Comparison

Trace Drawing vs Orbit

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

Head to head
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/

About

Orbit

Experience a serene, interactive 3D model of our solar system. Watch planets orbit, zoom in for detailed views using NASA-based maps, and explore celestial scales and distances. Enjoy a calming, ad-free, and offline visual journey.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D solar system model
  • NASA-based planet textures
  • Accurate Kepler orbits (1800-2050)
  • Adjustable time speed
  • Scale comparisons (distance, size, sunlight)
  • Offline functionality
  • Ambient sound option
Features
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Set your phone on the desk, turn it landscape, and let the solar system quietly come to life. The Sun breathes. The planets trace their orbits. The stars settle into the dark. Ten worlds, up close. The Sun, all eight planets, and the Moon — rendered from 2K NASA-based maps. Earth's drifting clouds and city lights, Saturn's shadowed rings, a living, glowing Sun. Drag to spin, pinch to zoom, and get close to each one. Orbits in motion. The planets follow JPL-based Kepler orbits across the years 1800 to 2050. Pause, play, or speed up time — from six hours to a full year every second — and watch the whole system dance. See the true scale. Line the planets up two ways: an easy-to-read layout, or their real average distances to scale in AU. Then compare sizes, the length of a year, and how long sunlight takes to reach each world. A quiet place to linger. Leave it running and, after a while, the controls fade away — just the planets, slowly turning. A single tap brings them back. An optional, softly synthesized ambient tone can play along, even with your phone on silent. Chinese & English. Switch languages anytime — the science, comparisons, and sources all come with you. No ads. No subscriptions. No account. Orbit runs fully offline and keeps nothing about you. The solar system, on your desk — quietly turning, always there.

Screenshots

Trace Drawing4 screens
Orbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orbit at none against Trace Drawing's 4. Orbit also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Orbit asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Trace Drawing versus Orbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrace DrawingOrbit
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (37 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEnid Hadaj想 李

Customer experience

Trace Drawing

All ratings34 ratings
Positive70.6%
Neutral5.9%
Negative23.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Orbit

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
None

Orbit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trace Drawing free?
Trace Drawing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Trace Drawing or Orbit have ads?
Neither Trace Drawing nor Orbit shows ads.

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