Comparison

Adobe Illustrator vs Brushes for Procreate

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Adobe Illustrator

Create logos, illustrations, and graphics on your iPad with intuitive Apple Pencil support. Design vector art, manipulate type, and create patterns on the go, even offline. Seamlessly sync your work across devices and other Adobe apps.

Highlights
  • Vector drawing with Apple Pencil
  • Advanced typography tools
  • Pattern creation
  • Image vectorization
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Gradient and color tools
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Create logos, illustrations, graphics and more. Illustrator on the iPad works intuitively with your Apple Pencil so you can design on the go from anywhere, even offline - it’s never been easier to take your creativity to new places. Design with precision, as naturally as you would with pen and paper. Create vector lines, shapes, type, gradients, and effects. Merge or cut graphics with quick, intuitive Pencil gestures to remove unwanted areas. Make your graphics pop with effects, and access over 18,000 fonts, 20+ color palettes, up-to-the-minute live streams from famous creatives, and guided tutorials. Work on a project across Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Fresco. Plus, your Illustrator work is automatically synced to the cloud, so you and your team can always access the latest version from your desktop or iPad. This app is part of Adobe Creative Cloud. It’s free for Creative Cloud members who have a plan that includes Illustrator. INTUITIVE AND PRECISE DRAWING WITH APPLE PENCIL • Natural ways to draw — Make lines and curves using the Pen, Pencil, and Brush tools • Art and Calligraphic Brushes — Create and apply brush strokes to add artistic elements to your artwork. • Pinpoint editing — Create perfect graphics without quality loss with Smart Delete, Simplify Path, and more • Point precision — Edit graphics down to the point, radius, or angle level NEW WAYS TO MAKE STUNNING PATTERNS AND SHAPES • Vectorize — Convert raster images or paper sketches into vector images. • Radial, grid, and mirror repeat — Turn graphics into sophisticated patterns • Polygon shape creation — Make objects out of circles, triangles, squares, and stars • Transform as Shape — Transform paths and curves without manual manipulation of anchor points. • Blend Tool — Smoothly blend one shape into another across a specified number of steps. THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE TYPE TOOLKIT FOR IPAD • 18,000+ fonts — Use one of the thousands of high-quality fonts included in the Adobe Fonts library • Fonts of your own — Upload and design with any of your own licensed fonts and use them on both desktop and iPad • Type on a path — Bend and flow text onto the surface of lines and shapes • Outlined text — Turn text into an editable format that can be modified without limits • Variable fonts — They’re infinitely customizable • Color fonts — Explore gorgeous color variations and gradients that are built into the font BRILLIANT COLORS AND GRADIENTS • Point gradients — Drag and drop colors to create dynamic blends of diffused colors • 20+ color books — Use industry-standard color swatches or incorporate your own SEAMLESS MOVEMENT BETWEEN DEVICES AND APPS • File syncing between Illustrator on the desktop and on the iPad — Projects are automatically synced and accessible across devices • Photoshop import — Easily place a Photoshop image into your Illustrator design • Standard file format export — Create, save, and open Illustrator (AI) files with no loss of quality, and export in the most common formats, including SVG, PDF, PNG, and PSD. KEEPING TABS ON THE LATEST CREATIVE TRENDS • Livestreaming — Watch and learn from top design-industry creatives daily, right within the app • Trends to discover — Explore projects by other creatives Terms & Conditions: Your use of this application is governed by the Adobe General Terms of Use http://www.adobe.com/go/terms_linkfree_en and the Adobe Privacy Policy http://www.adobe.com/go/privacy_policy_linkfree_en Do Not Sell My Personal Information: www.adobe.com/go/ca-rights-linkfree

About

Brushes for Procreate

Access a vast library of over 3855 professional-quality brushes, fonts, textures, and more for Procreate. Enhance your digital art with easy one-click installation and new content added weekly. Create stunning artwork for commercial use.

