Easy Pose vs DrawRef
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Easy Pose
This app provides a 3D human body model for artists to practice drawing various poses. It offers intuitive controls, diverse body types, and the ability to create scenes with multiple figures. Artists can inspect poses from different angles and utilize features like mirroring and wire mode.
- Intuitive joint control
- Comic-style models
- Multi-model scenes
- Pre-made poses
- Adjustable lighting and shadows
- Wireframe mode
- PNG export
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Easy Pose is a human body pose app for people who draw or is learning to draw. Have you ever wanted a personalized model to show various poses while drawing animation, illustration or sketching? Easy Pose was developed for these people. Various angles of different poses can be inspected. Now you do not have to draw with a wooden joint doll or figure as a model. Even yoga or exercise poses can be checked from various angles. 1. Sensitive Operation – Easy Pose allows control over the main joints in an amazingly smooth manner. It provides multiple functions previously unavailable in other pose apps such as a highlight on movable parts, initialization of joints and manipulation state, and finding a symmetrical pose with the mirroring function. Experience controls that are more convenient than with a mouse. 2. Comic Style Models – Previous pose apps had many realistic eight-head ratio men and women, making it unsuitable for animation, webtoon or game illustrations. Easy Pose is prepared with models with various body types. 3. Multi-Model Control – A scene can be made with a made with a maximum of 6 people at once! It is now possible to make a scene of a soccer player avoiding a tackle or a couple holding hands and dancing. 4. Tens of poses that have already been completed. Poses that are used often are already made. About 60 poses have been prepared and these poses will be regularly updated. 5. Other Characteristics - Sensitive light expression using direct and backlight settings - Able to observe various poses at various angles - Realistic shadows such as shadows of models being cast over other models - Able to change the angle of view (possible to use an exaggerated vanishing point such as a panorama) - Provides a wire mode that allows lines drawn over models - Able to download models without the background in a PNG clear background. - Automatic saving, making it safe whenever there is a device error. - Able to easily control hand movements. 6. Functions Provided in the Free Version - Model poses can be freely controlled. - Moods can be freely controlled by controlling the light angle. - Able to save the image in PNG. Use it when using Easy Pose with another program to draw! - A scene can be made by freely controlling the camera distance 7. Paid Version Upgrade Benefit - Completed poses can be saved and recalled. - A woman (normal), woman (small), man (small) is provided other than the original model. - Several models can be brought on screen at once. - There are no ads. - All “Completed Poses” can be used. ** Since the data is not saved to server, when you delete an app, the saved data is also deleted. ** when you delete Pro version and re-install it, click "purchase Pro version" in the app again to complete installation.
DrawRef
This utility app helps artists by displaying drawing references in a picture-in-picture mode. It allows you to easily access your gallery, select an image, and overlay it on your screen while using your preferred drawing application. You can resize, reposition, and even hide the reference image to optimize your workspace.
- Picture-in-picture reference display
- Instant gallery access
- Selectable reference image parts
- Adjustable reference image position
- Scalable reference image
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DrawRef suits your needs perfectly if you use references while drawing. The app is designed to save your time and effort by focusing on what really matters in your art process. With DrawRef you can finally stop using a split screen mode and enjoy a picture-in-picture view of your drawing references. DrawRef allows you to save screen real estate for reference images while drawing. You can access the gallery instantly from the app, choose an image for the reference and put it into picture-in-picture mode. Then open your favorite drawing app and enjoy the process. Move the image to any corner, scale it and temporarily hide it by swiping it to the side of the screen. You can also select a part of the image to use it as a reference in the pic-in-pic mode. This utility app will help you in your daily art routine. DrawRef is rather minimalistic, so you don’t need tutorials to start using it and benefit from saving screen real estate. In case you have any questions or app related offers, please, write us on drawrefapp@gmail.com. Features: - instant gallery access; - picture-in-picture image view; - using a part of the image as a reference in pic-in-pic mode; - moving an image by dragging it to other corners of your screen; - pinching/unpinching the image to scale it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DrawRef at 4.7 against Easy Pose's 4.0. DrawRef also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (92% vs 66%). Easy Pose's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 70). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Easy Pose sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. DrawRef asks for nothing beyond the download.
DrawRef holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Easy Pose has 1.1K ratings behind it against 70, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Easy Pose's written reviews are positive against 92% of DrawRef's.
Easy Pose ships an update weekly, DrawRef every 9 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Easy Pose | DrawRef |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1.1K ratings) | 4.7 (70 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.0% of reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 70 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 722 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Park Kiyoung | Vasilii Sverchkov |
Customer experience
Easy Pose
DrawRef
Bugs and requests
Easy Pose
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to restore pro purchases
- Landscape mode crashes/freezes
- Purchased content not unlocking properly
Requested features
6 requests- Add facial expressions and emotions
- Implement body/height sliders
- Include more diverse character models
- Add animal models and fantasy creatures
- Provide more free clothing/prop options
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- Allow custom model/prop uploads
DrawRef
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Easy Pose
- Fantasy Pack$2.99
- Modern Weapon Pack$2.99
- Horse Pack.$2.99
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- Easy Poser Dragon Pack$2.99
- Armor Pack$2.99
- Musical Instrument Pack$2.99
- Car Pack$2.99
- Asian weapons pack$2.99
- Easy Poser Pro$4.99
- DLC Set Pack$12.99
DrawRef
No in-app purchases







