# Procreate

Procreate is an iPad drawing and painting app for illustrators that KDP publishers use to draw coloring pages, cover art and picture book illustrations.

- Canonical page: https://kdp123.com/t/procreate/
- Official site: https://procreate.com
- Categories: Cover Design & Mockups, Low-content & Puzzle Books
- Price: $12.99 one-time (US App Store price. iPad only; Procreate Pocket for iPhone is a separate purchase.)
- Platforms: ios
- Outputs KDP-ready files: No
- Touches your KDP account: No
- Official Amazon product: No
- Last checked: 2026-11-09

## Summary

Procreate is a raster illustration app for iPad and Apple Pencil, sold as a one-time purchase. KDP publishers use it to draw original line art for coloring books and art for covers and children's books, then lay the pages out in another app; it does not assemble book interiors or calculate spine width. Procreate has publicly committed to no generative AI in its apps, so artwork drawn in it is your own and does not need an AI disclosure to KDP.

## Pros

- Low one-time price, no subscription
- No generative AI, so artwork is clearly human-made

## Cons

- iPad only
- Needs a separate layout app for full interiors and print covers

## Alternatives

- [Affinity](https://kdp123.com/t/affinity/)
- [Adobe Express](https://kdp123.com/t/adobe-express/)
- [KDP Coloring Book Studio](https://kdp123.com/t/kdp-coloring-book-studio/)

## Sources

- https://procreate.com/procreate
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/procreate/id425073498
- https://procreate.com/ai