# Procreate Pocket — user reviews > 2,052 indexed App Store user reviews of Procreate Pocket by Savage Interactive Pty Ltd, rated 3.80/5 from 12,648 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/procreate-pocket/id916366645/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/procreate-pocket/id916366645.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 6,875 · 4★ 1,899 · 3★ 1,053 · 2★ 688 · 1★ 2,133 ## What do users think of Procreate Pocket? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Excellent drawing app for iPhone - 👍 Customizable brushes and palettes - 👍 Convenient for on-the-go sketching - 👍 Affordable price point - 👍 Seamless integration with iPad version **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs - 🔍 Limited features compared to iPad version - 🔍 Lack of undo/redo buttons - 🔍 Pixelated output when transforming layers - 🔍 Difficult to draw precise lines and shapes **Commonly reported bugs** - Imported images/brushes not showing up - Layers merging unexpectedly - Color issues when tracing or filling - Navigation bar disappearing during use **Most requested features** - Add blending and smudge tools - Increase layer limit and canvas size - Implement dark mode option - Add text and fill tools - Improve undo/redo functionality ## Newest reviews (13 of 2,052) ### 3/5 — Need More Stuff *2026-08-25, version 4.0.18* It’s fine we need 2 updates. 1: we need to redo and undo button Reason: it would just be so much easier and plus almost every single drawing and an animation app has one 2: key frames Reason: it would just be a better animation app ### 4/5 — PRESSURE SENSITIVITY. PLEASE. *2026-08-25, version 4.0.18* I absolutely love this app, however I wish there was an option for pressure sensitivity. I’m aware that there’s an option to slide the pressure slider while making a stroke, but it is extremely difficult to have one finger sliding up and down on the screen while trying to draw with another at the same time, so I don’t even bother with it. There HAS TO BE another much easier method to imitate pressure sensitivity on the iPhone. Please consider! ### 3/5 — Needs some work *2026-08-24, version 4.0.18* Works great for sketching but Can you guys make it to where you can zoom into the reference please? ### 4/5 — 浪浪 *2026-08-20, version 4.0.18* 很好用 但是有时候会很卡 也可能是我手机的问题吧 而且双指撤回不灵 要么就是卡住不动 过好久会把你的作品全撤回了 恢复又全回来了 撤回能一口气撤好几笔 然后图层也是 有些图层丢失、找不到 但撤回后又回来了 然后另一个图层又找不到了 我不知道你这是怎么了画个画给我画的非常火大！😡😡😡 ### 2/5 — I can’t do this anymore *2026-08-18, version 4.0.18* I love drawing on my iPad! but on my phone… ### 3/5 — I hate how it isn’t like the original procreate it’s a good app but please add *2026-08-14, version 4.0.18* PLEASE ADD * 🔲 Resizable reference window * ↔️ Adjustable size for the side controls, the black control looks big and out of place on screen on the side * 🎨 More of the original Procreate brushes/features like on the iPad to iPhone * ⚙️ An option to customize the interface. * 📱 A “compact controls” mode for smaller screens * 🖥️ An option to make the interface look much closer to the iPad version, It isn’t fair how we don’t have these kinda things in the app. ### 2/5 — It’s not working for iPhone 17 Pro still not working it freezes. It’s like the second time I’ve dele *2026-08-13, version 4.0.18* I’ve deleted it re-added it lost all my stuff before still not working you guys haven’t fixed it. I can’t soon as I upload a photo and I try to add it paste of a little photo thing onto the photo it freezes. I can’t do anything in this you guys gonna get any updates for the iPhone 17 Pro this ain’t working and it hasn’t been working now for weeks. ### 4/5 — Amazing (needs small additions) *2026-08-12, version 4.0.18* Just as good as the original app but missing a few QOL features. For example, can't save brush sizes. Would apreciate a better bucket tool function. ### 2/5 — photos dont work *2026-08-10, version 4.0.18* so admittedly i mostly use this app for tweaking the colors or pictures really quick and sometimes small hand doodles BUT all of a sudden the photo button in the home screen (that normally lets your canvas start as a picture you chose) literally just freezes the whole app. the exact same thing happens inside of an already existing canvas when you try to simply add an image. it is literally so annoying please fix this i cant even use the app at this point. ### 3/5 — It’s not working for iPhone 17 Pro *2026-08-04, version 4.0.18* You guys still haven’t fixed the problem. It is not working for iPhone 17 Pro it freezes you can’t do anything. ### 2/5 — Defective *2026-08-04, version 4.0.18* I purchased this app some months ago and now when I push add to import a photo it freezes right away. So basically it’s useless. ### 4/5 — Almost perfect *2026-07-29, version 4.0.18* This is by far my favorite way to create my graphic art. I’ve long abandoned my adobe programs. The only thing that causes ongoing issues for me is the fact it’s missing a simple option to outline things! Yes there are some multi-step work around but they never create a crisp border. Please just add an outline/border option with thickness option on the pocket app!! I’m begging.. take my money. ### 4/5 — WOW 🤩 *2026-07-28, version 4.0.18* If you want a drawing app that has a bunch of drawing tools to draw better this is a very good deal! 