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Handy Art Reference Tool gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Handy Art Reference Tool by Belief Engine is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Handy Art Reference Tool update history & changes
Last change · 36 events since 10 Nov 2011Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 36 events
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Education · ID
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool new best rank in the overall chart: #89iOSTop Paid · All Apps · ES
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · All Apps · ES
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Education · RU
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool entered the top 10 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Paid · Comics · AE · Top Paid · Comics · NL
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool entered the top 10 in 7 chartsAndroidTop Paid · Comics · ID · Top Paid · Comics · IN · Top Paid · Comics · MX · Top Paid · Comics · SA · +3 more
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool charting in a new countryiOSMexico
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool charting in a new countryiOSVietnam
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool charting in a new countryiOSSpain
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Grossing · Comics · MX · Top Grossing · Comics · TH
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool charting in a new country in 2 chartsAndroidMexico · Thailand
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool charting in a new countryiOSPoland
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool entered the top 100 in 3 chartsAndroidTop Grossing · Comics · NL · Top Grossing · Comics · TR · Top Grossing · Comics · VN
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool charting in a new country in 3 chartsAndroidNetherlands · Turkey · Vietnam
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Education · JP
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool entered the top 10 on iPad · Top Paid All AppsiOSIT
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Education · IT
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool charting in a new countryiOSTaiwan
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Paid · Education · FR · Top Paid · Education · RU
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Education · BR
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · Education · DE
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool charting in a new countryiOSGermany
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Education · AU
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSSaudi Arabia · Sweden
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool new best rank in the overall chart: #101iOSTop Paid · All Apps · TH
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSFrance · Thailand
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Paid · Education · GB · Top Paid · Education · ID
- 📈Handy Art Reference Tool charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSUnited Kingdom · Indonesia
- 🆕Handy Art Reference Tool first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidIndonesia
- 🆕Handy Art Reference Tool first spotted by AppInsideriOS#27 in Top Paid · Education · Italy
- 📦Handy Art Reference Tool version 5.2iOSNo release notes
- 📦Handy Art Reference Tool version 5.1.2AndroidHandy users, thank you for your support!
- Fixed an issue with the Animal Skulls displaying as pink due to the updated bundle not downloading automatically. - 🆕Handy Art Reference Tool released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕Handy Art Reference Tool released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Handy Art Reference Tool at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A specialized digital reference tool for artists that provides rotatable 3D models of hands, heads, feet, and skulls to aid in anatomical accuracy and lighting studies. The app maintains strong traction in the Indonesian paid education market at #3, while holding steady mid-tier positions in major Western markets like the US and UK around rank 60.
Similar apps: Magic Poser, Easy Pose, Sketchbook
App Store
App details
Google Play
App details
Handy Art Reference Tool downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 100+ | 100k+ |
| Google Play | 10+ | 50k+ Measured |
| Total | 100+ Confidence | 100k+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Handy Art Reference Tool's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Business model: Paid app
How Handy Art Reference Tool makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #3 | 12 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | #65 | 9 of 23 countries | – | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.8 ★ | 1.2k |
| Google Play | 4.9 ★ | 4.6k 390 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.9 ★ weighted by ratings | 5.8k |
What users say about Handy Art Reference Tool
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users highly value the app's specialized hand and lighting tools for improving drawing accuracy, often calling it a 'lifesaver' for artists. However, recent reviews highlight critical stability issues where the app crashes or fails to load after updates, alongside frustration with limited pose customization and additional in-app costs.
Mostly positive (84% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and its features and content. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Useful: “This is a must have app for any artist!”
- Features & content: “Necessary tool for artists!!”
- Design: “Helpful app, but Interface is hard to use”
- Price & subscription: “If it’s to be a pay feature, I’ll buy it, because this app is so worth it!”
About Handy Art Reference Tool
"Pencillers, inkers, and colorists should all give this a look!" - Tony Moore, co-creator of The Walking Dead
If you're an artist and ever wanted just quick and easy drawing reference for hands, heads, or even feet (IAP) without having to awkwardly pose your limbs in front of a mirror, this app is for you!
HANDY® is an artist's reference tool, consisting of several rotatable 3D limbs with a variety of poses useful for drawing. You can also customize and edit your own poses for hands, feet, and skulls.
Fully adjustable 3-point lighting means you can get easy lighting reference when using any of the 10+ included 3D head busts. Handy if you’re painting and need to know what shadows the head casts from a certain angle!
Also available is the Animal Skulls pack. With over 10 different animal species, it's great for anatomical reference or creature design inspiration.
[Foot rigs and Animal Skull pack require additional purchase]
NEW in Handy v5: Edit the materials of models! Selectively turn off their textures, adjust their specularity, or tint them a certain color.
Perfect for comic book artists, painters, or just casual sketchers!
Featured in ImagineFX's Top 10 Must-Have Apps!
Check out the video demo:
https://www.youtube.com/@handyarttool
Sign up for the HANDY newsletter for information about new upcoming updates!
http://www.handyarttool.com/newsletter
Follow HANDY on Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/handyarttool.bsky.social
Handy Art Reference Tool App Store
Handy Art Reference Tool gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Handy Art Reference Tool is #3 in Education Paid in Indonesia and charting in 12 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Handy Art Reference Tool at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A specialized digital reference tool for artists that provides rotatable 3D models of hands, heads, feet, and skulls to aid in anatomical accuracy and lighting studies. The app maintains strong traction in the Indonesian paid education market at #3, while holding steady mid-tier positions in major Western markets like the US and UK around rank 60.
