Calligraphy Tracing vs Scriba
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calligraphy Tracing
Learn cursive handwriting and lettering art with this app. Practice tracing letters, add decorative flourishes, and experiment with different pen styles. Save and export your creations as high-resolution images.
- Alphabet tracing letters
- Calligram practice
- Add flourishing loops
- Choose background textures
- Traditional ink pens
- Flat head marker pens
- Save designs to gallery
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Practice the art of cursive handwriting and letter tracing with Flourish - a unique calligraphy app for writing flourishing letters on your iPhone and iPad. Get started with our 34 free alphabet tracing letters, plus a sample of our original hand drawn 'Calligrams' and practice your lettering style. Become a calligrapher in no time! Add flourishing cursive loops at the start and end of your words to give your letters an artful appearance. Then hide your tracing lines, choose a background paper texture and download your design! Use the traditional ink pens to experience the soothing activity of writing curly, swirly letter flourishes. Or if you prefer italic style letters, our flat head marker pens are great for drawing graffiti tag style art. Save your letterforms and calligraphy masterpieces to the gallery and return to them again. Buy the full app upgrade to write with a full set of coloured inks, unlock all the backgrounds, ornament borders, all tracing words and save unlimited designs! THE LETTERING DESIGN PROCESS - Tap the grid button and choose a grid size - Tap the letters button and choose a tracing letter or calligram - Move and scale your letter over the grid - Choose a pen and color (Pro users) - When you're happy, tap the shortcut buttons to hide the grid and tracing letter - Save your work! PRO UPGRADE APP FEATURES - 16 ink colors - 20 paper textures - 11 ornamental border frames - 52 alphabet tracing letters (lower and upper case) - 36 special tracing calligrams - Save unlimited designs to your gallery - Removes Watermark EXPORT YOUR ART Download an HD JPG image to upload to your Social Media, Photoshop or send to a friend. iPad Jpg size - 2048x1536 iPhone Jpg size - 3280x1536 (super wide image) OUR OTHER APPS Prefer Asian style calligraphy? Try our popular app Calligraphy Calm and get into the Zen vibe. Featuring different ornament borders and Chinese style stamps. Need to design a great logo? Get our apps Logo 7 and Logo King for iPhone and iPad.
Scriba
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Scriba - Praticando Lettering Descubra a arte do lettering de forma simples e intuitiva com o app Scriba. Projetado para oferecer um espaço dedicado ao treino e aprendizado, Scriba proporciona exercícios rápidos e eficazes para praticar diferentes estilos de lettering, permitindo que você controle a ordem e monitore o seu progresso ao longo do caminho. Com Scriba, você pode treinar todas as letras do alfabeto usando uma variedade de fontes. Quer praticar o título da sua matéria favorita ou uma palavra das nossas diversas palavras? Scriba oferece a flexibilidade para você começar como preferir. Funcionalidades: Escreva e treine letras e palavras com uma variedade de fontes e tamanhos. Limpe, reinicie ou ajuste o tamanho do pincel conforme sua necessidade. Acompanhamento de Progresso: Na tela inicial, acompanhe seu progresso com a atualização da porcentagem a cada exercício concluído. Conquistas de Aprendizado: Ganhe conquistas com base no seu progresso, avançando do nível iniciante até se tornar um especialista em lettering.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scriba at none against Calligraphy Tracing's 1. Calligraphy Tracing's advantage is device support and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.4). On price 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
Both are free to download. Calligraphy Tracing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scriba asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Calligraphy Tracing | Scriba |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (741 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 741 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | Yes | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frosby Designs Ltd. | Antonio de Barros Serra |
Bugs and requests
Calligraphy Tracing
Reported bugs
3 issues- Typing issues with capitalization
- Locking up and freezing
- Inability to go back to home screen
Requested features
5 requests- More font/brush options
- Ability to type own words
- Layers and canvas controls
- Pressure sensitivity support
- More calligraphy styles
Scriba
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Calligraphy Tracing
- Flourish PRO$3.99
Scriba
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Calligraphy Tracing free?
Is Scriba free?
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