FireAlpaca vs Infinite Painter
FireAlpaca
firealpaca.com
Infinite Painter
infinitestudio.artSide by side
| Figure | FireAlpaca | Infinite Painter |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 2 |
| Spec score · Digital Painting Software | 9.1 (#2) | 7.8 (#21) |
| Brushes | FireAlpaca distributes unique original brushes weekly, including pencil, watercolor, motif, pattern, and effect brushes. | The app offers nearly 200 brushes, including natural media and design brushes, and lets users create and customize brushes. |
| Headquarters | PGN Inc. lists CIOS Iwamoto-cho Building 3F, 1-13-3 Iwamoto-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0032, Japan. | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Purpose | FireAlpaca is a free digital painting tool for creating illustrations and images. | Infinite Painter is a mobile application for painting, drawing, and crafting digital images. |
| Support | The SE page directs users to the FireAlpaca manual website for questions about basic operation and tools. | The maker lists [email protected] as its technical support email. |
| Timelapse | A timelapse recorder captures the drawing process and saves it as a GIF. | Infinite Painter can record a painting as a Timelapse that users can share. |
Plans
FireAlpaca
- FreeFree
- FireAlpacaFree
- FireAlpaca standardFree
- FireAlpaca SE$39.99, paid once
- FireAlpaca SE$39.99, paid once
In their own words
FireAlpaca
FireAlpaca is a digital painting program for making illustrations and images, available on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Its listed tools include animation, mesh deformation, gradient maps, lasso fill, CMYK display, text, halftone, 3D perspective, tone curves, and reference windows. The standard software supports 10 languages, and the maker distributes original brushes weekly in styles including pencil, watercolor, motifs, patterns, and effects. Brush customization, layers, pressure sensitivity, and stroke stabilization are supported; color management is described as basic. The free edition permits individual and commercial use without a license fee. Its separate FireAlpaca SE edition adds onion-skin animation with GIF or APNG export, a store with more than 300 brush types, a liquify tool, and layer masks. SE costs 39.99 USD once. Listed downloads are version 2.16.3 or later requirements: Windows 10 or later, macOS 12 or later, and Linux distributions including Ubuntu 23.04, Fedora 36, and Debian 12 or later.
Infinite Painter
Infinite Painter is a mobile app for painting, drawing, and crafting digital images on Android and iOS. It includes nearly 200 brushes, with options to create and customize brushes, plus layers, shapes, and selection tools. Users can rearrange the interface by docking tools and actions for quick access, and record a painting as a shareable Timelapse. The free version includes three layers at device resolution, built-in brushes and editing, seamless pattern projects, and selected tools. Pro adds HD canvas sizes, more layers, adjustments, live filter layers, layer groups, masks, and more than 40 professional tools. A seven-day free trial is available; afterward, the app remains usable, though some features require a one-time purchase. Projects and assets such as brushes can be exchanged between versions. There is no native desktop version, though the maker notes availability on some Chromebooks and Apple silicon Macs that support mobile apps. Canvas size and layer capacity depend on device resources.