Trace Drawing app vs CalcaLight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trace Drawing app
Practice drawing characters by tracing over provided templates. Improve your line control, proportions, and facial features with various drawing tools and reference styles. Save and share your creations.
- Character tracing templates
- Multiple drawing tools
- Customizable color palette
- Adjustable stroke width
- Undo/Redo functionality
- Pan and zoom for detail
- Export and share artwork
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Trace Drawing is a focused character tracing practice app. Pick a template and draw on top to improve proportions, facial features, and line control. TEMPLATES - 9 themes: Girls, Boys, Ancient, Chibi, Chibi Animals, Plants, World Landmarks, Vehicles, Daily Items - Free templates included, Pro unlocks the full set DRAWING TOOLS - Pencil, Watercolor, Crayon, Gel Pen - Color palette and custom color picker - Adjustable stroke width and eraser - Undo / Redo / Clear - Two reference styles: semi-transparent background or corner reference card - Pan and zoom with two fingers for details - Auto-saves your canvas and chosen template - Export and share your work PRO - Unlock all templates and features
CalcaLight
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a tracing light table for kids. CalcaKids displays any image from your photo library at full brightness, so your child can place a sheet of paper on the screen and trace it — just like a real light table, but always in your pocket. How it works: 1. Pick any image from your gallery 2. Adjust and position it on screen 3. Lock the screen to prevent accidental touches 4. Place paper on top and start tracing Features: - Screen lock that only unlocks with a triple tap - Brightness maximized automatically when locked - Pinch, pan and rotate to position the image perfectly - Works completely offline — no internet needed - No ads, no subscriptions CalcaKids is perfect for drawing practice, art projects, school homework and creative play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Trace Drawing app at fortnightly against CalcaLight's every 2 months. Trace Drawing app also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Trace Drawing app sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CalcaLight sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Trace Drawing app ships an update fortnightly, CalcaLight every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trace Drawing app | CalcaLight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 丽东 陈 | Raul de Pablo |
In-app purchases
Trace Drawing app
- pro_user$1.99
CalcaLight
- Support development$0.99
- Support development$2.99
- Support development$3.99
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