Tracing Board | Lightbox vs Mockuply
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.
Mockuply
Quickly transform your ideas into visual mockups with intuitive drawing tools and AI-powered generation. Effortlessly create, edit, and share designs for apps, websites, or features. Your work automatically syncs across devices via iCloud.
- Intuitive scribble and shape tools
- AI-powered idea generation
- Text insertion and styling
- Element selection, drag, and resize
- Add notes to designs
- Export and share as images
- Automatic iCloud synchronization
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Mockuply - Simple Mockups, Anywhere Turn your ideas into visual mockups in seconds. Whether you're designing an app, planning a website, or sketching a new feature, Mockuply makes it effortless to create and share your vision. Create with Ease - Draw freely with our intuitive scribble tool - Add rectangles, circles, and lines with a tap - Insert and style text anywhere on your canvas - Select, drag, and resize any element perfectly - Add notes to capture important details AI-Powered Enhancement - Transform rough ideas into mockups with our Generate feature. One tap turns your notes into quick wireframe. Share Instantly - Export your mockups as images and share them anywhere using iOS's built-in share sheet. Send to colleagues, save to photos, or drop into your favorite apps. Always in Sync - Your mockups automatically save to iCloud - work on your iPhone, continue on your iPad. No account creation, no sign-ups, no passwords. Just open and create. Perfect For: - Product managers sketching new features - Designers exploring quick concepts - Developers planning interfaces - Anyone who thinks visually Start creating mockups the moment inspiration strikes. With Mockuply, your ideas are always just a few taps away from becoming shareable designs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mockuply at 5.0 against Tracing Board | Lightbox's 4.5. Mockuply also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 18 months). Tracing Board | Lightbox's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (40 vs 7). On ads, monetization model 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
Tracing Board | Lightbox costs $2.99 and Mockuply $4.99 up front. Mockuply sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tracing Board | Lightbox asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mockuply 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 7, 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 Mockuply's.
Tracing Board | Lightbox ships an update every 18 months, Mockuply every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and July 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tracing Board | Lightbox | Mockuply |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (40 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #187 — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pablo Paciello | Elliot Nash |
Customer experience
Tracing Board | Lightbox
Mockuply
In-app purchases
Tracing Board | Lightbox
No in-app purchases
Mockuply
- 100 Credits$3.99
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