Clip Studio Paint for iPhone Reviews

by Emilybread

I just got ClipStudioPaint it took forever to load I exited out it did not save my artwork , had to put another file just to use color , will work for 1 second then brush will just glitch out , you need to add an extra file just to use any color but blue , I would recommend ibisPaint x or Picsart they aren’t glitchy and you don’t need an extra file for color and it will work 24 hours.

by Roxziesa

I bought the clip studio X on my laptop and absolutely love it. I stopped using paint tool almost all together. I wanted to take it on the go like with my phone. I just downloaded not to long ago and pulled up to get very confused. One hour a day for free, buy another subscription, or login. So I long in going okay I can use the one I already got!… Wrong Oh!! Then I learn it’s really glitchy and that the new subscription for it you have for pay for on going… I love Clip studio but I payed over $250 for my the full version on my computer. People who already have the subscription should be able to use it. Very disappointed…

by Island Life

I can’t believe iPhone users get ClipStudioPaint for free for an hour a day while iPad users are forced into a subscription no matter what 😨

I’d be happy to pay a reasonable ONE-TIME fee on iPad to have this software like I do on my computer. Whoever is putting together the pricing schemes for Clip Studio Paint seems determined to ensure I don’t buy the iPad app. I would pay between $20 and $50 not to deal with an ongoing subscription. Wake up!!!

The iPhone is the WORST way to experience this software and the whole thing should be free on this device. Make more money by selling the program outright on iPad. As it is, Procreate is the best value and quality in this space.

by Bella ❤️funneh And The Krew

I decided to try clip studio paint because I heard it had models you can use and aspects about it that ibisPaint does not have, but the mobile version does not have models and ClipStudioPaint is very hard to use. Also you only get ClipStudioPaint for free once a day for an hour, but with ibis paint X (free version) you get the whole app free and it allows you to get all brush’s for free for 18 hours at a time, and all you have to do is watch an add basically every 18 hours. IbisPaint X also explains how to use ClipStudioPaint with a tutorial when you first open ClipStudioPaint and is simple yet complex overall. I’m completely lost while using clip studio paint. Hope you understand and think about these issues.

by Quisp67

There is no reason to have a flat fee for the MAC/Windows version and a subscription fee for the iPad version. This alone chased me away. Very sad as ClipStudio is fantastic. However, when I think of how I would be paying over 4-5 years, it just doesn’t make sense. I recommend MediBang for those who agree about the subscription issue. MediBang is almost as good and hopefully some updates it will be right there with ClipStudio. For now, so long! You’ve lost another potential customer because of the subscription.

by Jdigi411

I don’t know who is making decisions for this company but this doesn’t make sense to me. Why make another port to something nobody is going to actually use full featured software on. Why would I pay a monthly free to draw on my phone? Here’s an idea, maybe invest your time on the iPad version? Something people are trying to use as a work tool. Also the transformation lag you refuse to acknowledge is also in this version. Please spend your time optimizing current software platforms before trying to expand. This is not good.

by *gay Panic*

When I got ClipStudioPaint I thought that it would be like the computer app I have a Mac meaning I would only get 30 days free. The iPhone though, would have all days free, at least that’s what the website said. I only had sixty minutes as a time limit and ClipStudioPaint didn’t show me how to use the brushes because I was trying to draw using the pencil and not the curve but nothing came out whenever I tried to draw. ClipStudioPaint is worse than my parents reaction to me being gay.

by Minecraft Is My Life!!!!

I’m not gonna say this is horrible but is it laggy and doesn’t help make your lines smooth like other drawing apps I got this to test it out but I didn’t like it with the fact that you have limited time unless you pay there are many free apps that I would use over this such as Ibis Paint witch is very similar to procreate but the only downfall is it has ads however I’m sure this would be a great app if it was smoother and was easier to understand

by BetaBot101

Hi there and thanks for taking time to look at this. Currently I bought Clip Studio during a sale for my pc in the last two years. This month I recently discovered they made an app awhile ago and decided to use it. When I logged in thinking I could use my pc id for it, it says I couldn’t.

I searched around online only to discover you can’t use your phone or tablet for clip after you bought it for yourself for your computer. Comepletely heartbroken time find out I can’t use my favorite program on road trips or when I’m waiting awhile for things.

Clip will be my favorite still, but until there is some sort of way we consumers can use our id for both the pc and phone/tablet instead of buying two, I will be sticking to a different app that allows me to work while I’m unoccupied with anything else.

by Itzcozypandaz

Ok a lot of you will probably come after me but I still like clip studio paint but I find it kind of unfair that You only get one hour to draw on ClipStudioPaint the only way you can draw For however long you want is that you have to sign up Which I found unfair. And this is totally off topic is that when I try to draw it doesn’t show up for A bit. I have no hate for clip studio paint but I like IbisPaint a bit more.

by I'll Check Or A Wrecker

I really like ClipStudioPaint, but I would really like it if there was no 15 hour timer. I was doing a collab with someone and I was going to save the finished piece and we aren’t allowed to save???? I find that dumb because what if you phone shuts off while doing art, and you go back to that drawing and it doesn’t save???

The same feature is better if it didn’t need a subscription just to save a drawing to your library, it would be better if the 15 hour timer was at 15 minutes because I don’t want to wait 15 hours just to go back in there.

by Da Wae?

