Concepts App

Concepts App

Concepts App is an infinite, flexible sketching tool that supports every stage of the creative process. The product, published by TopHatch, lets writers, designers, architects, illustrators, and product teams capture notes, mind maps, mood boards, plans, and finished illustrations inside a single canvas. It has been named an Editors’ Choice on the Apple App Store, the Microsoft Store, and Google Play, and is available across iOS, Windows, Android, and ChromeOS.

Every stroke on the canvas is an editable vector, so sketches remain fully tweakable from idea to final asset. Hybrid brushes recreate pencils, pens, wire, and markers on top of the vector system, while the COPIC color library licensed from Too Corporation provides a professional color system alongside HSL and RGB wheels. Grids, line smoothing, live snap, shape guides, real-world scale, and measurement let creative work stay expressive while still hitting precision requirements.

The platform supports real collaboration. A built-in Presentation Mode shares the live canvas with teammates or clients during calls, making Concepts App useful as a remote whiteboard alongside video tools such as Zoom. PDF and image files can be imported, annotated, and exported through PDF, PNG, PSD, SVG, DXF (AutoCAD), and other formats. Object libraries, infinite layers, custom brushes, and custom grids help teams establish reusable design systems across projects.

Pricing scales with the way the tool is used. The free Basic tier ships an infinite sketchbook with five layers, COPIC/HSL/RGB color wheels, paper and grid types, and basic JPG exports. A Pro subscription unlocks more than 200 libraries and features for $4.99 per month or $29.99 per year, with a seven-day free trial. Essentials and add-on packs are available as one-time purchases between $1.99 and $39.99 per item. Businesses can deploy managed Pro licenses, and qualifying schools can access Concepts App free through the Education program.

Concepts App is widely adopted for architecture, illustration, note-taking, product design, UI/UX design, visual thinking, and remote whiteboarding, especially when paired with a stylus. TopHatch continues to invest in cross-platform parity so every supported platform stays current with new features.