Comparison

Adobe Express vs Portrait Drawing

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

Head to head
About

Adobe Express

Create professional marketing and business materials with ease. This app offers intuitive tools for video editing, photo enhancement, background removal, and QR code generation. Maintain brand consistency with customizable templates and brand kits.

Highlights
  • Video editing with templates, music, and effects
  • AI-powered photo editing and object manipulation
  • One-tap background removal for photos and videos
  • Branded QR code generation
  • Brand kit for consistent visuals
  • PDF editing and conversion
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Adobe Express is the quick and easy app to create on-brand content that helps your business stand out and make an impact. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned creator, Adobe Express empowers you and your team to make high-quality marketing and business materials while maintaining brand consistency. VIDEO MADE EASY Looking for the best free video editor? Adobe Express makes video editing simple. Use customizable templates, upload clips from your camera roll, trim and combine footage, add text, music, transitions, and sound effects. Automatically add captions, reframe for social channels, and remove background noise -- all in one place. PHOTO EDITING FOR EVERYONE Adobe Express is the best free photo editor for beginners, offering intuitive tools to enhance your images. Use AI to add or remove objects, apply Photoshop-powered filters, and instantly generate stunning photo art with our AI photo generator. BYE-BYE BACKGROUNDS Need the best app to remove photo backgrounds? Adobe Express makes it effortless. With Quick Actions, remove backgrounds from photos or videos in seconds, convert images to GIFs, and resize content with a single tap. QR CODE GENERATION MADE SIMPLE Create stylish, branded QR codes with ease. Adobe Express is your best QR code generator online, offering customizable styles and colors to match your brand. STAYING ON BRAND MADE EASY With brand kits, keep your fonts, colors, and logos ready to drop into any design. Apply your brand across all your content with a tap. Maintain a cohesive look with Generate Similar and refine designs. EDIT PDFs QUICKLY Update content, swap images, refine layouts, or add your brand’s colors, fonts, and visuals, all in just a few clicks. You can even convert files to PDF or export PDFs to share with your team or audience instantly. QUICK ACTION TOOLS · Trim & resize designs for any channel · Crop photos & convert image files · Convert to GIF from images & videos · Animate a character with your voice · Import PDF Some features are not currently supported on all devices, but good things are coming. Support for more devices is rolling out over time. QUESTIONS? Your feedback and engagement will help us make Adobe Express better for everyone. Join our Discord community [https://discord.gg/adobeexpress] to share your thoughts, connect with the community and get involved with creative challenges Visit Uservoice [https://adobeexpress.uservoice.com/forums/951181-adobe-express] to request new features Let us know about any bugs or issues you encounter in our Adobe Community Forum [https://community.adobe.com/t5/adobe-express/ct-p/ct-adobe-express] PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP Your Adobe Express Premium membership unlocks access to Premium features: · Over 200M royalty-free Adobe Stock photos, videos, music tracks, design elements and fonts · 250 generative credits to generate images, videos, templates and more · Remove Video Background, One-click Resize for multiple channels, brand kits and more Use your Adobe Express Premium plan across your desktop browser and mobile phone. Also includes Adobe Photoshop Express on mobile. Please refer to our full terms of service for more details. [http://www.adobe.com/go/terms_linkfree_en] Terms and conditions: Your use of this Adobe application is governed by the Adobe General Terms of Use http://www.adobe.com/go/terms_linkfree_en, and Adobe Privacy Policy http://www.adobe.com/go/privacy_policy_linkfree_en and any successor versions thereto. Do not sell or share my personal information: www.adobe.com/go/ca-rights-linkfree All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

About

Portrait Drawing

Transform your photos into artistic portraits with this app. It automatically detects faces, isolates them from backgrounds, and applies an artist-drawn effect. Get unique, stylized images from your existing pictures.

Highlights
  • Artist-drawn portrait generation
  • Automatic face detection
  • Background isolation
  • Photo library integration
  • Unique artistic effects
Features
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Portrait Drawing is an app that allows you to get an artist-drawn person face image. Simply take a photo or select a photo from the photo library on your iPhone, the the app will detect a person's face, isolate it from background and generate an artistic portrait drawing image. * Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ** The first photo shown above is Rafaella Mendes Diniz on https://unsplash.com ** The second photo shown above is by Alex Perez on https://unsplash.com ** The third photo shown above is by Clem Onojeghuo on https://unsplash.com

Screenshots

Adobe Express4 screens
Portrait Drawing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Portrait Drawing at 100% against Adobe Express's 58%. Portrait Drawing also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.2 vs 18.0). Adobe Express's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 22 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 Express sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Portrait Drawing sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Portrait Drawing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Adobe Express has 367K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Adobe Express's written reviews are positive against 100% of Portrait Drawing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Adobe Express ships an update every 3 weeks, Portrait Drawing every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Adobe Express versus Portrait Drawing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdobe ExpressPortrait Drawing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (367K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings367K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 22 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#11 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB172 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAdobe Inc.Hikaru Tsuyumine

Customer experience

Adobe Express

All ratings366,940 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews3,156 reviews
Positive58.0%
Neutral6.6%
Negative35.4%

Portrait Drawing

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Adobe Express

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes and freezes when using certain features
  • Disappearing fonts and design elements
  • Issues with exporting high-quality images
  • Inconsistent behavior across mobile and desktop versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more customization options for text, shapes, and layouts
  • Improve alignment and resizing tools
  • Introduce a search function for templates and design elements
  • Allow offline editing and local file storage
  • Provide better organization and management of projects and assets

Portrait Drawing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Adobe Express

Subscriptions10
  • Adobe Express Mobile14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Express Subscription - Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Adobe Express Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Adobe Express Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Adobe Design Mobile : Monthly1 Month trial$14.991 Month
  • Adobe Express Mobile - Yearly14 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Adobe Express - Yearly14 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Adobe Express Yearly14 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Adobe Express Premium - Annual$99.991 Month
  • Adobe Design Mobile: Yearly1 Month trial$149.991 Year
1 purchases

Portrait Drawing

Subscriptions1
  • Ad-free$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Adobe Express free?
Adobe Express is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Portrait Drawing free?
Portrait Drawing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Adobe Express or Portrait Drawing?
Portrait Drawing is rated higher. Adobe Express averages 4.8 out of 5 from 367K ratings, while Portrait Drawing averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Adobe Express or Portrait Drawing have ads?
Portrait Drawing shows ads; Adobe Express does not.
Which is updated more often, Adobe Express or Portrait Drawing?
Adobe Express ships an update every 3 weeks, and Portrait Drawing every 22 months. Most recently, Adobe Express was updated on September 25, 2026 and Portrait Drawing on August 28, 2026.

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