A small update to support schools that are using Value Study. This also includes a bug fix for some people who were wrongly seeing French instead of English. As always please email me (shane@valuestudy.app) with any issues, questions or feedback.

Just a small update today to ensure MacOS is updated with all the latest features from iOS version. As always please email me (shane@valuestudy.app) with any issues, questions or feedback.

Today's update is a small one but lays groundwork for more to come! The collections page now is more well-suited to multiple collections rather than just the one currently shown. There's also now an Attribution tool in the tools menu that will show the credit and source of the image where possible. As always please email me (shane@valuestudy.app) with any issues, questions or feedback.

New features! 1) Fullscreen mode. This has been heavily requested, find it in the tools menu. It will hide all UI until you exit the fullscreen mode. 2) Browse files. You can now browse your iPhone/iPad and iCloud directly from Value Study! On the right of Choose image you will see a ... menu. You can access the browse files from there. I've also moved the Take photo option to there. I've also updated the Information page to support videos. Currently it just has the one I was previously linking to, I need to re-record that as the app has improved a lot since I made the video! As always please email me (shane@valuestudy.app) with any issues, questions or feedback.

Small bug fix for photos that have been edited/cropped in photo library. It should now show the most recent version! --- Usually my work on the app focusses on new features, performance improvements or bug fixes. This update is a bit more business-ey. I’m incredibly grateful for all of you that support Value Study through subscriptions and lifetime purchases, not to mention reviews and word-of-mouth. I’m working to make sure new people who discover Value Study see its worth straight away and want to join in too. I’ve made some changes to improve how the app introduces itself to new users and to better show what it can do from the very start. I’m also putting more time into YouTube, creating videos that help newcomers get started and highlight new features as they’re released. As always, every App Store review, bit of feedback, or question sent to shane@valuestudy.app is really appreciated. Thank you for continuing to support an independent app. You’re helping Value Study grow and reach more artists around the world.

Usually my work on the app focusses on new features, performance improvements or bug fixes. This update is a bit more business-ey. I’m incredibly grateful for all of you that support Value Study through subscriptions and lifetime purchases, not to mention reviews and word-of-mouth. I’m working to make sure new people who discover Value Study see its worth straight away and want to join in too. I’ve made some changes to improve how the app introduces itself to new users and to better show what it can do from the very start. I’m also putting more time into YouTube, creating videos that help newcomers get started and highlight new features as they’re released. As always, every App Store review, bit of feedback, or question sent to shane@valuestudy.app is really appreciated. Thank you for continuing to support an independent app. You’re helping Value Study grow and reach more artists around the world.

Usually my work on the app focusses on new features, performance improvements or bug fixes. This update is a bit more business-ey. I’m incredibly grateful for all of you that support Value Study through subscriptions and lifetime purchases, not to mention reviews and word-of-mouth. I’m working to make sure new people who discover Value Study see its worth straight away and want to join in too. I’ve made some changes to improve how the app introduces itself to new users and to better show what it can do from the very start. I’m also putting more time into YouTube, creating videos that help newcomers get started and highlight new features as they’re released. As always, every App Store review, bit of feedback, or question sent to shane@valuestudy.app is really appreciated. Thank you for continuing to support an independent app. You’re helping Value Study grow and reach more artists around the world.

Those bug fixes just caused more bugs... apologies to anyone that got locked out of Value Study! Should all be fixed now.

Improving the offline mode with a few more bug fixes.

A bunch of bug fixes today. Especially around improving image support and performance.

Here's another small update to the new Grid feature. As requested by Howard, we can now adjust the colour of the grid, from the Line appearance section of the Grid settings. --- GRID MODE IN VALUE STUDY APP!! This update brings one of the biggest feature requests Value Study has had since day one, Grids. In fact it was on my original wish-list of features when I started building the app! Every approach I took early on was too slow and clunky... but with all the performance and code improvements, it's now ready for launch. I always say to send me feedback but this update is more important than others, it's a very large feature that will improve over time. So I need your help to ensure it is perfect for you all, please do email shane@valuestudy.app with feedback (reviews are always helpful too).

Here's a little update to the brand new grid feature to introduce multiple cell selection and an option for hiding non-selected cells! --- GRID MODE IN VALUE STUDY APP!! This update brings one of the biggest feature requests Value Study has had since day one, Grids. In fact it was on my original wish-list of features when I started building the app! Every approach I took early on was too slow and clunky... but with all the performance and code improvements, it's now ready for launch. I always say to send me feedback but this update is more important than others, it's a very large feature that will improve over time. So I need your help to ensure it is perfect for you all, please do email shane@valuestudy.app with feedback (reviews are always helpful too).

A quick update to translate the app to more languages. --- GRID MODE IN VALUE STUDY APP!! This update brings one of the biggest feature requests Value Study has had since day one, Grids. In fact it was on my original wish-list of features when I started building the app! Every approach I took early on was too slow and clunky... but with all the performance and code improvements, it's now ready for launch. I always say to send me feedback but this update is more important than others, it's a very large feature that will improve over time. So I need your help to ensure it is perfect for you all, please do email shane@valuestudy.app with feedback (reviews are always helpful too).

GRID MODE IN VALUE STUDY APP!! This update brings one of the biggest feature requests Value Study has had since day one, Grids. In fact it was on my original wish-list of features when I started building the app! Every approach I took early on was too slow and clunky... but with all the performance and code improvements, it's now ready for launch. I always say to send me feedback but this update is more important than others, it's a very large feature that will improve over time. So I need your help to ensure it is perfect for you all, please do email shane@valuestudy.app with feedback (reviews are always helpful too).

Okay, it's here... iOS 26. This update to Value Study ensures it works well for the new version of iOS. It's only subtle changes, I have not gone heavy on the glass effect! As always please review on the App Store, share with friends and send me and questions and feedback to shane@valuestudy.app

Just a small fix for the new toolbar on smaller screens.

This adds Portuguese, Polish and Dutch languages and improves how translations are handled generally.

A small improvement to the toolbox today. You now have 5 shortcut tool icons next to a Tools menu where all tools are available. This is really useful because it means I can show the name of the tool not just the icon! So you can now click the star (if you have remaining spaces out of the 5) to add to the toolbox at the bottom of the screen. As always please shout if you have questions or feedback: shane@valuestudy.app

This update improves performance for the collections and information pages.

This fixes a bug where black areas would sometimes show as white.

Fixed a bug with HEIC/P3 images that caused all functionality to break! So sorry about that. As always please report bugs to me via email shane@valuestudy.app along with any requests. Reviews always appreciated.

Histograms are here! One of the most requested features since the launch of Value Study is finally available. The new Histogram tool gives you advanced control over your value selection. You can now fine-tune the range of each value — for example, if the sky looks too dark, you can easily adjust the range of darks to lighten it. I've also moved the Shape Simplification tool next to the Histogram, since they work brilliantly together for simplifying and analyzing your compositions. The Histogram works seamlessly with Live Filter mode, as well as the other tools in Value Study — including colour palettes, shape simplification, outlines, and value selection. As always, if you spot any bugs or have questions, feel free to email me at shane@valuestudy.app. And if you’re enjoying the app, I’d really appreciate your review on the App Store!

This update adds the ability to share from the Photos app (and others) to Value Study.

Small improvement to the new customisation pages.

This update brings customisation to the forefront the first time the app is opened. The options are still in Settings but will now be much more obvious to new users.