Comparison

CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method vs Orbb

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

Head to head
About

CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method

This app digitizes the centuries-old grid drawing technique, allowing artists to easily copy, enlarge, or reduce reference images. It offers flexible grids, smart tools, and various filters to enhance accuracy and detail, making it accessible for beginners and experienced artists alike.

Highlights
  • Flexible grid types and customization
  • Smart zoom and digital ruler
  • Pencil sketch and onion skin filters
  • Import/export via camera and sharing
  • Universal app for iPhone, iPad, Mac
  • Adjustable zoom and media sizes
Features
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First released in 2010, CopyIt is the original and most feature‑rich grid drawing app. Trusted by artists, teachers, and students worldwide, CopyIt brings the centuries‑old grid drawing technique into the digital age, making it easier than ever to copy, enlarge, or reduce reference images with precision. Why CopyIt? The grid method, used by masters like Leonardo da Vinci, breaks images into manageable sections so you can focus on lines and shapes square by square. CopyIt eliminates the need to print and mark up photos, offering zoom, filters, and digital tools that enhance accuracy and detail. Whether you’re a beginner or experienced artist, CopyIt helps you achieve results with confidence. Key Features • Universal App: Works on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Silicon Macs • Flexible Grids: 6 grid types, customisable rows/columns, adjustable colors, transparency, and guidelines • Smart Tools: SmartMove zoom, Target mode, digital ruler, perspective lines, Crosshair, MixMap and TubeMatch™ for colour matching • Filters & Effects: Pencil Sketch, Onion Skin overlay, flips, rotations, and multiple image aspects • Import & Export: Capture with front/back cameras, load projects or albums, save and share via AirDrop, email, or social platforms • Customization: Portrait/landscape orientation, fullscreen mode, adjustable zoom (x1–x20), media sizes in imperial/metric • Support: In‑app help and a new tutorial Designed for Success CopyIt transforms the traditional grid method into a modern workflow tool. By working square by square, you can scale images accurately, refine details, and build confidence in your drawing skills. Connect with us: • Facebook: facebook.com/CopyItTheGridDrawingMethod Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Orbb

This app helps you organize saved content like articles, videos, and recommendations. It automatically categorizes your saves and allows you to find them quickly with natural language search. You can also create curated collections and visual guides from your saved items.

Highlights
  • Save links, photos, voice notes, and thoughts
  • Automatic organization by title, summary, and tags
  • Natural language search for quick retrieval
  • Create shareable Guides from categorized saves
  • Build themed collections with Picks
  • Map view of saved items
  • Saving habit insights and recaps
Features
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STOP LOSING THE GOOD STUFF You saved it somewhere — a restaurant, an article, a video, a friend's recommendation. Now it's buried in screenshots, browser tabs, notes apps, and DMs. Gone. Orbb fixes this. Share a link, snap a photo, record a voice note, or type a thought. Orbb instantly organizes it — title, summary, category, tags, location, people, places, and topics. No folders. No manual sorting. Just save and forget. FIND ANYTHING IN SECONDS Ask Orbb like you'd ask a friend. "What was that pasta place from last month?" or "Show me the design tutorials I saved." It searches your entire collection and gives you real answers — not a list of links. GUIDES — YOUR SAVES, TURNED INTO SOMETHING USEFUL Save 3+ things in the same category and Orbb offers to turn them into a Guide — a travel itinerary, food guide, learning path, watch list, or date night plan. Share any Guide with a single link. PICKS — CURATE & SHARE Build themed collections from your saves. Add notes, seal them when they're perfect, and share with anyone. EXPLORE YOUR WORLD See your saves on a map. Rediscover forgotten bookmarks. Browse by people, topics, and categories across your entire collection. INSIGHTS Saving streaks, daily activity, top categories, most-mentioned people and places, and weekly recaps — your saving habits, visualized. BUILT FOR SPEED Share Extension — save from any app in 2 taps Terms of Use: https://orbb.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://orbb.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method4 screens
Orbb4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method at 80% against Orbb's 0%. CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (296 vs 1). Orbb's advantage is price (Free vs $19.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Orbb is free to download; CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method costs $19.99 up front. CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Orbb sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method has 296 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method's written reviews are positive against 0% of Orbb's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method ships an update every 5 weeks, Orbb fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method versus Orbb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCopyIt The Grid Drawing MethodOrbb
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (296 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews79.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings296 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB84 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNigel GreenRaj Dangi

Customer experience

CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method

All ratings296 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews138 reviews
Positive79.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative17.4%

Orbb

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Grid lines not aligning properly when rotating the image
  • App locking up or crashing when switching between projects
  • Inconsistent behavior when resizing the grid or image

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to save multiple projects at once
  • More grid size and layout options
  • Improved image resizing and positioning tools
  • Onion skin mode improvements
  • Faster performance and reduced crashes

Orbb

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method

Subscriptions2
  • CopyIt Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • CopyIt Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • CopyIt Lifetime$29.99
3 purchases

Orbb

Subscriptions3
  • Orbb Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Orbb Pro3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Orbb Pro Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method free?
CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method costs $19.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Orbb free?
Orbb is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method or Orbb?
CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method is rated higher. CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method averages 4.7 out of 5 from 296 ratings, while Orbb averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method or Orbb have ads?
Neither CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method nor Orbb shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method or Orbb?
CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method ships an update every 5 weeks, and Orbb fortnightly. Most recently, CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method was updated on October 5, 2026 and Orbb on September 24, 2026.

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