TraceArt vs EdgeDetectionCamera
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)
EdgeDetectionCamera
Easily transform photos and camera feeds into manga-style line drawings. Adjust line thickness and transparency for custom backgrounds. Export your creations to share with other applications.
- Extract line drawings from photos
- Real-time line drawing from camera
- Adjustable line thickness
- Make white areas transparent
- Export and share images
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Must-see for manga makers! Landscape images from photos and cameras as manga backgrounds! It is an application that can easily extract line drawings. [How to use] Photo selection You can select a photo and make it a line drawing. You can adjust the thickness of the tip with the slider. You can also make the white part transparent. Camera image Line drawing is extracted in real time from the camera image. It can be adjusted and made transparent with the slider. share You can export images and transfer them to each application. It is an application that can easily extract line drawings. [How to use] Photo selection You can select a photo and make it a line drawing. You can adjust the thickness of the tip with the slider. You can also make the white part transparent. Camera image Line drawing is extracted in real time from the camera image. It can be adjusted and made transparent with the slider. share You can export images and transfer them to each application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EdgeDetectionCamera at 4.4 against TraceArt's 2.1. EdgeDetectionCamera also leads on review sentiment (47% vs 14%). TraceArt's advantage is ratings volume (73 vs 17). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 EdgeDetectionCamera sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
EdgeDetectionCamera holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 73 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of TraceArt's written reviews are positive against 47% of EdgeDetectionCamera's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TraceArt | EdgeDetectionCamera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (73 ratings) | 4.4 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 47.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 73 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KENICHI YAMAMOTO | Mitsuhiro Hashimoto |
Customer experience
TraceArt
EdgeDetectionCamera
In-app purchases
TraceArt
- Remove ADs$2.99
EdgeDetectionCamera
- Premium3 Days trial$1.997 Days
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