Comparison

Mesh Gradient vs Traceline

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

Head to head
About

Mesh Gradient

Features
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Create stunning mesh gradients in seconds. Mesh Gradient is a simple yet powerful tool for generating beautiful, customizable gradients. With just a few taps, you can design unique color blends for wallpapers, app backgrounds, illustrations, and UI designs. Whether you’re a designer, developer, or creative enthusiast, Mesh Gradient helps you bring your ideas to life with vibrant, fluid color transitions. Features: β€’ Create unique mesh gradients instantly β€’ Customize colors and points β€’ Choose gradient orientation: portrait or landscape β€’ Adjust resolution up to 8K (1K, 2K, 4K, 8K) β€’ Select aspect ratios and apply optional blur β€’ Export in PNG, JPEG, or HEIC format β€’ Smooth, intuitive, and ad-free experience β€’ Works seamlessly on iPhone and iPad Perfect for creating wallpapers, backgrounds, UI mockups, and social media visuals.

About

Traceline

Features
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Prop your phone above a sheet of paper and the drawing appears on it. Follow the lines with your pencil, and a portrait, a lettering piece or an Ottoman ornament takes shape under your hand. Trace on paper Pick a template or a photo and see it over your paper through the camera. Set the line opacity, move, scale, rotate or mirror it, then lock the screen so a stray touch never shifts the drawing. Hold the lock badge to unlock. Handheld with AR On iPhone and iPad, AR pins the drawing to the paper's surface, so it stays in place even when you hold the phone in your hand. Light box Lay thin paper on the screen and trace the glowing lines. Brightness goes up while the light box is on, and the camera is not needed. Your photos as sketches Turn any photo into clean line art on your device: Outline, Detailed, Shading or Grid, with adjustable detail and line weight. Remove the background to keep only the subject. Templates from pattern books Nearly a thousand line drawings traced from public-domain ornament books: tezhip and rumi scrolls, Islamic star and girih geometry, moresque and Cairo plates, borders, rosettes, Celtic knots, Gothic tracery, Renaissance and Baroque ornament, Byzantine and East Asian motifs. Each one shows its difficulty and roughly how long it takes. Step by step Step mode splits a drawing into stages, so you trace the big shapes first and the details last. Lettering Type a word, choose a typeface, bend it along a curve and trace it for a poster, a card or a cake. Timelapse Record your session and get a short video of the drawing coming together, cropped to the paper, with a before and after reveal at the end. Also in Traceline β€’ Projects keep your finished pieces with a photo and the timelapse β€’ Share an image from Photos or Safari straight into Traceline (iPhone and iPad) β€’ Template of the day widget, a Live Activity timer and a Control Center button β€’ Works on iPhone, iPad and Mac, in light and dark mode Traceline needs no account. Camera frames and photos are processed on your device. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://apps.cihat.dev/traceline/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Mesh Gradient3 screens
Traceline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Traceline at Free against Mesh Gradient's $0.99. Traceline also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). Mesh Gradient's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#168 vs unranked). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Traceline is free to download; Mesh Gradient costs $0.99 up front. Traceline sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Mesh Gradient asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mesh Gradient ships an update every 4 months, Traceline weekly. Both last shipped on November 12, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences Β· 2 level
Mesh Gradient versus Traceline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMesh GradientTraceline
Price$0.99Free β€” better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
Best chart rank#168 β€” betterβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” better
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHassan TalebCihat Salik

In-app purchases

None

Mesh Gradient

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Traceline

Subscriptions2
  • Traceline Pro Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Traceline Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Traceline Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Mesh Gradient free?
Mesh Gradient costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Traceline free?
Traceline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mesh Gradient or Traceline have ads?
Neither Mesh Gradient nor Traceline shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mesh Gradient or Traceline?
Mesh Gradient ships an update every 4 months, and Traceline weekly. Most recently, Mesh Gradient was updated on November 12, 2026 and Traceline on November 12, 2026.

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