Trace illustration vs ColorBox Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trace illustration
Transform your iPad into a digital tracing table for drawing or practicing characters. This app offers a simplified interface with options to disable image manipulation and maximize screen brightness for clear tracing. It's suitable for both children and adults looking to create art or learn writing.
- Digital tracing table functionality
- Disable image manipulation
- Maximum screen brightness option
- Outline images
- Practice hiragana and kanji writing
- Child-optimized interface
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This is an application that allows you to use your iPad like a tracing table. - You can disable image manipulation (zoom in, zoom out, move, rotate) while the image is being displayed. - You can outline the image. - The brightness of the screen can be set to the maximum (it will be automatically restored after the application is closed). In addition to drawing illustrations, you can also display images of hiragana and kanji characters to practice writing them. The menus and other features have been optimized for children, but adults can also use the app without any problems. Please note Please do not use oil-based pens or any other pens that may smear on the back of the iPad screen.
ColorBox Pro
Create beautiful sketches and doodles with a user-friendly interface and curated color palettes. This app offers a simple yet engaging drawing experience for creative expression.
- Sketching and doodling functionality
- Friendly user interface
- Carefully chosen color palettes
- Creative expression tool
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ColorBox Pro is the new version of ColorBox, a wonderful App to sketch and doodle beautiful drawing with a friendly user-interface and a careful choose of color palettes. Enjoy the new friendly user-interface with a careful choice of new color palettes. This application requires iOS 9.3 or later.
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Trace illustration at 80% against ColorBox Pro's 20%. ColorBox Pro's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 38 months). 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
ColorBox Pro is free to download; Trace illustration costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Trace illustration ships an update every 38 months, ColorBox Pro every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Trace illustration | ColorBox Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 3.3 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kouichi INAFUKU | Batsu |
Customer experience
Trace illustration
ColorBox Pro
In-app purchases
Trace illustration
No in-app purchases
ColorBox Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Trace illustration free?
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Do Trace illustration or ColorBox Pro have ads?
Which is updated more often, Trace illustration or ColorBox Pro?
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