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Alternatives to Procreate Dreams
24 design tools sit alongside Procreate Dreams in this directory. Below is what separates each from Procreate Dreams on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 24
- With a free tier
- 12
- Cheaper to start
- 6
- Procreate Dreams starts at
- $12.99/once
Why people look past Procreate Dreams
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Procreate Dreams entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Procreate Dreams carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 12 of the 24 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
Procreate Dreams publishes a single plan, Procreate Dreams at $12.99/once. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Digital illustration app made for iPad
- 3 tiers to Procreate Dreams's 1.
Free and open-source digital painting software
- Can be used without paying; Procreate Dreams cannot.
A digital artist studio with tools that look and work like the real things
- Starts $16.909999999999997 a one-time dearer, at $29.9/one-time.
- 3 tiers to Procreate Dreams's 1.
Hyper-realistic painting software for oils, acrylics and watercolors
Priced and rated the same as Procreate Dreams on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Free macOS prototyping tool built by and for Meta design teams
- Can be used without paying; Procreate Dreams cannot.
- Sold on a No licence fee model rather than one-time.
Browser 3D modelling built on blended implicit surfaces for non-specialists
- Can be used without paying; Procreate Dreams cannot.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than one-time.
- 2 tiers to Procreate Dreams's 1.
Every Procreate Dreams alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Procreate Dreams (this page) | $12.99/once | One-time | 1 | |
| ProcreateDigital illustration app made for iPad | $12.99/one-time | - | 3 | vs Procreate Dreams |
| KritaFree and open-source digital painting software | Free | - | - | vs Procreate Dreams |
| ArtRageA digital artist studio with tools that look and work like the real things | $29.9/one-time | One-time | 3 | vs Procreate Dreams |
| RebelleHyper-realistic painting software for oils, acrylics and watercolors | On request | One-time | - | vs Procreate Dreams |
| Origami Studio | Free | No licence fee | 1 | vs Procreate Dreams |
| Womp | Free | Per user per month | 2 | vs Procreate Dreams |
| LottieFiles | Free | Per user per month | 3 | vs Procreate Dreams |
| Playground AI | Free, then $12/month | Freemium | 3 | vs Procreate Dreams |
| Lunacy | Free | - | - | vs Procreate Dreams |
| CorelDRAW Graphics Suite | Free | Subscription | 4 | vs Procreate Dreams |
| Marvel | Free, then $12/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Procreate Dreams |
| Linearity Curve | Free, then $11.99/month | - | 3 | vs Procreate Dreams |
| Canva | Free, then $18/month | - | 3 | vs Procreate Dreams |
| Photopea | Free | - | - | vs Procreate Dreams |
| Gravit Designer | Free | Freemium | 1 | vs Procreate Dreams |
| Proto.io | On request | Per user per month | 4 | vs Procreate Dreams |
| Cadence Allegro | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Procreate Dreams |
| Axure RP | On request | Per user per month | 3 | vs Procreate Dreams |
| PaintTool SAI | 5500/month | One-time | 1 | vs Procreate Dreams |
| Corel Painter | On request | One-time | 2 | vs Procreate Dreams |
| Magnific | €12/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Procreate Dreams |
| Adobe XD | $54.99/month | - | - | vs Procreate Dreams |
| Affinity Designer | $69.99/one-time | One-time | 1 | vs Procreate Dreams |
| Adobe Creative Cloud | $20.99/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Procreate Dreams |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Procreate Dreams badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (12)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Krita , Free
- Origami Studio , Free
- Womp , Free
- LottieFiles , Free
- Playground AI , Free, then $12/month
- Lunacy , Free
- CorelDRAW Graphics Suite , Free
- Marvel , Free, then $12/month
Cheaper than Procreate Dreams (6)
Entry price under Procreate Dreams's $12.99/once. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Playground AI , Free, then $12/month
- CorelDRAW Graphics Suite , Free
- Marvel , Free, then $12/month
- Linearity Curve , Free, then $11.99/month
- Gravit Designer , Free
- Magnific , €12/month
What you would be giving up
Procreate Dreams is most often brought in for animation software for ipad users, alternative to subscription-based animation tools. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Procreate Dreams is broadly right and the question is cost, the Procreate Dreams pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Design category lists everything the directory holds, and best design tools ranks them.
Procreate Dreams runs on not recorded. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Procreate Dreams alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Procreate Dreams?
- 24 other design tools are listed in this directory, led by Procreate, Krita, ArtRage, Rebelle. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Procreate Dreams?
- 12 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Krita, Origami Studio, Womp, LottieFiles, Playground AI.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Procreate Dreams?
- Yes. 6 of the alternatives below start under Procreate Dreams's $12.99/once: Playground AI at Free, then $12/month, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite at Free, Marvel at Free, then $12/month, Linearity Curve at Free, then $11.99/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Procreate Dreams?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Procreate Dreams?
- Procreate Dreams is most often brought in for animation software for ipad users, alternative to subscription-based animation tools. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Procreate Dreams?
- None of the design tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Procreate Dreams alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Design, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Procreate Dreams against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Procreate Dreams covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every design tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Design category, 24 tools beside Procreate Dreams. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.