Handy Art Reference Tool vs MNQN art posing model
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Rotatable 3D limb models
- Customizable poses
- Adjustable 3-point lighting
- 3D head busts
- Animal skull reference pack
- Material editing
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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
MNQN art posing model
Generate 3D pose references for figure drawing using a digital mannequin. Mimics human kinematics and allows for reference image overlays to replicate poses. Save and share your creations.
- 3D mannequin pose creation
- Realistic human kinematics
- Reference image overlay
- Pose saving and sharing
- Phone and tablet support
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Create a pose reference for figure drawing with a classic mannequin 3d model. This pose maker app imitates the kinematics of a real human model doll. You can load a reference figure image to copy a figure of it. Enjoy a hundred-years tool enhanced with digital features: 1 Pose saving and sharing 2 Ability to add a reference image overlay 3 Realistic mannequin kinematics 4 Supports phones and tablets 5 Indie-developed, your feedback would be heard 6 More features coming soon!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MNQN art posing model at Free against Handy Art Reference Tool's $1.99. MNQN art posing model also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Handy Art Reference Tool's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
MNQN art posing model 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 MNQN art posing model sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Handy Art Reference Tool holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Handy Art Reference Tool has 1.2K ratings behind it against 55, 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 57% of MNQN art posing model's.
Handy Art Reference Tool ships an update every 5 months, MNQN art posing model every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Handy Art Reference Tool | MNQN art posing model |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better | 4.1 (55 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.0% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 55 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #83 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 361 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Belief Engine | Siarhei Drasvianski |
Customer experience
Handy Art Reference Tool
MNQN art posing model
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
MNQN art posing model
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Handy Art Reference Tool
- Feet Models$1.99
- Animal Skull Pack$1.99
MNQN art posing model
- Pro version$1.99
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