Morpholio Trace - Sketch CAD Negative Reviews

Morpholio Trace - Sketch CAD App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024

Morpholio Trace - Sketch CAD app received 51 complaints, negative comments and reviews by users. Have you ever had a bad experience using Morpholio Trace - Sketch CAD? Can you share your negative thoughts about morpholio trace - sketch cad?

Morpholio Trace - Sketch CAD for Negative User Reviews

✓ Automatic free trialI tried to click onto the free option but would not let me so I proceeded by pressing cancel but then I got a message on my gmail saying that my free trial has expired, this NEEDS to be fixed STRAIGHT away!😡👎👎 would not recommend a download at all but I would recommend Autodesk it is much better and completely free no matter what.Alf_dog1*2*3Version: 3.5.74

✓ Perhaps I’m an idiotI am not a novice when it comes to drawing/drafting programs. Neither am I an expert. I have used simple programs in my business for many years with good success. Morpholio’s advertised features were attractive to me so thought I’d give it a try on my IPad Pro. A program this difficult to grasp is not useful. After hours and hours of frustration I have given up..LbnothappyVersion: 3.5.64

✓ Layer management is terribleI like the concept of Morpholio Trace, and it’s really powerful in places, (scaling drawings) but the lack of any easy layer management makes it a non-starter for me. See what Procreate does with layers? copy that and you have an amazing piece of software. Right now it’s a powerful mess..AAC hdjenVersion: 5.33

✓ Awesome, but…No courses or tutorials anywhere online. There are some broad view YouTube videos, but not enough info to actually get started using this properly, and no courses anywhere. Was excited to use, but unfortunately will have to cancel..BTBrulzVersion: 5.33

✓ I hoped for better... I’ll be cancellingI think this app is way over rated. It’s really just a sketching app, nothing you can do any precision with, and Procreate is FAR BETTER to sketch with. Don’t expect any kind of precision measuring or drawing detail. Zooming in is terribly pixelated. The perspective tool is so frustrating due to lack of detail and raster images. Lines don’t snap so your perspective lines can be way off. With perspective turned on the apple pencil has serious parallax and lag. If zoomed in even a little the pencil won’t draw or draws on the wrong projection line while in perspective. This is completely unacceptable and makes the perspective function useless for anything other than very rough concept sketching. Procreate’s perspective is much better. Layers are really frustrating; you can’t merge layers or copy selections to new layers, if you want to draw on a lower layer you have to turn off the ones above rather than select the lower level. If you want a higher resolution zoomed in, you have to create a new layer; but then you can’t merge layers, so you end up with tons of layers..CaitiekayVersion: 3.5.69

✓ I use Trace everydayI use Trace everyday for my work. It is fantastic- was. It is getting buggier and buggier and there haven’t been any useful updates for a year. Are Morpholio at the limit of their coding abilities. Faults: Most of the time the lasso doesn’t turn on or erases the selection The lasso glitches lines it passes over Layers are unstable and deselect randomly There is no file name when working anywhere - you need to go back to the browser to see which file you’re working on An absence of any layer foldering or solo buttons make even simple image assembly difficult. I am an advanced and experienced user of Trace and am worried this landmark program is slipping..GaxxardVersion: 6.7

✓ Good ideas, average executionOverall the app is great and is an excellent tool but it could be so much better. There are a number of issues which really shouldn’t even be problems, such as: the selection tool lowers the resolution of the selected elements each time; the area tool very often misses the correct area it’s supposed to fill and there’s no way to adjust line weights with stencils (critical for drawing construction details). Additionally, the new plate has taken away features such as the ability to lock scaling of selections and to choose units for setting the scale (in metric, can only do metres; no option for millimetres anymore). Very frustrating..GgggrahammmmVersion: 5.22

✓ CostI’m an absolute novice when it comes to design. I am sure this app is great if that is your niche. All I want to do is have an app to easily draw possible renovations in my home. Sure I could take the time to learn the tools provided in the app. It might be just want I need. But in order to pay a monthly subscription to use all the features is greedy. For some it might be worth it. It’s not for me. Why not a flat fee up front? A pencil and paper would actually be cheaper and easier to use. An electronic app is nice if you don’t want to waste resources and storage space. I guess it would also help you better visualize a 3D environment..G-man711Version: 3.5.56

