Comparison

FX Halftone Stencil vs Pressed

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FX Halftone Stencil

Easily create artistic images with halftone and stencil effects. This app helps you generate unique pictures for gifts or personal expression, transforming your photos into art.

Highlights
  • Halftone effects
  • Stencil effects
  • Artistic picture creation
  • Easy to use
  • Photo editing
Features
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FX Halftone Stencil is a simple application which help you easily and fastly create pictures with halftone effects. Haftone combines with Stencil will generate great artistic pictures. You can use FX Halftone Stencil to make simple gift for family, relatives or friends... or even turn you into an artist. Have fun!

About

Pressed

Transform your photos into authentic risograph and screen prints directly on your device. This app simulates real printing processes, including ink separation, halftones, and overprinting, for a genuine printed look. Unlock advanced features and watermark-free exports with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Authentic risograph and screen print simulation
  • Spot ink separation and halftone screening
  • Customizable ink and paper palettes
  • Die cut sticker mode
  • Print-ready separations for professional printing
  • Watermark-free exports
Features
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Turn your photos into print art with layered ink, carved lines, deep cyanotype blues and foil that catches the light as you tilt your phone. Pressed brings six distinct print styles to iPhone and iPad. Start with a preset, explore variations in Quick Press, and shape the finish with controls made for each process. FIND YOUR PRINT STYLE Risograph: layered spot colours, halftone dots and expressive ink overlap. Photocopy: bold toner, worn copies and the character of a zine. Linocut: carved lines, graphic shadows and textured ink impressions. Cyanotype: rich blues, washed highlights and brush-coated edges. Screenprint: bold colour separations, ink coverage and a hand-pulled look. Foil: metallic and holographic finishes with a live, tilt-responsive preview. MAKE IT YOURS Choose your colours or material, adjust the print, and refine the paper and framing. Compare with your original photo and return to earlier edits with undo and redo. Each style offers its own settings within a familiar workspace. CREATE A SERIES Give a group of photos a shared look, with room to refine individual images. Keep favourite recipes and return to the combinations you love. TAKE YOUR ART FURTHER Pressed Plus adds stamp exports, transparent sticker exports with an adjustable white border, Screenprint exports with 3–4 inks, every preset for export, custom ink exports, unlimited saved presses and images up to 6000 pixels on the long edge. Risograph also offers per-ink PDF separations, Press Set package export and Press Run video. Check production requirements with your printer before using separations. START FREE Explore every style and export free presets without a watermark, up to 4096 pixels on the long edge. Selected presets and advanced exports require Pressed Plus, a one-time purchase with no subscription. Foil reacts to tilt while you preview it in the app. Image exports use the selected light position and are still images. Photo processing happens on your device. For information about optional notifications and related data, see our privacy policy.

Screenshots

FX Halftone Stencil4 screens
Pressed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pressed at 5.0 against FX Halftone Stencil's 4.1. Pressed also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). FX Halftone Stencil's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 2) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FX Halftone Stencil sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pressed sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pressed holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FX Halftone Stencil has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FX Halftone Stencil ships an update every 3 weeks, Pressed every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FX Halftone Stencil versus Pressed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFX Halftone StencilPressed
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (22 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTien LeAHMET DUMAN

Customer experience

FX Halftone Stencil

All ratings21 ratings
Positive76.2%
Neutral14.3%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Pressed

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FX Halftone Stencil

One-time1
  • Remove Advertisement$1.99
1 purchases

Pressed

One-time1
  • Pressed Plus: Print Studio$9.99

Questions

Is FX Halftone Stencil free?
FX Halftone Stencil is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pressed free?
Pressed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FX Halftone Stencil or Pressed?
Pressed is rated higher. FX Halftone Stencil averages 4.1 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Pressed averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do FX Halftone Stencil or Pressed have ads?
Neither FX Halftone Stencil nor Pressed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FX Halftone Stencil or Pressed?
FX Halftone Stencil ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pressed every 4 days. Most recently, FX Halftone Stencil was updated on November 6, 2026 and Pressed on November 8, 2026.

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