Draw Grid on Image vs Overgrid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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).
Overgrid
Easily add a customizable grid to any photo for accurate drawing and painting. Scale your reference image to match your canvas dimensions and transfer proportions with confidence. Features include adjustable grid lines, adaptive contrast, value studies, and temperature overlays.
- Add customizable grids to photos
- Scale reference to canvas dimensions
- Adjustable grid lines, color, and opacity
- Adaptive contrast for visibility
- Value study and temperature overlay
- Save and apply grid presets
- Export at high resolution
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Add a grid to any reference photo. Transfer proportions to canvas with confidence. Import from your gallery or shoot with your camera. Set rows, columns, line weight. Done. Match your canvas first. Crop the reference to your canvas ratio, then enter your real dimensions. 16x20, 12x12, whatever you are working on. Every square lines up when you transfer. No guesswork, no wasted paint. Customize everything. Grid color, opacity, thickness, diagonals for composition, numbering to track your squares. Make the grid work the way you work. Adaptive contrast reads your image and picks grid colors that stay visible on any background. Dark lines on light areas. Light lines on dark. You never lose the grid. Value study breaks the image into tonal levels so you can plan light and shadow before you start. Temperature overlay maps warm and cool zones across the composition. Save setups as templates. One tap to apply your favorite configuration to any new project. Export at full resolution, up to 4096px, for printing or reference at any size. Free includes three projects, basic grid, and 1024px export. Full access is a one-time purchase. Not a subscription. No account. No cloud. No ads. Your images never leave your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Overgrid at 5.0 against Draw Grid on Image's 4.4. Overgrid also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 65%). Draw Grid on Image's advantage is ratings volume (201 vs 7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Draw Grid on Image sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Overgrid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Overgrid holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Draw Grid on Image has 201 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Draw Grid on Image's written reviews are positive against 100% of Overgrid's.
Draw Grid on Image ships an update fortnightly, Overgrid weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Draw Grid on Image | Overgrid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (201 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 201 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thang Do | Paintingstack Technologies SpA |
Customer experience
Draw Grid on Image
Overgrid
Bugs and 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
Overgrid
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Draw Grid on Image
- Upgrade to Pro$4.99
Overgrid
- Overgrid Premium$12.99
