Artivate App
Art, Activated.
Most drawing apps are built for one person. Artivate is built for everyone in the room — even when the room spans continents.
Artivate is a real-time collaborative drawing app for iPad and Apple Pencil. Open a canvas, send an invite, and start creating together. Every brush stroke, every line, every color choice appears live for all collaborators. There's no lag, no file passing, no "your turn." Just open, fluid, simultaneous creation.
But collaboration isn't just about seeing each other's marks. Artivate includes built-in voice and video chat so you can talk through ideas without switching apps. A live chat panel lets you share thoughts, feedback, and reactions right alongside the artwork. You can see collaborators' cursors moving across the canvas in real time — it feels like standing at the same whiteboard.
When you're ready to share beyond your collaborators, post to the Discover feed where a community of artists browses trending work, follows creators, and finds inspiration. Share any project with a single tap.
Underneath the collaboration is a serious drawing tool: layers, brushes, a full color picker, canvas rotation, photo and file imports, text overlays, and export options — all optimized for Apple Pencil responsiveness.
Artivate is for design teams that need to ideate fast, art teachers who want to demo alongside students, friends who want to sketch together from different cities, and creators who believe the best ideas come from working with others.
Art, Activated.
Directions:
You’ll need to first download TestFlight on your iPad first.
Or download the app to your Mac! (Apparently it works on macOS too!)
Once you have downloaded TestFlight to your iPad, you will receive an email, and then you’ll click on the link to install the app.
From there, have fun! Create! Draw! Connect with other users! Share your artwork! All within the app!
Requirements:
Compatible with iPad and Apple Pencil Only
iOS 17+
Also works on macOS if you want to try it there too!