Image Tracing vs AR Kalka
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Image Tracing
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Image Tracing turns your phone into a simple lightbox: point your camera at a surface, overlay any reference photo on top, and trace directly onto paper, canvas, or a screen — no tracing table, no window, no guesswork. FEATURES • Add any photo from your library as a reference image • Adjust image opacity to match your lighting and paper • See your live camera feed right through the image for precise placement • Pinch to zoom and drag to position your reference exactly where you need it • Lock the image in place, then pinch and pan to zoom into the frozen view for fine detail • Built-in flashlight toggle for tracing in low light
AR Kalka
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Turn a photo of your pet into something you can draw on real paper. AR Kalka makes a coloring page from your photo and overlays it on the camera view. Look at the screen as you follow the lines with a pencil, then color your drawing by hand. Start with a fox Your first guided picture is free. Follow the fox head's outline, then work through its two colors at your own pace. Secure your phone on a stand above the paper. The app includes an illustrated setup guide. Your photo, ready to trace Choose a picture from your photo library or Files. The coloring page is made on your device, without uploading your photo. A single pet against a simple background is a good place to start. Check the preview and adjust the crop before you trace. What's included There are 100 patterns in the catalog, with 10 available for free. The guided fox picture is also free. You can keep one of your own photos without paying and replace it with another whenever you like. The full version unlocks all 100 patterns and lets you keep more of your own photos. Set up your drawing Move, rotate and resize the pattern to fit your page. Adjust the opacity so you can see your pencil marks. Touch lock helps prevent accidental changes to the pattern's position. Projects save its position and settings so you can come back later. One purchase, no subscription Buy the full version once through the App Store. You see the price before confirming and can restore a previous purchase in the app. There are no ads and no account to create. Drawing and photo conversion work offline. Your pictures stay on your device Photos and projects stay on your device and are not uploaded. Anonymous usage statistics are off by default. Usage events without photos are sent only if you turn this option on in Settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Image Tracing at none against AR Kalka's 1. AR Kalka's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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
Both are free to download. AR Kalka sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Image Tracing asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Image Tracing | AR Kalka |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VLADISLAV SIDORENKO | PAWEŁ KANDYBOWICZ |
In-app purchases
Image Tracing
No in-app purchases
AR Kalka
- AR Kalka Full Version$4.99









