Comparison

ReproBack vs Translucent

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

Head to head
About

ReproBack

Enhance your drawing skills by overlaying grid lines on reference images. This tool helps you maintain accurate proportions and overall balance, making it ideal for artists of all levels and for teaching children how to draw.

Highlights
  • Grid overlay on original images
  • Assists in grasping ratios and balance
  • Useful for learning to draw
  • Helps check finished picture balance
  • Suitable for children's art education
Features
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ReproBack is Buck up your Reproduction. By placing a Grid-like auxiliary lines on the original image, you can make a Reproduce while always grasping the ratio of each part and the overall balance. I want to be able to draw well. I want to check the balance of the finished picture. I want my child to learn how to draw. Please use it for various purposes such as. ※This app is made in Japan.Japanese and English are used as the notation languages in the app. ※ The following site's work is borrowed for the sample image. ・ No copyright girl / free illustration gallery [free material] (https://fromtheasia.com/illustration/nocopyrightgirl) ※Terms of Use/privacy policy(https://katonbo.jimdosite.com/)

About

Translucent

This app transforms your device into a digital light box, offering a premium library of over 220 professional tracing images. It provides advanced camera overlay and drawing tools to help artists of all levels improve their skills and create detailed artwork.

Highlights
  • Premium image library with 222+ curated tracing images
  • Adjustable opacity camera overlay
  • Pinch-to-zoom with 20x capability
  • Grid overlay and filter modes
  • Import own images and reference photos
  • Lifetime access to new images
Features
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TRACE ANYTHING ONTO REAL PAPER. YOUR PHONE IS THE LIGHT BOX. Hold your phone over a sheet of paper and the drawing appears on the page through the screen. Trace what you see. No printer, no carbon paper, no taping a page to a sunny window. YOUR OWN PHOTOS ARE FREE. FOREVER. Import any picture from your camera roll, set the opacity, trace it. The light box, zoom, rotate and your own photos are not behind a paywall and never will be. That is the whole point of the app. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a drawing from the library, or import a photo of your own. 2. Hold your phone over your paper, or pin the drawing to the page with AR. 3. Trace the lines you see through the screen. 400 DRAWINGS, 104 OF THEM FREE Animals, Anime, Architecture, Cartoon, Fantasy, Food, Nature, Objects, People, Tattoo and Vehicles, at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. Real line art drawn for tracing, not photos run through a filter. 348 STEP-BY-STEP LESSONS Every lesson is built out of the drawing itself: big shapes first, then structure, then detail. You watch a face or a dragon assemble one stage at a time instead of copying a finished picture and hoping. AR ANCHORING Pin the drawing to your paper and it stays there. Move your phone, tilt it, set it down and pick it up, and the drawing is still exactly where you left it. No more propping your phone against a coffee cup. EVERY TOOL - Opacity, zoom, rotate, pan - Canvas lock, so your palm cannot knock the drawing out of line - Hands-free mode - Grid overlay, flip and mirror - Contrast, brightness and color filters for difficult light - Torch for tracing in the dark - Line art: turn a photo of your own into clean traceable outlines - Layer breakdown: a drawing split into its build-up stages - Strobe: the reference blinks off so you can see your own lines - Practice timer and daily streaks - Time-lapse: record a session and share it - Kid Mode: the whole library, none of the clutter - Works offline. No account, no sign-up. PERFECT FOR Artists learning proportion and perspective. Anime and manga. Tattoo artists transferring flash. Embroidery, quilting and cross-stitch patterns. Calligraphy and hand lettering. Woodworking and pyrography templates. Classroom and homeschool. Kids learning to draw. Anyone who was ever told they cannot draw. Tracing is not cheating. Artists have traced for centuries to study proportion and build the hand-eye coordination freehand drawing needs, which is why the lessons here take a drawing apart instead of just showing you the answer. FREE - The light box: opacity, zoom, rotate, pan, grid, filters, torch - Your own photos, unlimited - 104 drawings - 3 saved projects, 3 guided lessons, 3 strobe sessions - Canvas lock, hands-free, AR anchoring, practice timer - Supported by ads PREMIUM - All 400 drawings and all 348 lessons - Unlimited saved projects - Unlimited line art, layer breakdown and strobe - Time-lapse export with no watermark - No ads Already bought the Premium Library? You keep it, and you will never be asked to pay again. PREMIUM PLANS Premium Weekly - $6.99 per week Premium Yearly - $39.99 per year, after a 3-day free trial Premium Lifetime - $69.99, one payment, does not renew Prices are shown in your own currency before you confirm. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is switched off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of that period. Manage your subscription or switch off auto-renew in your device Settings after purchase. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://aylan-apps.com/privacy/translucent-tracing/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://aylan-apps.com/privacy/translucent-tracing/privacy-policy

Screenshots

ReproBack4 screens
Translucent4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ReproBack at 4.4 against Translucent's 2.5. ReproBack also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Translucent's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ReproBack sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.49 per month and Translucent sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ReproBack holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of ReproBack's written reviews are positive against 20% of Translucent's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ReproBack ships an update fortnightly, Translucent every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ReproBack versus Translucent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReproBackTranslucent
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8 ratings) — better2.5 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews20.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings811 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size267 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShunsuke Yahatamounir tajaouart

Customer experience

ReproBack

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Translucent

All ratings7 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ReproBack

Subscriptions1
  • UpGrade to ProMode$1.491 Month
1 purchases

Translucent

One-time1
  • Premium Library$2.99

Questions

Is ReproBack free?
ReproBack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Translucent free?
Translucent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ReproBack or Translucent?
ReproBack is rated higher. ReproBack averages 4.4 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Translucent averages 2.5 from 11 ratings.
Do ReproBack or Translucent have ads?
ReproBack shows ads; Translucent does not.
Which is updated more often, ReproBack or Translucent?
ReproBack ships an update fortnightly, and Translucent every 5 weeks. Most recently, ReproBack was updated on September 5, 2026 and Translucent on September 15, 2026.

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