Paintrix Studio

Painting app comparisons

78 side-by-side comparisons of drawing and painting apps for iPad, iPhone and desktop

Each comparison puts two apps side by side: price, platforms, brushes, layers, drawing tools, animation and export, with a full feature table and answers to common questions. Facts come from each app's App Store listing and official site.

Paintrix Studio vs other apps

Procreate vs Paintrix Studio Clip Studio Paint vs Paintrix Studio Adobe Fresco vs Paintrix Studio Photoshop vs Paintrix Studio Infinite Painter vs Paintrix Studio ibis Paint X vs Paintrix Studio Sketchbook vs Paintrix Studio MediBang Paint vs Paintrix Studio Krita vs Paintrix Studio Art Set 4 vs Paintrix Studio Tayasui Sketches vs Paintrix Studio iArtbook vs Paintrix Studio

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Procreate

Procreate is a paid digital illustration and painting app made exclusively for iPad.

Clip Studio Paint

Clip Studio Paint is a subscription illustration, comic and animation app for iPad, with desktop and Android versions.

Adobe Fresco

Adobe Fresco is a free drawing and painting app for iPad, iPhone and Windows with raster, vector and Live Brushes.

Photoshop

Photoshop on iPad and iPhone is Adobe's mobile image editor, free to download with premium tools and generative AI by subscription.

Infinite Painter

Infinite Painter is a painting and drawing app for iPad, iPhone, Mac and Android with a free version and a one-time Pro upgrade.

ibis Paint X

ibis Paint X is a free, ad-supported drawing and animation app for iPhone, iPad and Android with a huge online library of brushes and materials.

Sketchbook

Sketchbook is a free sketching and drawing app for iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac and Windows with a one-time $2.99 Premium Bundle.

MediBang Paint

MediBang Paint is a free, ad-supported painting and comic app for iPad, iPhone, Android and desktop with cloud sync and shared canvases.

Krita

Krita is a free and open-source painting program for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android tablets and Chromebooks, made by artists and volunteers.

Art Set 4

Art Set 4 is an iPad painting app focused on hyper-realistic traditional media, with free core tools and a one-time Pro upgrade.

Tayasui Sketches

Tayasui Sketches is a minimalist sketching and painting app for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android with realistic brushes and a calm, hidden-away interface.

iArtbook

iArtbook is a painting and animation app for iPad, iPhone and Mac with unlimited layers, wet brushes and a lesson mode for learning by copying.

Facts checked on October 2, 2026. All product names are trademarks of their respective owners, and app icons belong to their owners. Krita logo by Wolthera van Hövell tot Westerflier and Timothée Giet for KDE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.