Trace & Sketch Digital Drawing Apple

Trace & Sketch Digital Drawing

Draw & Paint on Tracing Paper

Overview

Rating:
4.30 +1
(157)
Version:
5.2
Last updated: 2026-07-10
Ranking
#130,674 ▼ 3,209
Overall

Features & Capabilities

Trace & Sketch Digital Drawing turns any photo into a sketch by overlaying a translucent tracing layer on your screen. Pick an image, adjust transparency, and draw with your finger or a stylus. The app auto-saves every stroke and supports brush control, eraser, undo/redo, color picker, fill tool, zoom and rotate, multiple canvases, and flexible export options.\n\nWhether tracing portraits or practicing outlines, you can export without a background, with the base image, or on a chosen canvas, and quickly share your artwork. Gallery management lets you edit, export, duplicate, or delete sketches.

User Growth & Download Statistics

By:
Shajir Kalady
Rating:
4.30
(157)
1 new ratings
Version:
5.2 Last updated: 2026-07-10
Version code:
888059261
Creation date:
2015-10-10
Compatible devices:
Size:
24.10MB
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-07-19
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Contact the developer

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Developed by:
Shajir Kalady
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/trace-sketch-digital-drawing/id1039621820
Website:
http://traceandsketch.xyz

User Reviews

Users frequently praise Trace & Sketch for being easy to use and excellent for tracing from photos, which supports learning drawing techniques. The main recurring drawbacks are color limitations (especially grays), background handling, brush options, UI glitches with selection/deletion, and occasional performance issues. Several feature requests appear (eraser size, templates, delete for saved sketches, etc.), but overall the tracing capability is strong with room for improvement.
Pros
  • Easy to use with intuitive tracing.
  • Strong tracing from photos/references.
  • Helpful for practicing line work, shading, and perspective.
  • Opacity control helps review work without the source image showing through.
  • Generally reliable with positive results for most users.
Cons
  • Color palette limitations, especially difficulty achieving light browns and grays.
  • Background handling lacks a simple plain white option and background often shows through.
  • Brush options are limited or inconsistent, with some users unhappy with the brushes.
  • UI/UX glitches around brush selection and tracing controls, plus issues with deleting or duplicating traces.
  • Occasional performance/stability issues like stopping after several strokes or zooming instability.
Recent reviews
Opacity is not working
by Ch*****, 2026-06-21

I liked the other version better, this one won’t change the brush size and is stuck on 10🙄
by Li*****, 2026-06-20
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