Tracing Board | Lightbox vs Light Tablet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Light Tablet
Transform your device into a virtual light table for tracing and sketching. Load images, adjust them, and lock the screen to prevent accidental touches. Save your progress as projects for easy access.
- Light table simulation
- Zoom and pan image adjustment
- Screen lock for tracing
- Save and organize projects
- Trace photos from device
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Light Tablet lets you easily turn your iPhone or iPad into a virtual light table—perfect for artists, students, and hobbyists who love to trace, sketch, or design. Simply load an image, adjust its position by zooming and panning, then lock your screen in place. Place a sheet of paper on your device’s screen and start tracing—no more sliding images or accidental screen touches. You can even save your work as projects and revisit them anytime. Features: - Light Table Simulation: View your images brightly and clearly, just like a real light table. - Zoom & Pan: Position your image exactly where you want it for hassle-free tracing. - Screen Lock: Prevent the image from shifting while you trace. - Project Saving: Save and organize multiple images for quick reloading. Whether you’re practicing calligraphy, sketching comic panels, or copying diagrams, Light Tablet makes tracing a breeze!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Light Tablet at Free against Tracing Board | Lightbox's $2.99. Light Tablet also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Tracing Board | Lightbox's advantage is ratings volume (40 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On ads and in-app purchases 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
Light Tablet is free to download; Tracing Board | Lightbox costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Light Tablet holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tracing Board | Lightbox has 40 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Tracing Board | Lightbox's written reviews are positive against 100% of Light Tablet's.
| Parameter | Tracing Board | Lightbox | Light Tablet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (40 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pablo Paciello | Claudia Wey |
Customer experience
Tracing Board | Lightbox
Light Tablet
In-app purchases
Tracing Board | Lightbox
No in-app purchases
Light Tablet
No in-app purchases
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