Value Study vs Monocular 1

In art, value (or tone) refers to how light or dark a colour is. If you're learning to paint or draw, doing value studies is one of the best ways to improve. These small, loose sketches in greyscale help you understand where shadows fall and highlights appear—essential for capturing depth and form. Value Study is a simple, focused tool designed to help you see values more clearly in your reference images. Instead of just converting a photo to black and white, this app lets you break down tones step by step. Start with just black and white to map out the biggest shapes, then gradually add more values to refine your understanding. You can also highlight all areas of an image that share the same value, making it easier to see subtle shifts in tone. This is especially useful in complex references, like portraits, where different parts of the image might have the same level of shadow but look completely different in colour. Value Study isn’t here to replace traditional studies—it’s here to enhance them. Whether you're sketching, painting, or working digitally, this tool makes it easier to focus on the fundamentals of light, shadow, and form. Try it for free with all features enabled on sample images from Unsplash before deciding to unlock the full app with a low-cost yearly or lifetime purchase. All Value Study Pro upgrades count as lifetime purchase. Either option will unlock Value Study across iPhone, iPad and Mac. Annual: Auto-renews yearly. Lifetime: One-time payment, no fees. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Architectural visualisation from your phone. Photograph a plan sketch and Monocular builds the 3D model, places it on the real site and renders it, all on the phone. Or turn a photo or model view into a photorealistic image or walkthrough video with your own AI keys. SKETCH TO MODEL, ON THIS PHONE • Photograph a hand-drawn plan: bold lines for walls, thin lines for glass, a dashed outline for upper floors that overhang • Write the storeys in each shape and one length beside an edge; Monocular reads it with Apple Vision and builds the model • Or open your own 3D model: DAE, GLB or OBJ from ArchiCAD, SketchUp, Revit and similar ON THE REAL SITE • Type the address: Apple Maps satellite ground out to 5.5 km • Real terrain and the hills around the site • The neighbouring buildings, with real heights where OpenStreetMap has them • The real sun at the time of day you choose; move and turn the model to sit it on its plot RENDER • Clay or Photoreal: a path-traced render of your exact geometry, nothing invented, on the phone • Optional AI stills (OpenAI) and walkthrough videos (Runway) with your own API keys, stored only in your phone's Keychain. You pay those providers directly; Monocular adds nothing on top. One purchase. No subscription, no account.