Comparison

Silenus vs Pressed

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

Head to head
About

Silenus

Features
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Edit • Basic - Temperature, Tint, Exposure, Contrast, Brightness, and Saturation Colors • Ver, Aestas, Autumnus, and Hiems Presets • Terminus - Nostalgia - Amber, Bronze, Copper, Denim, Eclipse, Faience, Glaze, Henna, Iron, Jade, Khaki, Linen, Mosaic, Nocturne, Oak, Porcelain, Quill, Rawhide, Slate, Trellis, Usukō, Velvet, Wool, Xanadu, Yarrow, and Zen • Mensis - Duotone - Green, Spring Green, Cyan, Azure, Blue, Violet, Magenta, Rose, Red, Orange, Yellow, and Chartreuse Green • Annus - Combination - Atmosphere, Bay, Crystal, Desert, Ether, Forest, Gulf, Haze, Ice, Jungle, Kambaba, Lava, Moss, Nectar, Oasis, Peat, Quarry, Reef, Storm, Tide, Unexplored, Vulcan, Woodland, Xenon, Yonder, and Zephyr • Labes - Blur - Miniature, Bokeh, Box, Disc, Gaussian, Masked, Median, Motion, and Zoom • Remedium - Adjustment - AbsoluteDifference, ColorClamp, Controls, Matrix, Polynomial, Threshold, Exposure, Gamma, Hue, ToSRGB, ToLinear, Kelvin, ToneCurve, Vibrance, and WhitePoint • Augendae - Effect - CrossPolynomial, Cube, Invert, Map, Posterize, LabToRGB, RGBtoLab, Dither, Document, FalseColor, Palettize, Thermal, Vignette, VignetteEffect, and X-ray • Noir - Monochrome - R Channel, G Channel, B Channel, MinRGB, MaxRGB, Tonal, Mono, Noir, Luminance, Meteorite, Ochre, Sienna, Umber, Charcoal, Bistre, Azurite, Malachite, Cinnabar, Silver, Ultramarine, Verdigris, Carmine, Sepia, Tyrian, Cocoa, Saffron, Madder, Indigo, Turmeric, Spinach, Carrot, Iris, Marigold, Artichoke, Paprika, and Cyaneus • Processus - Cool Tone - Greenery, Peridot, Emerald, Alexandrite, Process, Aventurine, Opal, Turquoise, Amazonite, Cerulean, Ethereal, Marina, Lapis, Twilight, Sapphire, Corallite, Iolite, and Amethyst • Translatio - Warm Tone - Daiquiri, Lime, Chartreuse, Illuminating, Transfer, Pineapple, Lemon, Banana, Cantaloupe, Apricot, Orange, Mango, Fiery, ChiliPepper, Barn, Fig, Peach, and Raspberry • Ipsas - Style - Bloom, Comic, Crystallize, Depth, Edges, EdgeWork, Gabor, Gloom, Hexagonal, HighlightShadow, LineOverlay, Pixellate, Pointillize, SpotColor, and SpotLight • Mollis - Desaturated High Contrast - Darken, Multiply, ColorBurn, LinearBurn, Lighten, Screen, ColorDodge, LinearDodge, Overlay, SoftLight, HardLight, VividLight, LinearLight, PinLight, Difference, Exclusion, Subtract, Divide, Hue, Saturation, Color, and Luminosity • Alteratio - Distortion - Bump, BumpLinear, Splash, Wrap, Droste, Displacement, Glass, Lozenge, Hole, LightTunnel, NinePartStretched, NinePartTiled, Pinch, StretchCrop, Torus, Twirl, and Vortex • Causa - Generator - BlurredR, Checker, ConstantColor, LenticularHalo, Mesh, Random, RoundedR, RRStroke, StarShine, Stripes, and Sunbeams • Prospectiva - Geometry - AffineTransform, Bicubic, Crop, Flip, KeystoneCorrection, Lanczos, PerspectiveCorrection, PerspectiveRotate, PerspectiveTransform, Extent, and Straighten • Clivus - Gradient - Ocean, Sierra, Waterfall, Glacier, Fjord, Dune, Lagoon, River, Cavern, Byzantium, Heritage, Afterglow, Murex, Jasmine, and Nebulas • Dimidius - Halftone - Circular, CMYK, Dot, Hatched, and Line • Minuo - Reduction - Row, Column, Area, AreaMin, AreaMinA, AreaMax, AreaMaxA, AreaMinMaxR, and K-Means • Acuere - Sharpen - SharpenLuminance, UnsharpMask, Portrait, Flower, Architecture, Scenery, Web, and Generic • Fictilis - Tile - AffineClamp, Affine, Clamp, Triangle, FourfoldTranslated, FourfoldRotated, SixfoldRotated, Kaleidoscope, Parallelogram, FourfoldReflected, SixfoldReflected, EightfoldReflected, and TwelvefoldReflected • Conversio - Transition - Accordion, BarsSwipe, CopyMachine, Disintegrate, Dissolve, Flash, Mod, PageCurl, Shadow, Ripple, and Swipe • Super - Overlay - Circle, Ellipse, Hexagon, Pentagon, Square, Triangle, and Spring Access Membership • Terminus - Weekly - 297 Presets • Mensis - Monthly - 357 Presets • Annus - Annual - 383 Presets Terms of Use • Plan automatically renews until cancelled. EULA • https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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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Give your photos the color, texture, and character of a risograph print. Pressed turns portraits, still lifes, and everyday snapshots into digital print artwork with layered spot colors, halftone dots, and paper texture. Start with a look you love, then make it your own on iPhone or iPad. FIND YOUR LOOK Explore different directions with Quick Press, compare variations in Test Strips, and discover color combinations with Ink Match. Hold the preview to compare your artwork with the original photo. MAKE EVERY DETAIL COUNT Crop and rotate your image, choose an aspect ratio, and adjust its framing. Shape the halftone with dot size, dot shape, and screen angle. Balance ink tones, paper texture, bleed, and registration for crisp graphics or a softer printed feel. BUILD A CONSISTENT SERIES Bring several photos into a Press Set and give them a shared look. Refine individual images while keeping the series together. Creating and preparing Press Sets is free. TAKE YOUR ARTWORK FURTHER WITH PLUS Export transparent die-cut stickers with a white keyline. Keep unlimited custom presses, export your own ink combinations, and share a Press Run video that shows the colors building one pass at a time. For separation work, export a generic multipage PDF with one grayscale page per ink and fixed crop and registration marks. Plus also includes Press Set package export. Confirm page size, screening, marks, format, and imposition with the receiving printer. START FREE. KEEP CREATING. Free image exports reach up to 4096 pixels on the long edge, with no watermark. Pressed Plus is a one-time purchase: exports up to 6000 pixels, selected premium looks, custom ink export, stickers, unlimited saved presses, PDF separations, Press Set package export, and Press Run video. No subscription. YOUR PHOTOS STAY YOURS Photo processing happens on your device. Pressed has no developer-operated accounts, backend, analytics, tracking, or photo uploads. Apple services handle purchase information, purchases, and restoration. Links you choose may open the App Store or Mail.

Screenshots

Silenus4 screens
Pressed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pressed at every 4 days against Silenus's every 3 weeks. Silenus's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Silenus sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Pressed sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Silenus ships an update every 3 weeks, Pressed every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Silenus versus Pressed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSilenusPressed
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYu Tse WuAHMET DUMAN

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Silenus

Subscriptions3
  • Terminus$0.997 Days
  • Mensis$2.991 Month
  • Annus$29.991 Year
One-time8
  • SuperFree
  • RemediumFree
  • Minuo$0.99
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  • Acuere$0.99
  • Labes$1.99
  • Mollis$1.99
  • Fictilis$1.99
  • Conversio$1.99
1 purchases

Pressed

One-time1
  • Pressed Plus: Print Studio$9.99

Questions

Is Silenus free?
Silenus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pressed free?
Pressed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Silenus or Pressed have ads?
Neither Silenus nor Pressed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Silenus or Pressed?
Silenus ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pressed every 4 days. Most recently, Silenus was updated on September 10, 2026 and Pressed on September 14, 2026.

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