Comparison

Procreate Pocket vs Munbyn Print

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

Head to head
About

Procreate Pocket

Create expressive sketches, rich paintings, and beautiful illustrations on your iPhone. This app offers a complete art studio with hundreds of brushes, advanced layering, and powerful design tools.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of handmade brushes
  • Advanced layer system
  • High resolution canvases
  • Revolutionary QuickShape feature
  • Frame-by-frame animation
  • Customizable brush studio
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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, rich paintings, gorgeous illustrations, and beautiful animations. Offering hundreds of handmade brushes, a suite of intuitive artistic tools, an advanced layer system, and the powerful Valkyrie graphics engine. Work on the couch, on the train, at the beach, or while waiting in line for coffee. It’s a complete art studio in the palm of your hand. Highlights: • High resolution canvases — up to 16k by 4k on compatible devices • Intuitive Dark Mode interface made for iPhone • Revolutionary QuickShape feature for perfect shapes • Smooth and responsive smudge sampling • Powered by Valkyrie, the lightning-fast 64-bit painting engine • Create art in stunning 64-bit color • 250 levels of undo and redo • Continuous auto-save — never lose work again Breakthrough brushes: • Packed with 100s of beautifully crafted brushes • Brush sets keep your painting, sketching, and drawing brushes organized • Over 100 customizable settings for every brush • Brush Studio — design custom brushes • 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 and Clipping Masks for non-destructive editing • Stay organized by combining layers into groups • Transform objects simultaneously across multiple layers • Access over 25 layer blend modes for industry-grade compositing Color without compromise: • Fill your line work with ColorDrop • Disc, Classic, Harmony, Value, and Palette color panels • Import color profiles for color matching • Assign Color Dynamics to any brush Precision design tools: • 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 smooths your strokes for beautiful lettering and expert inking Animation Assist: • Easy frame-by-frame animation with customizable onion skinning • Create storyboards, GIFs, animatics, and simple animations • Export your animations in the full resolution of your canvas Dramatic finishing effects: • Gradient Map — remap your image’s colors with a customizable gradient • Glitch, Chromatic Aberration, Glow, and Halftone to 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 celebrated Time-lapse Replay • Export your Time-lapse recording in 4K for high-end video production • Share a short, 30-second version of your 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 images files such as JPG, PNG, and TIFF • Drag and drop artworks, brushes, palettes, and fonts between applications• Export to AirDrop, iCloud Drive, Photos, iTunes, Dropbox, Google Drive, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, TikTok, Weibo, Mail, and more • Share your art as PDF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, GIF, HEVC, or MP4 files

About

Munbyn Print

This app simplifies label printing with Bluetooth connectivity and a rich template library. Create custom labels for work, life, or hobbies using an intuitive editor with OCR and batch printing capabilities. Enjoy inkless, eco-friendly printing with cloud storage for your designs.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Rich template library
  • Smart editor with OCR
  • Batch printing
  • Cloud storage
  • Inkless thermal printing
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Munbyn Print — Make Printing Easy & Fun Munbyn Print is a powerful, smart thermal label printing app that transforms your label creation and printing workflow. Simply connect your label printer via Bluetooth on your mobile device. It fits perfectly for office work, home organization, study planning, DIY crafts, e-commerce shipping and more. Design freely and print high-quality labels in seconds. Multi-language Support English/Chinese/Spanish/French/Japanese/German/Italian/Portuguese (Brazil) Key Features Rich Template Library - Thousands of free templates for tags, storage labels, shipping stickers and daily scenarios - One-click access and full customization to create unique personalized labels effortlessly Smart Editor - All-in-one visual editor: add text, tables, illustrations, icons, images, dates & more - Built-in voice recognition, QR, barcode and bulk serial generators for professional labels - Intuitive interface; beginners can design labels easily AI Creative Tools - AI Text-to-Image: Enter prompts to generate custom graphics for your labels - AI Image-to-Image: Restyle original images to quickly refine label assets - AI Background Remover: One-click background removal to extract design subjects Bulk Import, Printing & Batch Cropping - Batch import files for continuous printing, saving repetitive work for shipping and asset tagging - Crop flexibly: Current Page / All Pages / Odd Pages / Even Pages Clarity Enhancement Algorithm - Image optimization auto-adjusts brightness and contrast for crisp graphics - Text sharpening enhances edge clarity to keep small text sharp and blur-free Multi-Format File Printing - Supports direct printing for PDF, TXT, PNG and JPG files - Built-in cropping and one-click preprocessing for perfect print results Powerful OCR Text Recognition - Built‑in OCR extracts text from images, ready for editing and layout adjustments to skip manual typing Folder Management - Create categorized folders to organize all your label projects - Quickly find and reuse saved designs for tidy project management Cloud Storage - Encrypted cloud storage saves templates & designs with seamless cross-device sync - Access, edit and manage your works anytime across mobile devices Professional Technical Support - Submit feedback, report issues and share usage tips online to receive fast professional guidance - Dedicated support team on standby to provide end-to-end assistance and resolve your questions Auto-Renewable Subscription Terms 1. Available Subscription Plan a) Starter Plan: Monthly auto-renewing subscription (valid for 1 calendar month) 2. Subscription Pricing a) Starter Plan: $9.99 per month with auto-renewal; original annual price $59.99. Membership Benefits: 60 total AI credits, unlock Text-to-Image, Image-to-Image and AI Background Remover. 3. Payment After purchase confirmation, payment will be charged to your Apple ID account. 4. Auto-Renewal Rule Your Apple ID will be charged automatically within 24 hours before your current subscription expires. Upon successful payment, your subscription will be extended for another month. 5. How to Cancel Auto-Renewal Go to iPhone Settings → Tap your Apple ID → Subscriptions, locate this app to manage your subscription. You may turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours prior to the next billing cycle. Your active membership benefits remain available until the expiry date after cancellation. 6. Terms of Service MUNBYN Paid Services Agreement: https://appapi.munbyn.com/subscriptionPaymentTermsOfService/?language=en User Agreement: https://appapi.munbyn.com/common/user-agreement.html 7. Privacy Policy Privacy Policy: https://appapi.munbyn.com/common/privacy-policy.html Download Munbyn Print now to enjoy unprecedented printing convenience and fun. Our label printing application provides excellent technical support and service to ensure every use is a pleasant experience.

