Ebru: Water & Paper Marbling
Suminagashi & Fluid Ink Art
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
New: layer groups and clipping masks. Keep a busy marbling tidy in folders, and keep fresh ink inside the shape beneath it.
Drop ink on water and comb it into patterns the way Ottoman marblers have for five centuries. Ebru simulates the marbling bath in real time: every new drop pushes the colors already floating there, and every comb drags the whole pattern along with it.
Tools of the craft
Battal splatter, single drops, leaf drops and sprinkles lay the ground. Styluses, rakes, combs and the classical figures shape it: Tide, Shawl, Nightingale Nest, Tulip, Bloom, Peacock, Bird Wing, Thistle, Fan Comb, French Curl, Tornado and more. Each tool keeps its own settings in Tool Studio.
Layers that stay organized
Gather layers into groups, collapse them, and give a group its own opacity and blend mode. Clip a layer to the one below it so new ink lands only inside that shape. Undo names the exact step it takes back.
Symmetry
Mirror, rotation, tiling and spiral folds turn a single gesture into a mandala.
Color
Palettes drawn from Iznik tiles, manuscripts and miniatures, or one taken from a photo you pick.
Text, photos and adjustments
Place a photo or a line of text on its own layer, and grade any layer with curves, blur and gradient maps.
Apple Pencil
Pressure, tilt, hover, double-tap and squeeze, at 120 Hz on ProMotion displays.
Your works
Auto-save keeps every step. Works travel through your own iCloud between iPad and iPhone. Save PNG or JPEG to Photos at up to 4K, or share the .ebru file and reopen it later.
Privacy
Your art stays on your devices and in your own iCloud. The camera opens only when you take a palette from a photo, and that photo never leaves the device.
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more They’ve gone back and forth with the pricing on this a couple times now. It’s infuriating. Either stay a free app, or don’t. You have plenty of other apps your working on. But the flip flop of it all is a bit uncouth.EDIT - not honoring people who had gotten the app when it was free is a bad way of going about selling / producing products imo. Removing another star. Really just bad marketing / strategy.
Developer Response You're right, and I'm sorry. Changing the price back and forth was my mistake. Ebru will stay a one-time purchase from now on, with no subscription. If you downloaded it while it was free and lost access, please write to cihatsalik1@gmail.com and I'll make it right.
They’ve gone back and forth with the pricing on this a couple times now. It’s infuriating. Either stay a free app, or don’t. You have plenty of other apps your working on. But the flip flop of it all is a bit uncouth.EDIT - not honoring people who had gotten the app when it was free is a bad way of going about selling / producing products imo. Removing another star. Really just bad marketing / strategy.
You're right, and I'm sorry. Changing the price back and forth was my mistake. Ebru will stay a one-time purchase from now on, with no subscription. If you downloaded it while it was free and lost access, please write to cihatsalik1@gmail.com and I'll make it right.
• Smoother marbling: the canvas keeps up with your stylus, drops and combs, even on long, busy works.
3.7.1 Oct 22
• Layer groups: gather layers into a group, collapse it, and give the group its own opacity and blend mode.
• Clipping masks: clip a layer to the one beneath it, so new ink stays inside that shape.
• Drag a layer into or out of a group right in the layer panel.
• Undo and redo now name the step they reverse.
• A full swipe on a layer row no longer deletes the layer.
• The tool cards now hold marbling tools only. The painting brushes are gone; works made with them still open as they were.
• Every screen is translated into all 30 languages.
3.7.0 Oct 19
• Your works stay put. Artworks still waiting in iCloud now show a download badge instead of disappearing, and works missing from the gallery come back when their files are still there.
• Works saved before you turned on iCloud are copied into it, and a copy stays on the device.
• Faster start-up and two crash fixes.
• More of the app is translated.
3.6.0 Oct 16
Polish and stability.
• Refinements across drawing, layers and export.
• Small fixes throughout.
Thank you for marbling with us.
3.5.0 Oct 5
Ebru is now a one-time purchase.
• Everything is unlocked from the first launch — no subscription, no in-app purchases.
• All 49 tools, layers without a ceiling, per-layer adjustments, text and photo layers, Tool Studio, custom canvas sizes, unlimited saved works and 4K export.
• Already own Ebru? Nothing changes and there is nothing to do.
Thank you for marbling with us.
3.4.0 Sep 29
Ebru is now free to marble in.
• Free: eighteen tools, three layers, 2K export and ten saved works — no watermark, no ads, no account.
• Ebru Pro: all 49 tools, layers without a ceiling, per-layer adjustments, text and photo layers, Tool Studio, custom canvas sizes, unlimited works and 4K export.
• Choose monthly, yearly with a 7-day free trial, or one lifetime payment.
• Bought Ebru before it became free? Everything stays yours, permanently — there is nothing to do.
Thank you for marbling with us.
3.3.0 Sep 25
This release is about one thing: the stylus tools are fast and steady again.
