Values at Play vs Masters Eye
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Values at Play
This app helps users practice identifying and analyzing values in art. It offers tools to create value studies, inspect specific color values, and find areas matching a chosen value. Users can import their own images for practice.
- Create value studies from images
- Import custom images
- Inspect Denman Ross and RGB values
- Find points matching selected values
- Colorized value studies
- Full-screen value study viewing
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Use "Values at Play" to practice seeing values in art. Practice with one of the images included in the app or import your own image. Values at Play includes: VALUE STUDY Create a Value Study for any image. Choose the number of values to include in the study, and the value study will be created within seconds! View the value study full-screen, and easily toggle between it and the original image. Create "colorized" value studies. IMAGE INSPECTOR Use Image Inspector to find the Denman Ross Value and RGB value of any point on an image. VALUE FINDER Find all the points on an image with the value you've selected. VALUES-TAC-TOE Drag the cross hair to a precise location on the image you've selected. Do you know the value at that point? If so, you're on your way to a "Values-Tac-Toe." If not, keep practicing.
Masters Eye
This reference study app helps artists improve their drawing and painting by simplifying visual information. It offers various study modes to analyze values, proportions, and composition, aiding in better artistic decision-making.
- Purpose-built Study Modes (Values, Squint, Pencil, Notan, Proportions)
- Import reference photos
- Fast mode switching for drills
- Split and compare workflow
- Save results to Photos library
- On-device image processing
- No accounts or ad tracking
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Masters Eye is a focused reference study app for artists who want to draw and paint with stronger structure, clearer values, and better decision making. One-time purchase. No subscription. Import a reference photo and switch through purpose-built Study Modes to simplify what you see: • Values: Group complex references into readable value masses • Squint: Reduce visual noise to see big relationships faster • Pencil: Translate references into practical tonal steps • Notan: Test light/shadow design and composition clarity • Proportions: Check alignment, spacing, and shape relationships • Original: Instantly compare against the untouched reference Built for deliberate practice, not distraction: • Fast mode switching for targeted observation drills • Split and compare workflow for quick visual checks • Save results to your Photos library when you choose Privacy-first by design: • Image processing happens on-device • No accounts required • No ad tracking Whether you’re studying portraits, still life, or landscapes, Master’s Eye helps you simplify references and make better artistic decisions with confidence.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Values at Play at Free against Masters Eye's $3.99. Values at Play also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Masters Eye's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 months). On rating and ads there is nothing between them.
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Values at Play is free to download; Masters Eye costs $3.99 up front. Values at Play sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Masters Eye asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Values at Play against 5.0 for Masters Eye. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Values at Play has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Values at Play ships an update every 5 months, Masters Eye every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Values at Play | Masters Eye |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neil Daly | Jonathan Brodish |
Customer experience
Values at Play
Masters Eye
In-app purchases
Values at Play
- Values at Play Unlimited$4.99
Masters Eye
No in-app purchases
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