# Tracing Projector — user reviews > 319 indexed App Store user reviews of Tracing Projector by Photility, rated 3.80/5 from 2,234 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tracing-projector/id1063062393/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tracing-projector/id1063062393.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,295 · 4★ 218 · 3★ 129 · 2★ 103 · 1★ 489 ## What do users think of Tracing Projector? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Helpful for tracing and sketching - 👍 Good for beginners - ⭐ Useful app overall - 🎨 Improves drawing skills - 💡 Innovative AR features **Cons** - 🐛 Image drifts and moves around - ⏱️ Limited free drawing time - 🔒 Difficult to lock image in place - 💸 Forced to pay for full functionality - 🤯 Frustrating and buggy **Commonly reported bugs** - Image constantly moving and shifting - Handheld mode not working as expected - App crashes or freezes - Purchased features not working - Difficulty aligning image with paper **Most requested features** - Longer free drawing time - Better image stabilization - Option to disable timer - Improved handheld mode - Ability to resize images ## Newest reviews (11 of 319) ### 3/5 — Difficult *2026-08-28, version 1.3.9* I don’t have much to say but when I try handheld mode and lock it in it still moves which is annoying so my drawings turn out horrible ### 3/5 — Whoever said it’s free lied *2026-08-11, version 1.3.9* You can only trace for 3 minutes, but then after it makes you upgrade. Good app but definitely not free. ### 3/5 — Decent, but Video saving won't work. *2026-07-27, version 1.3.9* This app worked quite well for tracing, once I caved and paid for Pro to remove the annoying quick sketch feature that was on by default. HOWEVER, 'Automatically Record Video' does not save any recordings. Enabling 'Automatically Save Photos & Videos to Camera Roll' doesn't help. The Videos folder is empty, and tapping it causes the app to crash every time. Because of this, the app gets three stars from me. ### 4/5 — Great Free Option *2026-07-14, version 1.3.9* I haven’t had it long, but the app itself is great. There are some things to work on, for example the handheld option being difficult if not impossible to use, but they avoid this being an issue by providing other ways to trace. Inside the app they provide detailed instructions and imagery to teach you how to use the tools, which is very helpful since this is my first time using an app like this. They provide images to draw or options to submit your own images. Overall, wonderfully built. And there weren’t a crazy amount of ads like I was expecting from a free service like this. Only reason I’m not giving it five stars is because it was so productive that I only needed it for a couple minutes, so I’m sure I missed some other issues. ### 2/5 — Handheld. *2026-07-04, version 1.3.9* I’m trying to do it hand held but everytime I put it facing my canvas or the angle I move around slowly I do literally everything and nothing works I can even put the photo down to trace ### 3/5 — This app is okay, but has a timer. *2026-06-30, version 1.3.9* So I tried this app so I could trace random images from the internet. But this app has a timer, and it can be really frustrating. I give this app 3 stars, since this app is okay in my opinion. ### 4/5 — Please read! *2026-06-30, version 1.3.9* Please bring back the .5 option on the tripod part. It helps to see the drawing surface way way better, I don’t know why you guys took that feature away to begin with. ### 3/5 — Helpful but could be better *2026-06-17, version 1.3.9* It’s great for getting a rough draft down but not for final products. It’s rather finicky and when using the handheld function it drifts which gets very frustrating. Not a bad app, but not great either. Definitely a helpful tool, but not a crutch. ### 2/5 — I have so much anxiety and I am so angry *2026-06-10, version 1.3.9* I want my money back i’ve paid for everything so very angry ### 1/5 — No *2026-05-20, version 1.3.9* Just no, my camera wouldn’t focus no matter what and guess what you CANT focus your camera. Pls do not get for your own sake ### 1/5 — гвнище одним словом. *2026-05-14* как с вашим быстрым наброском можно что то сделать? ничего нельзя сделать. за три минуты постер нарисовать нереально. уберете быстрый набросок - будет 5. а пока что это помойная приложуха, так, на две минуты зайти, там же больше трех нельзя рисовать. