# ibis Paint X — High-performance painting app > Professional digital drawing and painting app with extensive tools and community features. (iPhone/iPad app by ibis inc..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ibis-paint-x/id450722833 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [ibis inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/300834419) - Category: Graphics & Design, Entertainment - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.70/5 from 293,851 App Store ratings · 10,607 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 117 MB - Languages: American English, Arabic, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese and 9 more - Released: 2011-08-01 - Data updated: 2026-08-30 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ibis-paint-x/id450722833/reviews.md ## What is ibis Paint X? ibis Paint X is a popular and versatile drawing app downloaded more than 500 million times in total as a series, which provides over 105,000 brushes, over 29,000 materials, over 3,000 fonts, 84 filters, 46 screentones, 27 blending modes, recording drawing processes, stroke stabilization feature, various ruler features such as radial line rulers or symmetry rulers, clipping mask features. *YouTube channel Many tutorial videos on ibis Paint are uploaded to our YouTube channel. Subscribe it! https://youtube.com/ibisPaint *Concept/Features - A Highly functional and professional features surpassing that of desktop drawing apps. - Smooth and comfortable drawing experience realized by OpenGL technology. - Recording your drawing process as a video. - SNS feature where you can learn drawing techniques from other users' drawing process videos. *Feedback from users We receive many good reputations from users. - I could have never assumed that I can draw such a beautiful drawings on smartphones! - Easiest to use among all drawing apps! - I have learned how to draw digital drawings without Mac or PC! *Features ibis Paint has high functionality as a drawing app along with features of sharing drawing processes with other users. [Brush Features] - Smooth drawing at up to 120 fps. - Over 105,000 kinds of brushes including dip pens, felt tip pens, digital pens, air brushes, fan brushes, flat brushes, pencils, oil brushes, charcoal brushes, crayons and stamps. [Layer Features] - You can add layers as many as you need with no limit. - Layer parameters that can be set to each layers individually such as layer opacity, alpha blending, adding, subtracting, and multiplying. - A handy clipping feature for clipping images, etc. - Various layer commands such as layer duplication, import from the photo library, horizontal inversion, vertical inversion, layer rotation, layer moving, and zooming in/out. - A feature for setting layer names to distinguish different layers. [Manga Features] - Advanced text tool function featuring Vertical, Horizontal, Stroke, Font select, and Multiple text functions. *About ibis Paint purchase plan The following purchase plans are available for ibis Paint: - ibis Paint X (free version) - ibis Paint (paid version) - Ad Removal Upgrade - Premium Membership (Monthly plan / Yearly plan) There is no difference in features other than the presence or absence of advertisements for the paid version and the free version. If you purchase the Ad Removal Upgrade, the ads will not be displayed and there will be no difference from the paid version of ibis Paint. In order to use more advanced functions, the following Premium Membership (Monthly plan / Yearly plan) contracts are required. [Premium Membership] A premium member can use the premium features. Only for the first time, a 7-day or 1-month free trial is available. Premium membership entitles you to the following features. - 20GB of cloud storage capacity - Vector tool(*1) - Premium Materials - Premium Canvas Papers - Premium Fonts - Tone Curve filter - Gradation Map filter - Levels Adjustment filter - Premium Adjustment Layers - Surrounding Fill・Surrounding Eraser - AI Disturbance - Artwork folder feature - Import original brush patterns - Creating multiple Color Palettes - CMYK export - Remove watermark from videos - No advertisements displayed - Plus many other features exclusive to Premium Membership! (*1) You can try it for free for up to 1 hour per day. * After you become a Premium Membership with a free trial, renewal fee will be charged automatically unless you cancel your Premium Membership at least 24 hours before the end of the free trial period. * We will add premium features in future, please look out for them. *Questions and support Questions and bug reports in reviews will not be responded to, so please contact ibis Paint support. https://ssl.ibis.ne.jp/en/support/Entry?svid=25 *ibisPaint's terms of service https://ibispaint.com/agreement.jsp ## Key features - Over 47,000 brushes - Unlimited layers - Drawing process recording - Stroke stabilization - Ruler features - Clipping mask - SNS community features ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Premium Membership (Monthly plan) | $4.49 | per month | | Premium Membership (Yearly plan) | $27.99 | per year | **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Ad Removal Upgrade | $15.99 | one-time | ## Chart rankings - #5 in Top Free · Graphics & Design (US App Store) - #42 in Top Grossing · Graphics & Design (US App Store) ## What do users think of ibis Paint X? