Features & Capabilities

A simple tracing table app for drawing pictures and photos on a paper

"Tracing Mat" is an app for using your iPad or iPhone as a light table. After displaying the image you want to copy on the app, place the copy destination paper on it and trace the image that can be seen through under the paper. It is also possible to prepare the manuscript on paper, stack the copy destination paper on it, place it on the screen, and illuminate it from below with this application.

[How to use] Tap the “gear” button on the upper right to enter the setting mode. In the setting mode, add the image to be displayed with the “+” button or "Camera" button at the bottom left. When you tap the displayed image, it will be in a state with a yellow frame. In this state, you can move the image by dragging and zoom in and out by pinching. you can also flip and rotate the image. The screen brightness can be adjusted with the slider bar at the bottom right. When you tap the “left arrow” button on the upper left to exit the setting mode, the displayed image will be fixed, so place a piece of paper from the top of the screen and trace it.

[Caution]

  • I think it is easier to see the image under the paper if the room is darkened a little.
  • Attach a protective film, etc., to prevent the display from being scratched during copying.
  • Please use this application at your own risk. We do not take any responsibility for the disadvantage caused by using this application.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Yoko Nishimura
Rating:
3.50
(18)
0.10
Version:
1.15.1 Last updated: 2026-01-03
Version code:
881160268
Creation date:
2020-02-06
Compatible devices:
Size:
4.60MB
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-11
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Developed by:
Yoko Nishimura
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tracingmat/id1497442654
Website:
https://uchinolanlan.net/TracingMat/

User Reviews

TracingMat is praised for its simplicity, brightness control, image locking, and lightbox style tracing. It serves as a lightweight tool to trace digital linework onto paper. The main drawbacks are intrusive ads and a desire for an ad-free option, plus occasional UI confusion and interruptions that can pull focus from the drawing. Overall, it’s a straightforward, useful tracing aid if you can tolerate ads and a small learning curve.
Pros
  • Simple and easy to use for basic tracing tasks
  • Adjustable screen brightness (and zoom) improves visibility while tracing
  • Images can be locked in place to keep drawings steady
  • Functions as a lightweight lightbox for tracing from digital to traditional media
  • Free to use without a mandatory subscription, though ads are present
Cons
  • Intrusive ads disrupt usage, including a bottom banner that opens webpages when touched, with many users wanting an ad free option
  • Ads interfere with tracing and some users would pay to remove them with a one-time fee
  • Unclear onboarding and limited on-screen controls make it hard to start tracing
  • Occasional interruptions where the app switches focus to other apps
Recent reviews
I’m trying to trace but all it does is move 2 / 5
by St*****, 2026-06-09

I want to like this so much. With a few tweaks it'd be perfect. As it stands, it tests my patience every time I use it. Pros, it's simple and easy to use. You can adjust the screen brightness, zoom in and out on the picture. All that is great, but... The other tracing apps want you to pay for them by subscribing to a monthly plan. That's the only reason I didn't give this a 1 star. It truly is free, except it has an ad at the bottom of the screen that pulls up a webpage if you touch it, which you will because it's a tracing app. Make me watch an ad when I open the app. I don't care, but just don't put a clickable ad right in the middle of the screen. At least make the screen lock the ad in place too. You can lock the screen, but I still find myself swiping the screen or tapping the ad or hitting the settings button. I use this for simple line drawings to get the form down. Even doing something as simple as that I am taken out of my drawing two or three times minimum. I want this app, only I want it to completely lock the screen with the only way to unlock is by swiping a sliding bar at the bottom. That's it. So simple. That would be perfect. I will pay money right now for that app.
by We*****, 2025-08-09

Worthless
by Ta*****, 2025-07-30
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