Comparison

Graintouch vs Masters Eye

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

Head to head
About

Graintouch

Create digital art with a unique printmaking aesthetic. This app simulates the look and feel of Risograph printing, allowing for layered colors, organic brush strokes, and textured effects. Export your work as clean vector stencils for print.

Highlights
  • Organic vector brush for layered colors
  • Realistic print simulation
  • Minimalist user interface
  • Curated color palette
  • Vector stencil export
Features
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Graintouch is a drawing app with the soul of print. Inspired by Risograph™ aesthetics, it lets you layer, blend, and create with the warmth of real ink—right on your screen. BOOL BRUSH A bold, organic vector brush that stacks colors like ink on paper. Blend, overlap, knockout and build rich textures with effortless strokes. PRINT SIMULATION See your artwork as if it just rolled off a risograph. Offset imperfections, layered tints, and the charm of real ink—without the mess. MINIMAL UI Nothing in your way, just pure drawing. A clean, focused space where tools feel like an extension of your hand. COLORFUL CONSTRAINTS A playful palette of 18 handpicked inks, straight from the riso universe. Instead of endless choice, you get meaningful constraints that spark creativity—just like mixing real inks on a print run. VECTOR STENCILS Every Layer becomes a crisp, resolution-independent stencil. Your drawings export as clean vector stencils, perfect for scaling, separating by color, and bringing straight to print—no loss, just pure shapes.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

Graintouch4 screens
Masters Eye4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Masters Eye at 5.0 against Graintouch's 3.7. Masters Eye also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months) and price ($3.99 vs $9.99). Graintouch's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 1) and chart position (#30 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Graintouch costs $9.99 and Masters Eye $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Masters Eye holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Graintouch has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Graintouch ships an update every 3 months, Masters Eye every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Graintouch versus Masters Eye: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGraintouchMasters Eye
Price$9.99$3.99 — better
Rating3.7 (24 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#30 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIORAMA ABJonathan Brodish

Customer experience

Graintouch

All ratings24 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive56.5%
Neutral8.7%
Negative34.8%

Masters Eye

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Graintouch

No in-app purchases

None

Masters Eye

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Graintouch free?
Graintouch costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Masters Eye free?
Masters Eye costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Graintouch or Masters Eye?
Masters Eye is rated higher. Graintouch averages 3.7 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Masters Eye averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Graintouch or Masters Eye have ads?
Neither Graintouch nor Masters Eye shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Graintouch or Masters Eye?
Graintouch ships an update every 3 months, and Masters Eye every 2 days. Most recently, Graintouch was updated on October 20, 2026 and Masters Eye on October 11, 2026.

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