The gold standard of digital painting on iPad and the go-to tool of professional illustrators. The Valkyrie engine keeps brushes lag-free even on 4K canvases, and the interface stays out of your way.
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- 200+ customizable brushes + Photoshop (.abr) brush import
- Animation: frame-by-frame, Animation Assist, GIF/MP4 export
- 3D Paint — paint directly on imported 3D models
- QuickShape and StreamLine for perfect shapes and smooth strokes
- 4K time-lapse recording of your process for social media
- iPadOS 16.0 or later
- Any iPad with Apple Pencil (1st or 2nd gen)
- For 4K+ canvases and 25+ layers — M1 iPad or newer
- ~500 MB install + space for artwork
- A mixed-media book cover over a weekend
- An indie game character: from sketch to final render
- An animated sticker pack for Telegram
The most downloaded drawing app in the world (150M+ installs). Built for anime and manga: a huge library of brushes and materials plus its signature drawing-process recording.
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- 15,000+ brushes: from G-pen to airbrush
- 4,600+ materials and screen tones for manga
- 1,000+ fonts for speech bubbles and SFX
- Process recording to video — perfect for YouTube/TikTok
- Perspective, symmetry and radial rulers
- iOS 14+ / Android 6.0+
- Runs even on low-end devices with 2 GB RAM
- Tilt-aware stylus support (Apple Pencil, S Pen)
- Premium subscription removes ads and unlocks all brushes
- Fan art with print-style manga tones
- A webtoon page for Naver/Line
- A speedpaint video for social media straight from the app
Graphic design for everyone who isn't a designer — and for designers in a hurry. A quarter-million templates and the Magic Studio AI suite cover 90% of everyday tasks.
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- 250,000+ templates: posts, stories, decks, resumes
- Magic Studio: image & copy generation, Magic Eraser
- One-tap background removal
- Brand Kit: shared colors, fonts and logos for teams
- Social media post scheduler
- iOS 15+ / Android 8+
- Internet required — it is a cloud service
- ~1.5 GB with cache
- The free plan covers most needs
- A month of Instagram content in one evening
- A client presentation in 20 minutes from a template
- Cafe menus, business cards and printable invitations
The mobile version of the professional photo-editing standard. Full RAW workflow, AI masking and desktop sync — retouch a whole shoot on the go.
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- RAW editing with highlight and shadow recovery
- AI masks: sky, subject, people — selected in one tap
- Curves, HSL, color calibration, grain
- Presets + batch editing for hundreds of frames
- Built-in camera with manual mode and DNG
- iOS 15.4+ / Android 8+
- 4+ GB RAM recommended for full-frame RAW files
- Cloud storage (up to 1 TB) with subscription
- Free tier: core adjustments and presets
- Edit a wedding shoot on the train ride home
- One preset style across a brand feed
- Rescue a night shot from RAW without noise
A completely free editor by Google with no ads or subscriptions. 29 desktop-grade tools, works offline and weighs only ~50 MB — worth keeping on any phone.
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- Selective adjust: control points right on the photo
- Healing brush — remove unwanted objects
- Double exposure and Dodge & Burn brush
- RAW (DNG) support
- Perspective: straighten leaning buildings
- iOS 13+ / Android 5+
- Works offline, no account needed
- ~50 MB — barely takes any space
- Runs on any device, even older ones
- Remove tourists from a landmark photo
- Locally brighten a backlit face
- Turn an ordinary shot into dramatic B&W
A digital sketching classic that grew out of professional Autodesk software. The minimalist interface disappears from the screen, leaving you alone with the canvas — perfect for quick studies.
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- 190+ brushes with realistic pencils and inks
- Canvases up to 4K with a hundred layers
- Rulers, ellipses and French curves
- Predictive stroke — automatic line smoothing
- Photoshop-style layer blend modes
- iOS 13+ / Android 7+
- Light and fast even on mid-range devices
- Stylus recommended, but finger drawing works too
- Completely free since 2021
- Sketching a city street over coffee
- A tattoo draft to discuss with your artist
- A rough hand-drawn logo concept
Full-featured 3D sculpting on a tablet — essentially ZBrush in your pocket. Dynamic topology, PBR rendering and standard-format export: from idea to 3D print without a computer.
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- Sculpting with dynamic topology and voxel remeshing
- PBR materials, lighting and post-processing (AO, bloom)
- Sculpt layers — non-destructive edits
- glTF, OBJ, STL export for printing and game engines
- Vertex painting right on the model
- iOS 14+ / Android 9+ with Vulkan support
- 6+ GB RAM for multi-million-poly meshes
- Shines on iPad Pro / flagship tablets
- A stylus is practically required
- A printable character figurine in an evening
- A creature concept for your portfolio
- A jewelry ring prototype exported to STL
The standard of mobile video editing for Reels and TikTok. Auto captions, background removal without a green screen and a library of trending templates — an effects-packed clip comes together in minutes.
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- Auto captions with speech recognition
- Background removal without a green screen
- Beat sync — auto-cut to the music rhythm
- Cinematic transitions and keying
- Export up to 4K 60fps
- iOS 14+ / Android 7+
- A modern chipset is needed for 4K export
- Project cache eats storage — keep an eye on it
- Freemium: some effects require the Pro plan
- A vacation travel vlog with auto captions
- A product promo for a marketplace listing
- A stream highlights reel cut to music
The cult app of aesthetic-minded photographers. Presets that accurately mimic real Kodak and Fuji film stocks, subtle color grading and a community without likes or metric chasing.
