Comparison

Trace Table vs AR Draw

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Trace Table

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
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A simple, effective light box for tracing drawings and artwork. Trace drawings, photos, tattoos, flash, lettering, inking, line work, comics, homework, anything! Trace Table maximizes your screen brightness, so the lines are easy to see. Lock your artwork in place, so your hand doesn’t accidentally move it while you are drawing.* Outline Mode easily adjusts photos to help you see lines more clearly. Trace table now comes equipped with our new AR Image Projector. Simply position your device above the canvas and view both the image and canvas directly on the screen. Tracing has never been so easy. You can also unleash your creativity with our Digital Paint feature. Choose from a different tools such as brushes, pencils, and more. Watch as your creative thoughts take shape on our digital canvas, transforming into a masterpiece before your eyes. Features: - MAX brightness management. - Trace artwork from Photos or Camera. - Outline Mode makes it easy. - Resize, move, and rotate artwork. - Flip the artwork for reverses and transfers. - Lock the screen so nothing moves while you’re tracing!* - Home screen swipe protection on iPhone X, XR, XS. - AR projector. - Digital paint. “I originally made Trace Table to help my wife draw cartoons on notes to put in our son’s lunchbox. It really helped her drawing confidence and speed. I hope it can help you with your art.” — Trace Table Developer Subscribe to access to premium app features; subscription details are the following: • Length: weekly, monthly, yearly • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase • Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period • When cancelling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

AR Draw

Learn sketching, drawing, and painting with augmented reality. Trace images from the app's gallery or your own photos using your smart device's camera. The app offers various drawing tools and features to enhance your artistic skills, even allowing you to record your drawing process.

Highlights
  • Learn sketching and drawing with AR
  • Trace images using the camera
  • Draw on paper with camera overlay
  • Select sample images or gallery photos
  • Convert photos into tracing images
  • Record video of drawing process
  • Attractive user interface
Features
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AR Draw: Draw Sketch Art is a useful tool that allows you to start learning sketching, drawing, and painting using just a smart device. This AR Draw: Draw Sketch Art app is a unique tool to easily start learning drawing using the AR Drawing method. The app comes with an attractive user interface design to easily start learning drawing and sketching. AR Drawing app, also known as an Augmented Reality drawing allows you to create artwork using the augmented reality method in which we provide various collections of objects to start tracing line by line using the AR Drawing method. AR Draw: Draw Sketch Art app with you can unleash your imagination by placing virtual objects, shapes, and drawings in any part of your chosen images. For example, you can select any object from the variety of collections or also from the gallery to draw like real sketch artwork. AR Draw: Draw Sketch Art app offer a wide range of drawing tools and features to enhance your drawing and sketching skills. AR Draw: Draw Sketch Art app includes different object styles and opacity settings, and even allows you to shoot video clips while you are trying to trace any objects. AR Draw: Draw Sketch Art allows a tracing process of converting a photograph or piece of art into line work. You trace the lines you see on your tracing paper over it. So, sketch it and trace it. App with anyone can learn to draw or trace using this AR Draw: Draw Sketch Art. How it Works? - Choose an image of your choosing from the app gallery or upload a photo from the gallery - Use a tripod or glass to hold your phone in the same place while you draw - After that, you will see a transparent version of that image on the camera's screen, and you must place drawing paper to trace and sketch. - You have the choice to set opacity according to your needs or also set a flashlight on the screen - Start Capturing the video of your drawing - Any image can be made into a tracing image by being selected FEATURES - One of the best AR Draw tools to adorn your art easily - Start to learning sketch art by using this app - Trace any images with the help of the camera - Draw on paper by opening the camera - Select any image provided as a sample and draw on your sketchbook - Select any image from the gallery and convert it tracing image - Easy to create and learn the art by using this app - Attractive User Interface design For more information : Privacy Policy : http://phawkinfotech.com/privacy_policy.html Terms of Use : http://phawkinfotech.com/terms_of_use.html

Screenshots

Trace Table4 screens
AR Draw4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Trace Table at 4.4 against AR Draw's 2.7. Trace Table also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (58% vs 31%). AR Draw's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Trace Table sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and AR Draw sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Trace Table holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trace Table has 11K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Trace Table's written reviews are positive against 31% of AR Draw's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trace Table ships an update every 2 months, AR Draw every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Trace Table versus AR Draw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrace TableAR Draw
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (11K ratings) — better2.7 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews — better30.8% of reviews
Number of ratings11K — better29
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWHATSTICKER APPS SRLPHAWK INFOTECH LLP

Customer experience

Trace Table

All ratings10,039 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral4.0%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews626 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative35.8%

AR Draw

All ratings27 ratings
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative69.2%

Bugs and requests

Trace Table

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes or closes unexpectedly
  • Undo/reverse function deletes entire drawing
  • Difficulty uploading or selecting images

Requested features

4 requests
  • 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

AR Draw

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Trace Table

Subscriptions10
  • Weekly Premium7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium$2.997 Days
  • Weekly premium7 Days trial$4.997 Days
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  • Weekly premium$4.997 Days
  • Weekly premium14 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly premium7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Yearly premium14 Days trial$69.991 Year
4 purchases

AR Draw

Subscriptions3
  • AR Draw One Week$5.997 Days
  • AR Draw One Month$9.991 Month
  • AR Draw Three Months$19.993 Months
One-time1
  • AR Draw Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Trace Table free?
Trace Table is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AR Draw free?
AR Draw is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Trace Table or AR Draw?
Trace Table is rated higher. Trace Table averages 4.4 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while AR Draw averages 2.7 from 29 ratings.
Do Trace Table or AR Draw have ads?
AR Draw shows ads; Trace Table does not.
Which is updated more often, Trace Table or AR Draw?
Trace Table ships an update every 2 months, and AR Draw every 2 weeks. Most recently, Trace Table was updated on November 10, 2026 and AR Draw on November 3, 2026.

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