Papercopy vs Peyote Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Papercopy
Transform your device into a precision tracing tool. Import any image to use as a drawing guide, adjusting its visibility and position to sketch and improve your artistic skills with ease.
- Import images for tracing
- Adjust brightness and contrast
- Rotate and position references
- Customize outline colors
- Intuitive user interface
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Turn your phone into a tracing lightbox. Open any image, lock the screen, put paper on top, and draw. Papercopy makes it easy to copy a picture from your screen to paper with a pencil or pen. No printer, no lightbox, no special tools — just your phone or tablet and a sheet of paper. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick an image from your gallery, camera, or the built-in Explore library 2. Zoom, rotate, and move it until it sits exactly where you want 3. Lock the canvas so the screen doesn't shift while you draw 4. Place your paper over the display and trace the lines through it FEATURES - Lock screen – blocks touches so the image stays put under the paper - Precise zoom, rotate and pan – size the image to fit your paper - Brightness and contrast controls – makes lines visible through thicker paper - AI trace-ready images – describe what you want and get a clean outline to trace - Explore – hundreds of ready-made drawings, animals, characters, patterns and lettering - Works on phones and tablets WHO USES PAPERCOPY - Kids learning to draw and parents who want an easy, screen-light activity - Artists and illustrators transferring sketches, references and outlines - Hand-lettering, calligraphy and tattoo stencils - Teachers, crafters, embroidery, woodworking and cake decorating templates - Anyone who wants to copy a photo, logo or drawing to paper quickly Tracing is one of the oldest ways to learn to draw — it trains your hand and eye before you draw freehand. Papercopy just removes the friction. Have a suggestion or a problem? Email us from the app and we'll reply. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://papercopy.web.app/policy
Peyote Studio
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Peyote Studio turns your bead design into a complete, ready-to-stitch pattern. Draw on a bead-accurate grid — or start from a photo — and the app automatically generates everything you need: • Corrected chart that reads in the exact order you stitch • Compressed stitch order — follow along and check off each section as you go • Materials list — beads per row, per repeat, totals, and a per-color count • Front view and a print / PDF sheet you can save or print Built for peyote stitch: flat (even/odd count) and tubular (rope) work, with automatic increase/decrease detection and gentle warnings when a shape needs a closer look. What makes it different: it doesn't just show a chart — it works out the actual stitching order for you, which most bead-charting tools don't. • Works fully offline. Your designs stay on your device. • No account, no ads, no tracking. Free. • English and Japanese. Note: "Peyote stitch" is a beadwork technique. Please use only images you have the right to, and respect the cultural context of the craft (shown in the app).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Peyote Studio at none against Papercopy's 8. Peyote Studio also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). On price 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
Both are free to download. Papercopy sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Peyote Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Papercopy | Peyote Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Milos Micunovic | CHIKAMARU MURATA |
In-app purchases
Papercopy
- AI Studio Starter$3.991 Month
- AI Studio Pro$9.991 Month
- AI Studio Ultimate$29.991 Month
- 10 Credits$2.49
- Remove Ads$2.99
- 30 Credits$4.99
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- 100 Credits$12.99
- 500 Credits$49.99
Peyote Studio
No in-app purchases









