Comparison

LimePaint vs Stylo Trace

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

Head to head
About

LimePaint

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This is a drawing app that lets you create anime-style illustrations on your smartphone. By employing a hybrid structure combining vector-based lines with raster-based fills, it makes it easy to create illustrations without the need for complex layer management. The UI is designed to be simple and streamlined, allowing you to focus on drawing with minimal effort.

About

Stylo Trace

Transform reference photos into tracing guides on your iPhone. Overlay images onto your camera view, adjust them, and trace with increased confidence. Ideal for artists of all levels practicing outlines and proportions.

Highlights
  • Reference photo to tracing guide
  • Live camera view overlay
  • Adjust opacity, scale, and rotation
  • Trace with confidence
  • Suitable for all skill levels
Features
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Stylo Trace helps you turn a reference photo into a clean tracing guide on your iPhone. Choose an image from Photos, place it over the live camera view, and line it up with your paper, canvas, or subject. Adjust opacity, scale, and rotation until it feels right, then trace with more confidence. Stylo Trace is built for artists, beginners, hobbyists, and anyone practicing shapes, outlines, and proportions.

Screenshots

LimePaint3 screens
Stylo Trace3 screens

Verdict

The call

LimePaint and Stylo Trace are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
LimePaint versus Stylo Trace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLimePaintStylo Trace
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developergenya hiroseHarrison Oliphant

In-app purchases

None

LimePaint

No in-app purchases

None

Stylo Trace

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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