Simple Trace Pro vs Inkalot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Trace Pro
Practice drawing and illustration by tracing photos and images. Load pictures from your camera roll and use Apple Pencil to refine your line work. Save your traced creations as JPGs or transparent PNGs.
- Trace photos and pictures
- Practice illustration and painting
- Load images from camera roll
- Apple Pencil support
- Adjustable transmittance
- Zoom functionality
- Save as JPG or transparent PNG
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Simple Trace makes it easy to trace photos and pictures by hand. The concept is to be able to practice painting. Once you've loaded the image from your camera roll, it's easy to get started with Apple Pencil. By tracing the original picture, you can practice basic drawing such as how to draw lines in the illustration. Feature - Change of transmittance - Zoom in and out of the drawing area - Images can be saved as jpg, Pro version can be saved as transparent png - No ads in Pro version
Inkalot
A minimalist drawing application designed for intuitive use with a stylus. It allows users to create, record drawing sessions, and export high-resolution artwork to various apps. Enjoy a simple, organic drawing experience.
- Minimalist drawing interface
- Optimized for stylus input
- Export to Files and Photos apps
- High-resolution PNG export (300/600 dpi)
- Record drawing sessions for videos
- Print directly via AirPrint
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Inkalot (formally Doodle-A-Lot) is a minimalistic, just enough, drawing app, made with an Apple Pencil in mind. It's easy to use and a lot of fun. You can export to the Files App, Photos App or Air Print. Exports are 8.5 x 11 @ 300 dpi (600 dpi option for newer iPads) in PNG format with transparency and 1-bit options. The ink is smooth, but like the real thing, it picks up that organic irregularity that exists with pen and paper. Record your drawing sessions for quick videos. Get out of your left brain and enjoy the simplicity!
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Inkalot at 100% against Simple Trace Pro's 0%. Inkalot also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Simple Trace Pro's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $7.99). On ratings volume, 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
Simple Trace Pro costs $0.99 and Inkalot $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Inkalot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Simple Trace Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Inkalot's.
Simple Trace Pro ships an update every 2 weeks, Inkalot every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Trace Pro | Inkalot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kazuaki Matsuda | Binary Square, Inc. |
Customer experience
Simple Trace Pro
Inkalot
In-app purchases
Simple Trace Pro
No in-app purchases
Inkalot
No in-app purchases
