Comparison

Lux Draw vs Light Tablet

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

Head to head
About

Lux Draw

Create unique art with light-inspired tools and gritty textures. Draw from scratch or enhance photos with glow pens and special effects. Offers advanced features like HDR brushes and Apple Pencil support for a professional artistic experience.

Highlights
  • Live-calculated HDR brushes
  • Glow Pen, Hot Pen, Light Spheres
  • Gritty paper/canvas textures
  • Smear tool for flame art
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Multiple layers
  • Photo tracing mode (Pro)
Features
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Draw with light-inspired tools, for a unique art style! Create a drawing from scratch, or add effects to your photos. Let your creativity run wild! • LIVE-CALCULATED HDR BRUSHES • The app features live-calculated brushes and strokes, that together with HDR values make it feel like drawing with light! Drawing tools include Glow Pen, Hot Pen, Light Spheres, and more. Tip: Use the Smear tool on a photo or drawing to achieve immensely cool flame art (seriously, try it!). • GRITTY PAPER/CANVAS TEXTURES • Having a paper/canvas texture interacting in real-time with the drawing tools will give your artwork a satisfying, gritty look. You can remove or change the default-generated texture to something else. • UNIVERSAL PURCHASE • If you choose to buy the Pro upgrade, this one-time in-app purchase will unlock all Pro features in the app on all available platforms (iPad-iPhone-Mac)! • METAL • The engine is based on Metal, with 128-bit color and floating-point arithmetic. • SWIFT • The app was developed entirely using Swift (earlier versions used C++). • FINGERTIP = STROKE SIZE • CHANGE SIZE/FORCE/COLOR WHILE DRAWING • • APPLE PENCIL SUPPORT • FULL SCREEN DRAWING • SEAMLESS PATTERN EDITING MODE • • DARK MODE • LANDSCAPE • PORTRAIT • WIDE COLOR • • MULTIPLE LAYERS • PHOTO TRACING MODE (Pro feature) •

About

Light Tablet

Transform your device into a virtual light table for tracing and sketching. Load images, adjust them, and lock the screen to prevent accidental touches. Save your progress as projects for easy access.

Highlights
  • Light table simulation
  • Zoom and pan image adjustment
  • Screen lock for tracing
  • Save and organize projects
  • Trace photos from device
Features
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Light Tablet lets you easily turn your iPhone or iPad into a virtual light table—perfect for artists, students, and hobbyists who love to trace, sketch, or design. Simply load an image, adjust its position by zooming and panning, then lock your screen in place. Place a sheet of paper on your device’s screen and start tracing—no more sliding images or accidental screen touches. You can even save your work as projects and revisit them anytime. Features: - Light Table Simulation: View your images brightly and clearly, just like a real light table. - Zoom & Pan: Position your image exactly where you want it for hassle-free tracing. - Screen Lock: Prevent the image from shifting while you trace. - Project Saving: Save and organize multiple images for quick reloading. Whether you’re practicing calligraphy, sketching comic panels, or copying diagrams, Light Tablet makes tracing a breeze!

Screenshots

Lux Draw4 screens
Light Tablet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Light Tablet at none against Lux Draw's 6. Light Tablet also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). Lux Draw's advantage is ratings volume (939 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lux Draw sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Light Tablet asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Light Tablet holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lux Draw has 939 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Lux Draw's written reviews are positive against 100% of Light Tablet's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Lux Draw versus Light Tablet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLux DrawLight Tablet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (939 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings939 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNorbyteClaudia Wey

Customer experience

Lux Draw

All ratings939 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral4.7%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral10.9%
Negative7.6%

Light Tablet

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Lux Draw

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing and unresponsiveness when switching tools
  • Leaving unwanted color dots when erasing
  • Compatibility issues with certain devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add fill tool, shapes, and text capabilities
  • Improve compatibility with tablets and styluses
  • Provide more customization options for brushes and colors
  • Implement undo/redo functionality
  • Add ability to export/share drawings easily

Light Tablet

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Lux Draw

One-time6
  • Tip Jar: Smallest Tip$1.00
  • Tip Jar: Small Tip$2.00
  • Pro Upgrade$5.00
Show 3 more
  • Tip Jar: Medium Tip$5.00
  • Tip Jar: Big Tip$10.00
  • Tip Jar: Biggest Tip$25.00
None

Light Tablet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lux Draw free?
Lux Draw is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Light Tablet free?
Light Tablet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lux Draw or Light Tablet?
Light Tablet is rated higher. Lux Draw averages 4.7 out of 5 from 939 ratings, while Light Tablet averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Lux Draw or Light Tablet have ads?
Neither Lux Draw nor Light Tablet shows ads.

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