Quick Draw: AR Tracing
By Aaron Jones
Quick Draw: AR Tracing is a design utility that utilizes Apple’s ARKit and LiDAR to project images onto physical surfaces for manual tracing. It allows users to anchor, scale, and adjust the opacity of reference photos to facilitate drawing on various media, including canvases and walls.
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The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
For Artists, muralists, and hobbyists looking for a digital alternative to traditional projectors for scaling and tracing designs.
Key features
Uses ARKit and LiDAR technology to lock reference images into 3D space for stable projection.
Provides tools to pinch, rotate, and resize images while adjusting opacity for optimal visibility during tracing.
Enables projection onto diverse surfaces such as walls, sidewalks, canvases, and whiteboards.
Offers full access to all features without advertisements or recurring subscription fees.
How much does it cost?
Velocity
Intense developmentShow more...
4 versions in history. Development pace: intense.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
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Competitive landscape for Quick Draw: AR Tracing
How's the Graphics & Design market?
The rivals identified
By Da Vinci Eye LLC
Both apps target artists and muralists using AR for image projection and tracing, creating direct competition for the same creative workflow.
- Da Vinci Eye includes educational drawing lessons and prompts, whereas Quick Draw: AR Tracing focuses solely on the projection utility.
- Da Vinci Eye offers time-lapse recording for social sharing, a feature absent in Quick Draw: AR Tracing.
- Da Vinci Eye provides a strobe feature to assist with image alignment, which Quick Draw: AR Tracing does not list.
PixeluxContender
AR Draw Sketch & Trace ©Contender
Camera Lucida™: AR DrawingContender
Mural Maker by Da Vinci EyeContender
ProjectX - Projection MappingContender
Viso - Projection MappingContender
EasyMapper StudioContender
Trace Drawing App - SketchifyContender
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Key takeaways for Quick Draw: AR Tracing
Where is it heading?
Bottom line
This app functions as a portable, AR-based tracing projector that eliminates the need for bulky hardware by leveraging iPhone and iPad camera systems.
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