Concepts
An app that lets you sketch on an endless canvas and edit every line.
What Concepts does
Concepts is a sketching app with an infinite canvas and vector lines, so you can move, bend and resize strokes after you draw them. It is popular with designers, architects and anyone who plans ideas visually. There is a free version and paid plans.
Concepts feels more like a giant sheet of smart paper than a painting app. The canvas never ends, and every stroke is a vector, so you can nudge it, slice it, select it and change its size without it getting blurry.
The pens and pencils respond to pressure, tilt and speed. You get COPIC colors plus RGB and HSL wheels, grids and paper types, object libraries, and scale tools that measure real-world sizes, which product designers and architects like. You can import images and PDFs. The free version exports JPG, and paid plans add more formats.
The free version gives you the infinite canvas, a set of tools, five layers and JPG export. The subscription adds 200+ brush and object libraries and works across devices. If you prefer paying once, Essentials adds unlimited layers, editing tools, custom brushes and PSD, SVG and DXF export, but only on the platform you buy it on.
It is not the app for rich painted illustration. It shines for sketches, diagrams and design ideas.
Alternatives to Concepts
Who it's for
Skip it if: Painters who want realistic paint and texture.
Pricing
Free planConcepts is free with five layers and JPG export. The Everything subscription is $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial. Essentials is a one-time $39.99 that covers the platform you buy it on.
Prices can vary by country. Checked 19 Oct 2026.
What people like
- Every line stays editable
- Useful free version
- One-time option if you dislike subscriptions
- Works across Apple, Android and Windows
Watch out for
- Free version is limited to five layers and JPG
- One-time purchases only cover one platform
- Not built for painted illustration
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Questions people ask
Is Concepts free?
Yes, there is a free version with the infinite canvas, five layers and JPG export. Paid plans add more tools and libraries.
Does Concepts work on Android and Windows?
Yes. Concepts is on Google Play, and the developer says there is a Windows version too.
What makes Concepts different from Procreate?
Concepts uses vector lines on an infinite canvas, so it suits sketches and design ideas. Procreate is a painting app with a fixed canvas.