Tracing Buddy vs Vector Sketch Limited
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tracing Buddy
Easily transfer images to a drawing surface using a grid system. Create drawing illusions with perspective distortion and anamorphic images. Offers various image filters and grid customization options.
- Drawing grid with customizable lines and subdivisions
- Perspective distortion for anamorphic illusions
- Image filters: line art, black & white, background removal
- AR-guided distortion process
- Manual distortion control
- Save grid settings in projects
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Tracing Buddy is a drawing grid and anamorphic images creation tool. Built for simplicity, Tracing Buddy allows you to easily transfer pictures to a drawing surface Using the perspective distortion functionality, now you can enter the world of drawing illusions. First, apply the distortion to your images and then transfer them to a drawing surface with a grid The app is optimized for both iPhone and iPad use, including Dark Mode support Grid Features: - Square divisions or choose the preferred aspect ratio - Change color and transparency of grid lines - Choose from four subdivision styles and change color and transparency as you wish - Change the grid background color and the transparency of your image - Change the scale and position of your image relative to the whole grid - Save grid settings in projects Image Features: - Choose from a regular image, line art style, black & white values, or remove backgrounds with the person detection filter -With the B&W and values filter you change your image to black & white, adjust shadows and highlights to you liking with the included tone curve and reduce the number of values in the picture to a more manageable amount. With the value selection tool you can inspect where values are placed in your image - Use the person detection filter to remove the backgrounds of pictures with people in them, change to a transparent or solid color background instead Anamorphic images: - Add perspective distortion to your images choosing from two method: AR or using a picture - In AR method let Tracing Buddy guide you through the whole process, you only need an iOS device equipped with AR capabilities - If you need more control about the distortion, you can take a picture from your phone or with external camera and apply the distortion manually, for this method to be effective, you need to know the dimensions of the surface you want to transfer your picture to Premium Features Add-on (either by subscription or lifetime purchase) required for: - Ad removal - Premium Image filters - Multiple Project management - PNG type export Privacy Policy: https://lafappbrica.com/tracing-buddy-privacy-policy Terms of use https://lafappbrica.com/tracing-buddy-terms/
Vector Sketch Limited
Create vector drawings with a user-friendly interface on your iPad or iPhone. Easily draw, modify, and align shapes with grid and snapping tools. Print your creations on standard paper sizes.
- Vector line, circle, and rectangle drawing
- Shape modification and color changes
- Zoom and pan canvas
- Adjustable grid for alignment
- Snapping to grid points
- Printable drawings
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No ads… No subscription… Free. A vector drawing application for the iPad or iPhone that provides a very simple, user friendly interface to draw vector lines, circles, rectangles, and text labels. The shapes can be moved or modified after placement. For example, such as changing the width of the line or the color. A border line is drawn around the edges of the canvas to represent the drawing area of a standard size sheet of paper (8-1/2 X 11 inches). The canvas is initially displayed showing the entire border, and you can only draw inside of this border. You can use two fingers to zoom in on the canvas, in order to create a more detailed drawing. If you zoomed in such that any portion of the border can’t be seen, then you can use two fingers to pan the canvas around. A grid is displayed over the canvas to help with alignment. There are a couple of different ways to display this grid, or you can hide it completely if you would rather have a blank canvas. You can also change the background color of the canvas. This can be useful depending on your needs. For example, if you wanted to draw with a WHITE pen, you would probably want a darker background. Snapping can be turned ON or OFF. When snapping is ON, as you place new shapes on the screen, or move existing ones, the shape is “snapped” to nearest snap point location (on the grid). This allows you to easily align and place various shapes on the canvas. Snap points are invisible, and are located at the intersection of each line in the grid. Snapping can be still be used, even when the grid is "hidden". Drawings can be printed in landscape, on 8-1/2 X11 inch paper.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tracing Buddy at Free against Vector Sketch Limited's $0.99. Tracing Buddy also leads on ratings volume (956 vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). Vector Sketch Limited's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On 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 Buddy is free to download; Vector Sketch Limited costs $0.99 up front. Tracing Buddy sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Vector Sketch Limited asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vector Sketch Limited holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tracing Buddy has 956 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Tracing Buddy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Vector Sketch Limited's.
Tracing Buddy ships an update every 6 weeks, Vector Sketch Limited every 6 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Tracing Buddy | Vector Sketch Limited |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (956 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 956 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | La Fáppbrica | Dennis Clay |
Customer experience
Tracing Buddy
Vector Sketch Limited
Bugs and requests
Tracing Buddy
Reported bugs
4 issues- Zoom feature not working
- Grid feature not working as expected
- Lock feature not working properly
- App only works once, can't reuse
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to crop photo inside the app
- Easier way to start a new drawing
- Ability to rotate image
- Grid with numbered overlay and adjustable starting point
- Grid size based on specific measurements
Vector Sketch Limited
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tracing Buddy
- Monthly Subscription$0.491 Month
- Yearly subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Year
- Premium Features$9.99
- Premium Features$12.99
Vector Sketch Limited
No in-app purchases
Questions
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