# Trace Table vs Alight Motion

The clearest difference is monetization model: Alight Motion at free with in-app purchases against Trace Table's subscription. Alight Motion also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and chart position (#78 vs unranked). Trace Table's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Trace Table sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Alight Motion sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Trace Table against 4.4 for Alight Motion. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alight Motion has 78K ratings behind it against 10K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of Trace Table's written reviews are positive against 62% of Alight Motion's.

Trace Table ships an update every 2 months, Alight Motion fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Trace Table | Alight Motion |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.4 (10K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trace-table-light-box/id1217037946/reviews) | [4.4 (78K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/alight-motion/id1459833443/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 10K | **78K** |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | **61.8% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | Subscription | **Free with in-app purchases** |
| Best chart rank | — | **#78** |
| Size | 168 MB | 191 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 14.4 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [WHATSTICKER APPS SRL](https://appshunter.io/developer/1784779333) | [Bending Spoons Apps ApS](https://appshunter.io/developer/1280299077) |

## What reviewers say

### Trace Table

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trace-table-light-box/id1217037946)

This app provides a digital light box and AR projector for tracing drawings, photos, and artwork. It offers features like adjustable brightness, outline mode, and digital painting tools to aid your creative process.

**Highlights:** Digital light box for tracing, AR image projector, Outline mode for clear lines, Digital paint tools, Adjustable brightness, Resize, move, and rotate artwork

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (12)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weekly Premium | $2.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Premium | $2.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly premium | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly premium | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly premium | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Monthly Premium | $9.99 | per month |
| Monthly Premium | $9.99 | per month |
| Yearly Premium | $49.99 | per year |
| Yearly Premium | $49.99 | per year |
| Yearly premium | $69.99 | per year |
| Yearly premium | $69.99 | per year |
| Yearly premium | $69.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 No ads
- 🔒 Screen lock feature
- 👍 Helpful for beginners and artists
- 👍 Allows using own photos
- 👍 Simple and easy to use

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💰 Paid features/subscription required for full functionality
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or issues with the app
- 🐛 Difficulty moving/resizing the image
- 🐛 Unexpected behavior when using undo/reverse functions

**Reported bugs**

- Crashes or closes unexpectedly
- Undo/reverse function deletes entire drawing
- Difficulty uploading or selecting images

**Requested features**

- Add brightness/contrast controls
- Allow more free features without subscription
- Improve image manipulation capabilities (resize, rotate, etc.)
- Prevent screen from dimming or locking during use


### Alight Motion

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/alight-motion/id1459833443)

**Currently charting:** #78 Top Free · Photo & Video, #90 Top Grossing · Photo & Video (US App Store)

Create professional animations, motion graphics, and visual effects on your mobile device. This app offers advanced tools for video editing, compositing, and animation with support for multiple layers, vector graphics, and keyframe animation.

**Highlights:** Multiple layers of graphics, video, and audio, Vector and bitmap editing, 160+ visual effect building blocks, Keyframe animation for all settings, Camera controls with pan, zoom, and focus blur, Grouping and masking, Customizable animation easing

**Features:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (14)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weekly Subscription | $0.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Subscription | $0.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Subscription | $1.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Subscription | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly with 2 weeks offer 0.99 | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Subscription | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Subscription | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Subscription with Free Trial | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Monthly Subscription | $6.99 | per month |
| Weekly Cloud Subscription | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Cloud Subscription | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Alight Motion with Free Trial | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Cloud Subscription | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Annual Subscription | $28.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great for editing and animating
- 👍 Lots of features and effects
- 💡 Ability to watch ads to unlock premium features

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and lag issues
- 🔒 Watermark issues and premium features locked behind paywall
- 🔋 App performance issues, especially on older devices

**Reported bugs**

- Crashing when trying to export videos
- Inability to add text or photos/videos
- Grouping issues causing projects to become unusable

**Requested features**

- Add speed graphs and time remapping
- Improve stability and reduce crashes
- Allow more customization of watermark


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Trace Table free?

Trace Table is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Alight Motion free?

Alight Motion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Trace Table or Alight Motion?

Trace Table and Alight Motion are both rated 4.4 out of 5 on the App Store, from 10K and 78K ratings respectively.

### Do Trace Table or Alight Motion have ads?

Alight Motion shows ads; Trace Table does not.

### Which is updated more often, Trace Table or Alight Motion?

Trace Table ships an update every 2 months, and Alight Motion fortnightly. Most recently, Trace Table was updated on October 15, 2026 and Alight Motion on October 16, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*