Figma vs ibisPaint X
Which is better in 2026? Five scores, side by side.
Figma is the better app overall, scoring 9.0 to 7.9. Figma wins on 4 of the 5 scores, ibisPaint X on 0, with 1 tied.
Product designers and teams building apps and websites together
Students and hobby artists who want a capable free app on an iPad or phone
Score by score
The details
| Feature | Figma | ibisPaint X |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Design & Creativity | Design & Creativity |
| Category rank | #3 of 10 | #10 of 10 |
| Developer | Figma, Inc. | ibis inc. |
| Pricing | Free + paid plans | Free + paid plans |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mac | ✓ | ✓ |
| Windows | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web | ✓ | — |
Common questions
Is Figma better than ibisPaint X?
Figma is the better app overall, scoring 9.0 to 7.9. Figma wins on 4 of the 5 scores, ibisPaint X on 0, with 1 tied.
Which is cheaper, Figma or ibisPaint X?
Figma: Free Starter plan; Professional full seats are $16 a month billed yearly, or $20 monthly. ibisPaint X: Free with ads; ad removal is $15.99 once, or Premium is $4.49 a month. On value for money, Figma scores higher.
Do Figma and ibisPaint X work on the same devices?
Only Figma runs on Web.
Which is more private, Figma or ibisPaint X?
Figma scores higher on privacy (7.0/10). No tracking per the App Store label; contact info, content, usage and IDs are linked to you. AI training on content is on by default for Starter and Professional, and admins can turn it off.
Strengths and weaknesses
Figma
- Everyone edits the same file live, right in a browser
- Free Starter plan with unlimited drafts
- Covers design, whiteboards, slides and dev handoff
- Mobile apps are mostly for viewing and commenting
- AI features run on monthly credits
- AI training on content is opt-out on smaller plans
Figma lets a whole team design, prototype and comment on the same file in a browser tab, with nothing to install. Around it sit FigJam whiteboards, Slides, Dev Mode for handing work to developers, Figma Make for turning prompts into apps, and an AI agent that went fully live in October 2026. The free Starter plan covers unlimited drafts. Watch the AI credits, and note that AI training on your content is on by default for smaller plans.
Full Figma review
ibisPaint X
- Generous free version with a huge brush library
- Animation, vector and comic tools in one app
- Runs on iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows and Mac
- Ads in the free version unless you pay
- Privacy label lists data used to track you
- Free vector tool use is capped at an hour a day
ibisPaint X shows how deep a free drawing app can go. You get a huge brush library, layers with blend modes, vector and text tools, screentones, rulers, frame-by-frame animation and time-lapse recording, and it runs on phones as well as iPad. The catch is the business model: ads in the free version, Premium for the best filters and unlimited vector use, and a privacy label that lists data used to track you.
Full ibisPaint X review