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 💻 Versatile drawing tools - 🎨 Wide variety of brushes - 🔓 Majority of features are free - 🕰️ Ability to unlock all brushes for a period of time with ads - 🎥 Automatic recording of drawing process - 📚 Helpful tutorials for beginners **Cons** - 🔍 Difficulty navigating layers and organization - 🔊 Music playback issues - 💤 Occasional freezing and crashing - 📢 Frequent ads that can interrupt workflow - 🔒 Limited functionality in free version **Commonly reported bugs** - Brush size issues when using the smudge/blur tools - Inability to undo actions after exiting a drawing - Sudden loss of progress due to app crashes - Laggy performance on older devices **Most requested features** - Add blending brush tool - Implement folder system for layers - Allow renaming and rearranging of layers - Add gradient tool - Improve speed controls for time-lapse playback - Integrate social media sharing options ## Recent user reviews (10 of 10,607) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ibis-paint-x/id450722833/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Perfect *2026-08-24, version 14.0.9* Short review but this app is genuinely perfect 🥹 ### 5/5 — Elsie *2026-08-24, version 14.0.9* 5 stars ### 5/5 — Best app ever *2026-08-24, version 14.0.9* I love it!! It’s so good and you can watch two simple ads for everything free!! I love it! ### 5/5 — Amazing app *2026-08-24, version 14.0.9* Has all the tools and you can fingerpaint good ### 5/5 — It’s great *2026-08-24, version 14.0.9* I love it ### 5/5 — I FREAKING LOVE THIS APP *2026-08-24, version 14.0.9* This game is the best thing I have ever seen, it calms me down, it taught me how to draw actually! ### 5/5 — ITS GREAT!!! *2026-08-24, version 14.0.9* It’s sooo good and I’ve learned how to draw better because of this app! ### 5/5 — Cute *2026-08-24, version 14.0.9* Good ### 5/5 — Very good for drawing *2026-08-24, version 14.0.9* My son loved this app so much! ### 5/5 — No explanation *2026-08-24, version 14.0.9* Very good ## Frequently asked questions about ibis Paint X ### What is ibis Paint X? 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. ### What are the key features of ibis Paint X? 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. ### How much does ibis Paint X cost? 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. ### What devices is ibis Paint X compatible with? 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. ### Who would benefit from using ibis Paint X? 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. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 14.0.9 — 2026-07-28 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. ### 14.0.8 — 2026-07-28 Thank you for using ibisPaint X! The summary of this update is as follows. [New Features] - 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. ### 14.0.6 — 2026-07-05 Thank you for using ibisPaint X! The summary of this update is as follows. [New Features] - 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. [Improvements, Changes] - Moved the checkmark indicating the selected item from the right to the left in selection menus. - Changed the position of toast notifications that may appear when using keyboard shortcuts from the center of the application to the top. - Changed the behavior when changing colors while using the Bezier Curve Drawing tool or Polyline Drawing tool with Lasso Fill. Previously, the shape being drawn was implicitly finalized; now, only the color changes without finalizing the shape. - The specification for artworks displayed in the rankings on the app's title screen has been changed. Only artworks from the ibispaint.com rankings that have been reviewed by us are now displayed. - Web pages opened from the app will now open in an external browser instead of within the app. - We removed multi-page artwork categories (Manga Books (Original), Manga Books (Fan Art), and Multiple Pages (Other)) from the categories that can be selected in the rankings on the app's title screen. [Fixed Bugs and Problems] - Fixed a bug where layer images could become corrupted with a diagonal skew. - Fixed an issue where the application could crash when using specific keyboard