Trace smarter: overlay an adjustable grid on any photo, track your projects, and show off finished art in your own public gallery.
DrawinGrid is a drawing companion and project manager built for artists who work from reference photos. Overlay an adjustable grid on any image, size and position it exactly how you need, and use it to keep proportions and perspective accurate as you sketch — on paper or digitally.
Beyond the grid tool, DrawinGrid helps you manage your art from first reference to finished piece, so your projects, progress, and portfolio all live in one place.
GRID & REFERENCE TOOLS
- Load and crop any reference image
- Adjustable grid settings — size, spacing, and style to match your workflow
- Full-screen zoom and drag for close, accurate work
- Export and save your gridded reference for later or for printing
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Organize your artwork into a personal project library
- Track project timelines and hours spent, piece by piece
- Sync and store your projects securely in the cloud
AI-ASSISTED WORKFLOW
- Let AI suggest project titles so you can spend less time naming files and more time drawing
SHARE YOUR WORK
- Publish a public gallery to showcase finished pieces
- Optionally list and mark artwork as sold to share your work with buyers
Whether you're a hobbyist filling a sketchbook or a working artist managing a full slate of commissions, DrawinGrid gives you the drawing aids and the organization to see every project through.
Some features, including cloud sync, AI-assisted tools, and the public gallery, require an account and are intended for users aged 13 and over. In-app purchases are available for these pro features.
EULA: https://drawinggrid.app/eula.html
I can’t say enough about how much I love this app. Easy to use, tons of options and saves straight to my photos. No ads is a blessing! I use it in all my art, I have a Neuro disorder and art teachers don’t always understand or care. This app is the bridge I needed to get through difficulties so that my art emerges in the end! Thank you for building it, I tell all my friends and family how simple and helpful it is!
Developer Response
Thank you very much for your review. We are so glad you like our app. Thanks for using it.
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Vital_person
This app is amazing, I can add a grid on to any picture in my camera roll which helps when I’m drawing. I love that there are different settings you can play around with and best of all there are no limits on how many pictures I can use! Where other apps only allow 2-3 pictures then require a subscription. 🙄
Use it a lot.
RickDenisovBrown
I’ve been using this app pretty frequently, and it’s helped me improve my skills a lot. My only complaint is that after this most recent update, I can no longer load a new image from my library. It must be a bug, and hopefully it’s fixed soon, because it’s essentially unusable as is.
easy use
randoms artist
my art teacher told us to download it for a self portrait last year and it’s the easiest grid app i’ve used, the only problem i have with it is the bottom box when you put you put your photo into the grid, if it’s not big enough it just splits the box in half imo the app could be better if it gave you choices or something that have even squares. it also has diagonal grids & you can change the color of the grid lines which i also like because if you have something with black background its hard to see your lines
• Trace on Screen — a new way to trace. Your reference sits on a white page and you draw straight on the glass with a finger or stylus.
• Pen and eraser, your own color, line thickness, and solid, dashed or dotted strokes, with undo and redo.
• Save the drawing to your gallery or turn it into a project.
• AR Sketch and Trace on Screen now sit side by side, so you pick how you trace.
• Clearer project cards, now with export dates.
• Accessibility and stability fixes.
Version 3.1.0
The developer, BUTTERFLYRAY LIMITED, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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