Comparison

Ace Trace vs The Sticks

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Ace Trace

Easily add professional-looking visual trails to videos of golf swings, disc throws, and other flying objects. Customize trace lines with various effects and add distance labels to showcase your performance.

Highlights
  • Powerful shot tracing
  • No tripod needed
  • Custom visual effects
  • Distance labels
  • Flexible tracing modes
  • Full customization
Features
Currently charting
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Turn Every Shot into a Highlight with Ace Trace! Ace Trace lets you easily trace golf, disc golf, baseball, or even bird flights with stunning visual effects—no tripod or complex editing required. Key Features: - Powerful Shot Tracing: Transform your videos with pro-level shot trails in under a minute, directly on your phone. No editing experience needed. - No Tripod Needed: Capture footage freely—even with camera movement. The trace line stays perfectly aligned with your shot. - Custom Visual Effects: Make your videos pop with vibrant trace lines. Choose from gradients, solid colors, or special effects like electricity and waves. - Distance Labels: Enter your shot’s distance to display a real-time counter along the trace—perfect for sharing impressive plays. - Flexible Tracing Modes: Use Golf Mode for smooth drives or Free Curve Mode for putts, disc throws, or any flying object. Easily adjust and refine your lines. - Full Customization: Change line color, width, opacity, and control how it interacts with objects or obstacles in your scene. How It Works: 1. Trace manually or let the app auto-detect the trajectory. 2. Choose your style and fine-tune your visuals. 3. Add distance and effects. 4. Export and share your masterpiece instantly. Download Ace Trace now—make every shot unforgettable. Subscribe to access to premium app features; subscription details are the following: - Length: weekly, yearly - Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase - Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period - When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

The Sticks

Features
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The Sticks shows you who's actually on the field. Pick any of the 32 pro football teams and see its depth chart laid out on a real field — offense, defense, and special teams, every position group in formation instead of buried in a table. Tap a player for their bio and season stats. DEPTH CHARTS • All 32 teams, updated weekly • Offense, defense, and special teams • Players positioned in real formations, not list rows • Tap any player for bio, measurables, and season stats • Drag to build your own depth chart and keep it across sessions TEAM STATS • Records, point differential, and league-wide rankings • Offensive and defensive efficiency, including EPA per play • Ball security, protection, and takeaway numbers • Browse any completed season, not just the current one COMPARE • Put any two teams side by side • Compare by team totals or position by position • Every stat ranked so you can see who actually has the edge UNIFORM ARCHIVE • Over 100 kits across all 32 teams • Browse by team or by era • Current uniforms, alternates, and throwbacks Free, with no account needed to browse. Sign in only if you want your custom depth charts saved across devices, and you can delete your account and all its data from inside the app at any time. The Sticks is not endorsed by or affiliated with the National Football League. Any trademarks used in the app are used solely to identify the respective entities and remain the property of their respective owners. Formation data © FTN Data (CC-BY-SA 4.0).

Screenshots

Ace Trace4 screens
The Sticks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Sticks at none against Ace Trace's 14. The Sticks also leads on ads (none vs shown). Ace Trace's advantage is chart position (#107 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ace Trace sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. The Sticks asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ace Trace ships an update every 2 weeks, The Sticks every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Ace Trace versus The Sticks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAce TraceThe Sticks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
Best chart rank#107 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFitness & Sports apps SRLCooper Harris

Bugs and requests

Ace Trace

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Tracer line speed issues
  • Cropping problems with horizontal videos
  • Inability to save videos without subscription
  • Inconsistent performance across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to erase tracer line
  • More color/style options for tracer
  • Frame-by-frame controls
  • Desktop version
  • Improved manual editing tools

The Sticks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Ace Trace

Subscriptions11
  • Weekly premium7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Unlimited export$5.991 Month
  • Weekly premium trial7 Days trial$6.997 Days
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  • Weekly premium$6.997 Days
  • Ace Trace Gold$29.996 Months
  • Unlimited Export$35.996 Months
  • Ace Trace Gold1 Year trial$49.991 Year
  • Silver$69.991 Year
  • Yearly premium trial7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Yearly premium$69.991 Year
  • Gold$99.991 Year
One-time3
  • 5 videos$4.99
  • 15 Videos$11.99
  • Lifetime Gold$119.00
None

The Sticks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ace Trace free?
Ace Trace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Sticks free?
The Sticks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ace Trace or The Sticks have ads?
Ace Trace shows ads; The Sticks does not.
Which is updated more often, Ace Trace or The Sticks?
Ace Trace ships an update every 2 weeks, and The Sticks every 3 weeks. Most recently, Ace Trace was updated on October 30, 2026 and The Sticks on October 25, 2026.

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