It’s a good app to learn how to draw on but can I draw for more than an hour a day on ClipStudioPaint. A drawing app shouldn’t need triel. Like we could wach an add to get some stuff for the day. One of the reasons why I don’t want to pay for a triel is becase my parents don’t like wasting money on stuff like this. I hope you take this review well and don’t mind my spelling errors

by NotVanGogh

I bought it to use on windows and did not realize you have to buy it twice if you want to use it on another device that isn’t windows. I switch between my laptop/tablet and phone and was looking for a program that could allow that. Guess it didn’t read the fine print well enough.

by Kelly Belly 21

App constantly crashes, CONSTANTLY loses work (hours, minutes or seconds of work), becomes laggy and will absolutely FLIP out if you’re trying to save a large piece of work. I have an Iphone8p, which isn’t the most recent version, but can load and run EXTREMELY high gig games very well. no reason my phone’s on life support trying to save a large file (which crashes anyways)

by Someone Took My Name Ugh

It’s pretty hard to use, pretty slow to, I like how mine turned out (very sketch like) but not everyone likes that and also a tutorial would be nice (I can’t remember if you had one) but it would be cool if you had where the pens and stuff were a little easier to get, it’s a lot of work (considering some people have commissions) to have to tap a bunch of things to get to it. Overall it’s a sorta okay app 5/10

by Madoka Fan

I like using ClipStudioPaint, but my parents don’t allow me to buy subscriptions to things because I’m a child, so I appreciate the free hour but I’d like if there was a smaller version of ClipStudioPaint that was completely free. I’m not saying make the original app free, and I’m not saying you need to do this but, if there was a free alternative that would be great. Who knows maybe this exists and I’m just an idiot.

by Kakyoin Noriaki Pancakes

Like the title says , It’s okay , I love it , I tested it , and it was like procreate ( I’m my opinion) . One thing I really dislike about it , if you want to have a free account, you have the option to have 1 free hour. And if you don’t want to have a free account you have to make an account. I tried to make an account it doesn’t work . I really want an option for a 18 hour option.

by Alyssawright2011

I love this use it to create and edit so many things one thing that would be appropriated would be a button where you can select a color and use a bar to remove how much of that color you wanna remove

by John The Artist

I never expected to be able to work on a full-size image properly on an iPhone, but that’s exactly what I got! I can open, edit, and save every file I can on my iPad, and it works great.

I paired my iPhone with a Wacom Bamboo Sketch Bluetooth pen, and after figuring out I didn’t need to actually pair it with the phone, got pressure sensitivity working in ClipStudioPaint and it works great.

I can now start sketches and concept paintings from my phone, or refine them as I find mistakes. Again, I didn’t think I would need (or get) that from a phone version of ClipStudioPaint , but here we are.

by ******Anastasia******

Not only is the subscription model incredibly predatory, ClipStudioPaint doesn’t even work well. Tools stop working at random moments, where the only fix offered is a reinstall; brush perimeter is inaccurate and confusing; the program flat out fails after purchasing a subscription. It’s propagated as a free app, yet tries to take your money to do something as necessary as saving.

by Noel996

Really clunky but almost same as desktop version.

Update: Got Wacom bamboo sketch for this worked fine before update to iOS 13.3.1 and now having bugs from telling my finger from stylus to pan and scroll. Just really upsetting. Please update soon.

by Alex Paul Wilson

I have it on my phone and I already paid a monthly plan for it and downloaded it to my computer, well whenever I save a file it says I have to register a license and I already have. So I wanted to started a free trial and I can’t find the email the serial number is sent in. Doesn’t make sense

by Snertoe

ClipStudioPaint itself is actually pretty nice, I’m surprised that I’m actually able to make decent art on my phone. I’m just annoyed considering I’ve already spent $50 for clip studio pro on my desktop, does the mobile version really need a whole new subscription?

by 1amnot111

So love ClipStudioPaint on my phone since I travel but I have noticed while I was making a comic that I can not thicken the lines. Update,I am paying 2.49 a month and it drops my subscription and have to go launch it every month.

by Megan921

I love clip studio I got it a couple days ago on my laptop but it won’t let me sign in on my phone and when I go to do the 1 hour launch it signs me in but only for an hour.

by Sjdieuxhud

I really want an update where we DONT HAVE A TIMER ibisPaint doesn’t have a timer and it’s technically not a pro artist painting app and clip studio is a pro painter app and most pros take 2+ hours to get done

by Tsunade Yakahichi

It’s decent on iPhone, but I would t use it as my main. When I have to work off of my phone, I typically like something that’s easy to use, like MediBang. MB doesn’t have a lot of brush tips though, so this is nice to make something that I can later import into MediBang. Clip paint is great on my computer, but I wouldn’t really suggest using it on your phone.

by V.143

I recently bought a Clip Studio Paint license for my Mac and I have a feeling that in a few years I'm going to be so glad I purchased this. I'm a beginner hobbyist digital artist and I found somewhere that a lot of the digital artists I follow and like use either ClipStudioPaint or Paintool SAI which is unfortunately only available for PCs and I don't have one. When I saw ClipStudioPaint was available for Mac and you could buy it once and keep it forever, I immediately jumped to buy this. The $50 was well worth it for something I've already used for hours in the same day. If you're looking to make comics like I am, or any anime style illustrations, then you'll love the ability to customize panels and make whatever shape you want, as well as the insane amount of brushes and types of brushes you can use. The pencil tool is what I use the most, but there's also watercolor and airbrush options too. Also, did I mention you don't need a drawing tablet to make professional grade art? While it might help you make finer more accurate lines and give you more precision plus a larger screen, you can do all of this with your Mac's trackpad or with any kind of stylus that works with an iPad or iPhone. My art improved in hours just by downloading this! Also, there are plenty of tutorials online and if you switched from PC to Mac and can't use Paintool SAI, you can set the layout to be almost exactly the same as the one there. Plus, they have all the same features and more, including the ability to flip drawings. So if you're looking for a solid value with cheap subscription options and a low one time purchase fee, this is the choice for you! I don't regret buying this; I'm sure at some point I'll be able to make back mroe than I paid for it with the art I make on it!