Comparison

Gesture Drawing vs DrawinGrid

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Gesture Drawing

This app helps users study body anatomy and improve their drawing skills. It offers flexible session starting options with remote or local images and tracks session statistics. The application is completely free to use.

Highlights
  • Study body anatomy
  • Improve stroke fluidity
  • Enhance character expressiveness
  • Start sessions with remote images
  • Start sessions with local images
  • Session statistics tracking
  • Save sessions for later use
Features
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*** TOTALLY FREE, NO IN-APP PURCHASE *** Gesture Drawing is an application for studying the body anatomy, increasing the fluidity of the stroke and the expressiveness of the characters. This application is entirely free and without In-App Purchase. Give us a review on the store even if it's positive or negative. App Features: • Start session with remote images • Start session with local images • Start session with remote and local images • Sessions statistics • Save the session for later use If you want to contact us here you will find the references. --------------------------------------------------------- Email: gesturedrawing.info@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gesturedrawingapp/ ---------------------------------------------------------

About

DrawinGrid

Easily create custom grids over reference images and drawing surfaces. This tool simplifies image enlargement and transfer for artists, ensuring accurate proportions with every stroke. Achieve professional results with an intuitive interface.

Highlights
  • Custom grid creation
  • Image enlargement tool
  • Reference image overlay
  • Drawing surface grid
  • Precise detail transfer
  • Proportion accuracy
Features
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DrawinGrid is a drawing companion and project manager built for artists who work from reference photos. Overlay an adjustable grid on any image, size and position it exactly how you need, and use it to keep proportions and perspective accurate as you sketch — on paper or digitally. Beyond the grid tool, DrawinGrid helps you manage your art from first reference to finished piece, so your projects, progress, and portfolio all live in one place. GRID & REFERENCE TOOLS - Load and crop any reference image - Adjustable grid settings — size, spacing, and style to match your workflow - Full-screen zoom and drag for close, accurate work - Export and save your gridded reference for later or for printing TRACING - AR Sketch — float your reference over the camera view and trace it straight onto paper - Trace on Screen — draw over your reference on the screen with a finger or stylus - Move, pinch and zoom the reference to line it up exactly where you want it - Undo and redo every stroke while you work - Export your finished tracing to save, share, or add to a project PROJECT MANAGEMENT - Organize your artwork into a personal project library - Track project timelines and hours spent, piece by piece - Sync and store your projects securely in the cloud AI-ASSISTED WORKFLOW - Let AI suggest project titles so you can spend less time naming files and more time drawing SHARE YOUR WORK - Publish a public gallery to showcase finished pieces - Optionally list and mark artwork as sold to share your work with buyers Whether you're a hobbyist filling a sketchbook or a working artist managing a full slate of commissions, DrawinGrid gives you the drawing aids and the organization to see every project through. Some features, including cloud sync, AI-assisted tools, and the public gallery, require an account and are intended for users aged 13 and over. In-app purchases are available for these pro features. EULA: https://drawinggrid.app/eula.html

Screenshots

Gesture Drawing4 screens
DrawinGrid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DrawinGrid at 4.7 against Gesture Drawing's 3.7. DrawinGrid also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (4.9K vs 21). Gesture Drawing's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DrawinGrid sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.00 per month. Gesture Drawing asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DrawinGrid holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DrawinGrid has 4.9K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Gesture Drawing's written reviews are positive against 82% of DrawinGrid's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gesture Drawing ships an update every 7 months, DrawinGrid monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Gesture Drawing versus DrawinGrid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGesture DrawingDrawinGrid
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (21 ratings)4.7 (4.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews — better81.8% of reviews
Number of ratings214.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB48 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLorenzo FioriniBUTTERFLYRAY LIMITED

Customer experience

Gesture Drawing

All ratings21 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.6%

DrawinGrid

All ratings4,941 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews143 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative14.0%

Bugs and requests

Gesture Drawing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

DrawinGrid

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Images not saving properly
  • Ads not removed after paid upgrade
  • Unable to load images from gallery

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow specifying number of rows and columns
  • Add more grid customization options
  • Provide instructions and definitions of terms
  • Improve image loading and grid application reliability

In-app purchases

None

Gesture Drawing

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

DrawinGrid

Subscriptions2
  • Pro$8.001 Month
  • Pro$86.001 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$10.00

Questions

Is Gesture Drawing free?
Gesture Drawing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DrawinGrid free?
DrawinGrid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gesture Drawing or DrawinGrid?
DrawinGrid is rated higher. Gesture Drawing averages 3.7 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while DrawinGrid averages 4.7 from 4.9K ratings.
Do Gesture Drawing or DrawinGrid have ads?
Both Gesture Drawing and DrawinGrid show ads.
Which is updated more often, Gesture Drawing or DrawinGrid?
Gesture Drawing ships an update every 7 months, and DrawinGrid monthly. Most recently, Gesture Drawing was updated on October 16, 2026 and DrawinGrid on October 18, 2026.

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