Notan Live! vs Draw Grid on Image
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notan Live!
This tool helps artists visualize compositions by isolating light and shadow. It allows real-time adjustment of a luminosity threshold, displaying areas as black or white to aid in arrangement. Artists can switch between live view modes and save images.
- Real-time luminosity threshold adjustment
- Compose with shadows only
- Live view in Color, NOTAN, and B/W modes
- Save images in any mode
- Access camera roll
- Return to live view
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Light illuminates, shadow defines. Notan Live! is a visualization tool for artists. Functioning similarly to the threshold adjustment layer in Photoshop, it is an aid to composition by allowing the artist to compose with shadows only. With this tool, light and dark can be arranged in visual space. In NOTAN view the single slider allows the user to choose a pixel luminosity value of 0-255, in real time, with values at or below the threshold being displayed as black (shadow) - values above the threshold are displayed as white (light). The artist can frame live view in Color, NOTAN, and B/W modes. Images may be saved in any mode. The tool can access the camera roll with the icon at the bottom left of the screen, and returns to live view with the camera icon at the bottom right of the screen.
Draw Grid on Image
Overlay a customizable grid onto your images to maintain drawing proportions. Choose from various grid types, paper sizes, and units. Adjust line width and color for precise visual guides. Save your grid images to your camera roll with the Pro version.
- Add grid overlay to images
- Multiple grid types (rectangle, square)
- Customizable grid dimensions
- Selectable paper sizes and units
- Adjustable line width and color
- Save grid images (Pro version)
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This grid tool will help you keep proportion of drawing object. We can draw a layer of grid on top of your image. Hope it helps. Features: 1. Add grid on image. 2. There are 6 types of grids you can choose: - Rectangle (Set rows & cols) - Rectangle (Set row height & col width) - Square (Set rows only) - Square (Set cols only) - Square (Set row height only) - Square (Set col width only) 3. There are 6 paper sizes (A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5) with 2 unit types (cm, inch). 4. You can change line width (from 0.5 to 10). 5. You can change line color. 6. Save grid image to Camera Roll (Pro version only).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Draw Grid on Image at Free against Notan Live!'s $0.99. Draw Grid on Image also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (201 vs 8). Notan Live!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Draw Grid on Image is free to download; Notan Live! costs $0.99 up front. Draw Grid on Image sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Notan Live! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Draw Grid on Image holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Draw Grid on Image has 201 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Notan Live!'s written reviews are positive against 66% of Draw Grid on Image's.
| Parameter | Notan Live! | Draw Grid on Image |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (8 ratings) | 4.4 (201 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 66.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 201 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ian Burns | Thang Do |
Customer experience
Notan Live!
Draw Grid on Image
Bugs and requests
Notan Live!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Draw Grid on Image
Reported bugs
7 issues- Ads cannot be turned off
- App is not functional on macOS
- Incorrect grid dimensions when inputting values
- Cannot save photos without upgrading
- Cannot use own photos without upgrading
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- Charges money even after uninstalling
- App is paid, not free as advertised
Requested features
9 requests- Add user manual
- Add numbering to grid cells
- Improve accuracy of paper section sizes
- Add black border option for grid lines
- Add white and black filter option
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- Add option to save images to device
- Add Vietnamese language support
- Add option for square rows and columns
- Add 'letter' sized paper print option
In-app purchases
Notan Live!
No in-app purchases
Draw Grid on Image
- Upgrade to Pro$4.99
