Camera Lucida vs Art Meets
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
Art Meets
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Art Meets connects artists with other professionals, art spaces and art lovers through a networking platform which spotlights artists, spaces and events. Providing a digital link between visual arts professionals and audiences in Africa. Share your projects, host events and find artists and art spaces on our interactive map. Put yourself on the Art Meets map - no visa required to travel this arts landscape! Join us to connect, exchange and gather.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Art Meets at none against Camera Lucida's 5. Art Meets also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). Camera Lucida's advantage is iOS requirement (14.4 vs 16.0). On price, ads 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. Camera Lucida sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Art Meets asks for nothing beyond the download.
Camera Lucida ships an update every 6 weeks, Art Meets fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Camera Lucida | Art Meets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 4.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.4 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 207 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ilya Koryakin | Art Meets Camera (Pty) Ltd |
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
Art Meets
No in-app purchases









