Comparison

Procreate Pocket vs Paint

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

Paint

This app offers a drawing and painting experience optimized for Apple Watch. It provides a portable canvas with various brush controls, a large color palette, and essential editing functions like undo and redo.

Highlights
  • Brush size control
  • Brush blur radius control
  • Save artwork
  • Undo/Redo functionality
  • Extensive color palette
  • Delete artwork
Features
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The smallest portable canvas on the Earth! A Revolutionary Drawing and Painting Experience on Your Apple Watch! Unleash your artistic side with Paint, the ultimate paint and drawing app designed exclusively for your Apple Watch. Whether you're a seasoned artist or just starting your creative journey, Paint provides a convenient and immersive canvas right on your wrist. Main features: - Ability to Brush size. - Control brush blur radius. - Save. - Undo. - Redo. - Huge color palette. - Delete. Unlock your creative potential and transform your Apple Watch into a portable art studio with Paint. Download now and discover a whole new world of artistic expression right on your wrist!

Screenshots

Procreate Pocket4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Paint at 100% against Procreate Pocket's 57%. Paint also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.8) and price ($0.49 vs $5.99). Procreate Pocket's advantage is ratings volume (13K vs 6) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 15 months). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Procreate Pocket costs $5.99 and Paint $0.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paint holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Procreate Pocket has 13K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Procreate Pocket's written reviews are positive against 100% of Paint's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Procreate Pocket ships an update every 3 months, Paint every 15 months. Both last shipped on November 12, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Procreate Pocket versus Paint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProcreate PocketPaint
Price$5.99$0.49 — better
Rating3.8 (13K ratings)4.3 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#1 — better#70
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.1 GB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSavage Interactive Pty Ltdabedalkareem omreyh

Customer experience

Procreate Pocket

All ratings12,869 ratings
Positive68.7%
Neutral8.5%
Negative22.9%
Written reviews2,307 reviews
Positive57.4%
Neutral14.0%
Negative28.6%

Paint

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Paint

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Procreate Pocket

No in-app purchases

None

Paint

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Procreate Pocket free?
Procreate Pocket costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paint free?
Paint costs $0.49, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Procreate Pocket or Paint?
Paint is rated higher. Procreate Pocket averages 3.8 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Paint averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Procreate Pocket or Paint have ads?
Neither Procreate Pocket nor Paint shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Procreate Pocket or Paint?
Procreate Pocket ships an update every 3 months, and Paint every 15 months. Most recently, Procreate Pocket was updated on November 12, 2026 and Paint on November 12, 2026.
Which is more popular, Procreate Pocket or Paint?
Procreate Pocket currently peaks at #1 in the App Store charts, and Paint at #70. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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