Sketch Grid vs GridArt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sketch Grid
This app helps artists accurately reproduce, scale, or adjust reference images using various grid types. It allows customization of grid size, color, and thickness, and can convert images to sketches for easier line identification. Users can export their adjusted compositions in original resolution.
- Grid method for image reproduction and scaling
- Adjust image proportions
- Square, proportional, and triangular grids
- Customizable grid size, color, and thickness
- Convert image to sketch view
- Full-screen composition view
- Export in original resolution
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Draw anything with a grid The Grid method is the easiest way for artists to reproduce, scale up or scale down a reference image you want to transfer to a canvas. With a grid you can also adjust a reference image to a different format with different proportions. Using a drawing grid anytime when you sketch or paint something that requires accuracy, for example still life or a portrait, will sharpen your art skills. Select any area of your image as your composition Switch between different types of grids: squares, proportional or triangular Choose your optimal grid size, colour and thickness Convert your image to a sketch to highlight where the lines are Hide the controls for a clean full-screen view of your composition with the grid on it Share or export your adjusted picture in the original resolution Get it now, unleash your creativity
GridArt
This app helps artists accurately sketch or replicate images using the grid drawing technique. It overlays customizable grids on any image, offering features like sketch filters and measurement-based setup to streamline the artistic process.
- Drawing grid overlay on images
- Diagonal grid option
- Customizable grid color and opacity
- Sketch filter for image simplification
- Measurement-based grid setup
- Zoom functionality
- Convert images to black and white
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With precision and confidence using GridArt – a powerful tool that helps artists accurately sketch or replicate images using the classic grid drawing technique. Whether you're an aspiring artist or a seasoned professional, GridArt streamlines the process of transferring images to your canvas by guiding you square by square. With a range of customization options, GridArt makes it easier than ever to overlay grids, adjust cell sizes, apply sketch filters, and prepare reference images for drawing, painting, or other artistic work. Key Features: * Drawing grid overlay on any image * Diagonal grid option for improved outline accuracy * Multiple grid label styles * Customizable grid color, opacity, and text size * Sketch filter to simplify image details * Measurement-based grid setup (mm, cm, inch) * Zoom functionality for detailed viewing * Adjustable cell and page sizes * Convert images to black and white * Crop images to specific aspect ratios * Enable or disable row-column labels with customizable formatting Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://chief-cheque-627.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-23e6adfdb3748140a9e5f78e9ce25995
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: GridArt at Free against Sketch Grid's $2.99. GridArt also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (222 vs 33). Sketch Grid's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, device support and iOS requirement 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
GridArt is free to download; Sketch Grid costs $2.99 up front. GridArt sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Sketch Grid asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Sketch Grid against 4.5 for GridArt. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GridArt has 222 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Sketch Grid's written reviews are positive against 33% of GridArt's.
Sketch Grid ships an update every 11 months, GridArt every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sketch Grid | GridArt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (33 ratings) | 4.5 (222 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.1% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33 | 222 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #65 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | supple software ltd | Vaghani Keyur |
Customer experience
Sketch Grid
GridArt
In-app purchases
Sketch Grid
No in-app purchases
GridArt
- GridArt Weekly Premium$3.997 Days
- GridArt Monthly Premium3 Days trial$12.991 Month
