Comparison

Procreate Pocket vs Artist Brushes for Procreate

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, 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

Artist Brushes for Procreate

Expand your digital art toolkit with a vast collection of brushes and palettes. Compatible with Procreate Pocket and Procreate for iPad, this app offers tools for every style and project, supporting both personal and commercial use.

Highlights
  • 4500+ brushes and palettes
  • Procreate Pocket and iPad compatible
  • Diverse brush categories
  • Supports commercial use
  • Easy installation
Features
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Discover the Power of Creativity with Artist Brushes – Your Ultimate Companion for Digital Art Unlock your artistic potential with Artist Brushes, the essential app for every digital artist! Whether you're a hobbyist or a professional, our extensive collection of brushes brings your visions to life, offering full compatibility with Procreate Pocket for iPhones and Procreate for iPads. Why Choose Artist Brushes? Extensive Brush Library: Explore hundreds of high-quality brushes tailored for every art style and technique. From intricate details to broad strokes, our brushes cater to your every creative need. Brush Categories: Artist Brushes offers a diverse range of categories including Sketching, Inking, Drawing, Stamps, Watercolor, Acrylic, Gouache, Chalk, Lettering, Neon, Glitter, Textures, Shading, 3D, and Abstract. Find the perfect tool for every artistic endeavor! Perfect Compatibility: Designed to work seamlessly with both Procreate Pocket and Procreate for iPads, our brushes ensure a smooth and efficient drawing experience across all your iOS devices. Versatility for All Projects: Suitable for any artwork, whether for non-commercial purposes or commercial use, Artist Brushes provides the tools you need to produce stunning results every time. Key Features: Easy installation and immediate access to hundreds of brushes. Compatible with Procreate Pocket and Procreate for iPads. Supports both non-commercial and commercial artistic endeavors. Independent and Unaffiliated: Please note, Artist Brushes is an independent app and is not affiliated with the Procreate brand. Transform your creative process with Artist Brushes and take your artworks to new heights. Download now and start creating today! Contact Us Feedback or questions? We’d love to hear from you. Reach out at hi@artist.school Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://artist.school/apps/artist-brushes-privacy-policy

Screenshots

Procreate Pocket4 screens
Artist Brushes for Procreate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Artist Brushes for Procreate at Free against Procreate Pocket's $5.99. Artist Brushes for Procreate also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.8) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Procreate Pocket's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown).

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

Artist Brushes for Procreate is free to download; Procreate Pocket costs $5.99 up front. Artist Brushes for Procreate sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Procreate Pocket asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Artist Brushes for Procreate holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Procreate Pocket has 13K ratings behind it against 2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of Procreate Pocket's written reviews are positive against 36% of Artist Brushes for Procreate's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Procreate Pocket ships an update every 3 months, Artist Brushes for Procreate fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard11 real differences · 0 level
Procreate Pocket versus Artist Brushes for Procreate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProcreate PocketArtist Brushes for Procreate
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (13K ratings)4.6 (2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.4% of reviews — better36.4% of reviews
Number of ratings13K — better2K
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#1 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.016 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.1 GB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSavage Interactive Pty LtdOutlane, Inc.

Customer experience

Procreate Pocket

All ratings12,786 ratings
Positive69.1%
Neutral8.4%
Negative22.6%
Written reviews2,183 reviews
Positive59.4%
Neutral13.9%
Negative26.8%

Artist Brushes for Procreate

All ratings1,993 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral4.1%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral11.4%
Negative52.3%

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

Artist Brushes for Procreate

From 2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Wonderful app to use
  • 🤩 Amazing brushsets
  • 💕 Lots of free brushes

Room to improve

  • 💰 Everything is premium
  • 🤔 Why so many ads?
  • 🤯 Overly expensive subscription
  • 😤 Brushes don't even download

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

Artist Brushes for Procreate

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Brushes don't download properly
  • App is unusable without subscription

Requested features

2 requests
  • Make everything free
  • Add more free brushes

In-app purchases

None

Procreate Pocket

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Artist Brushes for Procreate

Subscriptions10
  • Premium Access: 1 Week3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Premium Access: 1 Week7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Premium Access: 1 Week3 Days trial$9.997 Days
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  • Premium Access: 1 Month$9.991 Month
  • Premium Access: 1 Week7 Days trial$12.997 Days
  • Premium Access: 12 Months$39.991 Year
  • Premium Access: 6 Months$39.996 Months
  • Premium Access: 6 Months3 Days trial$39.996 Months
  • Premium Access: 12 Months$59.991 Year
  • Premium Access: 12 Months3 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Procreate Pocket free?
Procreate Pocket costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Artist Brushes for Procreate free?
Artist Brushes for Procreate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Procreate Pocket or Artist Brushes for Procreate?
Artist Brushes for Procreate is rated higher. Procreate Pocket averages 3.8 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Artist Brushes for Procreate averages 4.6 from 2K ratings.
Do Procreate Pocket or Artist Brushes for Procreate have ads?
Artist Brushes for Procreate shows ads; Procreate Pocket does not.
Which is updated more often, Procreate Pocket or Artist Brushes for Procreate?
Procreate Pocket ships an update every 3 months, and Artist Brushes for Procreate fortnightly. Most recently, Procreate Pocket was updated on October 25, 2026 and Artist Brushes for Procreate on October 24, 2026.

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