on ways we can improve the software. We are super grateful, and we'll continue to make Procreate Dreams better over time. ⭐The worst and Apple refuses to refund
Do not purchase this app. There is no trial. It’s an expensive risk you take. It does not work well and Apple refuses to refund. I contacted the developer and they can’t help either.td,hg,dutf
Developer Response
Hey there - thank you for the review of Procreate Dreams. We're sorry to hear that you have had trouble with the app, and also Apple's refund process. We do recommend that you follow this particular guide when attempting to refund: https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT204084Procreate Pocket + FlipAClip is currently better and $20 cheaper
This is lacking so many features that made Procreate and Procreate Pocket better than the rest of the drawing apps. For example, it is missing the paint tool from Procreate, it is missing the transform and selection tool, it is missing the edit tool, it is missing the custom brushes, it is missing the blurs, it is missing the Timelapse, it is missing the noise, liquify, sharpen, bloom, glitch, halftone, chromatic aberration and clone effects, it is missing the Hue-Saturation-Brightness, colour balance, curves and gradient map adjustments, it is missing animation assist, page assist and drawing guide, it is also missing preferences, overall, I would say that drawing each frame in Procreate or Procreate Pocket, and then inserting them into FlipAClip is a much better process, while being much longer.Show lessProcreateDreamSucks
Developer Response
Hey there - We are sorry to hear that you were not satisfied with the current version of Procreate Dreams. Procreate Dreams was not designed to replace Procreate, but to complement and work side-by-side, this means we would recommend completing the illustration in Procreate and then importing it directly into Procreate Dreams for further animation to maximise the advantages of both apps and achieve the best result. That being said, we are aware that Procreate Dreams is still far from perfect and we are actively working on making it better. We hope to bring you an improved experience in the future. 🙏A good start
I’ve been using procreate dreams for a few months now. There are good things and bad things about it. Editing drawings is incredibly arduous and is nothing like procreate. There is no selection tool, multiple layers are impossible to work with, I’m hoping this will be resolved with future updates.
If you are truly a traditional animator, you won’t struggle with this. But to be honest, I don’t see much difference between this and the procreate animation feature, other than adding more tracks. You also can’t save any work as a gif, which seems a bit strange.
You also can’t edit any of your brushes. You need to drag them over from procreate to get the settings you want, such as streamline.
I am hoping that updates will bring more features and make the app easier to work with, but currently I do struggle with a few things. It’s a shame as I was super excited about this app.Show lessBebelaBeaux
Developer Response
Hi BebelaBeaux - Most of these features are planned for early updates, so keep an eye on App Store and update when new versions are available. 🤗Very disappointing
The app has potential, and we were promised a lot but delivered an incomplete project. Not worth purchasing as it currently is and have requested a refund. It might be better later in the year.gaijinchick
Developer Response
Hey there - thank you for the review of Procreate Dreams. We are grateful for the feedback and we will of course continue to improve the software over time. ✨No lasso tool, resizing problems, and timeline issues
Lasso tool is a must for hand drawn animation. I don’t always want to draw each new frame and a lasso tool could help a lot with that. Also, when resizing an image on the timeline the artwork can get understandably blurry or fuzzy if it is sized up. However, when I have continued drawing on that same layer I found my line was blurry liked the sized image. Which in procreate or photoshop would not be a problem. Very weird niche thing but otherwise frustrating as I have to draw on top of the resized layer to avoid blurry composition. Lastly, the timeline just suffers because of functionality. It’d be nice to have more controls on the timeline and not have to zoom out completely to watch your whole animation. Also, maybe a scroll bar at the bottom of the timeline would be nice and a play, pause, and start from beginning button.
I still like the app but I really only got this for lip dubbing. Which do to the lasso tool issues I will likely export my rough animation and do my final lines in procreate and then bring it back to dreams. It’s an annoying workaround but I still love drawing on an iPad. Hopefully we get the lasso too soon. I wouldn’t be surprised if people don’t use the app because of it lacking this feature.Show lessNick Nutys
Developer Response
Hey Nick Nutys - thank you for the review of Procreate Dreams. We are planning on adding Selection tools for sure, and we are hoping to add some more ways to interact with the Timeline in a more efficient way, too. Thank you again for the review and for the input! ⭐️This is a really good application (plz make it have a lasso tool, undo and redo button)!!!!
This is the best animation device so far but it needs some more updates for this like first of all “where is the undo/redo button? I need help!” I don’t want to go onto a help website that often so please add them as buttons please! Also the lasso, that should be something you really need! So please add that as well!
From, XpgamingShow lessZeferXp
Developer Response
Hey Xpgaming - thank you for the review of Procreate Dreams! ✨ We have now added Undo/Redo buttons! We are keen to add Selections in the future, too. ✨Awsome!! But…
This is AMAZING! But (short review) I would love if their was a tweak to the colouring in feature I know the little hack where you hold with your finger and you slide down and up, but since my style needs thin line art sadly I can’t say that always works. I see that soon you will have the lasso tool, and hopefully I will be able to duplicate that eye over, I’m fine with drawing the other eye though :) can’t wait to see what this app comes up with, this is seriously one of the top 3 best animation apps on iPad!!!Show lessWhimsic
Developer Response
Hey Whimsic - thank you for the wonderful review of Procreate Dreams. We are very grateful for your support here, and we are for sure keen to add new tools and features, some of which you have mentioned! 😁No selection tool
there are definitely a lot of features that need to be worked on and implemented with procreate dreams. I understand the app is still in progress and there will be future updates- but it’s quite frustrating that something as simple as a lasso or selection tool isn’t available to individually select/ move parts on the same layer, unlike in procreates main app. Instead, you can only select and move the entire layer at once. For the price of PD I hoped it would have more options to fiddle with for animation. Hopefully this will be changed soon, and my rating will definitely improve once it has.Show lessMagicalcatpoop
Developer Response
Hey there - thank you for the review of Procreate Dreams. We are keen to add Selections and other features in the future. Thank you for the feedback! 🙏Missing tools :/
I have been using the regular procreate app for my art and I thought it would be similar. I assumed it would be like procreates original animation function plus the added extra features that are seen in procreate dreams. Sadly, that isn’t the case… where is the clipping feature? Where is the adjustments menu? Where is the transform feature? Why can’t I hold down to make a straight line and hold down two fingers to make a perfect circle? These are all basic features from procreate that are EASY to use, why are they not there? Yes, there are amazing features when it comes to specifically animating and they are easy to use, but it makes it hard to actually animate when there are less tools to draw with. I why would I pay $20 for an app that has less drawing tools than an app that I payed $0.99 for? Not to mention there are features that are hidden and not easily accessible when you are first trying to figure out the app. I definitely think it has potential to be something big, but I just wish it was slightly more like the original procreate app, because most people downloading the app probably came from it. I’ve only been using it for a couple weeks, so I hope I’m just mistaken or I hope they add more things in future updates.Show lessVeencet
Developer Response
Hey Veencet - Thank you for using Procreate and for taking the time to share such thorough feedback with us. We are happy to share with you that quite a few features that you are looking for are planned for early updates, so please be sure to keep an eye on App Store and update when new versions are available. Additionally, you can read more about what we have planned in our Procreate Dreams Roadmap post at procre.at/roadmap. As for the interface design, we will take your feedback on board with us as a reference for future improvement. We hope this sheds some light on the situation and appreciate you for letting us know once again. 🙏
