# Procreate Pocket vs Gridder

The clearest difference is price: Gridder at Free against Procreate Pocket's $5.99. Gridder also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.4.1). Procreate Pocket's advantage is ratings volume (13K vs 1) and chart position (#1 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Gridder is free to download; Procreate Pocket costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Gridder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Procreate Pocket has 13K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

## The numbers

| Metric | Procreate Pocket | Gridder |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $5.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [3.8 (13K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/procreate-pocket/id916366645/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gridder/id6745344814/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **13K** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 61.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free** |
| Best chart rank | **#1** | — |
| Size | 372 MB | 34 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.4.1 | **12.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Savage Interactive Pty Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/363433636) | [Qing Yan](https://appshunter.io/developer/1811869658) |

## What reviewers say

### Procreate Pocket

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/procreate-pocket/id916366645)

**Currently charting:** #1 Top Paid · Graphics & Design, #5 Top Paid, #67 Top Grossing · Graphics & Design (US App Store)

Create expressive sketches, rich paintings, and beautiful illustrations on your iPhone. This app offers a complete art studio with hundreds of brushes, advanced layering, and powerful design tools.

**Highlights:** Hundreds of handmade brushes, Advanced layer system, High resolution canvases, Revolutionary QuickShape feature, Frame-by-frame animation, Customizable brush studio

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Excellent drawing app for iPhone
- 👍 Customizable brushes and palettes
- 👍 Convenient for on-the-go sketching
- 👍 Affordable price point
- 👍 Seamless integration with iPad version

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Limited features compared to iPad version
- 🔍 Lack of undo/redo buttons
- 🔍 Pixelated output when transforming layers
- 🔍 Difficult to draw precise lines and shapes

**Reported bugs**

- Imported images/brushes not showing up
- Layers merging unexpectedly
- Color issues when tracing or filling
- Navigation bar disappearing during use

**Requested features**

- Add blending and smudge tools
- Increase layer limit and canvas size
- Implement dark mode option
- Add text and fill tools
- Improve undo/redo functionality


### Gridder

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gridder/id6745344814)

Easily add customizable grid lines to your photos. Perfect for artists and illustrators, this tool lets you import images, adjust grid settings like line thickness and color, and export your work for sketching or reference.

**Highlights:** Import and crop images, Customizable grid lines, Adjust rows and columns, Control line thickness and opacity, Change grid line color, Export images with grid

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Procreate Pocket free?

Procreate Pocket costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Gridder free?

Gridder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Procreate Pocket or Gridder?

Gridder is rated higher. Procreate Pocket averages 3.8 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Gridder averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Procreate Pocket or Gridder have ads?

Neither Procreate Pocket nor Gridder shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*