✓ No CloudThis app seems good in many ways, despite some minor interface niggles. It has a strep learning curve, which reflects the fact that it is pretty feature rich, and the help section and videos are quite good. My main issue with it is that unlike Floorplans (which I loved despite its glitchiness because it did exactly what I wanted really well, but which has been removed from the App Store) Trace doesn’t ‘do’ cloud. So when I pick up my larger iPad (I travel with a smaller one) or my phone, my projects have not made it over to the other devices via the cloud. You can export them and email them or airdrop them, but then you have version control issues. So I’m afraid for me, good thought it is, this one massive lacking feature is likely to count it out. Pity..TashoVersion: 5.43

✓ Laggy And Slow 10" iPad ProFor $10.99 subscription based pricing I would expect and ongoing polished product. With only two trace layers down and a small-moderate amount of line work the app becomes buggy freezes and crashes. Will give concepts a try. would love a refund on this..Mugg5yVersion: 3.5.9

✓ Nothing special, make sure auto subscription renew is offI could not find anything special about this tool , and make sure auto renew subscription option is off otherwise you will get paid without knowing..RK7GYUNVersion: 5.19

✓ Garbage.I’m not an architect but I still wanted a simple app to help me plan a room in a small apartment. I thought this would let me rough sketch a scaled-down room, input measurements for furniture I own & find the most efficient layout. If this sounds familiar, move along. This horrid app is not user-friendly... unless you’re perhaps, a professional architect already familiar with similar programs. There are no instructions for use and no help tools. I tried to figure it out on my own. I used the ruler tool to draw a straight line (aka a wall), in trying to find out how to reposition the ruler to form a 90 degree corner, the ruler tool disappeared and tapping on the ruler tool button does not bring it back. The app developer should at least have included some sort of help section or include some sort of hint that this isn’t geared towards the average Jane/Joe just trying to map out a single room..Sweetviolet79Version: 3.5.40

✓ DisappointedAfter upgrading to the Pro version after looking in to the product. One of my main goals was to work out areas on a plans. It does do it but with varied results each time. Not accurate at all as far as I can see..Would you be a little too muchVersion: 3.5.60

✓ My stencils are stuckThis is a fantastic app. I was having great fun right until my stencil got stuck in the upper right hand corner. Don't put the stencil there because you will never get it back. Will I pay for an app where I cannot rest any of my stencils. No I will not. Fix this issue immediately or give this app for free. Not worth paying for a glitch. Thanks!.Stuck stencilsVersion: 3.5.20

✓ Tools hard to use accuratelyInteresting idea and examples look good, but tools are difficult to be accurate with, scale function is twitchy, drawing tools while them seem to be mimics of real tools do not perform like real markers (dry markers only are offered) , washes or pencils. The AR tool is still something I am trying to figure out what to use it on. The pen tools work well, except with very fine lines which make the line look sketchy not like a fine pen. If you want to perform a blended marker wash - the tool only seems to do dry markers. I work on large projects so the screen gets filled with the dense floor plan which by definition has a hard time making fine lines. So, I have to break the floor plan into sections to get enough resolution to use the tools as intended. If you work on different kinds of projects you Might not encounter the same issues. I encourage to look at the examples, they are all small projects..JAL100000000Version: 3.5.69

✓ HorrendousI couldn't even make an account. It was slow, laggy, and it would say, 'fail' after showing a loading screen for a few minutes. It didn't say why it was unsuccessful in making my account, it simply just refused to work. It wasted five minutes of my day trying and trying to create an account..Uniboo307Version: 3.5.25

✓ Free version is worse than most sketch appsUseless unless you buy stuff, get a sketch app instead there’s way more options and brushes this honestly has nothing for free.Alice1998123Version: 6.8

✓ FB Log in, does it work?Gets stuck in an endless loop when opting to use Facebook to log in on my device. Didn’t really want to have to create a new app-specific account. Additionally, even though your video tutorial shows what to expect from the app, it’s pretty poor form these days to ask for sign up immediately, especially before the user is allowed to even just test drive your app!! Lastly, the text on your sign up dialog is tiny, even on an XS Max. Looks like something that’s been ported directly from web/desktop, with little thought..J-DaaawgVersion: 3.5.60

