Mandala Art vs Studio Grid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mandala Art
Create beautiful, symmetrical mandala designs for stress relief and improved focus. This app offers guided drawing exercises, customizable tools, and progress tracking to enhance artistic skills and emotional well-being.
- Guided mandala drawing
- Stress-reducing art therapy
- Sacred geometry patterns
- Customizable color palettes
- Progress tracking
- Therapeutic drawing exercises
- Gallery for saving and sharing
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Transform stress into stunning art with guided mandala drawing that combines ancient wisdom with modern mindfulness practices. Discover the therapeutic power of creating beautiful, symmetrical designs while finding inner peace and improving focus. Whether you're seeking stress relief after long days or want to develop artistic skills, our step-by-step approach makes mandala creation accessible to everyone. Perfect for the reflective winter season, embrace mindful creativity as you prepare for the new year. Create personalized holiday gifts, develop a calming evening routine, or start a transformative artistic practice that centers your mind and soothes your spirit. KEY FEATURES & BENEFITS: • Stress-reducing art therapy designed for busy modern lifestyles • Sacred geometry patterns that naturally promote meditation and focus • Customizable color palettes and digital tools for endless creative expression • Progress tracking to watch your artistic skills and mindfulness practice grow • Gentle guidance suitable for complete beginners to experienced artists • Therapeutic drawing exercises specifically designed to calm anxiety • Beautiful gallery to save and share your meaningful creations Our carefully crafted lessons blend art instruction with mindfulness principles, helping you develop both creative abilities and emotional well-being. Each session becomes a mini-retreat from daily pressures, allowing you to reconnect with your inner calm while producing artwork you'll treasure. Join thousands who have discovered how mandala art creates a bridge between creative expression and spiritual wellness. Experience the meditative rhythm of pattern creation, the satisfaction of completed designs, and the lasting benefits of regular mindful practice. Whether you have five minutes or an hour, find your center through the ancient art of mandala creation. Your journey toward greater creativity, reduced stress, and enhanced well-being begins with a single circle. Start your transformative artistic practice today and discover why mandala drawing has guided people toward inner peace for centuries. Terms of use - http://thecookbk.com/terms.php?appname=draw.glow.mandalas Privacy Policy: http://thecookbk.com/privacy.php?appname=draw.glow.mandalas
Studio Grid
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Studio Grid lays a grid over your reference photograph, matched to the paper on your desk, A5, A4, A3 or a size of your own, so every square on screen is a square you can rule. Your first three drawings include every tool, and you keep them for good. After that the grid, paper sizes and numbering stay free for as many drawings as you like, and a single payment unlocks Studio Grid Pro for life. No subscription, no ads, no account. WHY IT IS DIFFERENT Most grid apps put squares over a photo and stop there. Studio Grid starts from your paper. Tell it what you are drawing on and it works out the grid that actually fits, in whole squares if you want no awkward partial row along the edge. THE GRID - Squares across, set by you - Ink that picks itself to suit the photograph, six preset colors, or any color you like - Line thickness and opacity, so the grid sits under the image instead of shouting over it - Diagonals through every square, for placing an angle or a curve exactly - Subtle numbering on all four edges, so you can always name the square you are in SEEING IT BEFORE YOU DRAW IT - Black and white, to judge tone without color arguing with you - Three, five or seven value bands, so the shapes of the tones become obvious - Skin warmth, which lifts warm skin off a cool background that plain gray flattens DRAWING FROM IT - Drawing view puts the reference full screen with the numbers pinned to the edges, and zooms to 6x for detail, without ever moving your crop - Save the gridded reference to Photos, or share it to print or AirDrop at full resolution MADE BY SOMEONE WHO USES IT I am a pencil portrait artist. I built this because the grid apps I tried were built for phones rather than for paper, and because I wanted the reference to stop shifting every time I touched the screen. Everything in here earns its place in my own drawings first. YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS STAY YOURS No account. No sign up. No analytics. Nothing is collected and nothing leaves your device. Your original photograph is never altered: the grid is an overlay, and exporting writes a new image. STUDIO GRID PRO One payment, for good, including future updates. It unlocks diagonals, drawing view, saving and sharing, value bands, skin warmth and any grid color. Family Sharing is on, so your household is covered by the one payment. Your first three drawings keep every tool whether you buy Pro or not. Nothing you have been given is ever taken away.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Studio Grid at every 5 days against Mandala Art's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Mandala Art sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $11.49 per month and Studio Grid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mandala Art ships an update every 3 months, Studio Grid every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Mandala Art | Studio Grid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Riafy Technologies Private Limited | PAUL DAVIES |
In-app purchases
Mandala Art
- Mandala Monthly3 Days trial$11.491 Month
- Mandala - Monthly Trial3 Days trial$11.491 Month
- Mandala - Yearly Trial3 Days trial$31.991 Year
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- Mandala - Yearly$31.991 Year
- Mandala half yearly3 Days trial$39.996 Months
- Mandala Discounted1 Month trial$39.996 Months
Studio Grid
- Studio Grid Pro$9.99
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