RefStage
Vision boards & references
$14.99
New: batch rename. Rename many references at once with a live preview and one-step Undo. Plus steadier imports, a smoother mood board and better accessibility.
An infinite canvas for your references, plus a fast library to hold them all — images, video, 3D models, and PDFs. RefStage is built for artists, illustrators, and designers who work from reference.
EVERYTHING ON ONE CANVAS
• Drag-and-drop canvas for images, video clips, sticky notes, and color palettes
• Arrange, group, and resize freely — your board, your layout
• Draw shapes, link ideas with connectors, and sketch with Apple Pencil
• Export any board as an image or PDF
A REAL REFERENCE LIBRARY
• Folders, tags, favorites, and smart folders
• Fast full-text search, plus search by color
• Find and clear out duplicate images automatically
• Step through video, orbit 3D models, and read PDFs — save any frame or page as a new reference
• Built to stay fast on large collections
PRACTICE
• Timed drawing sessions from your own references
• Gesture, class, value, memory, and more
• Study aids like grayscale, posterize, grid, and mirror — your originals never change
• Goals, streaks, history, and routines with reminders
EDIT WITHOUT DAMAGE
• Crop, rotate, flip, adjust, and pixelate — the original file is never modified
COLLECT FROM ANYWHERE
• Web Capture: browse any site and collect the images you see
• Pull images in from Photos, Files, or other apps
THE FORMATS ARTISTS ACTUALLY USE
• Images: JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP, HEIC, AVIF, TIFF, JPEG 2000, JPEG XL
• Camera RAW from most major manufacturers — no converting first
• Video: MP4, MOV
• 3D: OBJ, STL, glTF, FBX, USDZ, and more
• Documents: PDF
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• Your references and boards stay on your device
• No account required, and no ads, ever
• Anonymous analytics are OFF by default; crash reporting can be turned off in Settings
• Hide references, folders, or boards behind an optional Face ID, Touch ID, or passcode lock
Whether you're building a mood board, collecting style references, planning a shoot, or putting in daily practice, RefStage gives the images that drive your work a focused home.
Bring your references together.
NEW
• Batch rename: select several references and rename them all at once. Preview every new name before you commit, and undo the whole batch in one step.
• Navigate and select library cards from the keyboard or with VoiceOver.
IMPROVED
• The lightbox Edit panel sits beside or below your picture instead of covering it.
• The mood board's Edit panel stays out of the way until you open it.
• Visually Similar in Duplicates now finds photos it used to miss.
• Tag search ignores accents, and multi-word searches look across filenames and tags.
• Smoother drawing and erasing on the mood board, with better palm rejection.
• Faster, more reliable imports from Eagle, PureRef and Allusion.
Plus many stability fixes, better large-text support, and accessibility improvements throughout.
The developer, Samoremi LLC, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Samoremi LLC
- Size
- 91.5 MB
- Category
- Graphics & Design
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 5 more
- English, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish
- Age Rating
16+
- 16+
- Contains
Unrestricted Web Access
- Copyright
- © 2026 Samoremi LLC