shortcuts while launching Filter, Color Range, or Expand/Contract Selection Area. - Fixed an issue where switching between Lasso Fill and Lasso Eraser could also affect shapes that were already drawn when using certain shape tools. - Fixed an issue where the app could crash when applying the Replace Color Filter. - Fixed a bug where JPEG files with color profiles could not be imported. - Fixed a bug that could cause an error when copying a layer folder containing vector layers or text layers in an artwork with a large canvas size. - Fixed an issue where changing the color after drawing a shape with Lasso Fill could also change the color of the already-drawn shape when using certain shape tools. - Fixed an issue where the reorder handle was enabled even when there was only one Color Palette. - Fixed an issue where shapes drawn on vector layers could appear differently during artwork playback under specific conditions. - Fixed an issue where short brush strokes (strokes made by tapping) created in app versions earlier than 13.1.18 were not played back correctly. - Fixed a crash that could occur when playing back a work containing a vector layer under specific conditions. - Fixed a bug where the automatic restoration of an artwork could be misjudged as successful even when it had actually failed under certain conditions. - Fixed an issue where the app could crash when applying the Waterdrop (Rounded) filter with the reference set to Lower Layer. - Fixed an issue where the "About Cloud Storage" page could display content intended for other platforms on certain devices. - Fixed an issue where the error message was not displayed correctly when an artwork upload failed. - Fixed an issue where attempting to draw on a raster layer with certain locked brushes could cause the app to crash. - Fixed an issue on iPadOS 26 and later where tapping a button within My Gallery could cause unintended scrolling in the artwork list. ### 14.0.2 — 2026-05-25 Thank you for using ibisPaint X! The summary of this update is as follows. [New Features] - Added support for Deco mini7W V2. (Available via Bluetooth connection) [Improvements, Changes] - When transforming shapes created with the symmetry ruler using the Translate Scale command, their appearance remains unchanged before and after confirming the transformation. - Renamed the shortcut command from "Save Canvas as PNG" to "Open Save Image window". - The Cancel button in the Transform Tool has been moved back to the bottom. - An icon has been added to the Edit Canvas Size button in the Create New window. - Improved the UI of the Rain Filter. [Fixed Bugs and Problems] - Fixed an issue where the playback of "Invert Color", "Clear White", "Flip Layer" and "Flip canvas" were incorrect with locked layers. - Fixed an issue where the Wave adjustment layer was not flipped correctly with certain parameters when flipping horizontally or vertically. - Fixed an issue where, when switching the artwork size between portrait and landscape orientation, the appearance of the Wave adjustment layer changed more than expected. - Fixed an issue where dragging the canvas while closing some windows could prevent drawing on the canvas afterward. - Fixed an issue where undoing "Reorder Frame" in an animation artwork could mistakenly undo "Change Current Frame". - Fixed an issue where the scrollbar in a floating window would not fade out. - Fixed a bug where the Tool Selection bar would scroll even when there was enough vertical space when it was positioned on the side of the screen. - Fixed an issue where the brush "Chain 8 (Color)" was incorrectly displayed as "Chain 8 (Outline, Color)". - Fixed an issue where the first image would be imported twice when another image import was initiated while an image import was already in progress. - Fixed an issue where the Deco SE was not recognized correctly when connected. ### 14.0.1 — 2026-04-12 Thank you for using ibisPaint X! The summary of this update is as follows. [Fixed Bugs and Problems] - Fixed a crash that could occur when clearing a layer. - Fixed a crash that occurred when using the "Lasso Selection" feature to the Vector tool, Text tool, and Frame Divider tool while a window close animation was playing. - Fixed an issue where the app could crash when image saving completed. - Fixed an issue where the app could crash during color palette merging, renaming, or color palette QR code importing. - Fixed a bug where the app could crash when deleting an artwork in My Gallery. - Fixed an issue where the app became unresponsive after closing the paywall at startup. - Fixed a bug where the app could crash when using the “Parallel Gradation", “Concentric Gradation” or “Radial Line Gradation”. [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. 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