Infinite Painter: colours that actually mix

Infinite Painter solves a narrow problem: making a digital stroke behave like paint. Not "a brush with texture" but blending with what is already on the canvas.

What it gives you

Colour mixing. Drag blue across yellow and get a green transition — something that does not happen in layer-based editors, where a stroke simply lands on top. For painting this is fundamental.

Perspective and symmetry guides put together more carefully than in most: they are configurable and persist between sessions.

The same version on both platforms. The app does not split into a full iOS build and a cut-down Android one, which happens often in this category.

What it costs

A smaller audience. Around ten thousand ratings against nearly three hundred thousand for ibis Paint. The practical meaning is direct: fewer tutorials, fewer community brushes, slower answers to questions.

A rating of 4.1 — the lowest in this roundup, where the rest sit at 4.6–4.8.

A subscription for the full toolset. The free version works, but part of the brushes and tools are paid.

Who it is not for

Anyone drawing with line. The whole advantage sits in the stroke; for sketching and outlines it adds nothing over free Sketchbook.

The rest of the picks are in our roundup: Best drawing apps for phone and tablet in 2026.

The full breakdown is in: How to draw on your phone without buying anything.