Gridy vs MindGrids
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
MindGrids
Create custom grids for your photos to aid in artistic endeavors. Adjust grid size, color, and width to match your canvas and reference images. Perfect for artists and art enthusiasts looking to accurately scale or skew images.
- Create grids from gallery photos or new captures
- Adjustable grid size and photo dimensions
- Customizable grid color and width
- Useful for scaling and skewing reference images
- Simple interface for artists
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APP helps in creating grids for the photos in the device gallery or for a directly taken one. It gives users to change the grids according to their requirement and the size fo the added photo. APP will be handy for Artists and art enthusiast to enlarge or skew the reference photos into their canvas using the grid methodology. Options to change grid colour and width according to the requirements are also provided.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MindGrids at 100% against Gridy's 50%. MindGrids also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (daily vs every 23 months). Gridy's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MindGrids holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Gridy's written reviews are positive against 100% of MindGrids's.
Gridy ships an update every 23 months, MindGrids daily. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gridy | MindGrids |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sahil Gangele | Mindlabs Systems |
Customer experience
Gridy
MindGrids
In-app purchases
Gridy
No in-app purchases
MindGrids
No in-app purchases
