This versatile drawing application offers a professional-grade digital art experience on mobile devices. It provides an extensive library of brushes, materials, and fonts, along with advanced layer management and drawing tools. Users can also record their creative process and share it with a community of artists.
Summarized from real user reviews of ibis Paint X. Based on 294K reviews and a 4.7/5 average, it highlights the 6 positives and 5 negatives reviewers mention most about this Graphics & Design app.
14.0.9
July 28, 2026
Thank you for using ibisPaint X! The summary of this update is as follows. [Improvements, Changes] - Changed advertisements' processing. [New Features in ver. 14.0.8] - Added a feature to protect artworks using Yuify. [New Features in ver. 14.0.6] - You can now install brushes from the install button on ibispaint.com brush pattern artwork pages, even when the page is opened in an external browser. [New Features in ver. 14.0.0] - You can now create and name multiple color palettes for easier management. - Added a feature to share color palettes via QR code. - Brushes in the "Basic" tab of the Brush window are now organized by category. - Added support for selecting CMYK colors when saving artwork as a JPEG or flattened layer PSD file. - Added support for selecting grayscale (8bit) color space when saving artwork as a PNG or JPEG file. - Added support for selecting binary (1bit) color space when saving artwork as an opaque PNG file. - Added "Speech Bubble" to the Shape tool. - Added "Thin Arrow" to the Shape tool. - You can now adjust the position, shape, and other properties of a shape before finalizing it in the Shape tool. - Added an "Anti-aliasing" option available when "Fill" is enabled in the Shape Tool. When turned on, it smooths the edges of the filled area. - Added "Draw Line by Brush" to the Shape tool settings. - Added new special pens: “Parallel Gradation Pen” and “Concentric Gradation Pen”. - Added knobs to move the start and end points of the gradation in “Parallel Gradation” and "Concentric Gradation". - Added "Transparent-Current Color" to preset of gradation slider. - Added new parameter “Extension Method” to “Parallel Gradation” and "Concentric Gradation”. - For iPad, added the floating view of the Color window. - Added a graph to the "Dynamic" tab of each brush setting to customize the response of size and opacity to pen pressure. - Added a Brush Lock feature. You can access it via the lock icon located in the top-right corner of each brush's settings screen. - Added the Brush Cursor feature. When using a stylus with hover support, you can now display the brush pattern on the screen while hovering. To enable this, go to the "Stylus" section in the Settings window and select "Brush Pattern" under "Brush Cursor while Hovering." - Added "Lasso Selection" feature to the Vector tool, Text tool, and Frame Divider tool. - Some filters in the "Art," "Pixelate," and "Transform" categories can now be used as adjustment layers. - Significantly expanded keyboard shortcuts. Press "Shift + /" to view the list and customize assignments. - Added a Layer Lock feature. You can toggle the lock via the menu accessed through the "⋮" button in the Layer window.
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$15.99
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Speech bubbles, Shape Tool Edit, and more.
Mar 31, 2026 — May 1, 2026
4 issues
Brush size issues when using the smudge/blur tools
Inability to undo actions after exiting a drawing
6 requests
Add blending brush tool
Implement folder system for layers
ibis Paint X is a popular and versatile drawing application that offers professional-grade features for creating digital art on mobile devices. It provides a vast array of brushes, materials, fonts, and advanced tools like layers, rulers, and stroke stabilization.
Key features include over 47,000 brushes, unlimited layers with various blending modes, drawing process recording, stroke stabilization, radial and symmetry rulers, clipping masks, and an advanced text tool. It also has a community feature for sharing drawing processes.
ibis Paint X is available as a free version with advertisements. Users can purchase an 'Ad Removal Upgrade' to remove ads, making it functionally similar to the paid version. For more advanced features, a Premium Membership (monthly or yearly) is available, offering cloud storage, vector tools, and premium materials.
While the description doesn't explicitly list compatible operating systems, it is described as a mobile application, implying compatibility with smartphones and tablets. The mention of 'smartphones' and 'Mac or PC' in user feedback suggests it's available on popular mobile platforms.
This app is ideal for anyone interested in digital art, from beginners learning to draw to experienced artists seeking a powerful and portable creative tool. It's particularly useful for illustrators, comic artists, and hobbyists who want to create detailed artwork on their mobile devices.
