Comparison

Brushstroke vs Overgrid

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

Head to head
About

Brushstroke

Transform your photos and videos into stunning paintings with a single touch. Edit, personalize with a signature, and share your creations on social media. High-quality canvas prints of your artwork can also be ordered and delivered directly to your home.

Highlights
  • Photo to painting transformation
  • Video to painting transformation
  • Signature personalization
  • Social media sharing
  • Canvas print ordering
  • Multiple painting styles
Features
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Turn your photos into paintings with Brushstroke. Brushstroke transforms your album photos and snaps into beautiful paintings in one touch. Edit, sign, and share your work on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Want your artwork printed? We've teamed up with CanvasPop to provide the best quality canvas prints available. Pick a frame and size, and you’ll have your masterpiece delivered and hanging on your wall in no time. For something extra special, try transforming your videos into incredible moving paintings at up to 4K resolution with Video Paintings. Features: • Automatically transform your photos into one of many painting styles • Load photos from your Camera Roll and other Albums • Take snaps and watch them transform instantly • Experiment with different color palettes • Adjust your painting to get just the right look • Select from a variety of canvases and surfaces • Sign your painting to personalize it • Share your art on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook • Have your art printed and shipped right to your doorstep • Transform your videos into art with Video Paintings Subscribe or purchase Brushstroke to unlock all features. For more information, visit us at www.codeorgana.com, or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @codeorgana. Find out more about CanvasPop prints and their 100% "Love it" lifetime guarantee at www.canvaspop.com. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

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 on iPhone and iPad. 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

Brushstroke4 screens
Overgrid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Brushstroke at 14K against Overgrid's 11. Brushstroke also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Overgrid's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). 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. Brushstroke sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days 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 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brushstroke has 14K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Brushstroke's written reviews are positive against 100% of Overgrid's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brushstroke ships an update monthly, Overgrid weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Brushstroke versus Overgrid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrushstrokeOvergrid
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (14K ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14K — better11
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCode OrganaPaintingstack Technologies SpA

Customer experience

Brushstroke

All ratings14,016 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews656 reviews
Positive79.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative15.7%

Overgrid

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Brushstroke

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when importing certain photos
  • Saved images disappear from camera roll
  • Slider controls not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • More painting/filter styles
  • Ability to adjust brush size/strokes
  • Better photo organization/search
  • Improved printing quality/options

Overgrid

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Brushstroke

Subscriptions4
  • Brushstroke2 variants$4.997 Days
  • Brushstroke$9.991 Month
  • Brushstroke3 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
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  • Brushstroke3 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time3
  • Illustration Pack$3.99
  • Video Paintings$3.99
  • Brushstroke2 variants$79.99
1 purchases

Overgrid

One-time1
  • Overgrid Premium$12.99

Questions

Is Brushstroke free?
Brushstroke 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, Brushstroke or Overgrid?
Overgrid is rated higher. Brushstroke averages 4.8 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while Overgrid averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Brushstroke or Overgrid have ads?
Neither Brushstroke nor Overgrid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brushstroke or Overgrid?
Brushstroke ships an update monthly, and Overgrid weekly. Most recently, Brushstroke was updated on November 4, 2026 and Overgrid on November 5, 2026.

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