Camera Lucida vs Flowly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Flowly
This app allows you to trace images and text onto a surface using your mobile device's camera. It offers free fonts and shapes, with a pro version unlocking custom uploads and advanced features.
- Camera-based tracing
- Free fonts and shapes
- Upload custom images
- Access exclusive designs
- Unlimited preset layers
- AR drawing capabilities
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Not ready for a projector? Flowly is a camera based tracing tool that comes with choices of free fonts and shapes for your drawing. How to draw - Put your mobile device on a tall glass with camera lens facing down. - Place your canvas underneath the camera lens. - Trace the image while looking through the camera view. - The app doesn’t physically project images onto the surface because a mobile device doesn’t have the capability to do so. Pro version (monthly or yearly subscription) - Upload your own images and fonts - Access to advanced features - Access to exclusive calligraphy designs and line arts - Unlimited preset layers Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Email: admin@flowlyapp.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flowly at 4.1 against Camera Lucida's 1.0. Flowly also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 4%) and ratings volume (54 vs 3). 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. Camera Lucida sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Flowly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Flowly holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flowly has 54 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of Camera Lucida's written reviews are positive against 42% of Flowly's.
Camera Lucida ships an update every 6 weeks, Flowly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Camera Lucida | Flowly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (3 ratings) | 4.1 (54 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 4.4% of reviews | 41.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 54 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.4 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 207 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ilya Koryakin | Flowly LLC |
Customer experience
Camera Lucida
Flowly
In-app purchases
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
Flowly
- Flowly Pro Features7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Flowly Pro Features7 Days trial$24.991 Year









