Alternatives to ArtRage

A natural-media painting program with realistic paint blending and textures for desktop, tablet and phone. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as ArtRage.

  • Rebelle

    Painting software for Windows and Mac that simulates real color mixing, wet diffusion and drying.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    Rebelle simulates wet paint mixing, diffusion and drying for watercolor, oil and dry media, but runs only on Windows and Mac with no mobile version.

  • Corel Painter

    A digital painting program from Corel that simulates natural media brushes for illustration and photo painting.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    Corel Painter is paid and desktop only on Windows and macOS, simulating natural media brushes, with an Essentials edition for beginners but extra brush packs costing more.

  • Krita

    A free digital painting program built for illustrators, with over a hundred brushes ready to use.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Krita is free and open source on Windows, macOS and Linux with over 100 brushes and comic tools, but has no mobile version listed.

  • Clip Studio Paint

    A commercial drawing and painting app for illustration, comics and animation across desktop and mobile.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOS

    Clip Studio Paint also covers desktop and mobile, including Chromebook, and adds comic and animation tools, with paid use after the trial period.

  • Procreate

    A digital painting and illustration app for iPad, sold as a one-time purchase.

    PaidProprietaryiOS

    Procreate is a one-time purchase for iPad with a separate iPhone version, so moving to it drops Windows, macOS and Android support.

  • Sketchbook

    Drawing and painting app for sketching and illustration on macOS, Windows, Android and iOS.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOS

    Sketchbook is freemium on Windows, macOS, Android and iOS with customizable brushes and layers, though desktop and mobile are separate products.

  • Infinite Painter

    A painting and sketching app for Android and iOS with natural brushes and realistic blending.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOS

    Infinite Painter is freemium on Android and iOS with natural brushes and realistic blending, but has no desktop version for Windows or macOS.

  • MyPaint

    A distraction-free painting app for graphics tablets, with an infinite canvas and deeply configurable brushes.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    MyPaint is free and open source on Windows and Linux, with an infinite canvas and a pigment mixing model, but its last stable release was in 2020.

Also worth comparing

These listings name ArtRage as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Artweaver

    A digital painting program for Windows with realistic brushes, layers and basic image editing tools.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    ArtRage adds macOS, Android and iOS versions with realistic oil and watercolor blending, but is paid with no free edition, only low-cost Lite and mobile editions.

  • ibisPaint

    A mobile drawing and painting app for illustration, manga and animation, with an online gallery.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOS

    ArtRage is a paid natural-media painting program with realistic paint blending, available on Windows, macOS, Android and iOS, with low-cost mobile and Lite editions.

  • Tayasui Sketches

    A drawing and painting app with realistic brushes for iPad, iPhone, Mac and Android.

    FreemiumProprietarymacOSAndroidiOS

    ArtRage is a paid app for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS with realistic paint textures and blending, including low-cost mobile and Lite editions.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.