Comparison

Procreate Pocket vs Linearity Curve Graphic Design

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

Head to head
About

Procreate Pocket

This powerful art application allows users to create detailed sketches, illustrations, and animations directly on their iPhone. It offers a vast library of brushes, advanced layering, and precision design tools for a professional creative experience on the go.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of handmade brushes
  • Advanced layer system
  • Precision design tools
  • Frame-by-frame animation
  • Time-lapse replay
  • Color management tools
Features
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App of the Year winner Procreate Pocket is the most feature-packed and versatile art app ever designed for iPhone. Procreate Pocket has everything you need to create expressive sketches, gorgeous illustrations, design concepts, enhanced photos, and beautiful animations. Offering hundreds of handmade brushes, a suite of intuitive artistic tools, and an advanced layer system. Work on the couch, on the train, at the beach, or while waiting in line for coffee. It’s a creative companion in the palm of your hand. Highlights: • Sketch ideas when inspiration strikes • Create engaging photo collages and draw-overs • Add filters and captivating effects to your images • Mark-up documents and give feedback on the fly Breakthrough brushes: • Packed with hundreds of beautifully crafted brushes • Organize your brushes into sets and libraries • Over 100 customizable settings for every brush • Import and export custom Procreate brushes • Import Adobe® Photoshop® brushes, and run them faster than Photoshop® Full-featured layering system: • Layer your art for precise control over details and composition • Create Layer Masks and Clipping Masks for non-destructive editing • Stay organized by combining layers into Groups • Select multiple layers to move or Transform objects simultaneously • Access over 25 layer blend modes for industry-grade compositing Color without compromise: • Fill your line work with ColorDrop and SwatchDrop • Disc, Classic, Harmony, Value, and Palette color panels • Import color profiles for color matching • Assign Color Dynamics to any brush Precision design tools: • Revolutionary QuickShape feature for perfect shapes • Add vector text to your illustrations • Easily import all your favorite fonts • Crop and resize your canvas for perfect composition • Perspective, Isometric, 2D, and Symmetry visual guides • Drawing Assist perfects your strokes in real time • StreamLine and stabilization smooths strokes for beautiful calligraphy and expert inking Animation and Page Assist • Easy frame-by-frame animation with customizable onion skinning • Create storyboards, GIFs, animatics, and simple animations • Sketch page-by-page concepts, or begin a comic, with Page Assist • Import, edit, and share PDFs Dramatic finishing effects: • Gradient Map — remap your image’s colors with a customizable gradient • Glitch, Chromatic Aberration, Glow, and Halftone add new dimensions to your work • Gaussian and Motion Blur filters for depth and movement, or use Sharpen for perfect clarity • Advanced Noise filter gives you more control for a classic, retro look • Adjust Hue, Saturation, or Brightness in real time • Powerful image adjustments including Color Balance, Curves, and HSB • Bring your art to life with the fun, intuitive, and creative Warp, Symmetry, and Liquify Dynamics Time-lapse replay • Relive your creative journey with Procreate’s Time-lapse Replay • Export your Time-lapse recording in 4K for high-quality video production • Share a shorter 30-second Time-lapse on your socials Reference Companion: • Keep a full canvas or reference image with you at all times • Paint on your face with AR • Color-pick right from the reference window Import assets and share your creations: • Import or export your art as Adobe® Photoshop® PSD files • Import Adobe® ASE and ACO Color Palettes • Import image files such as JPG, PNG, and TIFF • Export your working files in layered .procreate or PSD file formats • Share your art as TIFF, transparent PNG, multi-page PDF, web-ready JPEG, and animated GIFs, PNGs, and MP4s Accessibility • Global stroke stabilization, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, and color naming

About

Linearity Curve Graphic Design

Create professional vector art and graphic designs on your mobile devices. This app offers powerful tools for drawing, illustration, and photo vectorization, allowing you to design logos, marketing materials, and digital art with precision and ease.

Highlights
  • Bezier Pen and Node tools
  • Auto Trace for vectorizing images
  • Layer system with blend modes
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Cloud sync across devices
  • Import and export industry formats
Features
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Professional vector art and graphic design software on iPad and iPhone! Linearity Curve (formerly Vectornator) is a powerful vector graphics editor built for iPad, Mac, and iPhone. Create stunning vector art with precision Bezier tools, design complex illustrations with a full layer system, and vectorize photos or sketches into clean SVG files in seconds. From logos and brand systems to marketing graphics and digital art, Curve gives you professional graphic design tools wherever you go. VECTOR DRAWING TOOLS FOR PROFESSIONAL WORKFLOWS - Bezier Pen and Node tools for smooth, editable vector art at any scale - Shape Builder combines and subtracts shapes with a single tap - Boolean operations for complex graphics compositions - Smart guides and customizable grids for pixel-perfect alignment - Text on path for curved headlines and creative type layouts - Multiple artboards for logos, posters, pitch decks, and full campaign designs VECTORIZE ANY IMAGE WITH AUTO TRACE - Instantly trace and vectorize sketches, photos, illustrations, or scanned artwork into editable vector paths - Background Removal isolates subjects from any image in one tap - Convert PNG, JPG, or any image to clean, organized SVG vector files - Export SVG, AI, PDF, PNG, JPG, and TIFF with properly grouped layers - Full RGB and CMYK color support for screen and print production ADVANCED ILLUSTRATION AND DIGITAL ART TOOLS - Create custom vector brushes for a unique and consistent style - Gradient tools with linear, radial, and mesh-style - Layer system with blend modes, opacity, and masking for complex graphics - Eyedropper and saved color palettes for consistent brand colors - Snap to grid, guides, and objects for precise vector drawing BUILT FOR IPAD AND IPHONE - Apple Pencil support for natural, pressure-sensitive vector drawing - Touch-optimized interface designed for mobile creativity - Gesture-based navigation for fluid canvas control - Optimized for all iPad and iPhone screen sizes - Cloud sync keeps projects upd Native iOS performance — fast, responsive, and fluid on every device Contact: support@linearity.io Privacy: linearity.io/privacy-policy Follow us: @linearityhq