• Long stylus strokes no longer stutter or freeze mid-stroke. Ebru still keeps every measured point of your curve — it simply stops turning each one into a separate operation, so the same line costs a fraction of the work.
• A slow frame no longer makes the next one slower. Under load the stroke folds into the canvas at a steady rate instead of piling up.
• The canvas now picks a refresh rate it can actually hold instead of asking for 120 Hz and dropping frames. While the Pencil is on glass it never goes below 60 Hz.
• Long sessions stay cooler: background canvas maintenance steps back when the device warms up.
Thank you for marbling with us — may your hand stay steady and your Ebrus beautiful.
3.2.0 Sep 17
• Ebru is now completely free — every tool, unlimited layers, full-resolution export, and every frame are included. No subscription and nothing left to unlock.
• The marbling engine was rewritten: drops follow your hand instantly, even on a busy canvas.
• Softer, cleaner drop edges, faster layer compositing, instant undo, lower memory use, and cooler long sessions.
• Flip a layer, snap it to 45°, fit it back onto the canvas — and keep drawing straight onto it: new drops land exactly where you see them.
• A reworked layer panel: rename, duplicate, merge down, lock, clear, plus a full set of blend modes with per-layer opacity.
• The paper can now be switched off — marble on a transparent canvas and export it that way.
• Six new tools: Serpme, Hatip Çiçeği, Toplama, Girdap, Kılçık and Zikzak — the classic motifs, each in a single gesture.
Thank you for marbling with us — may your hand stay steady and your Ebrus beautiful.
3.1.0 Sep 15
• Transform any layer: drag to move, pinch to scale, twist to rotate, or pull a single handle to stretch it — with guides, magnetics and 15° detents to keep everything aligned.
• Flip a layer, snap it to 45°, fit it back onto the canvas — and keep drawing straight onto it: new drops land exactly where you see them.
• A reworked layer panel: rename, duplicate, merge down, lock, clear, plus a full set of blend modes with per-layer opacity.
• The paper can now be switched off — marble on a transparent canvas and export it that way.
• Six new tools: Serpme, Hatip Çiçeği, Toplama, Girdap, Kılçık and Zikzak — the classic motifs, each in a single gesture.
Thank you for marbling with us — may your hand stay steady and your Ebrus beautiful.
3.0.0 Sep 7
• Ebru is now completely free — every tool, unlimited layers and full-resolution export, with no subscription and nothing left to unlock.
• The marbling engine has been rewritten: drops follow your hand instantly, even on a canvas already full of work.
• Softer, cleaner drop edges — and the drops underneath keep their shape when you lay a big one on top.
• Layers composite faster and without halos along the edges, and undo is instant.
• Runs cooler, is lighter on memory, and returns to full 120 Hz smoothness sooner after busy moments.
Thank you for marbling with us — wishing you beautiful Ebrus.
2.6.0 Sep 4
• Marbling feels more natural — finger and Apple Pencil now place drops with the same touch.
• Opening and closing your works is faster and calmer, with a gentle loading indicator for detailed pieces.
• Runs cooler and lighter on memory during long sessions.
• Stability and reliability fixes throughout.
Wishing you beautiful Ebrus.
2.5.0 Sep 3
• Marbling feels more natural — finger and Apple Pencil now place drops with the same touch.
• Opening and closing your works is faster and calmer, with a gentle loading indicator for detailed pieces.
• Runs cooler and lighter on memory during long sessions.
• Stability and reliability fixes throughout.
Wishing you beautiful Ebrus.
2.4.6 Aug 22
• Introducing Ebru Pro — unlock every tool, unlimited layers, and full-resolution export. Try it free.
• New Lale (tulip) tool — pull your stylus to draw pointed tulip petals, with adjustable tines and spacing.
• Full-screen gestures for a more immersive canvas.
• Smoother, faster transitions when opening and closing your works.
• Runs cooler and lighter on memory during long sessions.
• Stability and reliability fixes throughout.
Wishing you beautiful Ebrus.
2.4.5 Aug 19
• Runs cooler during long sessions — the app eases off automatically when your device warms up.
• Memory stays lean — no more gradual build-up during extended work.
• Full-screen gesture support.
• Drops land and spread with better fidelity.
• Stability and reliability fixes throughout.
Wishing you beautiful Ebrus.
2.4.4 Jul 12
• Lighter and cooler than ever — less memory use and a calmer device during long sessions.
• Smoother live drawing — strokes and drops keep pace, even in fast bursts.
• Snappier undo and redo.
• Refined tulip tool — more natural petals and pull.
• Richer multi-color drips.
Wishing you beautiful Ebrus.
2.4.1 Jul 9
• Even smoother drops — placing and splashing ink stays fluid, even in fast bursts.
• Instant layer switching.
• Cooler sessions — the app runs lighter and heats up less.
• More natural brush — refined pressure and flow.
• More reliable undo and redo.
Wishing you beautiful Ebrus.
