Comparison

LightBox Extra vs Trace Table

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

Head to head
About

LightBox Extra

Easily view 35mm negatives and slides on your iOS device. Customize the background for optimal viewing and the app remembers your preferred settings.

Highlights
  • View 35mm negatives and slides
  • Customizable white background
  • Background adjusts to negative/slide area
  • Resizes for all iOS7 devices
  • Remembers custom box sizes
Features
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Use LightBox Extra to easily view 35mm negatives and slides. You can choose between a classic white background, or only have white where you place the negative/positive to avoid blinding yourself. Resizes itself to work on all iOS7 devices. You can resize the white boxes as needed, and next time you launch the app it will restore those.

About

Trace Table

This app provides a digital light box and AR projector for tracing drawings, photos, and artwork. It offers features like adjustable brightness, outline mode, and digital painting tools to aid your creative process.

Highlights
  • Digital light box for tracing
  • AR image projector
  • Outline mode for clear lines
  • Digital paint tools
  • Adjustable brightness
  • Resize, move, and rotate artwork
Features
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A simple, effective light box for tracing drawings and artwork. Trace drawings, photos, tattoos, flash, lettering, inking, line work, comics, homework, anything! Trace Table maximizes your screen brightness, so the lines are easy to see. Lock your artwork in place, so your hand doesn’t accidentally move it while you are drawing.* Outline Mode easily adjusts photos to help you see lines more clearly. Trace table now comes equipped with our new AR Image Projector. Simply position your device above the canvas and view both the image and canvas directly on the screen. Tracing has never been so easy. You can also unleash your creativity with our Digital Paint feature. Choose from a different tools such as brushes, pencils, and more. Watch as your creative thoughts take shape on our digital canvas, transforming into a masterpiece before your eyes. Features: - MAX brightness management. - Trace artwork from Photos or Camera. - Outline Mode makes it easy. - Resize, move, and rotate artwork. - Flip the artwork for reverses and transfers. - Lock the screen so nothing moves while you’re tracing!* - Home screen swipe protection on iPhone X, XR, XS. - AR projector. - Digital paint. “I originally made Trace Table to help my wife draw cartoons on notes to put in our son’s lunchbox. It really helped her drawing confidence and speed. I hope it can help you with your art.” — Trace Table Developer Subscribe to access to premium app features; subscription details are the following: • Length: weekly, monthly, yearly • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase • Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period • When cancelling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

LightBox Extra4 screens
Trace Table4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Trace Table at 4.4 against LightBox Extra's 2.3. Trace Table also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 28%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months). LightBox Extra's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LightBox Extra sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Trace Table sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Trace Table holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trace Table has 10K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of LightBox Extra's written reviews are positive against 58% of Trace Table's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LightBox Extra ships an update every 13 months, Trace Table every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
LightBox Extra versus Trace Table: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightBox ExtraTrace Table
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (19 ratings)4.4 (10K ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.8% of reviews58.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1910K — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB168 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkyCharts LLCWHATSTICKER APPS SRL

Customer experience

LightBox Extra

All ratings19 ratings
Positive36.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative63.2%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive27.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative72.2%

Trace Table

All ratings10,039 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral4.0%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews618 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral6.0%
Negative35.8%

Bugs and requests

LightBox Extra

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Trace Table

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes or closes unexpectedly
  • Undo/reverse function deletes entire drawing
  • Difficulty uploading or selecting images

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add brightness/contrast controls
  • Allow more free features without subscription
  • Improve image manipulation capabilities (resize, rotate, etc.)
  • Prevent screen from dimming or locking during use

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LightBox Extra

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
12 purchases

Trace Table

Subscriptions12
  • Weekly Premium7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium$2.997 Days
  • Weekly premium7 Days trial$4.997 Days
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  • Weekly premium$4.997 Days
  • Weekly premium14 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium$49.991 Year
  • Yearly premium7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Yearly premium$69.991 Year
  • Yearly premium14 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is LightBox Extra free?
LightBox Extra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trace Table free?
Trace Table is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LightBox Extra or Trace Table?
Trace Table is rated higher. LightBox Extra averages 2.3 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Trace Table averages 4.4 from 10K ratings.
Do LightBox Extra or Trace Table have ads?
Neither LightBox Extra nor Trace Table shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LightBox Extra or Trace Table?
LightBox Extra ships an update every 13 months, and Trace Table every 2 months. Most recently, LightBox Extra was updated on October 7, 2026 and Trace Table on October 13, 2026.

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