TraceArt vs Portrait Drawing
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)
Portrait Drawing
Transform your photos into artistic portraits with this app. It automatically detects faces, isolates them from backgrounds, and applies an artist-drawn effect. Get unique, stylized images from your existing pictures.
- Artist-drawn portrait generation
- Automatic face detection
- Background isolation
- Photo library integration
- Unique artistic effects
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Portrait Drawing is an app that allows you to get an artist-drawn person face image. Simply take a photo or select a photo from the photo library on your iPhone, the the app will detect a person's face, isolate it from background and generate an artistic portrait drawing image. * Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ** The first photo shown above is Rafaella Mendes Diniz on https://unsplash.com ** The second photo shown above is by Alex Perez on https://unsplash.com ** The third photo shown above is by Clem Onojeghuo on https://unsplash.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Portrait Drawing at 100% against TraceArt's 14%. Portrait Drawing also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.1). TraceArt's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (83 vs 2). 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. TraceArt sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Portrait Drawing sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Portrait Drawing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TraceArt has 83 ratings behind it against 2, 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 100% of Portrait Drawing's.
TraceArt ships an update every 3 months, Portrait Drawing every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TraceArt | Portrait Drawing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (83 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 83 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 172 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KENICHI YAMAMOTO | Hikaru Tsuyumine |
Customer experience
TraceArt
Portrait Drawing
In-app purchases
TraceArt
- Remove ADs$2.99
Portrait Drawing
- Ad-free$0.991 Month
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