# Proref: Art Reference Boards — Reference boards & art journey > Reference boards & art journey (iPhone/iPad app by John Oliver Atienza.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/proref-art-reference-boards/id6802284370 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [John Oliver Atienza](https://appshunter.io/developer/1526037866) - Category: Graphics & Design, Productivity - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 44 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-09-01 - Data updated: 2026-09-15 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/proref-art-reference-boards/id6802284370/reviews.md ## What is Proref? Proref is where your references live while you draw — and where the finished piece goes afterwards. GATHER YOUR REFERENCES Drop everything you're looking at onto one huge canvas and arrange it into a board. Import from Photos, your camera, Files, a web link, the share sheet, or by dragging straight in from Safari. Zoom from 2% to 25,600%, so the board grows with the project. WORK BESIDE THEM Proref is built for Split View: your references on one side, your drawing app on the other. Sketch and annotate over them with Apple Pencil, with pressure. Tune brightness, contrast and saturation, or crop non-destructively — the original is always recoverable. A minimap shows where you are, and saved views jump you back to any spot in one tap. KEEP THE PIECE, AND THE LESSON When something's finished, keep it. Attach a piece to the board it came from, open it full screen, and see everything you've made on a dated timeline — as a gallery to swipe or a list to scan. Note what worked and what didn't while it's fresh, star the things to carry forward, and those notes sit in a pane on the board while you draw the next one. If you'd rather Proref stayed purely a reference app, turn the art journey off in Settings and it does. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No accounts. No sign-in. No server. No tracking, no analytics, no ads. Your boards, your artworks and your critique notes stay on your device. FREE, WITH A ONE-TIME UNLOCK Proref is free to use with 2 boards, 10 images per board, 3 saved views, 5 finished artworks, and 3 focused critique notes per piece. Proref Pro removes those limits and unlocks every feature — a single one-time purchase, not a subscription. Buy it once and restore it on your other devices. ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Proref Pro | $7.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 3 releases) ### 1.3.0 — 2026-09-11 Make the board's controls your own. • Rearrange the buttons on a board — reorder them within their group and hide the ones you never use (Pro) • Hiding buttons you don't use gives the rest more room, so fewer controls fold away on a small screen • The board controls layout page fits whatever space it's given — side by side with another app, it shows your controls as a readable list instead of a board shrunk too small, and you can switch between the two views whenever you like • Resize the board's buttons and panels in Settings, with a live preview • Copy or move images to another board — any board, or a new one, from the selection menu • Redeem a Proref Pro code from the Pro screen • Pro features now show a small crown, so you can see what's included before you tap • Deleting a board now also removes its images, so the space comes back • The board controls size slider now starts at 80%, and every step changes the size whether you're using touch or a trackpad • Fixed: the zoom control on the layout page shows the real zoom buttons and readout, at the size your board draws them • Fixed: control names on the right-hand panels no longer get cut short • Fixed: the Pro crown sits properly on its button instead of floating off the corner ### 1.2.0 — 2026-09-07 The art journey is here. • Keep every finished piece, on a dated timeline you can swipe as a gallery or scan as a list • Attach a piece to the board it came from, and open it full screen • Say what worked and what didn't while it's fresh, and star what to carry forward • Starred notes sit in a pane on the board while you draw the next piece • Hitting a free limit now explains it, and offers the unlock • A new app icon • Dozens of smaller fixes across the timeline, critique notes and the photo picker If you only want reference boards, turn Art journey off in Settings and the app works exactly as before. ### 1.0.0 — 2026-09-02 No release notes. ## More apps by John Oliver Atienza - [Amicus Lex](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/amicus-lex/id1526037864) - [Gratsy - Self-Care, Your Way](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gratsy-self-care-your-way/id1526957491) - [Swift - Minimalist Wallet App](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/swift-minimalist-wallet-app/id1558333938) - [Countr - Tally Counter App](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countr-tally-counter-app/id1558341710) - [Lastimer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lastimer/id6761675053) All apps by John Oliver Atienza: https://appshunter.io/developer/1526037866 --- *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 2026-09-15.*