OffHand
Visual artist composite tools
Free · Designed for iPad
Create with one hand. Hold your reference in OffHand - a one-handed photo reference app built for artists, photographers, creators and designers.
OffHand is a photo reference and overlay app designed for artists, illustrators, photographers, and designers. Navigate, zoom, compare, and organize your creative references - all with one thumb. No clutter. No friction.
Built for how creatives actually work:
• One-handed interface that keeps your other hand free to draw, paint, or shoot
• Smart grid overlays for proportion, composition, and perspective studies
• Composite camera mode to layer live view over saved references or capture new reference material
• Anchored 15× precision zoom for detailed studies and visual analysis
• Customizable radial tool menu for quick thumb access
• Favorites and folders to manage visual libraries and mood boards
• Dedicated right- and left-handed modes for effortless reachability
Whether you’re sketching outdoors, refining a composition, or creating on the go, OffHand brings professional art-reference tools to the palm of your hand - a visual companion for how you actually create.
What’s New (Version 1.0)
• First release
• One-handed navigation
• Professional grid overlays
• Composite camera mode
• Radial tool menu
• Favorites and folders
• Left-handed support
Launch Offer
OffHand is free for early creators.
Everyone who downloads during launch keeps the core tools for life.
Future versions may include optional paid upgrades.
If you have bugs and suggestions for future updates please email us at hello@offhand.app. Thanks!
Ratings & Reviews
- Add photos from your library directly from your folder
- Take a picture with your camera and have it added directly to the folder
- Added Rate OffHand and Send Feedback tiles to homepage
Please see your feedback, wants and desires and help make the app better!
The developer, Rory Schmitz, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Size
- 2.9 MB
- Category
- Graphics & Design
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Provider
Rory Schmitz
- Rory Schmitz has not identified itself as a trader for this app. If you are a consumer in the European Economic Area, consumer rights do not apply to agreements between you and the provider.
- Copyright
- © Rory Schmitz