SurfaceSketch vs PaperTrace Light Table

Introducing Surface Sketch, the revolutionary iPhone app that transforms your creative process! With Surface Sketch, you can bring your artistic visions to life by seamlessly integrating images into your 3D space using advanced SpriteKit technology. Whether you’re looking to create a mural, design a custom piece, or simply trace an intricate image, Surface Sketch makes it easy. Upload or snap a photo, adjust its opacity, and project it onto any surface—be it paper or a wall. Thanks to VisionOS compatibility, you can wear a headset to see your image in vivid full color right before you, allowing for precise tracing and effortless color matching. Unleash your creativity with Surface Sketch and turn any surface into your canvas!

PaperTrace turns your iPhone or iPad into a light table. Pick a template or a photo, put a sheet on the screen, and trace. How to trace Pick a template, a photo from your library, or take a picture. Place a sheet on the screen, then tap Lock. The picture stays still, and the screen stays in that orientation. Press + or − two times on the side of the phone to open. You can also hold a corner. That works with paper still on the glass. PaperTrace remembers your last pictures. Save a drawing to keep it in History. For kids In iOS Settings, turn on Guided Access and turn Touch off. That stops the screen from reacting at all. Templates Twenty simple line drawings: animals, vehicles, nature, fantasy, and fun. Ready to trace in pencil. Your own pictures Choose from the photo library or photograph a drawing you want to trace. Brightness, contrast, outline, and invert help the picture show through the paper. Light table A blank white screen at full brightness when you only need the light. History Recent pictures stay ready. Save the ones you want to come back to. PaperTrace is free. No account, no cloud. Pictures stay on the phone.