Comparison

Light Tablet vs Trace Drawing

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

Head to head
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!

About

Trace Drawing

Transform your device into a drawing aid. Practice tracing and painting using photos, grids, templates, and augmented reality. Offers various modes to help beginners and experienced artists improve their sketching and accuracy.

Highlights
  • Camera Trace
  • AR Trace
  • Light Table mode
  • Grid assist
  • Outline conversion
  • Perspective guides
  • Template library
Features
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into the ultimate drawing assistant. Practice drawing, tracing, and painting directly on paper using pictures, grids, templates, outlines, and AR. Modes included: • Camera Trace – Overlay any picture with your phone’s camera and trace it step by step. Perfect for portraits, sketches, and objects. • AR Trace – Anchor images in real space using AR for hands-free drawing and painting. • Light Table – Place paper on your screen and trace images just like a real light box. • Grid – Improve proportions by copying drawings accurately with customizable grids. • Outlines – Automatically turn photos into bold outlines, making it easier to trace and paint. • Perspective – Learn perspective drawing with guides and lines to improve accuracy. • Templates – Start practicing with included drawings of animals, objects, and more. Why choose DrawLens? • Easy for beginners: Learn to draw by tracing pictures and drawings with simple tools. • Great for practice: Improve skills in sketching, outlining, perspective, and painting. • For all artists: Customize opacity, grids, outlines, perspective, and more tools. Perfect for anyone who wants to: • Learn to draw portraits, animals, cartoons, and everyday objects. • Use tracing, grids, templates, outlines, and AR to practice drawing faster. • Turn any picture into a guide for sketching and improve drawing accuracy. A DrawLens Pro subscription is required to import and trace your own photos. Download now and start your journey to better drawing and painting today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Light Tablet4 screens
Trace Drawing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Light Tablet at 5.0 against Trace Drawing's 3.9. Light Tablet also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Trace Drawing's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 1). 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. Trace Drawing sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. 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 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trace Drawing has 32 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Light Tablet's written reviews are positive against 67% of Trace Drawing's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Light Tablet versus Trace Drawing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLight TabletTrace Drawing
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.9 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings132 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClaudia WeyEnid Hadaj

Customer experience

Light Tablet

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

Trace Drawing

All ratings32 ratings
Positive71.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Light Tablet

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Trace Drawing

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Light Tablet free?
Light Tablet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trace Drawing free?
Trace Drawing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Light Tablet or Trace Drawing?
Light Tablet is rated higher. Light Tablet averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Trace Drawing averages 3.9 from 32 ratings.
Do Light Tablet or Trace Drawing have ads?
Neither Light Tablet nor Trace Drawing shows ads.

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