Comparison

GridArt vs Mana Palette

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Mana Palette

Features
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Mana Palette is a color-study tool for miniature painters, illustrators, and designers — a quiet studio built around one artwork at a time. DISCOVER — Shuffle random Magic: The Gathering artworks with mana color filters, set search, artist lock, and theme search. Artist, card and source are always credited; bookmark references into your gallery. ANALYZE — A precision eyedropper with pixel loupe and adjustable sample size (1×1 to 25×25 px, correctly averaged), value study (luminance) and shape study (simplified color fields — the picker samples exactly what you see). You can also load your own image for analysis; it stays on your device. PALETTES — Collect up to 12 colors with notes and tags (per palette and per color), matched against 9 miniature paint ranges (Citadel, Vallejo, Army Painter, AK Gen3, P3, Golden SoFlat, Scale75, Reaper, Pro Acryl) via CIEDE2000 — with an adjustable dE threshold so you only see paints that really match. Shopping list included. EXPORT — Auto palette and working palettes as hex list, PNG swatch card (with color data and best paint per swatch), GPL (GIMP/Krita), CSV, and JSON — via the iOS share sheet. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Everything stays local on your device. Works in portrait and landscape. Mana Palette is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. (c) Wizards of the Coast LLC. Card data and imagery via Scryfall.

Screenshots

GridArt4 screens
Mana Palette4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mana Palette at none against GridArt's 2. Mana Palette also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GridArt sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Mana Palette asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GridArt ships an update every 2 months, Mana Palette daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GridArt versus Mana Palette: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridArtMana Palette
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (226 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings226 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB5 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperVaghani KeyurMarkus Wenzel

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GridArt

Subscriptions2
  • GridArt Weekly Premium$3.997 Days
  • GridArt Monthly Premium3 Days trial$12.991 Month
None

Mana Palette

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GridArt free?
GridArt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mana Palette free?
Mana Palette is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GridArt or Mana Palette have ads?
GridArt shows ads; Mana Palette does not.
Which is updated more often, GridArt or Mana Palette?
GridArt ships an update every 2 months, and Mana Palette daily. Most recently, GridArt was updated on October 30, 2026 and Mana Palette on October 25, 2026.

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