✓ OvermarketedIn Apples desperation to cast the iPad Pro as a Very Good Pro Tool they have co-marketed this app and made it out to be a serious tool for serious architects. It can’t even import a drawing set, apply a scale, and take basic linear measurements at that scale, apart from manually reading off of a fake on screen version of a physical ruler. Totally ridiculous conceptually and practically. We were better off on PCs with AutoCAD in 1990 than we are today in terms of simple tools that actually do what they are MEANT for..JesusIsRisen69Version: 6.13

✓ DisappointingPro subscription trial over 1 month generally disappointing. Buggy, lack of obvious features, options, I could go on and on. As an architect with over 10 years of Autodesk app experience I found Morpholio Trace to be severely lacking in the tools department, relying heavily on stamps. There are so many other flaws that I started sending to support that I realised I should rather just stop wasting my time and uninstall..MarketLyellVersion: 5.0

✓ Good tool\ but still rough around the edgesEdited review from 2 to 3 stars. This is a raster based product, so don’t expect the crispness and retro-editability of other software like the Concepts app. Requires careful layer management in a photoshop style of working, which is complicated by the fact that the layers are designed to act like trace sheets. So if you hit the edge of the trace sheet your line might get pushed to a different layer. I’m cool with the trace sheets concept, it should really be an unlimited canvas though. Then again, big vector apps can get bogged down by large PDF’s and infinite canvases and this app wont. Once you get past the learning curve this app starts to shine. Still, while this app can be useful, it has some other quirks that I hope the developer polishes out. For example - the pen tool combined with the ruler is perfect for drafting crisp lines. But the eraser tool does not work with the ruler. So you can draw a straight line, but you can’t erase a straight line. I suppose you could use a stencil to get around this issue. Also, no ability to put in dimensions? This is the one missing feature that I am scratching my head over. Finally, avoid the undo button. It’s slow and buggy. Just use the eraser. Despite the issues, it’s very much worth learning..TaylorzorVersion: 3.5.68

✓ Account requiredApp does not work without an account..SburgiVersion: 3.5.69

✓ No decent tutorialsHad high hopes to do a plan and elevation but due to lack of decent tutorials I can’t work out how to use this app, really frustrating, have wasted hours and could have done it on paper by now in 30 mins. The tutorials are just speeded up short time lapses. My base layer picture keeps turning sideways, can’t merge laters, 2 pt perspective grid doesn’t cover my pic, etc. Plus I’ve been charged on one iPad and am still on a trial period on the other so I guess if you happen to have more than one device you’ll have to pay 2 subs....PeticawVersion: 4.2

✓ One thing kills this appThe main difference between amateurs and professionals who sketch is that professionals will always sketch to scale. If they draw a door, or a bed, or a car, they want to know that it is accurate and realistic. The scale tool in this app is very hard to read, much too abstract and if you are trying to measure something and want to zoom in to check the impossibly small scale, guess what! The scale doesn’t not zoom with the drawing, but stays fixed on the screen. This app has so many other things going for it that I have tried and tried, but this useless, frustrating, illegible scale tool is the reason that I am ending my subscription..JotVersion: 3.5.38

✓ Very poor customer serviceThe drawing portion of the app is good, no great. It is has its own particular limitations for architectural sketching and detailing, but so do the other sketch products out there. My issue is that there have been no visible improvements in several years and the customer service is non existent. Response to email sent though the app? Nothing. 4-5 messages sent to Morpholio and all have been ignored. The app can be buggy at times, and while this is rare, there is no recourse for solving tech issues. None. I’m a professional architect and I regret placing my trust in this platform. It’s won’t let you down all the time, but don’t think that it’s always going to function the way you need..AMT AthensVersion: 4.1

✓ Scaling and usabilityI really wanted a scale on the side of the drawing which to me seems like a normal feature to draw with, have so I paid the second to highest subscription. The ruler has some advanced things like parallel lines etc, but don’t think the basics are right with this app for the ruler. When I import a picture on a layer and set it up where I need it, every time I click on the layer again, it rotates 90 degrees no matter what setting I use. Support just told me it’s based on the orientation of the device. I expect more for basic usability for a simple garden design project. Even the lasso tool I would expect to be able to select something to then move it around, well does not work for me. I would like to use this more as the interface feels right but find it frustrating to control. Two stars for some of the drawing tools and slick design that’s all I can give this app. I hope I can cancel my subscription now..Dooma20Version: 5.6

