Comparison

ArtStation App 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

ArtStation App

Explore a vast collection of digital art from top professionals in the game, film, and entertainment industries. Discover and engage with stunning images, videos, and interactive 3D models created by talented artists worldwide. Follow your favorites and stay inspired by the latest trends.

Highlights
  • Discover top game, film, and entertainment artists
  • Browse thousands of artworks
  • View images, videos, and 3D models
  • Like artworks
  • Follow favorite artists
  • Native multi-media support
Features
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ArtStation is the showcase platform for game, film, media & entertainment artists. https://www.artstation.com DISCOVER THE WORLD'S BEST GAME, FILM, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT ARTISTS The ArtStation App provides an awesome browsing and discovery experience, enabling you to view thousands of artworks by the world's best artists. Like artworks, and follow your favourite artists. SUPPORT FOR IMAGES, VIDEOS AND 3D! The ArtStation App provides native support for multiple and mixed media per artwork, displaying process images, videos and even 3D models.

About

Procreate Dreams

Create stunning 2D animations, expressive videos, and captivating stories with powerful yet intuitive tools. This app offers a rich brush library, advanced frame-by-frame animation features, and seamless integration of video, audio, and text for professional-quality creations.

Highlights
  • Frame-by-frame animation tools
  • Multi-track timeline
  • Keyframe animation
  • 300+ textured brushes
  • Video, photo, and audio editing
  • Real-time rendering engine
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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

ArtStation App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ArtStation App at Free against Procreate Dreams's $12.99. ArtStation App also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.3). Procreate Dreams's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 3.5). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence 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

ArtStation App is free to download; Procreate Dreams costs $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Procreate Dreams holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 809 and 537 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of ArtStation App's written reviews are positive against 41% of Procreate Dreams's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ArtStation App ships an update every 6 weeks, Procreate Dreams monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ArtStation App versus Procreate Dreams: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtStation AppProcreate Dreams
PriceFree — better$12.99
Rating3.5 (809 ratings)3.9 (537 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.0% of reviews40.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings809 — better537
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.3
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB1.7 GB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEpic Games ArtStation Inc.Savage Interactive Pty Ltd

Customer experience

ArtStation App

All ratings802 ratings
Positive60.2%
Neutral8.2%
Negative31.5%
Written reviews680 reviews
Positive35.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative50.0%

Procreate Dreams

All ratings537 ratings
Positive71.9%
Neutral10.8%
Negative17.3%
Written reviews2,194 reviews
Positive40.8%
Neutral24.5%
Negative34.7%

User reviews

ArtStation App

From 809 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great browsing experience
  • 🌟 Amazing art community
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 💡 Useful for artists and non-artists

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find content
  • 📥 Unreliable upload and sharing features
  • 🔒 Overly restrictive account verification

Procreate Dreams

From 537 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

ArtStation App

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notifications not working properly
  • Inconsistent behavior when rotating device
  • Inability to delete account
  • Incompatibility issues on newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add feed for followed artists
  • Improve portfolio management tools
  • Implement search and filtering options
  • Allow offline viewing of artworks

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

ArtStation App

No in-app purchases

None

Procreate Dreams

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ArtStation App free?
ArtStation App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Procreate Dreams free?
Procreate Dreams costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ArtStation App or Procreate Dreams?
Procreate Dreams is rated higher. ArtStation App averages 3.5 out of 5 from 809 ratings, while Procreate Dreams averages 3.9 from 537 ratings.
Do ArtStation App or Procreate Dreams have ads?
Neither ArtStation App nor Procreate Dreams shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ArtStation App or Procreate Dreams?
ArtStation App ships an update every 6 weeks, and Procreate Dreams monthly. Most recently, ArtStation App was updated on September 23, 2026 and Procreate Dreams on September 24, 2026.

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