Morpholio Trace review
A focused iOS drawing app for scaled architectural sketches, plan markups and CAD exports.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Morpholio Trace is a drawing and design app for architects, interior designers, landscape designers and other design professionals. Its focus is sketching and drafting with scaled aids, rather than rendering or a broad project-management workflow. On iPhone and iPad, users can create plans, sections, elevations and perspectives, mark up PDF drawing sets, work over images or 3D models, and add dimensions and area calculations. That makes it a strong fit for professionals who want an adaptable digital sketchbook for design development and plan review, especially on iPad.
The drawing tools go beyond freehand markup: perspective guides support one-, two- and three-point drawings, while grids, hatch patterns, angle annotations and layer controls help structure a sketch. Smart Fill calculates areas, and Apple's RoomPlan can scan rooms into scaled 3D models. Trace can import and draw over 3D models, then export vector-based DXF and PDF files, images or Trace project files. Integrations with SketchUp, Shapr3D, Vectorworks, AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino, Archicad and Zoom give it a place alongside established design workflows, though it remains a mobile-first sketching tool rather than a rendering product.
Morpholio Trace has a free plan and a 30-day free trial, with subscriptions named Trace Essentials, Trace Plus, Trace Pro Monthly and Trace Pro. According to the vendor's product information, business licensing is also available for organizations managing multiple licenses. The practical limitation for teams is that live collaboration is not yet supported, so Trace is better suited to individual drawing and markup work than shared, simultaneous review. Architects who need scaled sketching, plan annotation and CAD-oriented exports should consider it; teams seeking live collaborative editing or rendering should look elsewhere.
Morpholio Trace pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Scaled drawing aids cover plans, sections, elevations and perspectives.
- PDF markup, dimensions, area calculations and layer controls support plan review.
- Vector DXF and PDF exports connect sketches to design software workflows.
- Where it doesn't
- Live collaboration is not supported.
- The core workflow is centered on iPhone and iPad.
- It does not include rendering.
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