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ProcreatevsAdobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop starts at $9.99/mo, 23% cheaper than Procreate's $12.99/mo. Both rated 4.7/5 by users.

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Procreate

Professional illustration and painting app for iPad

★ 4.7/5Founded 201140M+ downloads users
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Adobe Photoshop

The definitive image editing and design tool for photography and graphics

★ 4.7/5Founded 1990Part of Creative Cloud (30M+) users
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⚡ Quick Stats

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Avg Rating
Procreate4.7/5
Adobe Photoshop4.7/5
🏆 Procreate wins
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Starting Price
Procreate$12.99/mo
Adobe Photoshop$9.99/mo
🏆 Adobe Photoshop wins
🔧
Features
Procreate15
Adobe Photoshop15
🏆 Procreate wins
🎁
Free Plan
ProcreateNo
Adobe PhotoshopNo

📊 Ratings Breakdown

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Procreate

4.7/5 avg
G2 Score4.6/5
Capterra Score4.8/5
Overall Avg4.699999999999999/5
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Adobe Photoshop

4.7/5 avg
G2 Score4.6/5
Capterra Score4.8/5
Overall Avg4.699999999999999/5

⚡ Quick Verdict

Independent analysis based on features, pricing, and user ratings

Choose Procreate if you need:
  • ✓ Digital Painting
  • ✓ Brushes (400+)
  • ✓ Layer Support
  • ✓ Animation
  • ✓ 3D Painting
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Choose Adobe Photoshop if you need:
  • ✓ Photo Editing
  • ✓ Layer-based Design
  • ✓ Generative Fill (AI)
  • ✓ Generative Expand
  • ✓ Neural Filters
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🔧 Feature Comparison

Procreate uniquely offers Digital Painting, Brushes (400+), Layer Support. Adobe Photoshop uniquely offers Photo Editing, Layer-based Design, Generative Fill (AI). Both share 0 features.

Feature
Procreate
Adobe Photoshop
Digital Painting
✓
✗
Brushes (400+)
✓
✗
Layer Support
✓
✗
Animation
✓
✗
3D Painting
✓
✗
Color Management
✓
✗
Canvas Size Up to 16K
✓
✗
Apple Pencil Support
✓
✗
Time-lapse Recording
✓
✗
Text & Typography
✓
✗
Clipping Masks
✓
✗
Blend Modes
✓
✗
PSD Support
✓
✗
Reference Companion
✓
✗
Perspective Guides
✓
✗
Photo Editing
✗
✓
Layer-based Design
✗
✓
Generative Fill (AI)
✗
✓
Generative Expand
✗
✓
Neural Filters
✗
✓
Object Selection
✗
✓
Content-Aware Fill
✗
✓
Camera RAW
✗
✓
Brushes
✗
✓
Masks & Channels
✗
✓
Smart Objects
✗
✓
Actions & Automation
✗
✓
3D
✗
✓
Cloud Documents
✗
✓
iPad Version
✗
✓
Total Features
15
15

💰 Pricing Comparison

Adobe Photoshop starts at $9.99/mo, 23% cheaper than Procreate's $12.99/mo.

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Procreate Plans

Paid plans only

Procreate (iPad)Best Value
$12.99/one-time
  • • No subscription
  • • All features
Procreate Dreams
$19.99/one-time
  • • 2D animation app
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Adobe Photoshop Plans

Paid plans only

Photography PlanBest Value
$9.99/mo
  • • Photoshop + Lightroom
  • • 20GB storage
Photoshop
$22.99/mo
  • • Single app
  • • 100GB storage
All Apps
$59.99/mo
  • • 20+ Creative Cloud apps
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