Comparison

Grid vs Overgrid

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

Head to head
About

Grid

Easily overlay accurate grids onto any photo to aid in drawing, sketching, and stenciling. This tool is designed for artists, illustrators, and tattoo artists to simplify complex images into manageable sections for improved accuracy and proportion.

Highlights
  • Accurate photo grid overlay
  • Simplifies complex images
  • Aids sketching and painting
  • Tattoo stencil creation
  • Improves proportion accuracy
  • Ad-free and clutter-free interface
Features
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Grid Drawing Tool is the simplest, cleanest way to add accurate grids to any photo. Designed for artists, tattoo artists, illustrators, and designers, this app helps you break down complex images into easy-to-draw sections. Whether you're sketching, painting, creating tattoo stencils, or improving proportions, Grid Drawing Tool gives you a reliable tool to guide your artwork. Fast, Lightweight, and No Ads A clean, focused tool with: Zero ads Zero watermarks Zero clutter Just pure grid-drawing utility. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/Welcome-to-PhotoGridder-Support-2ac15d9d04028076bebace6354425c9f?source=copy_link

About

Overgrid

Easily add a customizable grid to any photo for accurate drawing and painting. Scale your reference image to match your canvas dimensions and transfer proportions with confidence. Features include adjustable grid lines, adaptive contrast, value studies, and temperature overlays.

Highlights
  • Add customizable grids to photos
  • Scale reference to canvas dimensions
  • Adjustable grid lines, color, and opacity
  • Adaptive contrast for visibility
  • Value study and temperature overlay
  • Save and apply grid presets
  • Export at high resolution
Features
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Add a grid to any reference photo. Transfer proportions to canvas with confidence. Import from your gallery or shoot with your camera. Set rows, columns, line weight. Done. Match your canvas first. Crop the reference to your canvas ratio, then enter your real dimensions. 16x20, 12x12, whatever you are working on. Every square lines up when you transfer. No guesswork, no wasted paint. Customize everything. Grid color, opacity, thickness, diagonals for composition, numbering to track your squares. Make the grid work the way you work. Adaptive contrast reads your image and picks grid colors that stay visible on any background. Dark lines on light areas. Light lines on dark. You never lose the grid. Value study breaks the image into tonal levels so you can plan light and shadow before you start. Temperature overlay maps warm and cool zones across the composition. Save setups as templates. One tap to apply your favorite configuration to any new project. Export at full resolution, up to 4096px, for printing or reference at any size. Free includes three projects, basic grid, and 1024px export. Full access is a one-time purchase. Not a subscription. No account. No cloud. No ads. Your images never leave your device.

Screenshots

Grid4 screens
Overgrid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Overgrid at 5.0 against Grid's 3.0. Overgrid also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). Grid's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Grid sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Overgrid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Overgrid holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grid ships an update every 3 days, Overgrid weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Grid versus Overgrid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridOvergrid
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerujjwal chaflePaintingstack Technologies SpA

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Grid

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Access3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Unlimited Access3 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlimited Lifetime Access$12.99
1 purchases

Overgrid

One-time1
  • Overgrid Premium$12.99

Questions

Is Grid free?
Grid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Overgrid free?
Overgrid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grid or Overgrid?
Overgrid is rated higher. Grid averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Overgrid averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Grid or Overgrid have ads?
Neither Grid nor Overgrid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grid or Overgrid?
Grid ships an update every 3 days, and Overgrid weekly. Most recently, Grid was updated on October 2, 2026 and Overgrid on October 8, 2026.

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