ibis Paint X

What it is

ibis Paint X is an illustration and animation app from ibis inc., listed under Art & Design. It is free to install and rated Everyone. It has been on Google Play since February 2014, with the latest update on 2026-10-23. The developer says the series has over 500 million cumulative downloads.

What it does well

The tool count is the headline. The listing counts more than 130,000 brushes and over 30,000 materials, plus fonts in the thousands, 86 filters, 46 screentones and 27 blend modes for layers. Drawing aids include vector tools, a reference pane, two kinds of ruler, animated filters and a feature called AI Disturbance. Beyond single illustrations, the app supports frame-by-frame animation and videos that carry music and sound. You can record and share your drawing process as a time-lapse. A tutorial channel on YouTube and a list of supported digital styluses are linked from the listing.

What the ratings show

The app has a 4.48 average across 3,018,985 ratings and 100,000,000+ installs. Of those, 74.6% are five stars and 12.6% are four. One-star ratings account for 6%, two-star for 2.4% and three-star for 4.4%. That is a good result for software with a deep feature set, though the one-star slice is larger than at the top of this batch.

Where it falls short

The listing refers to purchase plans and warns that a free trial renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before it ends. It does not say which features are paid. On support, the developer states that questions and bug reports posted as reviews go unanswered, and users are pointed to a support desk instead. The permissions section says none are required, and photos, microphone and notifications are all optional.

Beginners worried that drawing looks hard are the stated audience, and the sheer toolset also fits experienced illustrators. If you plan to use paid options, read the plan page first.