# Brushes — user reviews > 42 indexed App Store user reviews of Brushes by Envoza, rated 4.60/5 from 177 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brushes/id1168117279/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brushes/id1168117279.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 130 · 4★ 32 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 5 ## Newest reviews (12 of 42) ### 4/5 — When Was The Last Time You Updated? *2026-04-07* Why am I have trouble changing the tips of the drawing or painting effect I want? I can not get brushes to change to a fade tip circle. It keeps switching back to a square which does not give me a smooth airbrush look I’m trying to achieve. Is this a glitch? Am I doing something wrong or did I miss something? I am using an iPad A16 brand new. But this was also a problem on my iPad 6th generation. Why aren’t my brush tips staying when I try to change them? ### 3/5 — calming *2025-02-26* It helps your brain to relax ### 4/5 — This is a good app review *2025-01-17* You know the app spark that is what I want this app to be like From: Taylor.scroby ### 4/5 — A good place to start *2024-05-26* I already have more robust (albeit pricier) apps and I am not sure why I thought they would have the same features plus something else unattainable, but there’s really no need for this one as it doesn’t offer anything they don’t already offer. If you are just starting out, this is a really good price for what it does do- for example you can use layers and adjust the brushes to make your own brushes. I’m just spoiled. A very decent app for this price point, however. ### 3/5 — Nun *2023-04-15* Das Programm ist identisch mit dem veralteten „Brushes Redux“. Nett aber halt auch nicht mehr. ### 4/5 — A question… *2023-01-28* I love this app! I have a query though.. I’m doing a set of sketches that I’m recording on ipad screenshot as I draw them,to make short videos that I then add my own piano music to. However every time I press ‘brush undo’ those words appear in the centre of the screen,spoiling the video in progress. Is there any way to stop that appearing? Im trying to get various video effects happening including reverse by manipulating what I record on screenshot and to have ‘brush undo’ in the centre of the screen is preventing this from being possible. That aside tho..the app is great!. Cheers,Nick ### 3/5 — Won’t load my photos *2022-08-23* Hmmm. This just gives me a blank page when I try to load a photo ### 2/5 — Bugs keep piling up *2021-12-07* Can't place images from the gallery anymore. This app is not well-maintained. For $2, it was worth the time I got out of it before it broke so badly, but I can't recommend it anymore without that feature. **Developer response:** Hi, I'm sorry to hear you are having problems with Brushes. Please email us with the paintings causing the issue (in Brushes format) and we can look into diagnosing the cause for you. Thanks. ### 5/5 — Brush *2020-10-11* Cette appli est géniale!!!!... Mais je n’arrive toujours pas à m’en servir très bien (Je ne retrouve plus mon dessin) **Developer response:** Bonjour, vos peintures sont en sécurité sur votre iPad ou dans iCloud Drive. Veuillez voir la vidéo 'Brushes 4.2.0 - Document Browser' sur notre chaîne YouTube (liée à Brushes) ou contactez-nous par e-mail pour plus d'aide. ### 5/5 — Just kidding 0 stars *2020-10-10* Sorry ### 3/5 — Brush sizes very poor control *2020-09-06* I cannot get fine detail because this version of Brushes gives very poor control of brush size especially in the very fine range. Very frustrating and maddening. Destroys spontaneity. **Developer response:** Hi, if you move your finger away from the brush size slider then the accuracy increases, allowing both large and small changes. Please see the update video on our YouTube channel to see in more detail. ### 5/5 — Great app *2020-08-05* I’ve tried many other drawing apps and only recently discovered Brushes and the quality and simplicity of use was superior to all the others ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Can’t find the feature I wanted *2025-08-07* I bought this app because it was recommended by a visual artist for playback recordings. Unfortunately, there is no feature like that in the app and if there is, can you share that here. **Developer response:** Hi, I’m sorry that the person who recommended the app told you about a feature that isn’t currently available. Playback of the painting process is a planned future addition. Thanks. ### 1/5 — Ça fonctionne plus *2025-06-02* Très déçu ### 1/5 — Let down by major auto save issues *2024-09-01* This is a simple drawing app that lets you create high-quality artwork but there is a serious bug which causes significant problems sometimes. If you are choosing a new app, then I would strongly recommend not getting this despite the good features. What happens is that sometimes auto save does not work so that when you exit the app you find that none of the changes have been applied. Several times are found that all the work of an extended working session had not been saved which can be imagined is incredibly frustrating. Since I’ve had to use the app for some work, I have been obliged to stop every few minutes to find out if it has saved which is not an ideal workflow. ### 1/5 — 無駄がなさすぎて使いにくい *2024-03-19* せめて画面の回転くらい 出来ても良いのでは。 Procreate の 劣化版。 ### 1/5 — Very Poor *2022-12-24* This is a waste of money. The app is too cumbersome to allow any enjoyment whatsoever. This is the worse Christmas present ever. ### 1/5 — Nothing works *2021-06-24* I just paid for an empty app. There is nothing when I open it. **Developer response:** If you’re having problems with Brushes, please get in touch by email so we can help. ### 1/5 — Very unhelpful *2021-05-10* This app is almost impossible to use how could someone have released this the only thing has a brush no colours what is the point in that .. makes no sense **Developer response:** Please take a look at our YouTube videos (available from the gallery menu). Hint: the colour picker is in the bottom left of the canvas screen. Brushes is a fully featured painting app used by artists to create many beautiful artworks. ### 1/5 — Very disappointed *2021-04-13* This app has become very complicated. I loved the original Brushes - which won’t work on new iPads ! So a few changes may have been necessary to bring it up to date with technology but now the fun has gone for me! ### 1/5 — Wish I had taken notice of the reviews *2020-06-04* This is rubbish. I loved the old Brushes app. This one is cumbersome, not at all user friendly. **Developer response:** I’m sorry to hear you feel that way. Many artists love the new Brushes. Could you please get in touch to let us know what it is you do not like so that we can continue to make improvements. ### 1/5 — 不好用 *2020-04-13* 用过最不好用的画板 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Really good but 1 thing… *2026-04-06* Brushes is a really good app that uses simple things to make really detailed drawings. There is just 1 thing that I would really love is that there were more save colour slots. Because there’s so little you’re in a way forced to overwrite your even most beautiful colours, which I think is sad. ### 5/5 — 不错 *2025-09-11* 如果菜单全中文就更好了 ### 5/5 — Newbie *2025-02-11* I like the simplicity of this app. As a newbe im not sure how things work. With blending I’ve been using the smudge tool in Procreate. I assume there isn’t one in Brush, can anyone help? Is there any way of getting instructions/manual as it would help me a lot. Thanks **Developer response:** Hi. Thank you for your feedback. There is a link to the Brushes YouTube channel in the gallery menu. ### 5/5 — Love it! *2023-12-12* Even though I still miss the original Brushes app (from 2009!) and love Brushes Redux, this version of Brushes is fantastic. I’m still working out setting up different brushes, but so far-it’s just so fast, intuitive and fun to use. Unlike some other painting app’s, Brushes 4 is not convoluted and painstaking to use. If you’re like me and just want to get working, and not fiddle around with endless boring steps to get there, then this app is for you. As an ex-graphic designer and current practising fine artist, I can honestly say, there is no other app out there that will give you that beautiful, unique and special ‘Brushes look’ that this app does do well. It truly is in a league of its own. *The only thing that needs fixing is the brush-size slider. It keeps jumping by default to a larger size setting-before you start to draw?’ Very frustrating! However, for less than a coffee to buy-it’s a steal in this day and age! No stupid subscription either. Welcome back Brushes. I’m sure David Hockney will be happy too. **Developer response:** Hi, thank you for such lovely feedback, that made our day. Regarding the brush size changing, each brush rememberers that size it was last used. So each time you change brushes you may see a size change. If that isn’t what you are experiencing, please get in touch by email and we’ll work it out. ### 5/5 — soooo good *2023-08-07* I love this app and it has been a great investment! ### 5/5 — Heart of gold *2022-01-30* I thought that you liked me But you only liked me for my money , my money I thought that you liked me But you ripped me apart from the start You have a heart of gold You took my money And threw away my love And now I’m ruined But now I think it made me stronger I thought that you cared for me But you only cared for me for my money, my money I thought that you cared for me But you ripped me apart from the start You have a heart of gold You took my money And threw away my love And now I’m ruined But now I think it made me stronger I thought that I could trust you But I guess you don’t feel the same I thought that I could trust you But you ripped me apart from the start You have a heart of gold You took my money and threw away my love And now I’m ruined But now I think it made me stronger ### 5/5 — Very good *2021-10-10* Given that this is free, it’s actually very good. Selecting colours, creating palettes etc. If you are a painter it’s easy to use and can replicate glazing and layering. I’ve used it as a sketching tool in the Ashmolean gallery in Oxford (UK). Allegedly it’s the app David Hockney uses to make his iPad paintings. ### 5/5 — 軽く無駄が無く使いやすい *2021-07-06* 無駄がないことに拘って作られているのが端々から伝わってくる。 シンプルで気持ちをそがれないのもいい。 ### 5/5 — So much fun! *2021-04-07* I’ve been having a blast with this little app! ### 5/5 — “Brushes” *2020-12-11* This program is perfect for the creative artist. The real brush effects are amazing. Colors work with each other and when over layed creat blended colors the same as real water color. In painting this is called glazing and I never thought I would find it in computer program. However, I have to say the USER INTERFACE could be a tad more clear. Especially bothersome is the circular lines icon that shows up unexpectedly in the lower right corner. It seems to assume control but does nothing and won’t go away. This needs to be re thought. **Developer response:** Hi, I’m glad to hear you enjoy the painting experience in Brushes. It sounds that you might be accidentally activating the color dropper. To stop that happening, please try turning off the ‘Touch color dropper’ in the settings. If you have any questions, please get in touch by email so I can help further. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-09.*