

The downside of Procreate is its steep learning curve. Procreate does a fantastic job pairing with the Apple pencil to get a variety of textures and depths, much like using a real pencil on paper. It offers all sorts of functionality for digital sketching and art, including brushes, layers, and several hand gestures that can be used instead of the stylus. Procreate is touted as one of the best sketching apps on iPad. In addition, because Paper lacks some of the more advanced functionality of tools like Procreate and Affinity Designer, it’s easier to focus on the content of a wireframe rather than layers, custom brushes, or creating a pixel-perfect design. My favorite “brush” to use for prototyping is one that snaps your slightly wiggly lines or uneven circles into straight lines, rectangles, and circles. I’ve been a fan of Paper since it’s FiftyThree days, but the reason I continue to use it for wireframing is that it comes with web and mobile templates in-app, as well as storyboarding templates.
#Pixelmator vs affinity plus#
It has a limited number of brush/pen options (some are only available with Paper Pro), plus cut/paste and duplicate functionality. Paper is an application that lets you sketch ideas in a journal-like format.
#Pixelmator vs affinity pro#
Paper by WeTransferįree, optional Paper Pro $11.99/year ( App store) My top three are Paper, Procreate, and Affinity Designer.

Luckily, there are now several applications for iPad that let you sketch and create quickly (typically with a stylus or Apple Pencil), and allow easy digital export.

However, it can be a pain to get a paper sketch to a client! There are similar frustrations if you are sketching for fun and have no way to capture the physical sketch. As a designer, I often have opportunities to sketch out ideas for clients – I might be in the wireframing stage of the design and want to get ideas on paper quickly, or I might need to create a logo or illustration.
