TracingMat vs EasyProject
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
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"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.
EasyProject
Overlay any image from your library or camera onto your live camera feed. Adjust opacity, scale, rotate, and flip the image for precise tracing. Lock the screen to create a DIY lightbox for your creative projects.
- Image overlay on live camera
- Opacity slider
- Full gesture control (drag, scale, rotate)
- Flip image horizontally/vertically
- Lock screen for DIY lightbox
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Photo tracing app. Pick any image from your photo library or camera and overlay it on the live camera feed. Features: Opacity slider — Changes the reference image's opacity for easier tracing. - Full Gesture Control — Adjust the overlay image using drag, pinch-to-scale, and rotation gestures to align it with your canvas. - Flip Controls — Flip the overlay image horizontally or vertically with dedicated buttons. - Lock Button - Locks all screen movement to turn your device into a DIY Lightbox
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EasyProject at 5.0 against TracingMat's 3.8. EasyProject also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). TracingMat's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 18.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
EasyProject holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TracingMat has 23 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of TracingMat's written reviews are positive against 100% of EasyProject's.
TracingMat ships an update every 3 months, EasyProject fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TracingMat | EasyProject |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Yoko Nishimura | Catdogfatness LLC |
Customer experience
TracingMat
EasyProject
In-app purchases
TracingMat
No in-app purchases
EasyProject
No in-app purchases