2.4.0 Jul 7
• New Lale (tulip) stylus — shape classic Ebru tulip motifs by hand.
• More stable: fixed crashes that could occur when opening a work or while drawing.
• Smoother layers — switching, adding, and undoing no longer stutter, and new layers appear instantly.
• Steadier frame pacing for a more fluid drawing feel.
• You can now send feedback right from the app.
Wishing you beautiful Ebrus.
2.3.4 Jul 5
• Saved works now open instantly — no blurry placeholder, no waiting.
• Fixed the blocky/pixelated look when opening detailed, many-drop works.
• Smoother animations and more responsive controls.
• Less heat during long, dense drawing sessions.
Wishing you beautiful Ebrus.
2.3.3 Jun 30
2.2.8 cleans up the things that bothered you most:
• The blocky/pixelated top layer right after launching the app or opening a saved work is gone.
• Rotating the device no longer produces jagged, sharp-edged drops.
• Long drawing sessions with hundreds of drops stay clean — no more sudden corruption when you keep going.
• Switching between layers is noticeably snappier on big multi-layer canvases.
• Less stutter and lag during rapid drop bursts.
• Lower memory use and less heat when you reopen the canvas.
Wishing you beautiful Ebrus.
2.2.8 Jun 21
• Brushstrokes and drops feel noticeably faster and lighter — everything flows more freely, even on large multi-layer canvases.
• Switching the active layer no longer causes colors to flash or look wrong — what you see is exactly what's there.
• Your canvas background color is now saved reliably and comes back just as you left it after every restart.
• Multi-layer compositions got a real speed boost from the inside out — the GPU works smarter, not harder.
• Stability, memory and rendering improvements throughout.
Wishing you beautiful Ebrus.
2.2.6 Jun 20
• Brushstrokes and drops feel noticeably faster and lighter — everything flows more freely, even on large multi-layer canvases.
• Switching the active layer no longer causes colors to flash or look wrong — what you see is exactly what's there.
• Your canvas background color is now saved reliably and comes back just as you left it after every restart.
• Multi-layer compositions got a real speed boost from the inside out — the GPU works smarter, not harder.
• Stability, memory and rendering improvements throughout.
Wishing you beautiful Ebrus.
2.2.5 Jun 18
• Layer visibility, rename, and reorder changes are now fully undoable — no more permanent layer accidents.
• Your work is automatically saved and restored across app restarts, so nothing is ever lost mid-session.
• Brush strokes feel smoother and more responsive during live drawing.
• Gallery view refined for cleaner, faster browsing.
• Stability and rendering improvements throughout.
Wishing you beautiful Ebrus.
2.2.3 Jun 15
Layers that finally behave. Drawing on a new layer no longer drags the layer underneath out of shape — fresh strokes stay on their own surface, and the work below holds its line. Drops you make on a hidden layer are remembered too, ready to appear the moment you bring it back. Switching between layers now keeps every recent stylus stroke exactly where you left it.
Smoother under your fingers. Rapid taps used to make the canvas hesitate while it caught up with itself — that hesitation is gone. Undo and redo glide through bursts without freezing the view, the layer panel stops flooding the canvas with thumbnail refreshes, and the eyedropper picks colour without stalling your stroke. The whole app simply gets out of the while you marble.
Quieter, more reliable. Layer thumbnails in the gallery stay in step with what you actually drew. Undo lands on the correct layer, every time. Autosave finishes its work in the background so your document is safe even if you close the app mid-pattern. Tile-aligned colour blocks after a layer reorder, and drops that occasionally vanished on "+", are both fixed.
A calmer engine underneath. A lot of work moved off the rendering path today — pre-warming, flattening, binning — so the canvas spends more of each frame drawing, and less waiting. You won't see this directly, but you'll feel it: longer sessions, less heat, steadier 120 fps on ProMotion.
Small refinements, big difference. Happy marbling — may your layers float as quietly on the screen as the patterns above them.
2.2.2 Jun 3
Battal just got better. When you tap the same spot over and over, the ink finally moves the way it should — each little drop
nudges its surroundings outward, so the puddle keeps growing and breathing instead of just piling up on itself.
You can really feel the water this time. The drops settle into the surface, push their neighbours aside, and let the layers
underneath drift outward in a way that feels closer to real marbling. Rapid taps no longer "freeze" the canvas — the motion
keeps flowing as long as you keep tapping.
A small change, but it makes battal feel alive. Happy marbling — may your patterns flow as beautifully on the screen as they
would on water.
2.2.1 Jun 1
• Smoother, more responsive Apple Pencil and touch strokes on supported iPads.
• Faster 4K export with lower memory use.
• Auto-save now keeps more recent versions of every artwork.
• Stability, battery, and rendering improvements for longer creative sessions.
Wishing you a beautiful time creating with Ebru.
2.1.0 May 31
• Smoother marbling: the canvas keeps up with your stylus, drops and combs, even on long, busy works.
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