Similar apps: Magic Poser, Easy Pose, Sketchbook
Handy Art Reference Tool on the App Store
App details
Handy Art Reference Tool downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Handy Art Reference Tool's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Business model: Paid app
How Handy Art Reference Tool makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| EducationPaid | #3 | |
| EducationPaid | #32 | |
| EducationPaid | #60 | |
| EducationPaid | #76 | |
| EducationPaid | #23 | |
| EducationPaid | #60 | |
| EducationPaid | #65 | |
| EducationPaid | #83 | |
| EducationPaid | #128 | |
| EducationPaid | #185 | |
| EducationPaid | #125 | |
| EducationPaid | #168 |
Apps near Handy Art Reference Tool on the chart
Education Paid, around #3.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Handy Art Reference Tool
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users highly value the app's specialized hand and lighting tools for improving drawing accuracy, often calling it a 'lifesaver' for artists. However, recent reviews highlight critical stability issues where the app crashes or fails to load after updates, alongside frustration with limited pose customization and additional in-app costs.
Mostly positive (84% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and its features and content. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Useful: “This is a must have app for any artist!”
- Features & content: “Necessary tool for artists!!”
- Design: “Helpful app, but Interface is hard to use”
- Price & subscription: “If it’s to be a pay feature, I’ll buy it, because this app is so worth it!”
About Handy Art Reference Tool
"Pencillers, inkers, and colorists should all give this a look!" - Tony Moore, co-creator of The Walking Dead
If you're an artist and ever wanted just quick and easy drawing reference for hands, heads, or even feet (IAP) without having to awkwardly pose your limbs in front of a mirror, this app is for you!
HANDY® is an artist's reference tool, consisting of several rotatable 3D limbs with a variety of poses useful for drawing. You can also customize and edit your own poses for hands, feet, and skulls.
Fully adjustable 3-point lighting means you can get easy lighting reference when using any of the 10+ included 3D head busts. Handy if you’re painting and need to know what shadows the head casts from a certain angle!
Also available is the Animal Skulls pack. With over 10 different animal species, it's great for anatomical reference or creature design inspiration.
[Foot rigs and Animal Skull pack require additional purchase]
NEW in Handy v5: Edit the materials of models! Selectively turn off their textures, adjust their specularity, or tint them a certain color.
Perfect for comic book artists, painters, or just casual sketchers!
Featured in ImagineFX's Top 10 Must-Have Apps!
Check out the video demo:
https://www.youtube.com/@handyarttool
Sign up for the HANDY newsletter for information about new upcoming updates!
http://www.handyarttool.com/newsletter
Follow HANDY on Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/handyarttool.bsky.social
Latest updates
Handy Art Reference Tool Android
Handy Art Reference Tool gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Handy Art Reference Tool is #70 in Comics Grossing on Google Play in India and charting in 9 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Handy Art Reference Tool at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-29. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A paid digital reference tool for artists featuring rotatable 3D models of hands, heads, and feet to aid in anatomical drawing and pose customization. The app consistently ranks #3 in the Comics Paid category across ten diverse global markets, indicating strong niche demand despite its age.
Similar apps: Magic Poser, EasyPose, SketchUp
Handy Art Reference Tool on Google Play
App details
Handy Art Reference Tool downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Handy Art Reference Tool's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
How this is calculated
Business model: Paid app
How Handy Art Reference Tool makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ComicsGrossing | #70 | |
| ComicsGrossing | #71 | |
| ComicsGrossing | #66 | |
| ComicsGrossing | #67 | |
| ComicsGrossing | #65 | |
| ComicsGrossing | #66 | |
| ComicsGrossing | #70 | |
| ComicsGrossing | #68 | |
| ComicsGrossing | #69 |
Apps near Handy Art Reference Tool on the chart
Comics Grossing, around #70.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Handy Art Reference Tool
From the 60 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users highly value the app's utility for anatomical reference, particularly for hands and heads, praising its affordability and ease of use. However, significant complaints arise regarding limited model variety, lack of full-body or diverse skin tone options, and missing environmental shadow casting features.
Mostly positive (85% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and missing features or content.
What people like
- Useful: “very helpful tool on-the-go”
- Ease of use: “Great set of references, easy to use”
- Features & content: “great modification options”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “And now it won't refund me after I bought it”
- Features & content: “please add this feature and i will change this review to 5 stars HAPPILY”
About Handy Art Reference Tool
HANDY® is an artist's reference tool, consisting of several rotatable 3D limbs with a variety of poses useful for drawing. You can also customize and edit your own poses for hands, feet, and skulls.
Fully adjustable 3-point lighting means you can get easy lighting reference when using any of the 10+ included 3D head busts. Handy if you’re painting and need to know what shadows the head casts from a certain angle!
Also available is the Animal Skulls pack*. With over 10 different animal species, it's great for anatomical reference or creature design inspiration.
[*Foot rigs and Animal Skull pack require additional purchase]
NEW in Handy v5: Edit the materials of models! Selectively turn off their textures, adjust their specularity, or tint them a certain color.
Perfect for comic book artists, painters, or just casual sketchers!
Featured in ImagineFX's Top 10 Must-Have Apps!
Check out the video demo:
http://handyarttool.com/
Sign up for the HANDY newsletter for information about new upcoming updates!
http://www.handyarttool.com/newsletter
Follow HANDY on Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/handyarttool.bsky.social
Follow HANDY on X
http://twitter.com/HandyArtTool/
What's new in 5.1.2
- Fixed an issue with the Animal Skulls displaying as pink due to the updated bundle not downloading automatically.