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Concepts
What it is
Concepts is a drawing and design app with illustration tools, presentation design, a template library, and a brand kit. It has desktop and mobile apps for Windows, iOS, and Android. A free plan is available, and the Basic plan includes five layers. Pro subscriptions provide access to Pro features and services, with options at $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year. A 7-day trial is also listed. Teams plans cost $10 a month or $100 a year; both include regular updates, priority support, self-service billing, re-assignable licenses, and multiple admins. Concepts does not offer real-time collaboration. Its plan options cover free use, individual Pro subscriptions, and team subscriptions, with different listed terms and inclusions. The design tools may be useful for people creating illustrations or presentation materials, while the template library and brand kit provide additional design resources. The app’s supported desktop and mobile platforms offer several ways to work with it.
For and against
For
- Free plan available.
- Includes illustration tools and a template library.
- Offers desktop and mobile apps.
- Teams plans include re-assignable licenses and multiple admins.
Against
- Basic plan is limited to five layers.
- Real-time collaboration is not available.
- Paid plans require a subscription.
The verdict
Concepts offers drawing and design tools across desktop and mobile, with free, Pro, and Teams options. Consider the five-layer Basic plan limit and the absence of real-time collaboration when choosing a plan.
Who it suits
Concepts suits individuals and teams looking for illustration tools, templates, presentation design, or a brand kit. Its desktop and mobile apps are available on Windows, iOS, and Android.
Plans and prices
Basic
Five layers
Read 23 Sep 2026 · concepts.app
Pro monthly subscription
Subscription access to Pro features and services
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Pro yearly subscription
Subscription access to Pro features and services
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Teams self-service monthly
Regular updates · Priority support · Self-service billing · Re-assignable licenses
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Teams self-service yearly
Regular updates · Priority support · Self-service billing · Re-assignable licenses
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Basics
Infinite canvas · unlimited drawings and folders · five layers · grids, snap, scale and measure
Read 15 Oct 2026 · concepts.app
Education
Teacher and student licenses for qualifying schools
Read 15 Oct 2026 · concepts.app
Pro subscription
Every feature across platforms · all brush and object packs · infinite layers · PDF import/export
Read 15 Oct 2026 · concepts.app
Pro subscription
Every feature across platforms · all brush and object packs · infinite layers · PDF import/export
Read 15 Oct 2026 · concepts.app
On the record
- Brush engine
- Pens, pencils, markers, airbrushes and watercolor tools support pressure, tilt, velocity and live smoothing.concepts.app · read 15 Oct 2026
- Cloud and file integrations
- The feature table lists iCloud Drive backup on Apple devices, configurable cloud solutions on Windows and Google Drive backup on Android/ChromeOS.concepts.app · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company size and headquarters
- LinkedIn lists TopHatch as a privately held 11–50 employee company headquartered in San Carlos, California.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Cross-platform file limitation
- iOS uses .concept files while Windows, Android and ChromeOS use .concepts files, and the two formats are not yet compatible.concepts.app · read 15 Oct 2026
- Desktop app
- Yesconcepts.app · read 23 Sep 2026
- Documentation
- The official manual provides a quick-start guide plus detailed explanations of canvas gestures, tools, layers, objects, importing and exporting.concepts.app · read 15 Oct 2026
- Editable vectors
- Every stroke is editable and can be moved, resized, recolored or otherwise adjusted without redrawing.concepts.app · read 15 Oct 2026
- Funding
- LinkedIn shows two funding rounds, including a US$500,000 seed round dated September 22, 2016, with Superhero Capital listed as an investor.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Google Play data safety
- Google Play reports no third-party data sharing, possible collection of personal and financial information, encryption in transit and user-requested deletion.play.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Illustration tools
- Yesconcepts.app · read 23 Sep 2026
- Import and export
- Supported workflows include PDF, JPG, PNG, PSD, SVG and DXF export, with PDF and image importing.concepts.app · read 15 Oct 2026
- Infinite canvas
- The canvas supports zooming, movable artboards and working at multiple levels of detail.concepts.app · read 15 Oct 2026
- Layers
- The app provides automatic and manual layering, with infinite layers available as a paid feature.concepts.app · read 15 Oct 2026
- License model
- Concepts itself is proprietary; its license page lists third-party open-source components under licenses including Apache 2.0, MIT, BSD, CDDL, CPOL, CC0, zlib and Unlicense.concepts.app · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: Android complaints
- Google Play reviewers complain about missing Android color palettes or shape recognition without a subscription, purchase/account problems and Samsung DeX drawing failures.appbrain.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: desktop input
- Windows Central reports that touch-oriented selection and lasso workflows can be limiting or unresponsive on non-touch PCs.windowscentral.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: paywall
- Windows Central criticizes the paywall because importing images, infinite layers and standard exports are restricted in the free version.windowscentral.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: platform parity
- Parka Blogs reports that Android and Windows historically lacked several iPad capabilities and used incompatible file formats.parkablogs.com · read 15 Oct 2026
