Comparison

TinyBlackboard vs TraceCraft

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

Head to head
About

TinyBlackboard

Capture inspiration with a simple, elegant drawing app. Recreate childhood blackboard memories with chalk effects, generate painting replays, and explore colorful creations. Ideal for fun, educational art or creative signage.

Highlights
  • Simulates blackboard effect with chalk fonts
  • Multiple blackboard styles
  • Finger-based eraser function
  • Free brush color selection
  • Drawing playback and video generation
  • Neon flickering animations
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A Simple, Elegant Drawing App, Capture Inspiration Anytime, Anywhere. Do you remember secretly writing the name of someone you liked on the blackboard as a child, writing beautiful poems, and counting down to exams? The beautiful sunset illuminated the words on the blackboard, while chalk dust swayed in the sunlight. All those wonderful memories are left in that time. This app has many useful features, such as generating painting replay videos, neon flickering animations, multi-board support, and more. Come and freely realize your childhood drawing dreams! Children love the chalk drawing feature, where you can draw blue skies, white clouds, and flowers with your kids, learn painting skills, and explore the world of colors in a fun and relaxing educational experience. Try it now! Of course, if you're a super fan, you can create drawings of your favorite stars or idols. You can even use it as a neon board for concerts or a welcome sign at airports. It's practical and creative, helping you stand out in a crowd. Features: 1.Simulates the blackboard effect with chalk fonts. 2.Supports multiple blackboard styles, easily switchable. 3.Eraser function, and you can erase with your finger. 4.Choose your brush color freely and create your unique colors. 5.Powerful playback function, which allows you to replay the entire drawing process. 6.Generate a video of your entire drawing process and share it with friends.

About

TraceCraft

Features
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Your words. Your layout. Ready to print. TraceCraft is a handwriting worksheet maker for families and teachers. Enter the Chinese characters, words, pinyin, English text, or pencil-control symbols you want to practice, preview the layout live, and create a print-ready sheet in moments. FIVE PRACTICE TYPES • Character tracing: give each Chinese character its own tracing and writing row • Chinese words: create practice sheets for words, poems, and custom text • Pinyin practice: use four-line ruling for letters, syllables, and tones • English practice: make sheets for letters, words, and sentences • Pencil control: practice movement with lines, shapes, and symbols CUSTOMIZABLE GRIDS AND LAYOUTS • Choose Tian, Mi, nine-square, inner-box, Mi inner-box, or square grids • Adjust cells per row, tracing cells, cell size, and spacing • Fine-tune ruling height, groups per row, and center guides for pinyin and English • See the same settings in the live preview and final PDF MADE FOR PRINTING • Choose A4, A5, B5, or Letter paper • Use portrait or landscape orientation • Show or hide the title and student information header • Print directly or share the PDF with another app ON-DEVICE BY DESIGN Worksheet previews and PDFs are generated on your device. Practice content is not uploaded as part of worksheet generation. Recent worksheets stay on the device so you can review, print, or delete them later. The free version includes three exports per day. Availability and limits for additional benefits are shown in the app. Great for handwriting at home, preschool readiness, elementary Chinese, pinyin, English lettering, homework, classroom preparation, and custom printable practice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TinyBlackboard4 screens
TraceCraft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TraceCraft at none against TinyBlackboard's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TinyBlackboard sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and TraceCraft sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
TinyBlackboard versus TraceCraft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTinyBlackboardTraceCraft
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB150 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer利军 周Chengdu Yunbyte Network Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

TinyBlackboard

One-time2
  • Buy pen & background color$0.99
  • Remove the ADs$1.99
3 purchases

TraceCraft

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly Membership$1.991 Month
  • Pro Annual Membership$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime Membership$12.99

Questions

Is TinyBlackboard free?
TinyBlackboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TraceCraft free?
TraceCraft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TinyBlackboard or TraceCraft have ads?
TinyBlackboard shows ads; TraceCraft does not.

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