Comparison

Tracing Board | Lightbox vs Entangle

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tracing Board | Lightbox

This app transforms your iPad into a portable light box for artists. It allows you to trace over sketches, drafts, or fonts to refine your work, make variations, or create new typographical designs. Save your progress and adjust image settings for an optimal tracing experience.

Highlights
  • Portable light box functionality
  • Trace sketches and drafts
  • Create typographical designs
  • Save tracing progress
  • Adjust size, brightness, saturation, and contrast
  • Lockable menu to prevent accidental input
Features
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Tracing Board converts your iPad into an on-the-go light box. This is a tool for those of us who draw daily (wherever we are) and sometimes need to re-draw sketches until we are pleased with the results. ▶ USES • Use it to clean-up or fix mistakes in your drafts. • Make hand copies of your originals with small variations. • Combine drawings you’ve done in separate places. • Make your own typographical creations by combining and tracing inspirational fonts. ▶ ADVANTAGES • Use it on the go • Menu can be locked to avoid accidentally tapping any controls or leaving the app while tracing. • Save your boards to finish tracing later. • Adjust Size, Brightness, Saturation & Contrast to make tracing easier. ▶ HOW IT WORKS Before using the app app, go to your iPad’s Settings and “Turn OFF Multitasking Gestures”. Read the “Tips & Tricks” section displayed automatically on the first run (you can access it again later by tapping on the lightbulb icon) to get the most of this app. Choose the drawing you want to trace and either take a photo of it, select a photo from Camera Roll or simply tape the drawing you want to trace over the white screen and add a white paper on top. Tracing board does not condone copying original works from other artist and claiming them as yours. It is merely a tool to improve your own creations, practice or for going from a draft to a final piece. We recommend using a soft lead pencil and tracing with minimum pressure to avoid damaging your device.

About

Entangle

Create intricate geometric line art by manipulating polygons and vertices. Customize line styles and export designs as high-resolution images or vector graphics. Ideal for artists, designers, and illustrators.

Highlights
  • Generate geometric compositions
  • Direct manipulation of vertices
  • Customizable line strokes and dash styles
  • Export as JPG or scalable vector graphics
  • Intuitive and tactile creative experience
Features
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Entangle is a creative tool for designers, artists, tattooists, and illustrators to generate intricate geometric compositions through direct manipulation and experimentation. This new version of Entangle has been completely redesigned from the ground up, including both the geometric engine and the interaction system. The result is a faster, smoother, and more intuitive creative experience focused on fluid exploration and tactile control. Starting from a regular polygon, you can move, add, and remove vertices to create unique interconnected structures and evolving geometric patterns. Individual lines can be customised with different stroke widths and dash styles, allowing for precise control over the visual character of each composition. Finished creations can be exported as high-resolution JPG images or scalable vector graphics for further refinement in tools such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, or 3D modelling software. Whether you are sketching tattoo concepts, generative artworks, logos, or abstract structures, Entangle is designed to make complex geometry feel playful, tactile, and intuitive. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Entangle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Entangle at Free against Tracing Board | Lightbox's $2.99. Entangle also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 18 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Tracing Board | Lightbox's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Entangle is free to download; Tracing Board | Lightbox costs $2.99 up front. Entangle sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Tracing Board | Lightbox asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tracing Board | Lightbox holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 67% and 67% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tracing Board | Lightbox ships an update every 18 months, Entangle every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Tracing Board | Lightbox versus Entangle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTracing Board | LightboxEntangle
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (50 ratings) — better4.2 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings50 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPablo PacielloFabio Morreale

Customer experience

Tracing Board | Lightbox

All ratings40 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.0%

Entangle

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Tracing Board | Lightbox

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Entangle

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$1.991 Month
  • Drawing bundle - monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
One-time2
  • Lifetime suscription$9.99
  • Drawing bundle - lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is Tracing Board | Lightbox free?
Tracing Board | Lightbox costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Entangle free?
Entangle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tracing Board | Lightbox or Entangle?
Tracing Board | Lightbox is rated higher. Tracing Board | Lightbox averages 4.5 out of 5 from 50 ratings, while Entangle averages 4.2 from 11 ratings.
Do Tracing Board | Lightbox or Entangle have ads?
Neither Tracing Board | Lightbox nor Entangle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tracing Board | Lightbox or Entangle?
Tracing Board | Lightbox ships an update every 18 months, and Entangle every 10 days. Most recently, Tracing Board | Lightbox was updated on November 6, 2026 and Entangle on November 2, 2026.

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