Comparison

Adobe Capture 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 Capture

Transform your surroundings into design assets like color palettes, vectors, fonts, and brushes. Seamlessly integrate these creations into Adobe apps for graphic design, illustration, and video projects.

Highlights
  • Remove background from images
  • Vectorize images into scalable graphics
  • Identify and find fonts
  • Create color themes and gradients
  • Build custom digital brushes
  • Generate patterns and 3D textures
  • Capture light and color for grading
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"Adobe Capture transforms your images into beautiful color palettes, vectors, fonts, patterns and more. Imagine looking through your camera to see patterns, vectors, and even fonts. Now imagine turning those visions into design materials to immediately use in apps like Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Adobe Fresco. The power to transform the world around you into creative assets to build your projects is in the palm of your hands. The creation of graphic design elements is now just a camera click away. Remove Background from Images Take your photo inspiration and transform the background to use in your design projects. Create high-quality graphics to use in your projects. Vectorize on the Go Create vectors instantly with Shapes. Turn images into smooth, detailed, scalable vectors with 1-32 colors, for use in logos, illustration, animation, and more. Point and shoot at your drawing or upload a photo and watch it magically transform into clean, crisp lines. Voice or Audio to text Record your voice to see it transform in text. Replace and add text in your speech directly by editing the transcript. This new audio recording feature is easy to use and will enhance your audio creations. Import audio files to different Adobe apps or download them to your device as WAV files. Identify Typography Find your perfect font using Adobe Capture. Take a photo of the type you like (in a magazine, on a label, a sign, anywhere!) and watch a list of similar Adobe Fonts magically appear. Create Color Themes and Gradients Looking for customized color palettes? Find an inspiring gradient? Find color by number or hex? Aim your camera at the scene that has the colors you want and capture them to use in your artwork. Build Beautiful Digital Brushes Can’t find the right brush to paint? Take a photo or use an image to create digital brushes that match your creative vision. Use your brushes in Photoshop, Illustrator, or Fresco for rich painterly effects. Craft Intricate Patterns Capture inspiring images and generate patterns with ease. Create beautiful, colorful patterns that fit with your creative projects by using your vector shapes with our precision pattern builder. Generate 3D Textures Generate realistic PBR materials for use in 3D design straight from the camera. Modify your materials for even more texture or blend the edges for seamless repeat tiling on your 3D objects. Capture Light and Color Collect light and hue to turn into beautiful color grading profiles for your images and videos with Looks. Record the magic of sunset and transfer that feel to use in your photos and video projects. Seamlessly Sync Creative Elements All of your assets save to Adobe Creative Cloud Libraries. Instantly access your digital elements from your Creative Cloud account in all compatible applications. Compatible Adobe Apps and Programs for Creative Assets Photoshop, Photoshop for iPad, Adobe Fresco, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, Illustrator for iPad, InDesign, Dimension, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Animate, Substance 3D Apps, and Adobe Express. 2GB FILE STORAGE The free, basic Creative Cloud membership includes 2GB of complimentary storage for file syncing and sharing. MORE STORAGE (Optional in-app purchase) You can purchase an additional 20GB for $1.99 (US dollars) of Creative Cloud file storage per month. You must be 13 or older and agree to Adobe’s terms and privacy policy, viewable at: http://www.adobe.com/privacy/policy-linkfree.html http://www.adobe.com/special/misc/terms.html"

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.

Screenshots

Adobe Capture4 screens
Brushes for Procreate4 screens

Verdict

The call

Adobe Capture and Brushes for Procreate both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 74% of Adobe Capture's written reviews are positive against 48% of Brushes for Procreate's. 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 Capture sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Adobe Capture against 4.7 for Brushes for Procreate. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24K and 20K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Adobe Capture's written reviews are positive against 48% of Brushes for Procreate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Adobe Capture ships an update monthly, Brushes for Procreate every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Adobe Capture versus Brushes for Procreate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdobe CaptureBrushes for Procreate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (24K ratings) — better4.7 (20K ratings)
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews — better48.4% of reviews
Number of ratings24K — better20K
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size367 MB29 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAdobe Inc.Maria Puznaeva

Customer experience

Adobe Capture

All ratings24,270 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews582 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative19.4%

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 Capture

From 24K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great for converting Procreate files to vector
  • 👍 Easy to use and powerful tool
  • 💡 Useful for digitizing art and creating patterns
  • 🎨 Helpful for color and material capture
  • ⚡️ Quick and efficient workflow

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes frequently
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns around data usage
  • 🔍 Buggy and glitchy at times
  • 🔧 Complex and difficult to use in newer versions
  • 📁 Difficulty accessing and managing saved files

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 Capture

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Frequent crashes when using certain features
  • Inability to log in or access the app on some devices
  • Issues with image tracing and vector conversion
  • Syncing problems and lost files in Creative Cloud
  • Unreliable text recognition and font matching

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to select and export multiple shapes/patterns at once
  • Improved image export quality and resolution
  • More control over vector smoothing and cleanup
  • Offline functionality and reduced reliance on Creative Cloud
  • Better integration with other Adobe apps and services

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

1 purchases

Adobe Capture

Subscriptions1
  • CC Storage (20 GB)$1.991 Month
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 Capture free?
Adobe Capture 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 Capture or Brushes for Procreate?
Adobe Capture is rated higher. Adobe Capture averages 4.8 out of 5 from 24K ratings, while Brushes for Procreate averages 4.7 from 20K ratings.
Do Adobe Capture or Brushes for Procreate have ads?
Neither Adobe Capture nor Brushes for Procreate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Adobe Capture or Brushes for Procreate?
Adobe Capture ships an update monthly, and Brushes for Procreate every 2 months. Most recently, Adobe Capture was updated on October 15, 2026 and Brushes for Procreate on October 14, 2026.

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