👍 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Cod *2026-08-24, version 4.0.18* Ibis paint es mejor ### 1/5 — Refund please *2026-08-21, version 4.0.18* I need a refund ### 1/5 — I can’t draw😔 *2026-08-14, version 4.0.18* Pensioner ### 1/5 — Don’t buy this app! Use a free one. *2026-08-12, version 4.0.18* This app genuinely seems like a project to get people to buy their more expensive iPad app. I think I bought it in 2021 and since then it has received absolutely ZERO (0) updates of note, whereas I see Procreate for the iPad receive a ton of attention from the devs. It still feels like a drawing app made for where iOS was in 2016, the controls are still clunky and pretty unintuitive even for people who spent a lot of time trying to make the app feel natural. Things like layer editing and effects are still buried behind multiple layers of menus despite there being square miles of unused white space on either rotation mode of the screen… I respect the idea of wanting to create an app for people who want to draw but don’t have an iPad…. But you need to make the app actually usable, let alone good. Over time is one thing, but setting on “never” is just sad, especially when you have a full-featured iPad app you refuse to even port features over from… this makes me not want to upgrade to your full app, even though I have an iPad myself! Do you as devs, as a company, not realize your iPad monopoly is being eaten away at by Affinity? You’re gonna let Canva corp eat your lunch to save your empty pantry? I see you are responding to a lot of reviews though, I would love to hear from you! ### 1/5 — … *2026-08-12, version 4.0.18* Add some new features. UPDATE IT!!! ### 1/5 — Terribleee *2026-08-07, version 4.0.18* None of this worked it is honestly maybe one of the worst apps I could ever spend money on it helped me in no way shape or form and I’m unhappy because this app makes 0 sense sadly I had to give it one star and couldn’t give it a 0 ### 1/5 — add an undo. *2026-08-02, version 4.0.18* add an undo/redo. literally that easy, also put in Libraries like you did in the other version ### 1/5 — Glitchy unresponsive software *2026-07-28, version 4.0.18* Every since yesterday the app has been acting weird. It freezes, certain commands crash the app, I cant adjust the opacity of layers or change colors?? Please fix this ### 1/5 — Not Worth It *2026-07-28, version 4.0.18* Save your money. It’s completely unintuitive. ### 1/5 — Buggy *2026-07-28, version 4.0.17* Not working properly in iOS 26. After a few edits many controls stop working completely. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — I would rate this at the bottom! (If you count from the bottom) *2026-08-22, version 4.0.18* Thiiiis isss the Best!!!! Thankkkyor making this app! Pls buy this app people! It’s so fun to create funny gifs, memes, Etc. ### 5/5 — I love it *2026-08-10, version 4.0.18* I love the app it was definitely worth the money but I do think you guys should add an undo and the ability to move parts of a drawing if you didn’t already ### 5/5 — Spectacular *2026-08-09, version 4.0.18* This app is easy to use if you just follow the tutorial, and it has many tools for artists and many brushes and even lets you make your own custom brushes and it is a wonderful, easy to use, simple app that makes you pay only ONCE to download it and the rest is yours. ### 5/5 — Still Glitching out *2026-08-06, version 4.0.18* I appreciate the response but it’s still glitching out, when I try to lower the image opacity I am unable to draw. ### 5/5 — I love this app, but one thing *2026-08-04, version 4.0.18* I really love everything about this app, it’s rather intuitive and has a lot of interesting brushes that are actually really helpful, but I have one small problem with it. Every time I try to open like my camera roll to put like an image in the app the whole thing crashes and stops working, and when I go back in after refreshing it, it doesn’t show up with my photos, but after a few times it sometimes does, but I would really like to use it on the palette but am unable due to this. I would still highly recommend the app, especially to beginner artists just getting into digital art, because it’s a fantastic drawing app, even if you’re on a small iPhone like mine 😁 ### 5/5 — Superb *2026-08-01, version 4.0.18* Love this application. Enjoy working with it ### 5/5 — Amazing just one problem *2026-07-30, version 4.0.18* So I LOVE this I used to have sketchbook but this is way better even if it costed 6 dollars but one problem when I press photo my app crashes could you fix this if you need to know more I can change my review for details ### 5/5 — A great art app *2026-07-29, version 4.0.18* I used to use ibisPaint X for my art but ended up finally buying procreate since I’ve wanted it gor year. It was worth every cent! Only thing that’s a little bit of a learning curve is figuring out where all the controls and tools are, but it’s very easy to learn. Making your own brushes from scratch is also very easy (I recommend using a brush with a square shape for cartoony styles like mine). App looks really nice, too. Overall, I recommend this over ibisPaint and basically any other art app on iOS. If you have the money, SHELL OUT. It’s worth it. ### 5/5 — Layers in frames *2026-07-28, version 4.0.18* I love procreate pocket I've been using it for over a year I even have procreate on some of my other devices I use it all the time for drawing and animating but man oh man I wish that there was frames with layers so that I could anime easier instead of having to export each version into smaller things because there's also a frame limit that gets in the way 250 so if they could be frames with layers that would be amazing if not that's perfectly fine the app is still great ### 5/5 — Thank you! *2026-07-28, version 4.0.18* I left a bad review earlier in the day but your team fixed it fast! I’ve used the app for many years and refuse to use any other! I love u procreate! --- *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 2026-09-01.*