Comparison

Gridy vs Values at Play

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Values at Play

This app helps users practice identifying and analyzing values in art. It offers tools to create value studies, inspect specific color values, and find areas matching a chosen value. Users can import their own images for practice.

Highlights
  • Create value studies from images
  • Import custom images
  • Inspect Denman Ross and RGB values
  • Find points matching selected values
  • Colorized value studies
  • Full-screen value study viewing
Features
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Use "Values at Play" to practice seeing values in art. Practice with one of the images included in the app or import your own image. Values at Play includes: VALUE STUDY Create a Value Study for any image. Choose the number of values to include in the study, and the value study will be created within seconds! View the value study full-screen, and easily toggle between it and the original image. Create "colorized" value studies. IMAGE INSPECTOR Use Image Inspector to find the Denman Ross Value and RGB value of any point on an image. VALUE FINDER Find all the points on an image with the value you've selected. VALUES-TAC-TOE Drag the cross hair to a precise location on the image you've selected. Do you know the value at that point? If so, you're on your way to a "Values-Tac-Toe." If not, keep practicing.

Screenshots

Gridy3 screens
Values at Play4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Values at Play at 100% against Gridy's 50%. Values at Play also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 23 months). Gridy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Values at Play sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gridy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Values at Play holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Gridy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Values at Play's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gridy ships an update every 23 months, Values at Play every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Gridy versus Values at Play: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridyValues at Play
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (7 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSahil GangeleNeil Daly

Customer experience

Gridy

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Values at Play

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Gridy

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Values at Play

One-time1
  • Values at Play Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is Gridy free?
Gridy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Values at Play free?
Values at Play is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gridy or Values at Play?
Values at Play is rated higher. Gridy averages 3.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Values at Play averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Gridy or Values at Play have ads?
Neither Gridy nor Values at Play shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gridy or Values at Play?
Gridy ships an update every 23 months, and Values at Play every 5 months. Most recently, Gridy was updated on October 27, 2026 and Values at Play on October 24, 2026.

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