Clip Studio Paint AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Digital Painting Tools for iPad

There are many alternatives to Clip Studio Paint for iPad if you are looking for a replacement. The best iPad Digital Painting Tool alternative is Adobe Photoshop. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try MediBang Paint or ibis Paint X. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Clip Studio Paint and 15 are Digital Painting Tools available for iPad so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting iPad Digital Painting Tool alternatives to Clip Studio Paint are Procreate, Adobe Fresco, Paintstorm and Pastela.

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  1. Adobe Photoshop icon

    Adobe Photoshop

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    Comprehensive raster graphics editor offering advanced photo and image editing features. Supports multiple layers, masks, alpha compositing, various color models, and has limited vector graphics, 3D, and video capabilities. Extensible via plug-ins.

    225 Adobe Photoshop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Online
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    • Wine
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    Photoshop is a photo retouch application rather than a paint or sketch app.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • This alternative is disputed. Adobe Photoshop is a legitimate Clip Studio Paint alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Adobe Photoshop is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Clip Studio Paint.

    • Adobe Photoshop is the most popular commercial alternative to Clip Studio Paint.

    • Adobe Photoshop is Paid and ProprietaryClip Studio Paint is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. MediBang Paint icon

    MediBang Paint

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    MediBang Paint is a lightweight software for illustration and making comic books on Windows and Mac OS.

    75 MediBang Paint alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Android Tablet
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    Milla Palacio
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    Not only is it free, they do share a lot of common functionality. Of course, MediBang Paint isn't as feature-rich, but it's still good for anime- and manga-style art.

    SoftOlive
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    It's an amazing tool for art, just like Clip Studio Paint. VERY good for not just manga, anime, etc art styles, but other art styles.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    It has all the things that I needed that Clip Studio Paint also had! LOVE IT!??

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks MediBang Paint is a great Clip Studio Paint alternative.

    • MediBang Paint is Freemium and ProprietaryClip Studio Paint is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Procreate icon

    Procreate

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    Procreate is a versatile, award-winning app for creative digital drawing and painting on iOS. It delivers a robust, professional toolset with hundreds of configurable brushes, a powerful layering system, vector graphic tools, and comprehensive design capabilities, ensuring desktop-level flexibility and power.

    63 Procreate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Adobe Photoshop

    Comprehensive raster graphics editor offering advanced photo and image editing features. Supports multiple layers, masks, alpha compositing, various color models, and has limited vector graphics, 3D, and video capabilities. Exten...

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    Adobe Fresco

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    Unlock creativity with a massive brush collection and real-time effects. Blend oils, paint with vibrant watercolors, and enjoy vector and raster brushes on stylus-ready devices. Ideal for artists of all levels.

    20 Adobe Fresco alternatives

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    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Paintstorm

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    Paintstorm Studio is created for professional digital painting. And a major role in this program play the brushes. We did our best so that you can easily and quickly adjust the brushes suitable for your painting style.

    40 Paintstorm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
    • iPad
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    Pastela

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    Pastela is a drawing app designed around the motto: "Draw out your creativity for the world."

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • iPad
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    HiPaint

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    HiPaint is a professional integrated drawing and coloring software specially designed for digital drawing creators. The intuitive and simple interface allows for easy and intelligent operation even for a newbie with a medium- or small-sized screen of a mobile device.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Flame Painter

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    Flame Painter is a unique paint program that lets you create original artworks with flame brushes.

    73 Flame Painter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Other Escape Motions software, Rebelle, is a closer direct competitor of CSP.

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    • Flame Painter is Paid and ProprietaryClip Studio Paint is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Charcoal

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    • Charcoal is incredibly easy to use: Just create or open a sketch and start drawing. There are no layers, properties panels or confusing settings. Instead, Charcoal features rich tools and beautiful color palettes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  15. MyBrushes icon

    MyBrushes

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    MyBrushes Paint for Mac app allows you to paint on infinite canvas and PLAYBACK whole drawing.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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