Gridy vs ReproBack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gridy
This app simplifies digital drawing by applying a grid overlay to your images. It acts as a reference tool, making it easier for artists of all levels to start and complete their work.
- Grid overlay for digital drawing
- Import images from Photos app
- Customizable grid settings
- iCloud sync across devices
- Supports dark mode
- Landscape and portrait orientation
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Gridy helps artists draw their digital images using Grid Method Drawing! Gridy applies a grid to your image, and allows you to use it as a reference when drawing! Starting a drawing will be easier, as you don’t have to find a complex solution to set up a grid reference on a digital image. Gridy is here to help artists - from beginners to seasoned vets. Some Features of Gridy • Images are imported from Photos app • Customization of grid row & column count, grid line color and grid line width • iCloud sync between your iOS devices • Works in landscape and portrait orientation • Dark Mode • Allows a max of 100 row/column count and a minimum of 5 row/column count
ReproBack
Enhance your drawing skills by overlaying grid lines on reference images. This tool helps you maintain accurate proportions and overall balance, making it ideal for artists of all levels and for teaching children how to draw.
- Grid overlay on original images
- Assists in grasping ratios and balance
- Useful for learning to draw
- Helps check finished picture balance
- Suitable for children's art education
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ReproBack is Buck up your Reproduction. By placing a Grid-like auxiliary lines on the original image, you can make a Reproduce while always grasping the ratio of each part and the overall balance. I want to be able to draw well. I want to check the balance of the finished picture. I want my child to learn how to draw. Please use it for various purposes such as. ※This app is made in Japan.Japanese and English are used as the notation languages in the app. ※ The following site's work is borrowed for the sample image. ・ No copyright girl / free illustration gallery [free material] (https://fromtheasia.com/illustration/nocopyrightgirl) ※Terms of Use/privacy policy(https://katonbo.jimdosite.com/)
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Verdict
Gridy and ReproBack both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of Gridy's written reviews are positive against 0% of ReproBack's. Gridy also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). ReproBack's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 23 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. ReproBack sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.49 per month. Gridy asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Gridy against 4.4 for ReproBack. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 8 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Gridy's written reviews are positive against 0% of ReproBack's.
Gridy ships an update every 23 months, ReproBack fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gridy | ReproBack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 4.4 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 267 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sahil Gangele | Shunsuke Yahata |
Customer experience
Gridy
ReproBack
In-app purchases
Gridy
No in-app purchases
ReproBack
- UpGrade to ProMode$1.491 Month