✓ Lost work, non-responsive supportI downloaded the free version to see if it was worth buying. I started two different projects, putting in a few hours total. After noticing a recent app update, I went to check on my projects, and the pages are blank. The underlying original graphics are there, but all my work is gone. I notified Morpholio about this on March 18 (it’s now April 4). I received a pro forma email telling me to not delete the program, make sure iCloud storage is on (it has been and still is), and asked to make sure iOS is up to date (it is — I’m on an M1 iPad Pro as well). The said they’d contact me personally in 48 hours — it’s been 408 hours actually, with no response. Needless to say, I will not be purchasing the app. Hopefully my review will save others the frustration I have experienced..Kevin&JennVersion: 5.27

✓ Half-baked functions, over priced subscriptionsHalf-baked functions, over priced subscriptions.SK03120604Version: 5.18

✓ Over complicated and seriously lacking in basic functionsAs a practising urban designer I purchased this the pro subscription version because of all its hype and supposed advanced features. Definitely lots of features, but unfortunately needlessly overcompensated and inefficient. There are so many better apps that produce the same results for a fraction of the price. I’m done with all subscription apps. So much greed and so little value..Atk112Version: 3.5.74

✓ Need to be able to scroll through pagesAs an architect, I use the app all the time; multiple times daily. It’s generally great, but it does has one significant and highly annoying flaw. Morpholio will separate drawing sets into multiple individual sheets, requiring the user to close one drawing sheet to open another. The back-and-forth process has become so frustrating that I found myself searching for a replacement app today. Figured I should voice my complaint to the developers and give them a chance to correct the issue....or, if I am doing something wrong, please tell me. I can imagine two changes that would improve the product greatly: 1. The best solution I would imagine, would be to allow for multiple drawings to be open at one time on the tablet screen, the way I would lay out my sketches on an actual physical desktop, laying pieces of trace over each drawing, with the ability to transfer the trace and overlay onto other drawings. 2. Supply the option to create a continuous scrollable document that includes all sheets selected, similar to an Adobe PDF. Again, this is a very good app, but has some annoying limitations. My recommendation would be to survey architects and other designers who use your product to better understand how best to serve the design community.....MODE4 ArchitectureVersion: 3.5.81

✓ Not great on new mapsI am not sure where the developer has sourced the maps but they are so faded in archeological dust they belong in the museum. If like me you wanted to use the scale map feature don’t bother as the maps I looked at had to be at least 5-10 years old.Dark magiVersion: 3.5.60

✓ Frustrating, not quite the pencil and scale ruler replacementBeen using this app for several months now. Although it’s great to sketch to scale that’s pretty much were it stops. it lacks many basic features, such as merging layers, copying between layers and files. Recently tried the new smart hatch tool for areas and the writes over every single layer rendering them useless. The hatches look cool but man they ruined my drawing. I now have to recreate an entire new drawing because of this and the inability to copy certain layers across into a new file. Honestly am quite disappointed. After much hype and fancy graphics this is still more of a beta, and very much frustrating. For its price, it is expensive. Come to think of it, from all the lack of basic features, and the very bad area fill pattern tool, it’s cost me a lot more in wasted time. Definitely not meant for schematic and professional presentation. Best to export a basic sketch into Adobe products..SeekertrtVersion: 5.11

✓ Used to have so much potential, but now...I got this app because I wanted to be able to actually use pictures I’ve saved on my iPad & allow me to actually trace the pictures without the image wobbling all over the place or being drawn/painted over in the process. On my old iPad, this app did exactly that. Until I was forced to get a new iPad when the old one broke. I downloaded the app again, hoping it would be no different ... boy-oh-boy was I wrong about that! I can’t make heads or tails of it now & I can no longer keep an image still long enough to trace a straight line, never mind a whole picture! All I wanted was to do a personalised picture, to put on a “Get Well” card for my 9 year old cousin (who’s been struck by a car & will likely need surgical pins), but now I can’t draw it for him. I’m very disappointed, to put it politely. Sorry, but I’m going to be deleting this app, as I simply cannot use it. And no offence, but I honestly won’t be recommending this to anyone; not after my own dissatisfaction with the app. SMH. 🤨.Aspgirl21Version: 3.5.78

