Overgrid vs Grid Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Grid Maker
This app assists artists in accurately transferring images to canvas or paper using a grid method. It allows for customizable grids, color adjustments, and image manipulation to aid in detailed artwork creation.
- Customizable grids
- Multiple grid types
- Adjustable grid properties
- Black & white conversion
- Brightness and contrast adjustment
- Color picker
- Image import and export
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Grid Maker for Drawing makes it easy to transfer any reference image onto paper or canvas using the classic grid drawing method. Perfect for portraits, sketches, paintings, and illustrations, it helps artists draw accurately by focusing on one grid section at a time. Features : * Add customizable grids to any image * Multiple grid types including rectangle and square * Adjust rows, columns, line width, color, and transparency * Add multiple grid overlays * Fixed and movable grid modes with rotation support * Convert images to black & white * Adjust brightness and contrast * Pick colors directly from your reference image * Zoom and pan for precise alignment * Import photos from your gallery * Export high-quality grid images Whether you’re a beginner or a professional artist, Grid Maker for Drawing provides a simple and accurate way to create perfectly proportioned artwork. Privacy Policy: https://digitalhole.github.io/DHPrivacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grid Maker at none against Overgrid's 1. Overgrid's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, monetization model 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. Overgrid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grid Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Overgrid holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Overgrid's written reviews are positive against 83% of Grid Maker's.
Overgrid ships an update weekly, Grid Maker monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Overgrid | Grid Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 4.7 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paintingstack Technologies SpA | Arima Jain |
Customer experience
Overgrid
Grid Maker
In-app purchases
Overgrid
- Overgrid Premium$12.99
Grid Maker
No in-app purchases







