Comparison

Calligraphy Tracing vs Scriba

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Alphabet tracing letters
  • Calligram practice
  • Add flourishing loops
  • Choose background textures
  • Traditional ink pens
  • Flat head marker pens
  • Save designs to gallery
Features
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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.

About

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.

Screenshots

Calligraphy Tracing4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Calligraphy Tracing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scriba asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Calligraphy Tracing versus Scriba: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalligraphy TracingScriba
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (741 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings741 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYes—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrosby 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

1 purchases

Calligraphy Tracing

One-time1
  • Flourish PRO$3.99
None

Scriba

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calligraphy Tracing free?
Calligraphy Tracing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scriba free?
Scriba is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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