Comparison

Handy Art Reference Tool vs See Value

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

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About

Handy Art Reference Tool

This app provides artists with rotatable 3D models of hands, heads, and feet for drawing reference. Customize poses and lighting to achieve realistic results for your artwork. Additional packs for animal skulls and foot rigs are available for purchase.

Highlights
  • Rotatable 3D limb models
  • Customizable poses
  • Adjustable 3-point lighting
  • 3D head busts
  • Animal skull reference pack
  • Material editing
Features
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"Thanks to this useful app, drawing realistic hands can become a whole lot easier" - ImagineFX "Pencillers, inkers, and colorists should all give this a look!" - Tony Moore, co-creator of The Walking Dead If you're an artist and ever wanted just quick and easy drawing reference for hands, heads, or even feet (IAP) without having to awkwardly pose your limbs in front of a mirror, this app is for you! HANDY® is an artist's reference tool, consisting of several rotatable 3D limbs with a variety of poses useful for drawing. You can also customize and edit your own poses for hands, feet, and skulls. Fully adjustable 3-point lighting means you can get easy lighting reference when using any of the 10+ included 3D head busts. Handy if you’re painting and need to know what shadows the head casts from a certain angle! Also available is the Animal Skulls pack. With over 10 different animal species, it's great for anatomical reference or creature design inspiration. [Foot rigs and Animal Skull pack require additional purchase] NEW in Handy v5: Edit the materials of models! Selectively turn off their textures, adjust their specularity, or tint them a certain color. Perfect for comic book artists, painters, or just casual sketchers! Featured in ImagineFX's Top 10 Must-Have Apps! Check out the video demo: https://www.youtube.com/@handyarttool Sign up for the HANDY newsletter for information about new upcoming updates! http://www.handyarttool.com/newsletter Follow HANDY on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/handyarttool.bsky.social

About

See Value

Visualize the lightness of colors in real-time through your camera or convert existing photos to grayscale. This tool helps artists train their eyes to perceive value and aids in creating quick sketches with specialized grayscale filters.

Highlights
  • View exact color lightness in camera view
  • Convert photos to grayscale
  • Apply various grayscale filters
  • Switch between grayscale and color mode
  • Save converted photos to library
Features
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Note: This app does not show anything related to monetary value See the exact value (aka lightness of color) of the scene viewed with the camera. Or convert photos from your Photo Library to grayscale. Train your eye to see colors in value. Apply one of the grayscale filters to see main contour lines for drawing quick sketches. Helpful in sketching and other forms of grayscale art. Features: * ability to see the exact value of a given point in the camera view, or in a photo * ability to convert photos to grayscale and save them back to the Photo Library (note: this functionality is available as an in-app purchase) * grayscale filter selection: 2-level (black & white), 3-level, 4-level and and Continuum (continuous grayscale spectrum) * double-tap to switch between grayscale and color mode

Screenshots

Handy Art Reference Tool4 screens
See Value2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: See Value at Free against Handy Art Reference Tool's $1.99. See Value also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Handy Art Reference Tool's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (85% vs 70%). 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

See Value is free to download; Handy Art Reference Tool costs $1.99 up front. Handy Art Reference Tool sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and See Value sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Handy Art Reference Tool holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Handy Art Reference Tool has 1.2K ratings behind it against 97, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Handy Art Reference Tool's written reviews are positive against 70% of See Value's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Handy Art Reference Tool ships an update every 5 months, See Value every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and July 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Handy Art Reference Tool versus See Value: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandy Art Reference ToolSee Value
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better4.3 (97 ratings)
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews — better70.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better97
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#74 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size361 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBelief EngineRobert Jakubowski

Customer experience

Handy Art Reference Tool

All ratings1,237 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews380 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral6.8%
Negative8.2%

See Value

All ratings97 ratings
Positive80.4%
Neutral6.2%
Negative13.4%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive70.4%
Neutral9.9%
Negative19.8%

Bugs and requests

Handy Art Reference Tool

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch for some users
  • Purchased content not unlocking
  • Positioning and movement issues

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add full body models and poses
  • Include more facial expressions and emotions
  • Allow for custom hand and finger posing
  • Implement ability to save custom poses
  • Add more diverse skin tones and ethnicities
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  • Improve lighting controls and options

See Value

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Handy Art Reference Tool

One-time2
  • Feet Models$1.99
  • Animal Skull Pack$1.99
1 purchases

See Value

One-time1
  • See Value Pro Features$0.99

Questions

Is Handy Art Reference Tool free?
Handy Art Reference Tool costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is See Value free?
See Value is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Handy Art Reference Tool or See Value?
Handy Art Reference Tool is rated higher. Handy Art Reference Tool averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while See Value averages 4.3 from 97 ratings.
Do Handy Art Reference Tool or See Value have ads?
Neither Handy Art Reference Tool nor See Value shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Handy Art Reference Tool or See Value?
Handy Art Reference Tool ships an update every 5 months, and See Value every 10 days. Most recently, Handy Art Reference Tool was updated on September 24, 2026 and See Value on July 17, 2026.

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