Phantrace

Turn any photo into a coloring page, or into a trace-ready canvas. Layer your sketch on top, color beneath editable outlines, and use Apple Pencil for precision work. When you're done, watch every stroke replay in order — perfect for sharing process or studying your own technique. Built for iPad. Built around Apple Pencil. One purchase, yours forever. NEW IN 2.3 • Coloring pages — create outlines from a photo with Apple Image Playground on supported devices, then color beneath them. Your original photo stays on its own layer with adjustable opacity. • Photo comparison — drag a slider across your photo and your drawing, then share or save the result. • Photos — reuse saved photos for new drawings, coloring pages, canvas backgrounds, and Camera Trace. Reimported photos are checked for duplicates. • Camera Trace — frame and trace onto paper with lens controls and on-screen guidance. • Lasso (beta) — on iOS 27, select, duplicate, recolor, rotate and delete strokes, and copy handwriting as text. It is an early experiment, so expect rough edges. CORE FEATURES • Trace from any photo — import from Photos or Files, adjust opacity, scale, and position on the canvas • Multi-layer canvas — background image, overlay layers, and drawing layers, each independently togglable • Apple Pencil tools — pen, marker, eraser, with adjustable brush size and pressure • Drawing replay — every stroke is recorded automatically, play it back at any speed • Full color picker with recent colors and custom color controls • Folders to organize your drawings, sort by name or date • Light and dark canvas modes • Export as PNG with transparent backgrounds, save to Photos or Files WHO IT'S FOR • Tattoo artists building stencils over reference photos • Illustrators studying anatomy and gesture from photo references • Sketch artists who want a digital lightbox without a dedicated rig • Anyone who wants to trace a photo, a comic panel, or a doodle and learn from it ONE-TIME UNLOCK Phantrace is a single one-time purchase. Pay once, own it forever — including every future update. Try every tool free for 3 days from first launch. After the trial, a single one-time purchase unlocks continued access to the entire app. There is no ongoing free tier. EXISTING SUBSCRIBERS & ORIGINAL BUYERS If you subscribed to Phantrace Pro under 1.x — or bought the app back when it was a paid download — you're automatically grandfathered into full access. No re-purchase needed. Just open the app. Legacy 1.x subscriptions keep renewing until you cancel them in Settings › Apple ID › Subscriptions; cancelling never takes away access you already have. PRIVACY Your drawings and photos stay on your device. No accounts, no cloud sync. Anonymous usage and crash data helps us fix problems and never includes your artwork or photos.