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Procreate

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Design & Prototyping
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Creative tools made for you

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Overview

Procreate is a suite of powerful and intuitive creative apps designed for iPad and iPhone. Built for both creative professionals and aspiring artists, it provides complete digital art studio capabilities with tools for drawing, painting, and animation. The platform democratizes creative expression with the philosophy that art is for everyone.

Features

9 features across 6 categories

Animation(1)

Animation ToolsPremium

Animation capabilities allowing artists to create animations anywhere

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Core Functionality(1)

Complete Art StudioPremium

Full-featured digital art creation environment with comprehensive tools for drawing and painting

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Learning & Support(3)

Help Center

Detailed handbooks and articles with handy tips for users

Lesson Ideas

Ever-growing collection of creative learning resources for classroom use

Procreate Beginners Series

Learning resource series to help users create stunning digital art while learning about tools and features

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Platform(2)

iPad Support

Optimized creative tools designed specifically for iPad platform

iPhone SupportPremium

Procreate Pocket provides Procreate functionality on iPhone devices

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Support(1)

Customer Care Team

Support team available to assist users with questions and issues

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Tools(1)

Brush EnginePremium

All-new brushes included in Procreate 5.4 update with customizable brush options

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Cost Calculator

Pricing data not available for Procreate. Check their website for current pricing.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Procreate alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 9 features.

Buy Procreate

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$12,000
Maintenance$180/mo
3-year total$18,480
Dev time~1 months

Buying Procreate saves ~$18,480 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 9 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.