Comparison

Overgrid vs GridyPrintX

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

Head to head
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.

About

GridyPrintX

Features
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GridyPrintX turns any photo into a giant poster using the printer you already have at home. Pick a photo, choose a grid (from 2×2 up to 10×10), and GridyPrintX slices it into a print-ready PDF — every cell on its own page. Print, cut along the trim marks, join the pages and hang your poster. PLACE IT PERFECTLY • Move, zoom and rotate the image with your fingers • Live print-quality (DPI) indicator warns you before a blurry print • Combine up to 5 images into a poster collage MADE FOR HOME PRINTERS • A4, A3, A5, Letter, Legal or any custom paper size • White margin + corner trim marks: no printer cuts your image off • Optional 5/10 mm glue overlap for seamless joining • Numbered assembly guide, page labels and ink-saving grayscale mode YOUR PROJECTS, ALWAYS SAVED • Every change is saved automatically — reopen and continue anytime • Print directly from the app or share the PDF • 14 languages, light and dark theme FREE VS PREMIUM • Free: 1 poster PDF per day after a short ad • Premium: a single one-time purchase removes ads and all limits forever — no subscription, no account Privacy first: your photos never leave your device. **Screenshot captions:** 1. Any photo. Any size. Your printer. 2. Turn photos into giant posters 3. Pick a grid — every cell is a page 4. Move, zoom, rotate — pixel-perfect 5. Trim marks make assembly easy 6. Pay once. Premium forever.

Screenshots

Overgrid4 screens
GridyPrintX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Overgrid at none against GridyPrintX's shown. Overgrid also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Overgrid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and GridyPrintX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Overgrid versus GridyPrintX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOvergridGridyPrintX
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaintingstack Technologies SpAVolkan ALAHAN

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Overgrid

One-time1
  • Overgrid Premium$12.99
1 purchases

GridyPrintX

One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Overgrid free?
Overgrid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GridyPrintX free?
GridyPrintX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Overgrid or GridyPrintX have ads?
GridyPrintX shows ads; Overgrid does not.

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