Screenshots

Procreate Pocket4 screens
Linearity Curve Graphic Design4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Linearity Curve Graphic Design at Free against Procreate Pocket's $5.99. Linearity Curve Graphic Design also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). Procreate Pocket's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 18) and chart position (#1 vs #157). On 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

Linearity Curve Graphic Design is free to download; Procreate Pocket costs $5.99 up front. Linearity Curve Graphic Design sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Procreate Pocket asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Linearity Curve Graphic Design holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13K and 14K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Procreate Pocket's written reviews are positive against 61% of Linearity Curve Graphic Design's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Procreate Pocket ships an update every 3 months, Linearity Curve Graphic Design every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Procreate Pocket versus Linearity Curve Graphic Design: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProcreate PocketLinearity Curve Graphic Design
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (13K ratings)4.5 (14K ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.7% of reviews61.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K14K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#1 — better#157
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.1 GB797 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSavage Interactive Pty LtdLinearity GmbH

Customer experience

Procreate Pocket

All ratings12,869 ratings
Positive68.7%
Neutral8.5%
Negative22.9%
Written reviews2,274 reviews
Positive57.7%
Neutral14.1%
Negative28.2%

Linearity Curve Graphic Design

All ratings14,466 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews2,231 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral5.6%
Negative33.0%

User reviews

Procreate Pocket

From 13K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent drawing app for iPhone
  • 👍 Customizable brushes and palettes
  • 👍 Convenient for on-the-go sketching
  • 👍 Affordable price point
  • 👍 Seamless integration with iPad version

Room to improve

  • 🐛 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

Linearity Curve Graphic Design

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Powerful vector drawing tools
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • 💡 Ability to have multiple artboards open
  • 🚀 Fast and responsive performance
  • 👍 Helpful tutorials and documentation

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
  • 🔒 Concerns about forced cloud integration and data privacy
  • 💰 Subscription model seen as too expensive for casual users
  • 🔒 Inability to export or access files without subscription
  • 🔒 Limiting free tier to only 3 files

Bugs and requests

Procreate Pocket

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Imported images/brushes not showing up
  • Layers merging unexpectedly
  • Color issues when tracing or filling
  • Navigation bar disappearing during use

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add blending and smudge tools
  • Increase layer limit and canvas size
  • Implement dark mode option
  • Add text and fill tools
  • Improve undo/redo functionality

Linearity Curve Graphic Design

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inconsistent behavior when using the pen tool
  • Issues with resizing and manipulating text boxes
  • Problems with the auto-trace feature producing inaccurate results
  • Crashes and data loss when working on large or complex projects

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add symmetry drawing option
  • Improve text editing capabilities (e.g. line spacing, kerning)
  • Introduce more brush and gradient options
  • Allow importing vectors as layers
  • Add measurement tools (e.g. line length, angle)
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  • Improve canvas rotation and locking functionality

In-app purchases

None

Procreate Pocket

No in-app purchases

15 purchases

Linearity Curve Graphic Design

Subscriptions15
  • Weekly$7.997 Days
  • Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Linearity Pro (Monthly)$14.991 Month
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  • Monthly2 variants$14.991 Month
  • Linearity Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$39.001 Year
  • Yearly$39.001 Year
  • Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Yearly7 Days trial$74.991 Year
  • Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Limited-time offer (Yearly)7 Days trial$96.001 Year
  • Yearly7 Days trial$96.001 Year
  • Linearity Pro (Yearly)$119.991 Year
  • Yearly7 Days trial$119.991 Year

Questions

Is Procreate Pocket free?
Procreate Pocket costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Linearity Curve Graphic Design free?
Linearity Curve Graphic Design is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Procreate Pocket or Linearity Curve Graphic Design?
Linearity Curve Graphic Design is rated higher. Procreate Pocket averages 3.8 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Linearity Curve Graphic Design averages 4.5 from 14K ratings.
Do Procreate Pocket or Linearity Curve Graphic Design have ads?
Neither Procreate Pocket nor Linearity Curve Graphic Design shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Procreate Pocket or Linearity Curve Graphic Design?
Procreate Pocket ships an update every 3 months, and Linearity Curve Graphic Design every 9 days. Most recently, Procreate Pocket was updated on November 1, 2026 and Linearity Curve Graphic Design on November 1, 2026.
Which is more popular, Procreate Pocket or Linearity Curve Graphic Design?
Procreate Pocket currently peaks at #1 in the App Store charts, and Linearity Curve Graphic Design at #157. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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