Comparison

Visionn vs Procreate Dreams

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

Head to head
About

Visionn

Transform your photos and videos into artistic renderings with a variety of styles like graphic novel, anime, and oil painting. Apply unique, movie-inspired effects live through your camera or to existing media. Capture full-frame or square photos and videos without length restrictions for post-processing.

Highlights
  • Painterly photo and video rendering
  • Graphic novel, anime, and oil painting styles
  • Live camera effects
  • Full-frame and square capture
  • No video length restrictions
Features
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Turn photos & videos into painterly renderings as seen in the movies Sin City & A Scanner Darkly. Effect styles range from graphic novel art & Anime to oil painting, sketch and more. What makes Visionn different: - Instantly preview and add effects to photos from your camera roll - Unique effects built in-house and based off the same effects used in movies and music videos - All the effects work live in your camera as you’re capturing moments - Full-frame photo and video capture. Yes, we also have a square option too! - No length restrictions when post processing your videos, and live capture up to 4mins of footage at a time Visionn comes from the creators of BeFunky Photo Editor, which currently brings joy to over 30 million people worldwide! Say 'Hi' to our team and let us know what you think, email contact@befunky.com :)

About

Procreate Dreams

Create stunning 2D animations, expressive videos, and captivating stories with powerful, user-friendly tools. This app offers a rich brush library, multi-track timeline, and keyframe animation for dynamic motion and effects. Seamlessly integrate video, audio, and text to bring your creative visions to life.

Highlights
  • Frame-by-frame animation tools
  • Multi-track timeline
  • Keyframes for motion and effects
  • Over 300 textured brushes
  • Video, photo, and audio import/editing
  • Real-time rendering engine
  • Customizable onion skins
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Procreate Dreams is an award-winning animation app, packed with powerful tools that anyone can use. Create rich 2D animations, expressive videos, and breathtaking stories on iPad. With over 300 beautifully textured Procreate brushes, Procreate Dreams is perfect for creating gorgeous hand drawn, frame-by-frame animations. Highlights: - Powerful frame-by-frame animation tools. - Responsive Multi-track timeline. - Keyframes for motion and cinematic animations. - Record motion or effects effortlessly through touch. - Handcrafted animation brush library. - Next generation, realtime rendering engine. Create frame-by-frame animations: - Explore over 300 beautifully textured brushes to bring artistic soul to your work. - Compatible with all Procreate brushes - Up to 16K resolution for drawings. - Paint outside your stage. - Customizable onion skins. - Automatic, freehand/lasso, and shape selections. - Permanently transform, warp and distort your drawings. - Blend modes and clipping, luminance, and layer masking - Apply permanent filters & adjustments. Compose video, photos, audio, and type: - Import, edit and trim video. - Draw-over your content. - Add voice-overs and music. - Craft titles, type and credits with typography styling, and design attributes. Add animated motion and effects: - Add keyframes to your content for precise transitions of motion and effects. - Modify easing to refine your timing. - Move, scale, rotate, warp & distort animations. - HSB, opacity, gaussian blur, lens blur, noise, and sharpen effects. - Group content to unlock the power of layered animations. Import existing assets and content: - Import video & photos in JPG, PNG, TGA, Procreate, MP4, GIF, and ProRes format. - Import audio in MP3, AIFF, WAV, FLAC, AAC, CAFF, M4A, AC3, and MP2 format. - Import custom and purchased Procreate brushes. - Import layered Procreate files. - Import Procreate Animation Assist as a Flipbook. Share your work with the world: - Export MP4s and MOVs in H264, HEVC, and ProRes codecs. - Export transparent video. - Export PNG sequences with transparency for professional pipelines. - Export your current frame as a transparent image. - Share your .drm files with your audio and video included. Next generation technology - Seamlessly mix drawing, frame-by-frame animation, keyframing, video editing, and compositing. - Real-time rendering makes waiting a thing of the past. - Never lose artwork again with continuous auto-save and undo history.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Visionn at $1.99 against Procreate Dreams's $12.99. Visionn also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.3). Procreate Dreams's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Visionn costs $1.99 and Procreate Dreams $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Visionn against 3.9 for Procreate Dreams. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 209 and 598 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 46% of Visionn's written reviews are positive against 41% of Procreate Dreams's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visionn ships an update every 5 months, Procreate Dreams every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Visionn versus Procreate Dreams: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisionnProcreate Dreams
Price$1.99 — better$12.99
Rating3.9 (209 ratings) — better3.9 (598 ratings)
Positive reviews46.0% of reviews — better41.0% of reviews
Number of ratings209598 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.3
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB1.7 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeFunky IncSavage Interactive Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Visionn

All ratings209 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative23.4%
Written reviews113 reviews
Positive46.0%
Neutral6.2%
Negative47.8%

Procreate Dreams

All ratings595 ratings
Positive70.4%
Neutral11.4%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews2,226 reviews
Positive41.0%
Neutral24.4%
Negative34.6%

User reviews

Visionn

From 209 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎨 Interesting art styles
  • 💡 Real-time video effects
  • 🎨 Transforms photos into paintings

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Distorts images too much
  • 🔍 Lacks control over filter intensity
  • 💰 Not worth the price
  • 🎨 Limited number of filters

Procreate Dreams

From 598 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Smooth animation experience
  • 🚀 Intuitive interface
  • 💡 Potential for great app
  • 🚀 Powerful animation tools
  • 👍 Clean and simple UI

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🔍 Missing key features like lasso tool and layer management
  • 🔍 Lack of brush customization and import options
  • 🔍 Clunky timeline and onion skin functionality
  • 🔍 Unintuitive navigation and hidden features

Bugs and requests

Visionn

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on older devices
  • Slow-motion videos don't work properly
  • Glitches with black boxes appearing in videos

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more filter options
  • Ability to adjust filter intensity
  • Support for existing photos, not just new ones

Procreate Dreams

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Undo/redo issues, sometimes undoing more than intended
  • Crashes and freezes when working with complex animations
  • Inconsistent behavior when importing assets from Procreate

Requested features

6 requests
  • Lasso tool for selecting and transforming parts of drawings
  • Ability to merge, reorder, and manage layers
  • Custom brush creation and import options
  • Improved timeline controls and onion skin visibility
  • More intuitive UI and better discoverability of features
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  • Ability to set custom canvas size and frame rate

In-app purchases

None

Visionn

No in-app purchases

None

Procreate Dreams

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Visionn free?
Visionn costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Procreate Dreams free?
Procreate Dreams costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Visionn or Procreate Dreams?
Visionn is rated higher. Visionn averages 3.9 out of 5 from 209 ratings, while Procreate Dreams averages 3.9 from 598 ratings.
Do Visionn or Procreate Dreams have ads?
Neither Visionn nor Procreate Dreams shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visionn or Procreate Dreams?
Visionn ships an update every 5 months, and Procreate Dreams every 5 weeks. Most recently, Visionn was updated on November 13, 2026 and Procreate Dreams on November 14, 2026.

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