Comparison

Art Reference vs WebPalette Maker

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

Head to head
About

Art Reference

This app provides digital reference tools for traditional artists working with physical media. It offers features like value studies, gridlines, side-by-side comparison, and composition adjustments to aid in creating accurate and balanced artwork.

Highlights
  • Value study mode
  • Gridlines for accurate sketching
  • Side-by-side reference and canvas view
  • Crop and frame reference images
  • Curated starter project collections
  • Color harmony experimentation
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Artists Reference is made for painters, illustrators, and traditional artists who work with real materials, not pixels. It gives you the digital reference tools you need while you're creating physical art. Key Features - Gallery: Take a photo of your finished work, add a frame, and view them all together in your personal gallery. - Value Study Mode: Instantly view your reference in 7-value scale to see shadows and highlights or greyscale to see tone and contrast clearly. - Gridlines: Helps get your under-sketch down accurately. - Side-by-Side View: Compare your reference and your canvas at the same time, optimized for tablets and stands. - Crop and Frame Tools: Adjust composition and aspect ratio of your reference to match your canvas before you begin. - Collections: Curated starter projects to help you practice and improve, including Animals, Architecture, Botanical, Figure, Landscape, Master Study, Portrait, and Still Life. - Color harmonies: Experiment with color harmonies to define the feeling if your piece and save swatches - Offline Friendly: Works anywhere, even in the studio or outdoors. - Clean, Focused Design: No ads. No clutter. Just the reference tools you need. - All of your artwork is private and only saved in your personal icloud. No artwork is visble to the internet or AI models Made for Traditional Artists Whether you're painting with oils, gouache, watercolor, or charcoal, Artists Reference helps you translate what you see into confident compositions and balanced values. Start with curated Collections to build your skills, or bring your own references for any project. No AI art is used for any of the starter project references in this app. All photos are attributed to the original artists with links to their portfolio.

About

WebPalette Maker

Features
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Create beautiful, accessible color palettes for your websites in seconds. Snap a photo of anything — a sunset, a building, a magazine — and instantly extract a complete web color palette. WebPalette Maker turns real-world inspiration into ready-to-use web colors. Every palette includes 5 essential roles: Background, Text, Primary, Secondary, and Accent. All automatically WCAG-checked to ensure your designs are accessible to everyone. PHOTO TO PALETTE See a color combination you love? Just take a photo or pick one from your library. WebPalette Maker analyzes the image and creates a harmonious, accessible web palette in seconds. KEY FEATURES - Extract palettes from photos — turn real-world inspiration into web colors - Generate unlimited palettes based on color harmony theory - Preview your palette on 3 realistic website layouts: Landing Page, Blog, and Shop - Swipe between layouts to see how your colors work in different contexts - Toggle between light and dark mode instantly - Export ready-to-use code in CSS, Tailwind, SwiftUI, SCSS, and JSON - WCAG contrast checker built-in — every palette meets accessibility standards - Save palettes and assign them to clients or projects - Share beautiful palette cards as images - Browse trending and discover new palettes in Explore BUILT FOR WEB DESIGNERS Whether you're designing for a client or building your own project, WebPalette Maker helps you find the perfect colors and export them directly into your code. No more guessing — every palette is tested for contrast and accessibility.

Screenshots

Art Reference4 screens
WebPalette Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: WebPalette Maker at 18.0 against Art Reference's 26.0. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Art Reference sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and WebPalette Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Art Reference versus WebPalette Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArt ReferenceWebPalette Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGil OsborneBas London

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Art Reference

One-time1
  • Lifetime Full Access$14.99
1 purchases

WebPalette Maker

One-time1
  • WebPalette Maker Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Art Reference free?
Art Reference is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WebPalette Maker free?
WebPalette Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Art Reference or WebPalette Maker have ads?
Neither Art Reference nor WebPalette Maker shows ads.

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