Comparison

Image Tracing vs Tracing Camera

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

Head to head
About

Image Tracing

Features
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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

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Tracing Camera

Features
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No ads, no account. Trace your own photos for free, start to finish. Tracing Camera shows your reference picture on top of the live camera view of your paper, so you can copy it with a pencil while watching the screen. It does not project light onto the paper — you look at the screen and draw on the paper underneath. No printed markers needed, ever. FREE, WITH NO LIMITS • Use your own photos (Photos, Files, paste, URL, or the share sheet) • Position lock. While locked, nothing moves — not a stray finger, not the focus, not a single pixel. Only a long press on the lock releases it • Scale in 1% steps and move in 1px steps, no pinching required • Setup guide: "You're at 22 cm. Raise the phone 10 cm more to fit all of A4." It also shows how to reach that height with things you already have, like glasses or books • Reference opacity, brightness and contrast, inverted view, and tap-to-lock focus • Save one reference (delete it to swap in another) UNLOCK WITH PRO • Tiles: split the picture into 2Ɨ2 or 3Ɨ3 and trace one section at a time — draw bigger than A4 • Unlimited saved references you can pick, reorder and delete • Grid and anchor marks: mark the same points on your paper and snap back if anything shifts • Outline-only view (smooth or detailed) YOUR FIRST DRAWING Choose a reference → place your device → trace. The screen shows only the next step. PRIVACY Camera images and references never leave your device. No tracking. Works on iPhone and iPad. ā–  Pricing and auto-renewal - Pro Monthly (3-day free trial) - Pro Yearly (3-day free trial) - Pro Lifetime: one payment for all of today's paid features, for good Your local price is shown before you buy. The free trial is available once per person and is not offered on Lifetime. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the renewal is charged within 24 hours before the period ends. You can turn off auto-renewal or cancel at any time in Settings > your Apple Account > Subscriptions. If you buy during a free trial, the remaining free period is forfeited. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tracing-camera-mrk.web.app/privacy

Screenshots

Image Tracing4 screens
Tracing Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Image Tracing at none against Tracing Camera's 3. Image Tracing also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). Tracing Camera's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. Tracing Camera sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Image Tracing asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 2 level
Image Tracing versus Tracing Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImage TracingTracing Camera
PriceFreeFree
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVLADISLAV SIDORENKOryo muranaka

In-app purchases

None

Image Tracing

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Tracing Camera

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Image Tracing free?
Image Tracing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tracing Camera free?
Tracing Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Image Tracing or Tracing Camera have ads?
Image Tracing shows ads; Tracing Camera does not.

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