✓ Not reliableI used it for work, taking photos and adding them to floor plans. kept crashing and at the end I couldn’t transport the drawing or images from this app. waste of time and money.NikiBahrmanVersion: 5.30

✓ WeirdI dont see why anyone would need this? I don't get it. Why buy something any art app could do? I went to the developers website and watched the video about what it does and still don't get it. Deleted it off ipad..HazlittVersion: 2.2

✓ Why is this rental software?This is a nice app, with nifty features that make it easy to generate professional architectural-style sketches. BUT... in order to access anything beyond the most basic features, Morpholio requires a monthly/yearly subscription. I don’t mind paying a one-time in-app fee for “pro” features, but subscription software smacks of pure greed. There are certain subscription-based services that make sense: streaming video, for instance, burdens the developer with ongoing costs, so it’s fair that users support that cost. But Morpholio isn’t offering anything in exchange for their subscription other than the right to use their standalone app. This isn’t a trend I want to encourage, so I won’t be using Trace..AjBezarkVersion: 3.5.47

✓ Loved at the start, can barely use now.I used this a lot at the beginning, it’s great when you first start to use it with scale etc. But something ALL architects will no doubt need it for it cannot perform, I’m talking about exporting. I often will import a pdf plan, sketch over it and then export for a presentation, the exports are either insanely low quality or (if like me you use the roller brush tool to block out areas behind your sketch but above the original plan you’re sketching over) morpholio will export the pdf with border lines around all of the blocked out/masked areas. The program should take the pdf that as imported, take all the morpholio layers I have created and just flatten it all so it appears as it does on my screen when it’s exported. Can’t believe such a basic functionality is so poorly implemented..Dhaklaisurb nVersion: 6.8

✓ Great Potential - but need some refinementsAs an architect who loves to draw freehand, I was delight to have come across Morpholio Trace - an app that offers to-scale sketching ability, which means I can sketch anywhere without carrying around papers and all the tools. I was too busy to test the app when I was on the free trial, but since the monthly fee is very reasonable, I decided to take a stab and subscribe to try it out. First impression was great, it had a lot of useful tools for digital sketching, bringing in reference drawings was easy; it works great with Apple Pencil, very responsive generally; and I was particular excited about the stencil tool - very clever idea. The reason I only gave it 3 stars is because it is still quite a buggy app, with some potentials not fully realized: 1. The ruler tool freezes quite a bit, and often doesn't respond to the Apple Pencil after changing ruler angle (or after moving it) 2. I have no control over the frequency of the auto-save function, and it happens quite often, which leads to lags while it's saving. 3. The pencil and pen are fine when drawing straight lines at 0 or 90º, but become very pixelated as soon as you deviate from that. Some anti-aliasing work is required. Also it would be nice if the tools respond to Apple Pencil tilt for shading. 4. The available colours are limited, and I wonder why you don't just offer a full colour-wheel with the ability to save particular colours, for the pro users? 5. It would be nice to be able to bring in more than 1 reference layer, with the ability to turn their visibility on and off, rather than having to reloading different drawings into the same base layer. 6. The stencil tool is really quite a genius idea, and I look forward to a more extensive selection to be made available. Perhaps the ability to download more from a 'marketplace', or custom-make one's own stencils? 7. If you could combine some of your app's clever tools with the 'engine power' and flexibility of a drawing app like 'Procreate' or 'Adobe Sketchbook', you would have a winner. All in all, despite the mediocre score I gave, I must applaud Morpholio's efforts on this so far, and I do hope you consider some of my comments, and continue to improve on this useful app..R. LamVersion: 3.5.9

✓ Hate so much1 I pressed skip. 2 i don’t know how to do a email 3 i zone have facebook 4 u have to sign up to play 5 I’m going to call a manager.Kyles2013Version: 6.7