Highlights
  • 3855+ Procreate brushes
  • Easy 1-click install
  • New content weekly
  • Fonts, textures, stickers
  • 3D models and palettes
  • Video tutorials
  • Commercial usage allowed
Features
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Get trendy brushes for Procreate. In collaboration with professional artists we made thousands top brushes that allow you to make fantastic works easily and take your art to the next level! Our Brushes, Fonts, Textures, Stickers, Collections, 3D Models & Palettes trusted by thousands of artists all over the world will help you! We've helped millions of artists improve their work and take it to the next level. Don't miss the new brushes that have been released EVERY Thursday FOR more than 4 YEARS. Don't miss it! Use any content with easy & fast 1 click install. It suits both Procreate for iPad and Procreate Pocket for iPhone. New content is available every week, at least 55 new Procreate brushes and sets per month! And also constant updates of textures, fonts, thematic collections, 3d models, stickers and video tutorials. Your works made with our content are allowed for commercial usage! Every single item is unique and illustrated by our artists, so you will know what you can do with it. And we know that every artist even Pro needs some good brushes to boost art and productivity. We spent thousands of hours working to make professional tools for you and save your time! Create gorgeous authentic digital paintings and drawings in Procreate with ease! -- Brushes, brush sets, collections: One of the largest brushes collections on the web. Only high quality brushes in big size for all the canvas sizes. 1500+ single brushes and sets with more than 3000+ brushes totally. 40-80 new brushes every month (uploaded weekly). Direct 1 click install to your Procreate Imported brushes folder. Crafted only for our app by top and high-paid artists with love and passion for detail. -- Fonts: Add a new stylish look for your texts. No boring regular fonts, only fresh, modern and trendy content. -- Textures: Transform your digital artwork in seconds with the textures. Use them like the bottom layer to make. Try to overlay it to make a new sharp look. Or just draw on them! -- Stickers: Download or copy stickers directly to your work. Or even Instagram Stories.Our gorgeous stickers will help you complete composition or just help you not to draw some things! -- 3D Models: A new dimension of art. Use your imagination with all sorts of 3D models that you can draw on. Create like never before. -- Palettes: Dozens of palettes with hand picked colors made by colorists will help you to rocket start your art with right colors. -- Video: Some video tutorials right in the app to help you make your works with our brushes (all the brushes are available to download below video). And some speedpaints for you inspiration! Our FREE VERSION Brushes app gives you the opportunity to unlimited downloads for free. You can download 495+ free brushes and get new free content EVERY WEEK. With any of SUBSCRIPTION option you can: - Get unlimited access to all 3000+ brushes, dozen fonts, textures, collections and so on. - Get additional premium brushes and brush sets every week. - Guarantee of quality and risk free refunds. You can choose one of the subscription options: - 1 months - 6 months - 12 months This app is not an official part of the Procreate app. This application is created by enthusiastic artists to create the largest and most affordable collection of brushes and other things for the amazing Procreate application. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the time of purchase confirmation. Subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase.

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Verdict

The call

Adobe Illustrator and Brushes for Procreate both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 48% of Brushes for Procreate's written reviews are positive against 13% of Adobe Illustrator's. Brushes for Procreate also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Adobe Illustrator sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Brushes for Procreate sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brushes for Procreate holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37K and 20K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Adobe Illustrator's written reviews are positive against 48% of Brushes for Procreate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Adobe Illustrator versus Brushes for Procreate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdobe IllustratorBrushes for Procreate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (37K ratings)4.7 (20K ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.2% of reviews48.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37K — better20K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size856 MB29 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAdobe Inc.Maria Puznaeva

Customer experience

Adobe Illustrator

All ratings36,153 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral3.9%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews545 reviews
Positive13.2%
Neutral14.5%
Negative72.3%

Brushes for Procreate

All ratings19,620 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews428 reviews
Positive48.4%
Neutral10.5%
Negative41.1%

User reviews

Adobe Illustrator

From 37K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth and intuitive
  • 👍 Great for on-the-go vector work
  • 🚀 Seamless sync with desktop Illustrator
  • 👍 Useful for quick sketches and illustrations

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🔍 Missing key desktop features
  • 🔍 Buggy layer and selection handling
  • 🔍 Limited export options and quality
  • 🔍 Unintuitive interface in some areas

Brushes for Procreate

From 20K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Creative possibilities
  • ⭐ Helpful and convenient
  • 🤯 Lots of brushes to choose from
  • 👍 Great layout
  • 🤩 Amazing app

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔒 Difficult to find free brushes
  • 🤮 Horrible app experience
  • 🤯 Overwhelming premium content
  • 🐛 Crashes frequently

Bugs and requests

Adobe Illustrator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Layers disappearing or not updating properly
  • Eraser tool behaving inconsistently
  • Pasting content causing unexpected issues
  • Frequent crashes when working on complex files

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to rotate canvas
  • More brush and stroke customization options
  • Implement Gaussian blur and other effects
  • Add support for keyboard shortcuts
  • Improve file management and cloud sync

Brushes for Procreate

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Brushes not importing properly to Procreate
  • App freezing when trying to download brushes
  • Subscription issues and unable to cancel

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add a free brush filter
  • Improve brush categorization
  • Offer more free brushes
  • Allow purchasing individual brush packs
  • Improve brush previews

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Adobe Illustrator

Subscriptions4
  • Illustrator on iPad : Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Adobe Design Mobile: Monthly1 Month trial$14.991 Month
  • Illustrator on iPad : Yearly1 Month trial$79.991 Year
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  • Adobe Design Mobile: Yearly1 Month trial$149.991 Year
6 purchases

Brushes for Procreate

Subscriptions6
  • Brushes for Procreate & Pocket$9.991 Month
  • Become Procreator with Brushes$19.991 Year
  • 6 Months Subscription$29.996 Months
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  • 12 Months Subscription - Sale$29.991 Year
  • 12 Months Subscription$37.991 Year
  • 试用有限优惠$37.991 Year

Questions

Is Adobe Illustrator free?
Adobe Illustrator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brushes for Procreate free?
Brushes for Procreate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Adobe Illustrator or Brushes for Procreate?
Brushes for Procreate is rated higher. Adobe Illustrator averages 4.5 out of 5 from 37K ratings, while Brushes for Procreate averages 4.7 from 20K ratings.
Do Adobe Illustrator or Brushes for Procreate have ads?
Neither Adobe Illustrator nor Brushes for Procreate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Adobe Illustrator or Brushes for Procreate?
Adobe Illustrator ships an update every 2 months, and Brushes for Procreate every 2 months. Most recently, Adobe Illustrator was updated on October 19, 2026 and Brushes for Procreate on October 18, 2026.

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