Comparison

MagicTrace vs Drawing ▫

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

Head to head
About

MagicTrace

This app allows you to trace images directly from paper onto your smartphone or tablet. It eliminates the need for tracing paper or lightboxes, enabling sketching, drawing, and even character learning on the go. Capture inspiration and draw landscapes instantly.

Highlights
  • Trace images from paper
  • No tracing paper or lightbox needed
  • Sketching and drawing tool
  • Character learning aid
  • Capture and draw landscapes
  • Uses device tilt for tracing
Features
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This is a revolutionary hand drawing software! It is an application that can be traced by hand on paper. You can run anywhere at any time if there is a pen and smartphone stand. You do not need the Tracing paper or light box! You can be many uses as described below. · Sketching · Trace of picture · Drawing · (Such as foreign language. Especially Kanji) learning of character · To the drawing doll to take a photo of people You can draw by hand immediately the landscape you are looking at now. Therefore, it is also possible to arrange the picture as it is in your inspiration. By detecting the inclination of the device, the tilt angle of the image, and has realized the trace. Because it is the application that does not exist until now, please write in the review if there is a demand something. Cartoon screen shot app uses the image below. Title: Give My Regardsto Black Jack Author name: SHUHO SATO Site Name: Manga on Web URL:http://mangaonweb.com/ *On the profitability of the problem, we added a time limit. You can increase the usage time by looking at the video ad. Please for your understanding.

About

Drawing ▫

Unleash your creativity with a versatile drawing and painting app. Explore a wide array of brushes, colors, and tools to sketch, paint, and design on your iPhone or iPad. Features include custom mandalas, coloring pages, and a dedicated kids' desk.

Highlights
  • 40+ handcrafted brushes
  • Millions of colors
  • Import and draw on pictures
  • Custom mandalas and coloring pages
  • Dedicated kids' desk
  • Apple Pencil and 3D Touch support
Features
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DrawingApp - Create amazing drawing art on the go with Drawing App for iPhone & iPad. 
Create amazing drawing ideas to life. Use DrawingApp's state-of-the-art brushes and tools to sketch, type, paint, and draw. Take your drawing creations to wherever your thoughts want to go! 1. Sketch Desk: DrawingApp has 40+ handcrafted style paintbrush and millions of colors to choose from. Focusing on food and shelter is for common men. Pouring your creativity through DrawingApp is for unique humans: the misfits, the rebels, the art markers. The ones who not only see things differently but produce different, creative art. Here's to the common men who can now be an artist with the DrawingApp! Here is a minimalistic set of tools that can help you create the art you want: a. 40+ handcrafted brush tools that can help you imitate the real paintbrush; b. Ruler to create straight lines to your needs; c. Eraser to change or modify a drawing on the go; d. Embed picture and drawing in one art; e. Install the DrawingApp to know more! FEATURES - Paint. Draw, Sketch. Repeat - Draw smoothly like never before on iPad or iPhone. - Draw creative sketches using 40+ brushes and tools - Enhance your drawing by importing pictures and photos - Zoom to paint fine details - Share instantly 2. Doodle Desk (NEW) With Doodle Desk you can create dazzling sketches, wonderful paintings & awesome illustrations! Key Feature: 1. Draw, Sketch & Paint anything. 2. You will find Every color to draw. 3. You can also customize your color as you wish. 4. Import photo from gallery or by capturing a new photo. Draw on photo. Have fun! 5. Rotate & scale photos as much as you want. 6. You can change Brush size & Opacity settings. 7. Undo & Redo option for your every action. 8. Made very easy & convenient to use. 9. Save artworks in gallery & share them into any social network you want. 10. Record & share your art work 3. Coloring Desk: - Custom mandalas: bring your unique designs to life in the mandala creation mode - 20+ categories of unique colouring pages from talented illustrators - 40+ beautiful preset Solid and Gradient colour palettes - Custom palettes: combine any colours you like to create a matchless work of art - Various colouring tools - Post-editing effects 4. Kids Desk: - Funkiest canvas with 10 + drawing tools including pen, pencil, chalk, marker, Fill, glitter, gradient and watercolor brushes - Shapes and brushes, magical pattern brushes and an enchanting wand effect on every brush stroke - 50+ educational coloring pages 
 **We Support Apple Pencil for iPad Pro and 3D Touch sensitivity for iPhones with Angle and Pressure with Water Color, Pencil, Pen tools etc.** Get DrawingApp Premium – weekly subscription (which comes with a 3-day free trial) for $4.99 USD, Monthly subscription for $7.99 USD, OR yearly subscription for $29.99 USD OR one-time purchase with $35.99 for life-time. 
 Upgrade to the Premium version and get unlimited access to Sketch Desk, Coloring Desk, Kids Desk, and Doodle Desk - without ads & watermarks! 
 • Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase and upon commencement of each renewal term. Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can cancel your subscription or free trial in the iTunes settings at least 24-hours before the end of the free trial period. • Please note: any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. 
 • Privacy Policy: http://drawingapp.me/privacy-policy.html • EULA: http://drawingapp.me/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

MagicTrace3 screens
Drawing ▫4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Drawing ▫ at 4.1 against MagicTrace's 1.5. Drawing ▫ also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 8). MagicTrace's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. MagicTrace sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Drawing ▫ sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drawing ▫ holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drawing ▫ has 15K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 26% of MagicTrace's written reviews are positive against 24% of Drawing ▫'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MagicTrace ships an update fortnightly, Drawing ▫ every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MagicTrace versus Drawing ▫: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagicTraceDrawing ▫
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (8 ratings)4.1 (15K ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.3% of reviews — better23.6% of reviews
Number of ratings815K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB178 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNobuhiro WatanabeVora Bhavik

Customer experience

MagicTrace

All ratings8 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive26.3%
Neutral10.5%
Negative63.2%

Drawing ▫

All ratings15,150 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative18.5%
Written reviews441 reviews
Positive23.6%
Neutral7.5%
Negative68.9%

Bugs and requests

MagicTrace

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Drawing ▫

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Drawings disappearing or not saving properly
  • Undo/redo functionality not working as expected
  • App freezing or crashing during use

Requested features

4 requests
  • More color and brush options
  • Improved layering and editing tools
  • Better save/load functionality
  • Tutorials or in-app guidance

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MagicTrace

One-time1
  • Remove the ad.$2.99
13 purchases

Drawing ▫

Subscriptions6
  • Drawing Apps Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Drawing Games Gold - Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Drawing Apps Premium Monthly$8.991 Month
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  • DrawingApp Premium Year France3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Drawing Games Gold - Yearly$24.991 Year
  • Drawing Apps Premium Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time7
  • Drawing App - Low Credits$4.99
  • AI Pad - 11 Credits$9.99
  • AI Pad - 17 Credits$14.99
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  • Remove Ads and Popups$16.99
  • One Time Purchase Premium$22.99
  • Drawing App - Premium Credits$29.99
  • Drawing App One-time Purchase$35.99

Questions

Is MagicTrace free?
MagicTrace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drawing ▫ free?
Drawing ▫ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MagicTrace or Drawing ▫?
Drawing ▫ is rated higher. MagicTrace averages 1.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Drawing ▫ averages 4.1 from 15K ratings.
Do MagicTrace or Drawing ▫ have ads?
Neither MagicTrace nor Drawing ▫ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MagicTrace or Drawing ▫?
MagicTrace ships an update fortnightly, and Drawing ▫ every 2 weeks. Most recently, MagicTrace was updated on June 3, 2026 and Drawing ▫ on September 24, 2026.

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