Procreate is one of the most popular digital art apps for artists and creatives of all ages and abilities. As the top paid app on the iPad, it’s no question that Apple users enjoy Procreate for its lifelike brushes and high-tech digital art tools. Just because you don’t have an iPad doesn’t mean you can’t take advantage of a high-quality digital art app and make your own digital art

Android devices also offer several powerful digital art apps like Ibis Paint X and Infinite Painter. Finding a Procreate equivalent can help boost your digital art journey, turn your passion for art into a side gig or just give you a relaxing and fun hobby that you can enjoy whether you’re at home, sitting in a waiting room or traveling.

These are some of the best drawing apps that are available on Android and offer robust layer systems, diverse and realistic brush collections and customization options to enhance your creative workflow. If your head is full of fun digital art ideas but you haven’t found the right app for you, exploring these Android art apps can help you find one that fits your style and skill level. 

A digital tablet sits on a multi-colored tablecloth. It's open to the home screen which shows a few different apps including the Ibis Paint X app. The background of the tablet features an illustration of a woman wearing jeans and an orange shirt drawn in a midcentury style.
This artist turned an illustration made in Ibis Paint X into their screensaver. Still from Skillshare class Midcentury illustration with Android (Using Ibis Paint X) by Maché Myburgh

Ibis Paint X

Designed for drawing and painting, Ibis Paint X offers a wide range of art tools like pen, oil and watercolor brushes, high-quality filters and a text tool with over 2,100 fonts. You’ll also get access to helpful tools like a pop-up reference window, which will allow you to easily check your reference image as you work, and optional grid lines, which can help you work more accurately.

As of 2025, Ibis Paint X is available on devices with Windows 10 version 2004 or later, Windows 11 version 21H2 or later, Devices with iOS 13.0 or later and iPad OS 13.1 or later and Smartphones and tablets with Android 5 or later. 

Top Features: Ibis Paint X has over 47,000 types of brushes, including pen, oil paint, watercolor, airbrush, pencil and crayon brushes. You can also customize each brush’s size, opacity, texture and thickness. In addition to its brush library, Ibis Paint also offers over 23,000 materials, which include patterns, backgrounds, stamps and graphics like plants, food and labels. 

If you want to adjust your work of art, you can use filters like Blur, Graduation Map, Replace Color, Levels Adjustment, Tone Curve and Outlines. 

Some of Ibis Paint X’s most popular tools are their manga-based features, including a frame division function, speech bubble graphics and a ruler tool that helps draw straight lines and circles. Ibis Paint X also offers a simple animation tool for artists who are curious about adding movement and life to their illustrations.

Ibis Paint X pros include: 

  • Huge range of brushes, fonts and art materials
  • Animation options that include frame copy and onion skin functions
  • Cloud storage
  • Essential art tools like an eyedropper, frame divider tool, a text input tool and color curve
  • A large community of other users and experts where you can share your artwork and illustration tips
  • Made to be used with and without a stylus

Ibis Paint X cons include:

  • Some features and brushes are only available on the premium version or after watching an ad
  • Brushes aren’t as lifelike as other apps like Procreate 
  • Ads can be disruptive to your workflow
  • All of Ibis Paint’s options and features can feel overwhelming for new users and beginner-level artists 
  • The app works on a subscription model, meaning you’ll have to pay monthly to have access to all features

Ibis Paint X is best for beginner artists who already have compatible Android devices, illustrators looking for Procreate-like features on non-iOS devices and advanced artists who want professional-level tools like rulers, symmetry tools, layers and masking tools.

Infinite Painter

Digital artists like Infinite Painter for its realistic blending abilities, library of realistic brushes and robust set of professional grade tools. You’ll get a huge library of shape, symmetry, perspective, pattern and transform tools that you can use to distort, refine and adjust your work as you go.

A digital tablet sits on a wooden table. It's open to the Infinite Painter app. The canvas features an illustration of a palm tree. Two hands sit beside the tablet and one holds a stylus.
The drawing possibilities are endless with Infinite Painter. Still from Skillshare class Learn Infinite Painter in a Day: Beginner's Guide to Digital Art by Teoh Yi Chie

To install Infinite Painter on your device, it will need to be Android 7 or higher.

Top Features: Infinite Painter’s user interface is organized, clean and completely customizable. Its simple interface makes it easy for new users to get started without feeling overwhelmed. You can also add almost any tool or action to the main interface for a personalized workflow experience. 

Similarly to Procreate, Infinite Painter comes with around 200 brushes that include watercolors, charcoals, pencils, inks, paints and more. You can also create your own brushes by tweaking settings like the pressure curve and wet edges. With realistic brush-to-canvas interaction, you’ll be able to create digital works of art with a lifelike look and feel.

Infinite Painter also optimizes your creation experience by allowing you to add multiple reference images at once, draw with precision using the Guide and Shapes tool and use a high-quality layer system. 

