Tracing Buddy vs Gridder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tracing Buddy
Easily transfer images to a drawing surface using a grid system. Create drawing illusions with perspective distortion and anamorphic images. Offers various image filters and grid customization options.
- Drawing grid with customizable lines and subdivisions
- Perspective distortion for anamorphic illusions
- Image filters: line art, black & white, background removal
- AR-guided distortion process
- Manual distortion control
- Save grid settings in projects
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Tracing Buddy is a drawing grid and anamorphic images creation tool. Built for simplicity, Tracing Buddy allows you to easily transfer pictures to a drawing surface Using the perspective distortion functionality, now you can enter the world of drawing illusions. First, apply the distortion to your images and then transfer them to a drawing surface with a grid The app is optimized for both iPhone and iPad use, including Dark Mode support Grid Features: - Square divisions or choose the preferred aspect ratio - Change color and transparency of grid lines - Choose from four subdivision styles and change color and transparency as you wish - Change the grid background color and the transparency of your image - Change the scale and position of your image relative to the whole grid - Save grid settings in projects Image Features: - Choose from a regular image, line art style, black & white values, or remove backgrounds with the person detection filter -With the B&W and values filter you change your image to black & white, adjust shadows and highlights to you liking with the included tone curve and reduce the number of values in the picture to a more manageable amount. With the value selection tool you can inspect where values are placed in your image - Use the person detection filter to remove the backgrounds of pictures with people in them, change to a transparent or solid color background instead Anamorphic images: - Add perspective distortion to your images choosing from two method: AR or using a picture - In AR method let Tracing Buddy guide you through the whole process, you only need an iOS device equipped with AR capabilities - If you need more control about the distortion, you can take a picture from your phone or with external camera and apply the distortion manually, for this method to be effective, you need to know the dimensions of the surface you want to transfer your picture to Premium Features Add-on (either by subscription or lifetime purchase) required for: - Ad removal - Premium Image filters - Multiple Project management - PNG type export Privacy Policy: https://lafappbrica.com/tracing-buddy-privacy-policy Terms of use https://lafappbrica.com/tracing-buddy-terms/
Gridder
Easily add customizable grid lines to your photos. Perfect for artists and illustrators, this tool lets you import images, adjust grid settings like line thickness and color, and export your work for sketching or reference.
- Import and crop images
- Customizable grid lines
- Adjust rows and columns
- Control line thickness and opacity
- Change grid line color
- Export images with grid
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Gridder is a customizable image grid overlay tool — designed for artists and illustrators who sketch from photo references or plan paintings. Import any image, crop it to your desired format, and apply a customizable grid. You can adjust the number of rows and columns, grid line thickness, opacity, and color to suit your style. When you're ready, export the final image with the grid applied for printing, sketching, or saving to your reference library.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gridder at 5.0 against Tracing Buddy's 4.5. Gridder also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). Tracing Buddy's advantage is ratings volume (935 vs 1). On price 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. Tracing Buddy sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Gridder asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gridder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tracing Buddy has 935 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Tracing Buddy | Gridder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (935 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 935 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | La Fáppbrica | Qing Yan |
Customer experience
Tracing Buddy
Gridder
Bugs and requests
Tracing Buddy
Reported bugs
4 issues- Zoom feature not working
- Grid feature not working as expected
- Lock feature not working properly
- App only works once, can't reuse
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to crop photo inside the app
- Easier way to start a new drawing
- Ability to rotate image
- Grid with numbered overlay and adjustable starting point
- Grid size based on specific measurements
Gridder
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tracing Buddy
- Monthly Subscription$0.491 Month
- Yearly subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Year
- Premium Features$9.99
- Premium Features$12.99
Gridder
No in-app purchases







