Comparison

Tracecolor vs Lightbox for Tracing

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

Head to head
About

Tracecolor

Transform your photos into coloring pages with this app. Easily create custom outlines from your own pictures or provided materials, then color them digitally. Simple controls make it accessible for all ages.

Highlights
  • Convert photos to outlines
  • Customizable outline sliders
  • Coloring with pen and color selection
  • Zoom for detailed coloring
  • Import from camera, library, or materials
  • Invert colors and edit original picture
Features
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Tracecolor is a coloring program. You can take a picture and convert it into its outline traces and then you can color it as you like. It is designed to be simple to use for kids or older adults who enjoy drawing. There are small set of controls for pen size, opacity, and color selection. There is a zoom page to enlarge a section of the picture in order to focus on the detail in that section. Pictures can come from your camera, library, or our materials page. On the photo edit page, you can color over the original picture, invert the colors, or create an outline (there are various sliders for changing your outline). The program is free, except if you want to save your picture to your photo library, then you need to unlock the app on the materials page. Art therapy can be useful for keeping the mind active. Coloring books are typically either simple books for children and quite complex books for adults. But it is harder to find books in middle which have simple images that are interesting for adults. With this program, you can take photos and create your own materials. It might also be more meaningful and fun to have images that come from their own life (e.g., a favorite place or pet).

About

Lightbox for Tracing

Transform your device into a digital tracing table. Easily import patterns from the web or your own images. Locked mode prevents accidental gestures, making it ideal for detailed tracing tasks.

Highlights
  • Digital tracing table functionality
  • Import patterns from web URLs
  • Import images for tracing
  • Gesture-locked mode
  • Simple and time-saving interface
Read full description

This is an app to use as a tracing table. When in locked mode, gestures such as taps will not work. You can select patterns from the web (URL) as well as images. I made this app to trace embroidery patterns. Since a pattern are on the web, I wanted something that I could lock in web view! It's a very simple app, but it will save you time and frustration. I hope you enjoy it.

Screenshots

Tracecolor4 screens
Lightbox for Tracing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lightbox for Tracing at 100% against Tracecolor's 0%. Lightbox for Tracing also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 14). Tracecolor's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Tracecolor is free to download; Lightbox for Tracing costs $0.99 up front. Tracecolor sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Lightbox for Tracing asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lightbox for Tracing holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Tracecolor's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lightbox for Tracing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tracecolor ships an update every 42 months, Lightbox for Tracing every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Tracecolor versus Lightbox for Tracing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTracecolorLightbox for Tracing
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 42 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#195 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFranklin Changhideko ogawa

Customer experience

Tracecolor

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Lightbox for Tracing

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Tracecolor

One-time14
  • Brutalist Building 1$1.99
  • Traditional Japanese House 1$1.99
  • Storefront 1$1.99
Show 11 more
  • Large Sakura$1.99
  • Blocks$1.99
  • Rakugo$1.99
  • Rice Plants$1.99
  • Shirts$1.99
  • Smokestack$1.99
  • Sphere$1.99
  • Sphere2$1.99
  • Sphere3$1.99
  • Tamade$1.99
  • Unlock this app$4.99
None

Lightbox for Tracing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tracecolor free?
Tracecolor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lightbox for Tracing free?
Lightbox for Tracing costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tracecolor or Lightbox for Tracing?
Lightbox for Tracing is rated higher. Tracecolor averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Lightbox for Tracing averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tracecolor or Lightbox for Tracing have ads?
Neither Tracecolor nor Lightbox for Tracing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tracecolor or Lightbox for Tracing?
Tracecolor ships an update every 42 months, and Lightbox for Tracing every 4 months. Most recently, Tracecolor was updated on October 14, 2026 and Lightbox for Tracing on October 13, 2026.

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