DrawUp vs Trace Drawing app
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DrawUp
Learn to draw with interactive, step-by-step tutorials suitable for all skill levels. This app offers a user-friendly interface and a wide variety of lessons, from characters to landscapes, allowing you to practice with your finger or a stylus.
- Step-by-step drawing tutorials
- User-friendly interface
- Lessons for all levels
- Interactive exercises
- Finger or stylus drawing support
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Master drawing with fun, step-by-step lessons designed for beginners! Whether you’re picking up a pencil for the first time or getting back into drawing, DrawUp makes it easy and enjoyable. Follow interactive tutorials, complete daily exercises, and watch your skills grow with every stroke. Features: • Simplicity at Its Core: Navigate effortlessly through our user-friendly interface. Drawing is divided into easy-to-follow steps, making complex illustrations feel like a breeze. • Lessons for All Levels: Engage with hundreds of drawing tutorials, from playful characters to serene landscapes, curated to spark creativity in artists young and old. • Draw Your Way: Use your finger or an Apple Pencil to sketch, outline, and color. DrawUp caters to your comfort, ensuring a smooth drawing experience for every artist. Contact Us Feedback or questions? We’d love to hear from you. Reach out at hi@outlanegames.com Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Trace Drawing app
Practice drawing characters by tracing over provided templates. Improve your line control, proportions, and facial features with various drawing tools and reference styles. Save and share your creations.
- Character tracing templates
- Multiple drawing tools
- Customizable color palette
- Adjustable stroke width
- Undo/Redo functionality
- Pan and zoom for detail
- Export and share artwork
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Trace Drawing is a focused character tracing practice app. Pick a template and draw on top to improve proportions, facial features, and line control. TEMPLATES - 9 themes: Girls, Boys, Ancient, Chibi, Chibi Animals, Plants, World Landmarks, Vehicles, Daily Items - Free templates included, Pro unlocks the full set DRAWING TOOLS - Pencil, Watercolor, Crayon, Gel Pen - Color palette and custom color picker - Adjustable stroke width and eraser - Undo / Redo / Clear - Two reference styles: semi-transparent background or corner reference card - Pan and zoom with two fingers for details - Auto-saves your canvas and chosen template - Export and share your work PRO - Unlock all templates and features
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DrawUp at 51% against Trace Drawing app's 0%. DrawUp also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.6) and ratings volume (6.6K vs 7). Trace Drawing app's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. DrawUp sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Trace Drawing app sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DrawUp holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DrawUp has 6.6K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of DrawUp's written reviews are positive against 0% of Trace Drawing app's.
DrawUp ships an update every 3 weeks, Trace Drawing app fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DrawUp | Trace Drawing app |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.6K ratings) — better | 2.6 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.6K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Outlane, Inc. | 丽东 陈 |
Customer experience
DrawUp
Trace Drawing app
Bugs and requests
DrawUp
Reported bugs
2 issues- Drawings not matching user's handwriting
- Issues with deleting or modifying drawings
Requested features
3 requests- More free content and features
- Ability to edit and customize drawings
- Improved drawing tools and functionality
Trace Drawing app
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DrawUp
- DrawUp Premium - 1 Week3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- DrawUp Premium - 1 Week3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- DrawUp Premium - 1 Week3 Days trial$9.007 Days
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- DrawUp Premium - 1 Week7 Days trial$9.007 Days
- DrawUp Premium - 1 month$9.991 Month
- DrawUp Premium - 1 Week3 Days trial$12.997 Days
- DrawUp Premium - 1 Week7 Days trial$12.997 Days
- DrawUp Premium - 12 months$29.991 Year
- DrawUp Premium - 6 months7 Days trial$39.996 Months
Trace Drawing app
- pro_user$1.99









