# Brushes

> Paint, Sketch, Draw

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1168117279](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1168117279)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1168117279`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Envoza
- **Category:** Graphics & Design
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (178 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.2.6
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-22
- **First published:** 2018-11-20
- **Size:** 13 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-25
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/brushes/id1168117279)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://brushes.art/privacy/](http://brushes.art/privacy/)

## Description

Brushes 4 is the latest evolution of the Brushes painting family, redesigned with a clean, modern UI and a touch-friendly workflow. It brings robust Apple Pencil support, a redesigned canvas, and essential features like unlimited undo/redo, continuous auto-save, and cloud import/export to keep your artwork safe and portable.

From parameterized brushes and custom brush creation to powerful layers, color tools, and flexible canvas sizes, Brushes 4 covers every stage of digital painting. Create and manage brushes, color palettes, and layers with ease, then import from your camera roll or cloud services and export as PNG or JPEG for sharing or further editing in other apps. The app also offers light and dark appearances and a streamlined gallery for your painting library.

## Rankings

- #109,619 — Overall

## Review summary

Review sentiment is mixed: Brushes is praised for being beginner-friendly and affordable with capable brush effects, but multiple reviews cite stability issues and gallery import problems that hinder ongoing use.

### Pros

- Beginner-friendly and easy to use, making it approachable for new artists.
- Good value for the price; affordable with features that help beginners get started.
- Strong brush capabilities and blending that deliver satisfying artistic results.

### Cons

- Frequent stability and reliability problems (crashes, quitting unexpectedly, blank/empty app states; concerns about ongoing maintenance).
- Gallery image import/loading issues (can't place images from the gallery; blank page when loading a photo).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1168117279)