A Procreate alternative for Android
Procreate is a great drawing app, but it is iPad only. Do you have an Android tablet with a pen, like a Samsung Galaxy Tab with S Pen, or a Windows laptop? Then 2create is made for you. Here they are side by side, honestly, including what 2create does not have yet.
| Procreate | 2create | |
|---|---|---|
| Devices | iPad (and a separate iPhone app) | Android tablets and phones, Windows, and in the browser |
| Price | One-time purchase in the App Store | Basic free; Pro one-time €4.99; drawing teacher in the subscription |
| One purchase on more devices | Within Apple devices | Yes: tablet, phone, Windows and browser with one account |
| Pen with pressure and tilt | Apple Pencil | S Pen and other pressure pens; also mouse and finger |
| Layers, masks, blend modes | Yes | Yes, up to 256 layers |
| Brushes | Large set, make your own, share .brush files | 100+ brushes, make your own, import Photoshop brushes (.abr); and bring your own Procreate brushes (.brush, .brushset) |
| Wet paint that really mixes | Wet mixing per brush | Yes, with a mixing palette and oil, gouache and watercolour |
| Favourite pens at hand | Pin brushes in Recent or make your own set | Pen tray: your 5 own pens (brush, size, opacity and colour) plus your recent pens, back in one tap |
| Tilt for shading | Set per brush | Learns how you hold your pen (S Pen too), or set and calibrate it yourself |
| Files | Import PSD, PNG, JPG, TIFF and PDF | PSD, PNG, JPG, TIFF, PDF (pages as layers), video as animation frames; print-ready CMYK TIFF; pages as one PDF; offline backup |
| QuickShape, StreamLine, symmetry | Yes | Yes |
| Animation and time-lapse | Yes | Yes: 1–60 frames per second, onion skin, hold frames, fore- and background; GIF, MP4, animated PNG |
| Brush Studio | Very extensive | Extensive: dual brush, custom shape and grain, pressure/tilt/speed, colour dynamics, fall-off, wet mixing, splaying bristles |
| Liquify | Yes, with many options | Yes: push, twirl, pinch, expand, crystals, edge |
| Colour profiles (P3, CMYK) | Yes | Partly: sRGB and CMYK print (FOGRA39) with soft proof; P3 not yet |
| 3D painting | Yes | Not yet (planned) |
| Drawing teacher that watches and explains | No | Yes, step by step. You always draw yourself. |
| Drawing games to play together | No | Yes, at the table and online |
| Colouring pages and colour by number | No | Yes |
| Live together on one canvas | No | Yes, each on their own tablet and layer |
| Languages | Many languages | Dutch, English, German, French |
Who is 2create for?
- You are an illustrator or designer and want to work on Android or Windows like on an iPad: Brush Studio, layered PSD, your own Procreate brushes.
- You have an Android tablet or Windows laptop with a pen and want to draw like on an iPad.
- You want to learn to draw: the teacher shows you first, then it is your turn.
- You draw with the whole family, or in class.
Procreate is a trademark of Savage Interactive Pty Ltd. 2create is a product of BBJL B.V. and is not affiliated with Savage Interactive. Comparison based on public information, updated October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Let us know through the site.