Screenshots

Procreate Pocket4 screens
Munbyn Print4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Munbyn Print at Free against Procreate Pocket's $5.99. Munbyn Print also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.8) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Procreate Pocket's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#1 vs #72). On review sentiment, ads 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

Munbyn Print is free to download; Procreate Pocket costs $5.99 up front. Munbyn Print sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Procreate Pocket asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Munbyn Print holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Procreate Pocket has 13K ratings behind it against 1.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Procreate Pocket's written reviews are positive against 63% of Munbyn Print's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Procreate Pocket ships an update every 3 months, Munbyn Print fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Procreate Pocket versus Munbyn Print: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProcreate PocketMunbyn Print
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (13K ratings)4.5 (1.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.0% of reviews62.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K — better1.6K
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#1 — better#72
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.4.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size372 MB165 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSavage Interactive Pty LtdGuangzhou Munbyn Technology Co. Limited

Customer experience

Procreate Pocket

All ratings12,700 ratings
Positive69.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative22.4%
Written reviews2,092 reviews
Positive61.0%
Neutral13.6%
Negative25.3%

Munbyn Print

All ratings1,564 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral2.6%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews460 reviews
Positive62.6%
Neutral6.3%
Negative31.1%

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

Munbyn Print

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Great for small businesses
  • 🚀 Fast printing
  • 👍 Convenient Bluetooth connection
  • 👍 Customizable labels

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with Mac/iOS
  • 🐛 Printing alignment problems
  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes
  • 🐛 Connectivity issues
  • 🐛 Limited font/design options

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

Munbyn Print

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashing after updates
  • Inability to select paper sizes
  • Saved labels disappearing
  • Printer not detected by app
  • Blurry/misaligned printing

Requested features

6 requests
  • More font and design options
  • Improved computer/desktop compatibility
  • Saved label history/library
  • Printing multiple labels at once
  • Crop/resize image tools
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  • Longer login session times

In-app purchases

None

Procreate Pocket

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Munbyn Print

Subscriptions1
  • Starter Plan$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Procreate Pocket free?
Procreate Pocket costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Munbyn Print free?
Munbyn Print is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Procreate Pocket or Munbyn Print?
Munbyn Print is rated higher. Procreate Pocket averages 3.8 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Munbyn Print averages 4.5 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Procreate Pocket or Munbyn Print have ads?
Neither Procreate Pocket nor Munbyn Print shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Procreate Pocket or Munbyn Print?
Procreate Pocket ships an update every 3 months, and Munbyn Print fortnightly. Most recently, Procreate Pocket was updated on October 15, 2026 and Munbyn Print on October 13, 2026.
Which is more popular, Procreate Pocket or Munbyn Print?
Procreate Pocket currently peaks at #1 in the App Store charts, and Munbyn Print at #72. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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