Ryan Painter vs Dessin Scale
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ryan Painter
Explore fine art photography from a renowned artist's travels. View photos with detailed camera settings and GPS data. Purchase prints directly within the app and experience them in augmented reality.
- Augmented Reality photo viewing
- In-app print purchases
- Map view of photo locations
- Camera settings and GPS data
- Push notifications for new content
- Dark theme mode
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Enjoy the fine art photography of Ryan Painter directly on your iPhone. Experience my adventures to my favorite travel destinations. Get access to view all of my photos from my online gallery. View camera settings and GPS coordinates (if available) about each photograph. Receive notifications when new photos are added to the online gallery. Purchase photograph prints in-application. View photographs in Augmented Reality (AR). Key Features: - Map view of where photograph was taken - Camera settings of each photo - Push notifications for new content and features - Context menu for main collection view - Purchase photograph prints using ApplePay - Place virtual photographs in Augmented Reality - Dark Theme Mode - Home Screen Widget About Ryan Painter ----------------------------------- Photographer who concentrates primarily on black and white images of natural landscapes and architecture. For additional information about Ryan Painter please visit https://www.redspub.com/
Dessin Scale
Overlay a drawing scale onto your camera view to help plan your artwork's composition. Save your scaled images for later reference. Supports standard paper sizes like B and charcoal paper.
- Camera overlay scale
- Composition planning tool
- Save captured images
- Supports B size paper
- Supports charcoal paper size
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This application allows you to display a drawing scale on the camera. It also supports saving of captured images. Please use it to determine the composition of your drawing. ■Supported sizes B size Charcoal paper size
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Ryan Painter at none against Dessin Scale's shown. Ryan Painter also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Dessin Scale's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ryan Painter against 5.0 for Dessin Scale. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ryan Painter | Dessin Scale |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryan Painter | Haruki Sugaya |
Customer experience
Ryan Painter
Dessin Scale
In-app purchases
Ryan Painter
No in-app purchases
Dessin Scale
No in-app purchases
