TraceArt vs Camera Lucida
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TraceArt
Transform your smartphone into a drawing tool. Trace photos and illustrations onto paper with adjustable outline thickness and screen brightness. Perfect for aspiring artists of all skill levels.
- Trace photos and illustrations
- Adjust outline thickness
- Adjust image size
- Screen lock with maximized brightness
- Save unlimited sketches
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Anyone can easily draw a good picture!! TraceArt is an app that allows you to trace photos and illustrations on your smartphone. You don't need talent for painting, all you need is a paper and pencil! *How to use the app 1.Select your favorite photo or illustration from the album. 2.Adjust the thickness of the outline and adjust the size of the image. 3. Lock the screen with the screen lock button (At the same time, the screen brightness is maximized) 4. Place the paper on the screen and draw a picture. You can save as many sketches as you like. *Others Use thin, transparent paper as much as possible. Photos and illustrations with clear boundaries are recommended. *Advertisements will be displayed in the free version. ICONS by icons8(https://icons8.com)
Camera Lucida
Transform your phone into a tracing projector using augmented reality. Overlay any image onto a surface and draw it with ease. Perfect for artists and hobbyists looking to enhance their drawing skills.
- Augmented reality drawing
- Trace images onto paper
- Intuitive user interface
- AR tracing templates
- Accurate perspective rendering
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Camera Lucida is a revolutionary app that brings the experience of drawing on paper to life with augmented reality. Create amazing drawings using your phone's camera and bring them to life! Our app makes it easy to draw on paper with the power of augmented reality. With its intuitive user interface, you can quickly create stunning artwork on any paper surface. Unleash your creativity and explore the possibilities of augmented reality with our app! Using Camera Lucida app is the same thing as always having a sheet of tracing paper. It allows you to duplicate key points of the scene on the drawing surface, thus aiding in the accurate rendering of perspective. Choose any image you'd like to draw then look at your screen while you trace the image on paper Our app is not affiliated with Camera Lucida app created by Peter Moeykens. We provide artists with our original AR tools and tracing templates. Privacy - https://playhawker.github.io/privacy/ Terms - https://playhawker.github.io/terms/ Support - playhawker@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Camera Lucida at none against TraceArt's shown. Camera Lucida also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). TraceArt's advantage is rating (2.1 vs 1.8) and ratings volume (83 vs 4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. TraceArt sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Camera Lucida sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TraceArt holds the better App Store score, 2.1 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TraceArt has 83 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of TraceArt's written reviews are positive against 4% of Camera Lucida's.
TraceArt ships an update every 3 months, Camera Lucida every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TraceArt | Camera Lucida |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (83 ratings) — better | 1.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews — better | 4.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 83 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 — better | 14.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 207 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KENICHI YAMAMOTO | Ilya Koryakin |
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TraceArt
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In-app purchases
TraceArt
- Remove ADs$2.99
Camera Lucida
- Lucida Premium$4.991 Month
- Yearly subscription$6.991 Year
- Lucida Premium$9.991 Year
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- Lucida Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Lucida Premium$19.99
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