Common questions

Phantrace is an iPad-exclusive drawing app designed to help artists learn and improve by tracing over reference images. Import any photo, overlay it on your canvas, and trace with professional-grade tools and Apple Pencil support.

Yes! Phantrace is free to download with a generous free tier that includes 3 drawings, 3 layers per drawing, pen and eraser tools, and 1 folder. Upgrade to Phantrace Pro to unlock unlimited everything.

Pro unlocks unlimited drawings and layers, all drawing tools (pencil, marker, watercolor, bitmap eraser, stroke eraser), drawing replay, clean exports without watermarks, transparent PNG export, and unlimited folders.

Phantrace Pro is available as a monthly subscription ($6.99/mo), yearly subscription ($69.99/yr — save over 16%), or a one-time lifetime purchase ($149.99). All subscriptions are managed through the App Store and can be cancelled anytime.

Phantrace is exclusively built for iPad with full Apple Pencil support. It’s not available on iPhone or Android. The larger screen and pressure-sensitive stylus make iPad the ideal canvas for tracing and drawing.

Absolutely. All your drawings and data are stored locally on your device. No accounts required, no cloud uploads. Your art stays yours.

Yes — Phantrace auto-saves your drawings so you can pick up exactly where you left off. Export finished work as high-quality images to share with others.

Import a photo from your device, adjust the overlay opacity and position, then draw directly over it using the tools provided. You can fine-tune the reference image at any time while you work.

We’re always working to improve Phantrace. If you experience a bug, please contact us at sayhello@mkteagle.com with a description of the issue and we’ll look into it.