AI Insights · Timothy · January 2026
Top Art and Design Apps in the UK: Q4 2025 Performance
Explore the performance trends of the top Art and Design apps in the UK during Q4 2025, featuring insights on downloads, revenue, and user engagement from Sensor Tower.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, the top Art and Design applications on a unified platform in the United Kingdom showcased varied performance trends. The data, sourced from Sensor Tower, highlights the key metrics of downloads, revenue, and active user engagement.
Adobe Express: AI Photo, Video witnessed an interesting quarter. Weekly revenue started at around $19.5K and saw a gradual decline towards the end of the quarter, closing at approximately $15.9K. Downloads peaked mid-quarter at about 105K, before dropping to around 29.6K by the quarter's end. Active users, however, showed resilience, increasing from 223K to a robust 242K.
Canva: AI Photo & Video Editor maintained a strong revenue stream, surpassing $579K in early December before a dip to $414K at the close of the year. Downloads fluctuated, peaking at 91.5K in late December. Active users remained high, reaching over 1.6M by the end of the quarter.
Sketchbook experienced a spike in downloads, notably jumping to 37.2K in the week of December 22. Revenue remained stable, hovering around $500, with a significant peak of $750 in the same week. Active users increased to nearly 160K by the quarter's end.
ibis Paint X showed consistent revenue, with a slight increase to $6.3K in late December. Downloads surged dramatically to 31.8K in the same period, and active users experienced fluctuations, peaking at 733K.
AR Easy Draw - Trace Sketch saw a notable increase in revenue, reaching $1.4K in late December. Downloads also rose, peaking at 12.6K mid-December, while active users showed a steady increase to 25.8K.
For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower's platform to explore the trends in the Art and Design app category further.
