AR Tracing: Drawing by Tayasui is a graphics and design app for iOS that uses camera-based AR projection to help users trace and sketch images.
Product velocity
Active
Daily rank 🇺🇸
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Graphics & Design
Sentiment
4.3
2k reviews
Nemesis
Fragmented field
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire this app to overcome the barrier of entry to drawing by using digital projection as a guide, serving the job of skill-building for novice artists.
For Artists and hobbyists seeking to improve drawing skills through guided tracing and AR-assisted sketching.
What does it look like?
Key features
Projects images onto physical paper via camera for manual tracing, now featuring an Anchor Tool for stable positioning. Premium-tier gate — core utility for artists, driving conversion to subscription plans.
Guided tutorials for learning and practicing drawing techniques. Retention lever — increases session frequency by providing structured learning paths.
How much does it cost?
Subscription model uses recurring billing cycles to gate advanced AR features and premium content.
Velocity
Active developmentShow more...
5 versions in history. Development pace: active.
Who built it?
SKETCHES SRL
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What do users think recently?
Review voice lately leans frustrated. Users appreciate the core drawing and tracing functionality provides a helpful learning tool for novice artists.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- The core drawing and tracing functionality provides a helpful learning tool for novice artists
- Aggressive paywalls prevent users from accessing basic drawing features without a recurring subscription
49 of 49 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Frustrated overall
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Competitive landscape for AR Tracing: Drawing by Tayasui
How's the Graphics & Design market?
AR Tracing: Drawing by Tayasui currently ranks #48 Free in the AR category (↑16). The gap between its discovery rank and the negative sentiment regarding its paywall suggests that the current monetization strategy is unsustainable for long-term growth.
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Key takeaways for AR Tracing: Drawing by Tayasui
Where is it heading?
The casual drawing market is consolidating around tools that offer low-friction entry, and the current subscription-gated model leaves this app exposed to competitors with more generous free tiers. The PM must shift the monetization strategy to prioritize user acquisition over immediate conversion to avoid further sentiment erosion.
- Aggressive paywalls prevent access to basic drawing features, which drives high churn and negative sentiment among this app novice artist audience.
- The latest update introduced an anchor tool for projection stability, showing active feature investment rather than maintenance mode.
The SWOT
- Anchor Tool provides stable projection for accurate alignment
- Unlocking a limited free tier could capture the educational market segment
Next best moves
Pivot the free tier to include basic tracing features because 1★ reviews flag the lack of free functionality as the top complaint → improve retention
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The high frequency of review prompts, while annoying…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The app has moved toward a more aggressive subscription-only model, resulting in negative user sentiment and increased churn despite the addition of a stable AR anchor tool.
Bottom line
AR Tracing: Drawing by Tayasui provides a functional projection tool for novice artists, but the aggressive subscription-gated model alienates this app educational audience, so the PM should prioritize a more robust free tier to reduce churn and improve long-term retention.
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