Dotmake vs Drawing Grid Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dotmake
Easily create pixel art with a simple interface and intuitive controls. Supports various grid sizes for detailed artwork, perfect for social media or game assets. Save and share your creations.
- Easy pixel art creation
- Intuitive controls
- Adjustable grid sizes (8x8 to 64x64)
- Save and share artwork
- Suitable for social media
- Create game assets
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Pixel Art Maker is an app that allows anyone to create pixel art easily. With a simple design and intuitive controls, both beginners and experienced users can enjoy creating pixel art. It supports grid sizes from 8x8 to 64x64, allowing for detailed artwork. Created pixel art can be saved or shared, making it useful for social media or game assets. Despite its simplicity, it offers many features. Start creating your own pixel art today!
Drawing Grid Guide
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Drawing Grid Guide Improve your drawing accuracy by overlaying a customisable grid onto any reference photo. Whether you're sketching portraits, landscapes, animals or still life, Drawing Grid Guide makes it easy to break complex subjects into manageable sections and achieve more accurate proportions. Designed for artists of all skill levels, the app provides a clean, distraction-free workspace that lets you focus on your artwork. Features • Import any photo from your photo library • Overlay an adjustable drawing grid • Choose grid sizes from 2×2 up to 20×20 • Customise grid line thickness • Adjust grid opacity • Choose from multiple grid colours • Optional row and column numbering • Pinch to zoom and reposition your reference image • Hide controls for an uncluttered drawing reference • Automatically remembers your preferred grid settings Perfect For • Portrait drawing • Figure drawing • Landscapes • Animals • Still life • Architecture • Traditional and digital artists Whether you're learning to draw or refining your technique, Drawing Grid Guide gives you a fast, simple way to create accurate reference grids whenever inspiration strikes. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Drawing Grid Guide at none against Dotmake's shown. Drawing Grid Guide also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 10 months). Dotmake's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Dotmake sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Drawing Grid Guide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dotmake ships an update every 10 months, Drawing Grid Guide every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dotmake | Drawing Grid Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | kota tada | Warren Peters |
In-app purchases
Dotmake
- Ad-free for 1 month7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Ad-free for 1 year14 Days trial$49.991 Year
Drawing Grid Guide
- DrawingGridGuide Pro Unlock$2.99
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