Infinite Painter pros include: 

  • Hundreds of built-in brushes, including calligraphy, spray paint, chalk, paint splatter charcoal, lasso fills, markers, pencils, watercolors and oil paint
  • Each brush has over 100 customizable settings
  • Simple, customizable and intuitive interface
  • Expandable, collapsable and groupable layer system
  • Time-lapse recordings
  • Professional-grade tools like symmetry, selection tools and masks
  • One-time fee with a free trial option

Infinite Painter cons include:

  • No animation options
  • Users have complaints about occasional glitches and bugs
  • No cloud storage option

You’ll enjoy Infinite Painter if you’re looking for lifelike brushes, especially their top-of-the-line pencils and are an advanced digital artist who wants a completely customizable workspace and flow. Beginners can benefit from Infinite Painter’s simplified interface and tools like the symmetry, magic wand and fill tools, which will make their creation process easier.  

A digital tablet sits on a wooden table. It's open to the Medibang Paint app. The canvas features an illustration of a box truck with a green cab with “Milo” written on the side.
You can use Medibang Paint’s pencil, paint and ink brushes to illustrate landscape scenes or objects like this toy truck. Still from Skillshare class Learn Medibang Paint in a Day: Basic Digital Illustration for Beginners by Teoh Yi Chie

Medibang Paint

Similar to Ibis Paint X, Medibang is a digital drawing app with a wide range of illustration and painting features and capabilities with additional tools specifically made for manga creation. The app comes with pencil, ink and paint brushes geared toward beginners and artists who have experience drawing and painting on paper. 

Artists on the go love Medibang Paint for its cloud services that allow users to add as many devices as they like to their Medibang account. You can draw on your phone and then open the file later on your tablet or computer without worrying about compatibility issues or file saving. When you’re not using the cloud, you don’t need wifi to use the app, which means you work wherever, whenever. 

Medibang Paint is available on Android devices with OS 8 and later, in addition to PCs

Windows 10 and later and MacOS 11 and later as well as iPad iOS 11 and later. 

Top Features: If you’re a digital artist who has a lot of artist friends or often works in group settings in an art class or at work, you’ll love Medibang Paint’s “Group Project” feature. You won’t need to send big files to your friends or coworkers because you can easily transfer the files to other Medibang users so working together is easier than ever.

Experienced analog artists also like Medibang Paint for its scan and import function. With this tool, you can scan sketches into the app so you can paint over them or add color to them digitally. You’ll also get access to over 180 brushes, filters and 1000 screen tones, which apply textures and shades to your artwork. 

Medibang Paint also offers features designed to make comic and manga creation easy. While you can use most Medibang Paint tools for free, the premium option offers access to over 700 brushes, unlimited teams in the Group Project feature and more. 

A digital tablet sits on a wooden table. It's open to the Medibang Paint app. The canvas features an illustration of a box truck with a green cab with “Milo” written on the side.
You can use Medibang Paint’s pencil, paint and ink brushes to illustrate landscape scenes or objects like this toy truck. Still from Skillshare class Learn Medibang Paint in a Day: Basic Digital Illustration for Beginners by Teoh Yi Chie

Medibang Paint pros include:

  • Lightweight software that will only need minimum storage space and won’t cause brush lag or slow loading times
  • Simple UI that won’t intimidate beginners or distract a pro
  • Professional tools like timelapse, comic panel creation tools and a layer system
  • Cloud system that allows users to work across different devices without having to start from scratch
  • Adding unlimited devices to your account
  • A wide variety of brushes
  • Robust free version
  • Expertly-made tutorials and quick drawing tips can be found on the Medibang website

Medibang Paint cons include:

  • Ad popups on the free version can be a distraction
  • Some users report screen freezing and crashing
  • Brushes can become pixelated when zooming in
  • No animation options
  • The app works on a subscription model meaning you’ll have to pay monthly to have access to all features and avoid ads

As a Procreate alternative for Windows and Android, Medibang Paint is a great option for artists who want to work on the go and switch between multiple devices. You’ll also be a good match for Medibang Paint if you’re interested in manga, comic book creation or are looking for an app where you can work together with friends or coworkers. 

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Having access to high-quality drawing apps right from your Android phone or tablet means that you can more easily make digital art a part of your daily life. You might start writing the comic book you’ve always dreamed of during your train commute to work or start a side hustle selling pet portraits on Etsy during your free time. 

Over the next few weeks, you can try out Medibang Paint, Infinite Painter and Ibis Paint X to see which workflow and tools you like using best. If you find yourself still missing certain Procreate features, you might look into Procreate vs. Illustrator or Procreate vs. Photoshop to see if Illustrator or Photoshop would better suit your needs. You also might look into different devices where you can access even more digital art apps. 


If you really love working in Medibang Paint, Infinite Painter or Ibis Paint X but are looking for more guidance and drawing inspiration, you can check out online forums or education platforms like Skillshare, which will push you forward in your illustration journey and open you up to new skills like regular hand drawing.

No matter what path you choose, remember to have fun and be patient with yourself as you add new creative skills to your toolbelt. 

Written By
Calli Zarpas

Calli Zarpas

Producer & Writer by occupation. Ceramicist & Newsletter Editor by avocation.

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