✓ The price is notI used this app for about 10 minutes. The app didn’t allow me to use some tools to try. It seems good, but the cost... OMG, So expensive. I’m not an architector, but I like to use rulers for sketching. I don’t know why most of the app developers think that who has Apple products is rich!! I can’t buy this ever. unfortunately I have to delete this app, looking for another app..ShirazigsVersion: 3.5.65

✓ Changing devices is a nightmareHaving to log in and out of Apple IDs is frustrating and often doesn’t work. Purchased another iPad to use for presentations but can’t easily transfer data across devices and share my Pro account. A simple email login would suffice but no, this has to go through Apple ID or iTunes to login. Even then it’s not working.James58243Version: 5.30

✓ Free trial is a scam!You are allowed 5 projects in basic trial mode. There are 4 projects that come preloaded, which count against your 5. So only 1 trial project which cannot be deleted. If an app developer cannot be honest, then see yah!.Admin IstratorVersion: 4.4

✓ Sketch is right, drafting it isn’tI was a drafting pro for a couple of decades and now I was looking for software for a new home project. This would probably be a reasonable collaboration tool or great for working on top of pro drawings. For doing some serious precise vector not raster drawing I’d recommend looking for something else. Honestly I haven’t found anything close to the real deal without paying for real drafting software. In closing for the money involved this appears to have some great features, it’s just not what I’m looking for..USfreemanVersion: 5.3

✓ A lot of potential, no precision.When i’m working on paper and tracing paper, i work with a lot more precision than this app. Even though it has an excellent library of stencils, or linetypes or pens and tools, the ruler tool is really bad. ~ I would much prefer a scale ruler with FIXED units rather than constantly updating units as you zoom in or out. ~ I would much prefer a scale lock of the rotate function when i crop my precise drawing of a bed on a plan.... ~ I would much prefer a scale lock of all the stencils so i can place a 1.75m person on my drawing. ~ I would much prefer a function to draw precise circles and arcs ~ I would much prefer to be able to know the length of a line as i’m drawing it so i can realise that what i’m drawing is completely off.... ~ I would much prefer to draw on a piece of tracing paper rather than this app for the time being, as it reduces my productivity rather than increase it. Thanks - i sincerely hope you take very seriously the above. Kind regards, Mario.MaroulakisVersion: 4.4

✓ Lock paper rotationWhere is the paper rotation option?.Titan14yaVersion: 4.3

✓ Not enough30 years design build. Started using CAD on floppies. First impression, glorified doodle app. No CAD tools or controls, no draw line x long at x angle. The displayed advertising images present it as a technical drawing app. First impression is it has none of that and offers features I can have for free in other programs. Autodesk Sketchbook offers basically unlimited pens, colours, layers, perspective drawing, STRAIGHT LINES, without a fee (no I have no association with them)..Cap871Version: 5.2

✓ It’s getting bloatedThis was my best app for my day to day work and I use it in my professional work as architect, it started great and got better with the added features until recently where I got so frustrated with the undo command as the app gets jammed and sometimes crashes. The undo use to be very responsive, now after few strokes on a layer and get stuck, also the hyper layer command where it zooms on a portion of the drawing to match the size of the layer has disappeared with the latest update. It’s a great app and one of my favourite but it’s getting too frustrating, I hope they fix it..AK SaadiVersion: 3.5.70

✓ HorribleHorrible app no point of it so confusing to use and not good at all. And u have to pay $32 for a SUBSCRIPTION that gives you features any other app will give to you for free and are way better to use..Jedi1467Version: 3.5.71

✓ Cool but if you can’t pay, not as worth it.Looks like it could be a really cool app, but I don’t want to have to pay a £17 subscription to just use the perspective tool, which is the main reason I downloaded the app. It seems very limiting if you can’t afford to pay extra..CJ40002Version: 3.5.64

✓ Text doesn’t workThe text I type always messes up. When I input a space they all get replaced with lines instead. Other than that great app.Ahboi help pleaseVersion: 6.4

✓ SCAMComplete scams! I don’t know why these companies think it’s ok to keep milking consumers like this, not only is nearly every feature of this program blocked by pay walls, they want an annual subscription. Why do I have to keep paying yearly for a product! One time payment is fine. Please stop this subscription madness!.King OsirisOneVersion: 5.6

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