# Artist's Companion — Capture your inspiration

> Image utility for artists to save, crop, and grid reference photos. (iPhone/iPad app by Samuel McEwan.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/artists-companion/id1614031782 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Samuel McEwan](https://appshunter.io/developer/305146048)
- Category: Graphics & Design, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 10 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2022-10-17
- Data updated: 2026-06-05
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/artists-companion/id1614031782/reviews.md

## What is Artist's Companion?

Artist's Companion is crafted to help you capture what you want to draw or paint and then make it easy to work with!

Currently you can save images, overlay a grid, crop them and stop your device from going to sleep so it's easy to work with.

Looking to add more functionality soon.

## Key features

- Save reference images
- Overlay drawing grids
- Crop images
- Prevent screen sleep
- Organize inspiration

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/artists-companion/id1614031782/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Simple and clear just what I need

*2023-06-29*

Thanks

## Frequently asked questions about Artist's Companion

### What can Artist's Companion do?

Artist's Companion helps you save, crop, and overlay grids on images to use as references for drawing or painting. It also prevents your device screen from sleeping while you work.

### Is Artist's Companion free to use?

Yes, Artist's Companion is completely free to download and use, with no in-app purchases or advertisements.

### What devices does Artist's Companion support?

Artist's Companion is available for both iPhone and iPad devices.

### How often is Artist's Companion updated?

The app was last updated on May 3, 2026, with version 2.1.0. Future updates are planned to add more functionality.

### What is the age rating for Artist's Companion?

Artist's Companion has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users.

### Does Artist's Companion have ads?

No, Artist's Companion is ad-free, providing an uninterrupted experience for users.

### Can I use Artist's Companion offline?

The description does not specify offline capabilities, but its core functions of saving, cropping, and gridding images are likely to work without an internet connection.

## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 2.1.0 — 2026-05-03

We've updated for iOS 26 with better support for iPad!

### 2.0.0 — 2025-04-04

- New icon
- Delete images - finally!

### 1.0.1 — 2022-10-24

Fixing an issue with zero grid lines which lead to a crash.

### 1.0 — 2022-10-17

No release notes.

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## More apps by Samuel McEwan

- [Love-O-Matic](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/love-o-matic/id305146045)

All apps by Samuel McEwan: https://appshunter.io/developer/305146048

## Related topics

[artist assist](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/artist-assist)

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-05.*