Comparison

Tracing Board | Lightbox vs Draw Now ?

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

Draw Now ?

Features
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Anytime Draw Now

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tracing Board | Lightbox versus Draw Now ?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTracing Board | LightboxDraw Now ?
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (50 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings50 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPablo Paciello华龙 王

In-app purchases

None

Tracing Board | Lightbox

No in-app purchases

None

Draw Now ?

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tracing Board | Lightbox free?
Tracing Board | Lightbox costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Draw Now ? free?
Draw Now ? is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tracing Board | Lightbox or Draw Now ? have ads?
Neither Tracing Board | Lightbox nor Draw Now ? shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tracing Board | Lightbox or Draw Now ??
Tracing Board | Lightbox ships an update every 18 months, and Draw Now ? every 5 days. Most recently, Tracing Board | Lightbox was updated on October 23, 2026 and Draw Now ? on October 5, 2026.

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