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — horrible *2026-08-20, version 1.3.9* at first i thought this was going to be completely free and easy until i realized ITS NOT. your on a 2 minute time limit and have to PAY just to get off of it, its glitchy leaves your photos upside down and overall not a good app. DONT DOWNLOAD IT. DONT WASTE YOUR TIME. ### 1/5 — Absolute garbage *2026-08-06, version 1.3.9* I would like a full refund this was a complete waste of money. ### 1/5 — Frustrating… image keeps jumping *2026-07-25, version 1.3.9* The idea is genius… but the image completely shifts on me mid tracing. It took me so long to get it perfect and halfway through tracing the image jumped up. I didn’t even touch the screen! I erased my progress thinking it was a glitch and started over. Did the exact same thing!!!! So frustrating! I even paid the $5 for the app. ### 1/5 — Waste of an app *2026-07-18, version 1.3.9* I would absolutely NOT recommend anyone to use this app if you are doing any project larger than a post it note drawing. I was going to use this for a banner and it limits you to approximately 3 minutes of “free sketch time”. Whoever decided to make unlimited time a premium feature genuinely has the type of greed spoken about in the Bible. 0/10 would not recommend. ### 1/5 — Handled option is a total waste of time. *2026-07-18, version 1.3.9* I tried using the handheld option, but the image didn’t work properly. Even after finally locking it in, the image that “wasn’t going to move” moved in less than 10 seconds. Not everyone has a tripod, you know… ### 1/5 — Annoyed *2026-07-18, version 1.3.9* I keep locking the image to trace and IT KEEPS MOVING WHEN I GO TO THE NEXT LETTER. ### 1/5 — Handheld option doesn’t work *2026-06-10, version 1.3.9* Look I use this app with the option tripod normally,but today needed a bigger image (bigger than a hand) so tripod did not work. I tried using handheld thinking it would be good,but after positioning the camera and locking the image…I could not get close to the paper or the image would get distorted and it even happened that the image started flying!Plus it only lets you draw for 3 minutes😭?!Fix this or I’ll start using the printer and remove this app from my device 😔… ### 1/5 — garbage app *2026-06-09, version 1.3.9* DONT GET THIS APP ITS SO TRASH THIS ### 1/5 — Отстой *2026-06-03, version 1.3.9* Невозможно срисовать, всё время меняет расположение ### 1/5 — Невыносимое приложение *2026-05-25* Ужасное приложение невозможно нечего нарисовать ! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Review of app *2026-08-16, version 1.3.9* I have so much fun with this app and my art has improved greatly thank god this app saved me ### 5/5 — Love it *2026-08-13, version 1.3.9* I love this app and how simple it is yet offers everything I was looking for and even more… love that only pay once for it not monthly more than worth it, it’s been great tool to give me confidence and helped me get better just having this app to as a guide when needed ### 5/5 — A bit tricky to find how it works *2026-07-17, version 1.3.9* When i downloaded the app a bit ago i was totally confused and had no clue what to do but i found instructions and it really helped me Great app just a bit tricky to find the mechanics ### 5/5 — Great! *2026-07-06, version 1.3.9* It’s very good it doesn’t have random ads popping up ever 2 seconds making me purchase vip ### 5/5 — Great *2026-07-05, version 1.3.9* I really like this app, it doesn’t force ads on you while drawing, it doesn’t make you pay a monthly subscription as you can draw comfortably without it, and even if you do want to pay for more comfortability it’s only a small one time payment! I really love ### 5/5 — Different *2026-05-24, version 1.3.9* Not quite what I thought it would be. I expected it to project the image onto the paper and me to draw around it. However, what you have to do is look at the image on the screen draw straight onto the paper and watch the pencil drawer on the screen. And I must say I quite like it. ### 5/5 — IT’S FREE!!!!! *2026-05-21, version 1.3.9* This is a great app! You can use the tracing from your personal photos for free!!! You can set it up from a stand view, use it to trace on a device, or if you hold it in your hand it will keep the picture aligned to your paper! It also gives you filter options to trace your image better! ### 5/5 — Don’t have trial *2026-05-19, version 1.3.9* Ty ### 5/5 — Спасибо🤗💘💖 *2026-05-15* Очень хорошое приложение, советую, кому как, но мне понравилось 😻 Если вы хотите рисовать долго, то деньги платите, все таки надо же как-то разработчику зарабатывать 🙈 ### 5/5 — BEST APP IN THE WORLD *2026-04-20, version 1.3.9* All I have to say it’s the best app in the WORLDDDDDDDD --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-30.*