Comparison

Tracebee vs GudMem

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

Head to head
About

Tracebee

Features
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Tracebee makes learning to draw easy and fun. Pick a template from the library or upload your own photo, overlay it on your paper using the camera, and trace the lines — one stroke at a time. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose a template or pick any photo from your camera roll 2. Switch to Camera mode and hold your phone over your paper 3. Adjust the opacity until you can see through the overlay, then trace! TEMPLATE LIBRARY 28 line-art templates across Animals, Faces, Nature, and Objects — at Easy, Medium, and Hard difficulty. Perfect for complete beginners and improving artists alike. BUILT FOR TRACING • Move, scale, and rotate the overlay with gestures • Fine-tune opacity with a smooth slider • Lock the overlay in place while you draw • Toggle the flash for better visibility in low light • Tap to hide controls for a clean, distraction-free view • Save your favourites for quick access NO SUBSCRIPTION. NO ADS. Tracebee is completely free with no hidden costs.

About

GudMem

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Thirty new faces, and you are expected to know them by next week. GudMem gets you from "who is that again?" to greeting every one of them by name — in days, not months. A class, a team, a club, a cohort, a whole conference: if the names matter, this is the shortest way in. Teachers use GudMem for a new class every August — so do trainers, managers, coaches, care staff, and anyone who walks into a room full of strangers. YOUR GROUP, IN ABOUT A MINUTE Import the list you already have: a PDF, a Word file, a CSV, photos, a web page — or just type the names in. GudMem finds the faces and names on the page, crops each portrait, and builds your group in seconds. A quick correction grid lets you fix any misread name with one tap. What used to be a 20-minute data-entry chore becomes a few taps. SMART TRAINING, NOT FLASHCARD GRINDING • Spaced repetition (FSRS) shows each face exactly when you are about to forget it. • Confusion drills: GudMem notices which two people you keep mixing up and drills exactly that pair until they separate. • Quiz modes that grow with you: tap the name, name → face, first letter, beat the letters, free recall, audio. • Sessions fit into five spare minutes. All caught up? Keep practicing anyway — extra rounds never mess up your review schedule. HEAR THE NAME RIGHT Record how a name is actually pronounced — asking is a great icebreaker — and play it back while you study. SEE YOURSELF GET FASTER Streaks, per-face mastery, answer-time trends, your most-confused pair, and a forecast of what is due next. PRIVACY IS THE ARCHITECTURE, NOT A SETTING You are putting other people's faces on your phone, so GudMem is built so nothing can leak: • No account, no analytics, no cloud. Nothing you import ever leaves your phone. • All processing — face detection, text recognition, the learning engine — runs on-device. • Photos and recordings live in storage excluded from cloud backups. • Optional Face ID lock. • Delete everything in one tap. The app only touches the network when you ask it to: fetching a web page you choose to import, sending a message through the built-in feedback form, or opening the Help page. FAIR PRICING Your first 15 faces are free, with every feature included. One single purchase unlocks unlimited faces and groups — no subscription, ever. Teachers and trainers get 50% off. Available in English, German, and French.

Screenshots

Tracebee4 screens
GudMem4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tracebee at none against GudMem's 2. Tracebee also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. GudMem sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Tracebee asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Tracebee versus GudMem: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTracebeeGudMem
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperADHAM NIZAM BANISHAMSAHGud GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Tracebee

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

GudMem

One-time2
  • Educator unlock$9.99
  • Unlock unlimited$22.99

Questions

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

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