TracingMat vs Boogie Board SCAN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TracingMat
Transform your device into a digital light table for tracing. Display an image and overlay your paper to easily copy designs. Adjust brightness, zoom, and rotate for optimal tracing conditions.
- Use device as a light table
- Overlay paper for tracing
- Adjustable screen brightness
- Image zoom and pan
- Image flip and rotate
- Add images via import or camera
Read full descriptionHide full description
"Tracing Mat" is an app for using your iPad or iPhone as a light table. After displaying the image you want to copy on the app, place the copy destination paper on it and trace the image that can be seen through under the paper. It is also possible to prepare the manuscript on paper, stack the copy destination paper on it, place it on the screen, and illuminate it from below with this application. [How to use] Tap the “gear” button on the upper right to enter the setting mode. In the setting mode, add the image to be displayed with the “+” button or "Camera" button at the bottom left. You can also add text using the "T" button. Tapping a displayed image or text highlights it with a yellow frame; in this state, you can move it by dragging, or zoom in and out using a pinch gesture. Images and text can also be flipped or rotated, while text can be edited or have its styling modified. You can save the current image and text layout with the “Save” button, and restore the saved layout later with the “Load” button, even after restarting the app. The screen brightness can be adjusted with the slider bar at the bottom right. When you tap the “left arrow” button on the upper left to exit the setting mode, the displayed image and text will be fixed, so place a piece of paper on the screen and trace it. [Caution] - I think it is easier to see the image under the paper if the room is darkened a little. - Attach a protective film, etc., to prevent the display from being scratched during copying. - Please use this application at your own risk. We do not take any responsibility for the disadvantage caused by using this application.
Boogie Board SCAN
Easily digitize your handwritten notes from a compatible device using your smartphone's camera. This utility allows for image editing, organization into folders, and importing existing photos.
- Scan handwritten notes with smartphone camera
- Edit scanned images (write, erase, add text, rotate)
- Organize scanned images into folders
- Import existing photos into the app
- Optimize image size for specific device models
Read full descriptionHide full description
【Overview】 "Boogie Board SCAN" is an application that allows you to easily scan the memos written on the boogie board with the camera of your smartphone and visualize them. You can select your boogie board and create an image of the optimum size for each model. * Please note that some boogie boards are not compatible. For more information on supported boogie boards, please visit the boogie board product site. [Features] -The scanned image can be edited with the items of "Write", "Erase", "Add text", "Background color", and "Rotate". ・ Saved images can be divided into folders. -Images taken with the camera app can be imported into this app and transferred as images within this app. For boogie boards, please see the product site. https://www.kingjim.co.jp/sp/boogieboard/ For compatible devices, see the app introduction site. https://www.kingjim.co.jp/sp/boogieboard/bb14.html
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Boogie Board SCAN at none against TracingMat's shown. Boogie Board SCAN also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.8) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). TracingMat's advantage is review sentiment (65% vs 36%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Boogie Board SCAN holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 47 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of TracingMat's written reviews are positive against 36% of Boogie Board SCAN's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TracingMat ships an update every 3 months, Boogie Board SCAN every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TracingMat | Boogie Board SCAN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (23 ratings) | 4.1 (47 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.5% of reviews — better | 35.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 47 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yoko Nishimura | KING JIM CO.,LTD. |
Customer experience
TracingMat
Boogie Board SCAN
In-app purchases
TracingMat
No in-app purchases
Boogie Board SCAN
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TracingMat free?
Is Boogie Board SCAN free?
Which has better reviews, TracingMat or Boogie Board SCAN?
Do TracingMat or Boogie Board SCAN have ads?
Which is updated more often, TracingMat or Boogie Board SCAN?
Other comparisons















