Mental Canvas Draw 4+

Five stars in my heart

The app is amazing. UI is intuitive and simple. However. After a few days of use the app would no longer open. I tap the icon, loading screen, then it goes black and returns to Home Screen. I tried restarting the iPad. No luck. Had to delete the app and reinstall. Which also deleted the files I had created. Super disappointing.

Will definitely keep using this because it is brilliant. But I hope I don’t have to reinstall again.. Because I am a millennial and I might just complain about it. But seriously. This is amazing. Hats off to everyone who made this app. Just make it not crash.

Developer Response ,

Thank you for your feedback! We're glad you enjoy using Mental Canvas. To avoid this situation going forward, we recommend saving frequently and keeping backups of important files. You can save files in iCloud so it's in the cloud rather than local to your device. We highly recommend moving your .mcs files out of the Mental Canvas folder of the Files App and backing them up before deleting the app so you don't lose those files.

Hands down the most innovative app I've downloaded in years

I tend to get excited about new apps that might make me more productive or help with art and creativity. Nine times out of ten, I have found these apps to repeat what other apps do – they're just shinier, with a better UI and not much else. They don't do anything different. So they collect dust and eventually end up getting uninstalled.

I came across a user demoing Mental Canvas via TikTok and instantly knew I had to download the app to my iPad and try it myself. Within fifteen minutes of installation, I had my first drawing consisting of multiple canvases in 3D. Mental canvas makes 2D art have depth in ways I've never seen before. The best part is, I didn't have to learn 3D modeling to do this. Mental Canvas also provided on-screen video tutorials and provided example scenes to learn and get up and running quickly.

It's been a day, and I'm already addicted to making new art in Mental Canvas. I doubt I'll ever let this collect dust. I could see myself using this as a replacement or addition to work done in Procreate. My mind has been exploding with new ideas of what I could do in the future, and I can't wait to get started on my next piece.

Mental Canvas is great! But confusing at first here’s tips!

I love the app but some features confused me at first I was able to find answers to my problems and that made it really fun for me I’d like to share some info on the the things I didn’t understand to help others.

The eraser: I was really annoyed that the eraser didn’t just apply to the layer I was on. Come to find the eraser just erasers everything on the canvas your on so if your running into this try and make a new canvas. In the situation where you need it to be on the same canvas turn off the eye on the other layers and that will prevent it from erasing.

How to delete a layer/canvas: I had know idea at first but I watched a video and saw them do it in the video. You hold down on the layer or canvas you want to delete and the option should appear.

It’s a little frustrating to see the reviews being dunked by people who don’t have an Apple Pencil, cause plenty of apps require one. and it has nothing to do with how well the app works for users who have one. I think you should make it more clear in the description to stop the complaints.

Overall can’t wait to see how the app evolves