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- 200+ film presets (Kodak Portra, Fuji and more)
- HSL adjustments and "recipes" — your own editing formulas
- Film-like grain and fade
- A video editor with the same presets
- Posting without likes or comments
- iOS 15+ / Android 8+
- Most iconic presets require the membership
- Free: 15 core filters and adjustments
- Account needed for the community, not the editor
- A moody film-look travel series
- A consistent aesthetic for a fashion lookbook
- A portrait series with Portra 400 fade
The most realistic brushes on mobile: oils blend like real paint, watercolor bleeds across the paper. Plus powerful perspective grids for urban sketching.
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- 160+ brushes: oil, watercolor, pastel, charcoal
- Paint-mixing physics like a real canvas
- Perspective grids from 1 to 5 vanishing points
- Clone and symmetry tools for patterns
- Layered PSD export
- iOS 14+ / Android 8+
- A tilt-aware stylus unlocks the brushes
- Mid-range devices cope; flagships feel smoother
- Freemium: the full brush set is in Pro
- An "oil" portrait from a reference photo
- An urban sketch in two-point perspective
- A seamless pattern for fabric printing
An infinite vector canvas where every stroke stays editable: draw it now — move it, recolor it, reshape it later. A favorite of architects and product designers.
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- Infinite borderless canvas
- Vector strokes: edit after drawing
- Precise measurements and true-to-scale work
- SVG, DXF, PDF export for CAD and print
- Object layers with grouping
- iOS 15+ / Android 9+
- A stylus is practically required
- A 120 Hz display makes drawing perfectly smooth
- Freemium: core brushes free, packs via subscription
- A to-scale furniture plan for your apartment
- A project mind map on an endless canvas
- A mobile app UX flow exported to SVG
An all-in-one quick-creativity toolkit: photo editor, collages, stickers and AI generation in a single app with a billion installs. For when it needs to be bold and fast.
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- AI image generator and AI background swap
- One-tap object cutout
- 1,000+ fonts, stickers and frames
- Collages and story grids
- Effects: glitch, sketch, double exposure
- iOS 14+ / Android 7+
- Some AI features require internet
- Gold subscription removes ads and watermarks
- Runs on most devices
- A playlist cover with an AI background
- A product cutout on a vivid background
- A meme or greeting card in five minutes
A free editor built for comics and manga: screen tones, panel templates and cloud sync for teams working on one project. Light enough for older devices.
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- 1,000+ tones, backgrounds and textures for manga
- Page panel layout templates
- Comic fonts and speech bubbles
- Cloud sync across devices
- Team collaboration on a single title
- iOS 12+ / Android 5+
- One of the least demanding editors around
- Cloud features need a free MediBang account
- Ads removed with an inexpensive subscription
- A 4-panel comic strip for social media
- A webtoon page with tones and screentones
- A collaborative doujinshi with a remote friend
The manga and comics industry standard — used by studios and publishers. Vector layers, 3D pose mannequins and a complete pipeline: from thumbnail to a print-ready chapter.
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- Vector layers — lines stay editable afterwards
- 3D mannequins: pose any figure for reference
- Thousands of brushes and materials in Clip Studio Assets
- Frame-by-frame animation with onion skin
- Page manager for multi-page chapters
- iOS 16+ / Android 9+
- 3 GB RAM minimum, 6+ recommended
- A large-screen tablet is far more comfortable
- Subscription from $0.99/mo (first 3 months often free)
- A 20-page manga chapter from name to print
- An animated character scene with onion skin
- A commission illustration built on a 3D pose
The legendary open-source digital painting editor, ported to Android tablets. This is the full desktop Krita — every brush, animation, and a price of zero. No ads, ever.
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- The complete desktop brush set and engines
- Stroke stabilization for clean line art
- Frame-by-frame animation with export
- HDR painting and color management
- Open source: free forever, no ads
- Android 6+ / ChromeOS (tablets)
- Desktop-style UI — needs a large screen
- Stylus and keyboard strongly recommended
- Low-end devices will struggle
- An environment speedpaint like on a PC
- A frame-by-frame GIF animation
- Working with the same .kra files as your computer
Art generation from a text prompt in seconds: type "castle in fog, watercolor" — get a painting. Dozens of artistic styles plus remixes of your own photos.
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- Text-to-image generation in 10–20 seconds
- 50+ styles: from watercolor to cyberpunk
- Remix your own photos in a chosen style
- Upscale results for printing
- Prompt history and variations
- iOS 14+ / Android 8+
- Internet required — generation runs in the cloud
- Free with a queue; Premium is faster and unlimited
- The device itself can be anything
- A 20-concept mood board in one evening
- A cyberpunk avatar from your selfie
- A greeting card from "cozy cafe in the rain"
The mobile companion to the leading UI/UX design tool. View files, test prototypes on a real screen and leave comments without opening your laptop.
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- Browse all team files and projects
- Real-time prototype mirroring to your device
- Comments right on the designs
- Touch-target testing on an actual screen
- Offline access to recent files
- iOS 15+ / Android 9+
- Internet required for sync
- The free Figma plan is fully supported
- Editing stays on desktop; this is for viewing and testing
- Demo a prototype to a client from your phone
- Check if buttons are thumb-friendly
- Comment on fixes during your commute