Best Krita Apps

4.7😊(299K ratings)

FreeAdsIn-App Purchases

#8in Graphics & Design

This versatile drawing application offers a professional-grade digital art experience on mobile devices. It provides an extensive library of brushes, materials, and fonts, along with advanced layer management and drawing tools. Users can also record their creative process and share it with a community of artists.

What We Love

💻 Versatile drawing tools
🎨 Wide variety of brushes
🔓 Majority of features are free
🕰️ Ability to unlock all brushes for a period of time with ads
🎥 Automatic recording of drawing process
📚 Helpful tutorials for beginners

Room to Improve

🔍 Difficulty navigating layers and organization
🔊 Music playback issues
💤 Occasional freezing and crashing
📢 Frequent ads that can interrupt workflow
🔒 Limited functionality in free version

Sketchbook® by Sketchbook, Inc

Draw, paint, & sketch anywhere

Strong Contender

4.8😊(220K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

#42in Graphics & Design

This app provides a professional-grade drawing and painting experience for artists and illustrators. It offers a natural drawing feel with customizable tools, layers, and guides for precision. Unlock advanced features like custom brushes and canvas resizing with an optional premium purchase.

What We Love

🚀 Amazing, free, and no ads
👍 Lots of brushes and customization options
👍 Intuitive and easy to use
👍 Great for beginners and professionals
👍 Smooth performance and no lag
👍 Unlimited layers and canvases
👍 Copic color palette

Room to Improve

🐛 Occasional freezing and crashing issues
🐛 Blurry or corrupted images when saving or copying
🐛 Glitches with color selection and layers
🐛 Inability to rotate canvas or access gallery easily
🐛 Lack of blurring and clipping mask tools

Clip Studio Paint for iPhone by CELSYS,Inc.

Draw as you like, how you like

Worth Considering

Kritaa: AR Draw & AI Sketch.ly

4.4😐(1.7K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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Create professional-quality digital art, comics, and animations with a vast array of brushes, materials, and editing tools. Offers features for beginners and pros, including 3D models for reference and advanced layer management.

What We Love

🎨 Great for digital art
👍 Smooth drawing experience
💡 Useful 3D model integration
🎨 Powerful drawing tools

Room to Improve

⏱️ Restrictive time limit for free users
💰 Expensive subscription model
🤔 Confusing user interface
🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs

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Trace & Drawing Photo on Paper

Augmented reality tracing500+ drawing templatesPhoto-to-sketch conversion

This augmented reality app transforms your device into a drawing projector. Trace images from a vast template library or your own photos onto paper or walls. Record your progress and share your creations.

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MediBang Paint for iPhone

the painting smartphone app!

180+ default brushes (customizable)700+ premium brushes1000+ screentones

Create digital art, comics, and illustrations with a vast array of brushes, screentones, and fonts. Collaborate with friends on projects and easily share your art process through timelapse videos. This user-friendly app is designed for both beginners and professionals, offering cloud saving and cross-device compatibility.

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‎iArtbook

Unlimited layers with blend modes and masksAdvanced brush customization and calligraphy toolsAnimation creation with multiple layers and export options

This app offers a robust digital art creation experience with unlimited layers, blend modes, and masks. It features advanced brush customization, calligraphy tools, and animation capabilities. Ideal for artists seeking professional-grade drawing and painting tools on their device.

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FlipaClip: Draw 2D Animation

Animate Cartoons & Create Art

Frame-by-frame animation toolsMultiple art brushes and effectsAudio integration for sound and music

Create animated movies with powerful yet intuitive tools. Learn animation techniques with guided tutorials and share your creations with a global community. Supports various art styles and export options.

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Adobe Fresco: Draw & Paint App

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Thousands of pixel, vector, and Live BrushesUnlimited layers for complex artworkFrame-by-frame and motion path animation

This free digital art app lets you draw and paint with a vast array of brushes, including live, pixel, and vector options. Create animations with motion paths and frame-by-frame tools, and enhance your workflow with symmetry guides and layer support. Seamlessly integrate with other Adobe creative tools.

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Love Notes - Draw Your Love

Doodles & Widgets for Couples

Shared doodle canvasHome screen widgetsLock screen wallpaper

This app offers a unique way for couples to connect through shared doodles and photos. It provides widgets for home and lock screens, allowing partners to see each other's creations and stay updated on distance and time.

🌟 Lifestyle

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Tayasui Sketches

Realistic drawing toolsWatercolor wet brushesBrush editor

This app offers a realistic and versatile digital drawing experience with a wide array of tools, including watercolor brushes and a brush editor. It supports layers, cloud sync, and pressure stylus input for enhanced creativity on mobile devices.

Sketch and Paint on iPhone.

$5.99

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.

Hundreds of handmade brushesAdvanced layer systemHigh resolution canvases

Magic Poser - Art Pose Tool

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Best 3D pose reference app

Intuitive drag-and-pose controlsRealistic 3D character modelsAdvanced physics engine for posing

This app provides a 3D character posing tool for artists, allowing them to create custom scenes with realistic anatomy, lighting, and props. It offers intuitive drag-and-pose controls and extensive libraries for detailed artwork creation.

Artstudio Pro: Draw, Paint

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GPU accelerated ArtEngineUnlimited layers and large canvas sizesAdvanced brush engine with 150+ brushes

This powerful app offers advanced drawing, painting, and photo editing tools for creative professionals and enthusiasts. It features a robust engine, flexible layer system, and an advanced brush engine for realistic strokes. Users can also create animations and import/export various image formats.

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Doodraw: Animated Drawing

Wiggle art & doodle GIF maker

Instant animation from drawingsAnimated brushes with adjustable motionFrame-by-frame animation assistant

Create instant animations from your drawings without complex timelines or keyframes. This app offers animated brushes and tools to bring your doodles, text, and illustrations to life for social media or design projects.

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Picture Creator & Enhancer

Painting, drawing, & sketching

Hundreds of built-in and custom brushesIntuitive and customizable interfaceAdvanced layer management

Create stunning digital art with a powerful painting, sketching, and drawing app. It offers a vast array of brushes, intuitive tools, and advanced features for artists of all skill levels. Share your creations with time-lapse recordings and enjoy a seamless creative workflow.

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Sketching, Drawing, Painting

User-Friendly InterfaceWorld-Class BrushesNuanced Layering

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Drawing Studio: Draw & AI

draw.io, Excalidraw, Mermaid

Unified workspace for sketching and diagramsSupports Excalidraw, Mermaid, and draw.ioFolder organization

This app combines freehand sketching, structured diagrams, and professional visuals into a unified workspace for knowledge management. Organize notes with folders, revisit past versions, and sync across Apple devices via iCloud. Export your creations in PNG or SVG formats.

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Paper: Sketch, Draw & Create

Sketch with confidence

Intuitive sketching toolsGesture-based controlsPhoto collage creation

This app offers an immersive sketching experience with intuitive tools and gesture-based controls. Easily create collages, paintings, and drawings without distracting menus. Organize your creations into journals and sync them across devices.

📊 Productivity

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Drawing Projector - Trace&Draw

Sketch, AI Styles & Templates