Comparison

CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method vs Takt

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

Takt

Effortlessly track your daily activities with a single tap. Monitor your time usage, review detailed timelines, and export your data in various formats. Unlock advanced features with a one-time purchase or subscription.

Highlights
  • One-tap activity tracking
  • Live Activities integration
  • Detailed timeline review
  • CSV, JSON, PDF export
  • Activity and tag limits (free version)
Features
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Takt is a fresh take on finding your biggest time wasters during your day. Starting, stopping, or switching tracking to another activity is always just one tap. Through simple but effective integration with Live Activities, what you're tracking always remains visible at a glance on your Lock Screen or in the Dynamic Island. Using Takt tracking you can manually or semi-automatically keep an underlying Live Activity running that puts tracking access just a tap away, all day. Review your days in as little or as many details as you want with Takt's Timeline, or export your days, weeks, and months to CSV, JSON, or a clean PDF. Takt is free with up to 3 active Activities and 5 Tags. Want more? A lifetime Full version is available, or subscribe monthly and after 12 payments, even non-consecutively, the Full version unlocks permanently. And we're just getting started. Better Mac integration and Tablet optimization, Siri & Shortcuts, Focus Mode integration, and an Apple Watch companion app are all on the way. Takt Terms available at https://taktapp.net/terms

Screenshots

CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method4 screens
Takt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Takt at Free against CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method's $19.99. Takt also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method's advantage is ratings volume (296 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.5). 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

Takt 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 Takt sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Takt holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method has 296 ratings behind it against 2, 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 100% of Takt's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method ships an update every 5 weeks, Takt every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method versus Takt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCopyIt The Grid Drawing MethodTakt
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (296 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings296 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB5 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNigel GreenPhilip Kartin

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%

Takt

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Takt

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
2 purchases

Takt

Subscriptions1
  • Takt Full monthly$1.001 Month
One-time1
  • Takt Full Lifetime$9.00

Questions

Is CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method free?
CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method costs $19.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Takt free?
Takt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method or Takt?
Takt is rated higher. CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method averages 4.7 out of 5 from 296 ratings, while Takt averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method or Takt have ads?
Neither CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method nor Takt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method or Takt?
CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method ships an update every 5 weeks, and Takt every 2 days. Most recently, CopyIt The Grid Drawing Method was updated on October 20, 2026 and Takt on October 17, 2026.

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