# RefApp: Art Reference Board — Offline Moodboard for Artists

> Offline Moodboard for Artists (iPhone/iPad app by Evgenii Lukianov.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/refapp-art-reference-board/id6800113090 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Evgenii Lukianov](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896108120)
- Category: Reference, Graphics & Design
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 69 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish
- Released: 2026-09-22
- Data updated: 2026-10-11
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/refapp-art-reference-board/id6800113090/reviews.md

## What is RefApp?

An art reference board that holds hundreds of images in front of you at once — and keeps every board as a file on your device, not inside somebody's account.

Reference apps have a failure mode everyone in this line of work has run into: one day the app loses the board. RefApp is built so that cannot happen quietly. Every board is a single .rfap file sitting in a folder you picked. You can see it in Files, copy it, back it up, move it to another device, or open the folder on a computer. Delete the app tomorrow and your boards are still there.

A BOARD YOU CAN SEE ALL AT ONCE
• An infinite surface — pan and zoom from the whole wall down to one detail
• Hundreds of images on a single board, at any size, anywhere you put them
• Double tap to bring everything back into view
• Built for a steady frame rate on large boards and large images, not just small ones

PUT THINGS EXACTLY WHERE THEY GO
• Rotate to any angle, not in 90° steps
• Crop, resize and replace an image without leaving the board
• Layers for z-order, so anything can sit in front of or behind anything else
• Group, duplicate and nudge; undo and redo every step
• Write straight onto the board — headings, bold, italic, lists and links — so the note lives next to the reference it belongs to

COLLECT WITHOUT BREAKING FLOW
• Share images to RefApp from any app on your phone
• Pull them in from your photo library or from Files
• Drop a screenshot in the moment you take it

YOUR BOARDS, YOUR FILES
• One board, one .rfap file, in a folder of your choosing
• That folder is the project list — rename or delete a file anywhere and the app just follows
• Reachable in Files under On My iPhone → RefApp, or from any cloud folder you point it at
• Optional Dropbox backup, into an app folder nothing else can read
• Works fully offline. No account to make, no server to sign in to, nothing uploaded

QUIET BY DESIGN
Near-black, no clutter, no feed, no ads, nothing to keep up with. Toolbars collapse and panels
slide away while you work, because the references are the thing on screen, not the interface.

FREE AND PRO
The free version gives you one board with every tool in the app — no watermarks, no locked
gestures. RefApp Pro adds unlimited boards, backups to your own cloud folder, and exporting or
sharing .rfap project files. Pro is a subscription, monthly or annual, starting with a 7-day
free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews
automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage
or cancel it any time in your account settings.

Built for painters, illustrators, concept artists and designers who would rather look at their
references than manage them.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://elukianov.me/docs/policy/refapp

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RefApp Pro Annual | $19.99 | per year |
| RefApp Pro Monthly | $2.99 | per month |



## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.0.3 — 2026-10-10

• Group frames: turn any group into an artboard with Instagram, X, YouTube and other social media sizes, padding, border, background and clipping, then export it as an image at its exact size
• Bring your PureRef boards over: import a .pur file and it becomes a canvas with all its images, notes and drawings
• Drawing upgrades: arrows follow your hand and taper to a bold head, plus dashed lines, a chisel-tip marker and bigger brush sizes
• Select several projects at once to share or delete them together
• Lasso select: draw across items to pick them up
• Photos and videos keep loading even if you leave the board or switch apps
• Zoom mid-pan: just add a second finger
• iCloud photos download in the app, with progress shown
• Now works on devices without a camera
• Clear prompts when camera or photo access is off
• Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 1.0.2 — 2026-09-29

• Videos: add from Photos, Files or the camera and play them on the board
• Stamps: pick one from a quick wheel; make your own from a photo, the clipboard or an emoji
• Drawing: brush, highlighter, lines, arrows and shapes
• Rulers and snapping to other objects
• Arrange: align and flip selected items
• GIFs play right on the board
• Layers: swipe for quick actions — ungroup, lock, delete
• Performance improvements

### 1.0.1 — 2026-09-23

• Brand-coloured selection frame with a check on each item
• Redo, Share and Back respond on the first tap
• Auto-Arrange packs items into a tight bento grid
• New icons; adjustable image corner radius
• Redesigned Add sheet
• Text editing shows raw Markdown; formatting renders when done
• Share selection as PNG, to gallery, as Markdown or text
• Layers: drag a layer into or out of a group
• Long-press a project for its menu; covers follow the theme

### 1.0 — 2026-09-22

No release notes.

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## More apps by Evgenii Lukianov

- [What The Hue!?: Color Memory](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/what-the-hue-color-memory/id6765867132)

All apps by Evgenii Lukianov: https://appshunter.io/developer/1896108120

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