Tracing Board | Lightbox vs Draw Now ?
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.
Draw Now ?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Draw Now ? at Free against Tracing Board | Lightbox's $2.99. Draw Now ? also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 18 months). Tracing Board | Lightbox's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Draw Now ? 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.
Tracing Board | Lightbox ships an update every 18 months, Draw Now ? every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tracing Board | Lightbox | Draw Now ? |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (50 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pablo Paciello | 华龙 王 |
In-app purchases
Tracing Board | Lightbox
No in-app purchases
Draw Now ?
No in-app purchases
Questions
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