I have the essential version which is the only one time payment option. Concepts now has the audacity to keep advertising their monthly subscription with a free trial. There is no way to turn off these ads or opt out of these free trials.
Estimated from the grossing charts of Oct 21, 2026 in the 53 countries we track, and ratings growth on the App Store.
From our daily snapshots of every grossing chart.
| Sep 24, 2026 | $566.7K a month |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $561.2K a month |
| Sep 26, 2026 | $473.3K a month |
| Sep 27, 2026 | $466.3K a month |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $95.9K a month |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $96.4K a month |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $96.4K a month |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $99.8K a month |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $99.8K a month |
| Oct 3, 2026 | $102K a month |
| Oct 4, 2026 | $102K a month |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $102.6K a month |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $102K a month |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $102K a month |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $102K a month |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $101.9K a month |
| Oct 10, 2026 | $105.1K a month |
| Oct 11, 2026 | $105.7K a month |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $105.1K a month |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $734K a month |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $730K a month |
| Oct 15, 2026 | not in a grossing chart |
| Oct 16, 2026 | not in a grossing chart |
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| Oct 19, 2026 | not in a grossing chart |
| Oct 20, 2026 | not in a grossing chart |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $663.5K a month |
| Oct 22, 2026 | not in a grossing chart |
Measured from the store, not estimated.
From the latest 500 reviews on the United States App Store, Jul 16, 2021 to Oct 10, 2026: 21% are 1 or 2 stars. Open a theme to read what people wrote.
33 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.
★★★★★ Concepts now has the audacity to keep advertising their monthly subscription with a free trial.
★★★★★ “Editing is a paid feature” oh okay so you're useless then huh
★★★★★ I understand this is their business model, this is just , like most any app, not worth an ongoing subscription payment for, and the iOS native Freeform app or the Sketchbook™ app with only a 1x $3 premium upgrade for…
18 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.
★★★★★ Without trying hard, I lost work.
★★★★★ And it requires you to sign into the Apple Store to restore your purchases.
★★★★★ I purchased pro back in 2016 and on a new iPad I log in but none of the 21 packs I've purchased are shown and restore purchases doesn't do anything.
14 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.
★★★★★ Without trying hard, I lost work. The file browser is confusing. There is no escape hat hatch after you open it to get back to your drawing. I
★★★★★ This application currently has a bug where it will forget which features you have paid to unlock.
★★★★★ Hi, leaving this here since I can't find the support email on the website. I use concepts for note taking and have run into an issue with lag. Specifically on the most recent beta software using a M4 iPad pro. I am…
12 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.
★★★★★ Now, after having not used the app in a while, I find this feature is locked behind a subscription fee.
★★★★★ The add your own objects feature is now locked behind a subscription.
★★★★★ This app offers no parametric features, limited drawing capabilities, and a price tag higher than procreate/updraw/Noteful combined.
11 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.
★★★★★ But now when I want to export, it is stuck on “safe” mode, so I can no longer export at higher dpi, making it useless for me now.
★★★★★ I just downloaded this app. cant even load it. i hate it!!
★★★★★ “Editing is a paid feature” oh okay so you're useless then huh
9 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.
★★★★★ Update: Look at the anonymous loser below trying to justify this garbage.
★★★★★ I just updated the app and was frustrated to find that even after paying for the package, I still can't create my own object packs without buying another subscription.
★★★★★ Update the recent update deleted all of my concept maps.
9 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.
★★★★★ I have tried opening Support tickets, but nobody seems to want to fix the problem.
★★★★★ I bought the pro version, then tried setting this up so that I could save my files to my own NAS/Fileserver using an SMB protocol. The in progress files do not save themselves locally on my iPad's connection to the…
★★★★★ Support over months has not picked up on this and my attempts to correct it have gone on for months.
6 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.
★★★★★ I purchased pro back in 2016 and on a new iPad I log in but none of the 21 packs I've purchased are shown and restore purchases doesn't do anything.
★★★★★ It been 4 to 5 months after I cancelled my subscription, why won't it stop going into my account?
★★★★★ I made a purchase through my laptop concepts app using Microsoft account (concepts app programming) and the subscription does not link to my iPhone.
53 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.
★★★★★ I'm very very new to drawing but,so far this app has been very easy to pick up, and all the lines being vector based make editing your work soooo much easier and it's not even half as daunting or committal as physical…
★★★★★ I love the easy to use lasso tool and the easy color swap button for IOS.
★★★★★ I LOVE ITS COLOR PALLET AND ITS SO EASY TO DRAW 😌
53 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.
★★★★★ I often like to draw my cartoons on this beautiful software (alongside with ibisPaint and Kleki), and I couldn't thank TopHatch enough.
★★★★★ I'm very very new to drawing but,so far this app has been very easy to pick up, and all the lines being vector based make editing your work soooo much easier and it's not even half as daunting or committal as physical…
★★★★★ a beautiful piece of software.
36 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.
★★★★★ Most free value of any productivity app in the App Store for the IPad!
★★★★★ It offers so much in the free version that I would buy the everything one time purchase just for my love of the app.
★★★★★ I worked years on this app on the free version before I decided to go all in and paid for it.
28 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.
★★★★★ Another feature that would be extremely useful is a fill tool for quickly filling shapes or enclosed areas with solid colors.
★★★★★ if the screen was bigger, it'd be fine, but having a pop out window on the side would be insanely helpful.
★★★★★ This app has completely changed the way I study! I love using it to make huge mind maps and flowcharts and I love the fact that i can keep zooming in to add more information to different bullet points. This is an…
27 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.
★★★★★ I'm very very new to drawing but,so far this app has been very easy to pick up, and all the lines being vector based make editing your work soooo much easier and it's not even half as daunting or committal as physical…
★★★★★ I'm enjoying the app along with the learning process.
★★★★★ Having the option for an infinite canvas for random sketches or notes just makes the experience more enjoyable.
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Latest reviews, United States App Store.
I have the essential version which is the only one time payment option. Concepts now has the audacity to keep advertising their monthly subscription with a free trial. There is no way to turn off these ads or opt out of these free trials.
Just started working with Concepts. It’s taking I bit to find the tools I need, like an eraser tool. I can quickly sketch on paper, but using the iPad is a different experience. I expect it will get better. The plan is to make sketches and work with ChatGPT to clean them up and produce engineering drawings.
If you happen to be an aspiring cartoonist/artist like me, then this app is certainly what you're looking for! I'm a huge fan of the infinite canvas feature. I often like to draw my cartoons on this beautiful software (alongside with ibisPaint and Kleki), and I couldn't thank TopHatch enough.
The app used to be quite good, and I used it for planning out large maps with high detail. But now when I want to export, it is stuck on “safe” mode, so I can no longer export at higher dpi, making it useless for me now. Really disappointed
I’m very very new to drawing but,so far this app has been very easy to pick up, and all the lines being vector based make editing your work soooo much easier and it’s not even half as daunting or committal as physical drawing, as if you mess up a line, or dislike your spacing later in the peace then it’s totally fixable. also love the bend a line tool, great for cleaning up edges
When I tried riding, it wouldn’t let me and when I tried drawing, it wouldn’t let me. The only only thing I could do was put shape
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Released Oct 6, 2012. Current version shipped Oct 5, 2026.
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