Comparison

LabStretch2 vs MyStudio Photo Assistant

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

Head to head
About

LabStretch2

Features
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LabStretch2 is a real-time image enhancement app, designed specifically for rock art researches to use in the field. Images can be acquired from within the app, or loaded from the iPad photo library. They can then be enhanced to see very faint color differences. Unlike the iPad version, LabStretch2 uses 2 screens, Settings and Image. The image thumbnail is also a Run button. For a description of the method, please see http://www.rupestrian.com/labstretch.html Usage Notes 1. Images are acquired by Capture Image, which takes a photo from within the app, or Import Image, which selects a photo from the camera roll. If you want to keep the image, use the camera and import the image from the camera roll. 2. Click Run. The image is downsampled and converted to Lab color space. The initial spread is applied. Try OffsetToggle to apply an estimated centering of the histogram before the multiplier (spread) is applied. Select the best toggle and then adjust the sliders. Run after each change. If the enhanced image is almost all one color, work with the offsets. 3. You can use the iPad screen capture to save results. 4. Use Save to capture the full-size enhanced to the camera roll. This requires considerable calculations and, depending upon your CPU speed, can take a minute or more. For assistance, please contact rockart@infomagic.net.

About

MyStudio Photo Assistant

This app simplifies product photography for users of specific portable lightboxes. It provides recommended exposure settings for both smartphone and DSLR cameras, allowing for easy adjustments and saving photos directly to your device.

Highlights
  • Recommended exposure settings
  • Smartphone and DSLR support
  • Manual mode adjustments for DSLR
  • Live camera view adjustments for smartphones
  • Save photos to camera roll
  • Works with MyStudio lightboxes
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Product photography finally made simple! Designed especially for use with MyStudio® Table Top Photography portable lightboxes and photo studio kits, the MyStudio Photo Assistant helps users get the perfect exposure for their product photos based on their own individual setup and MyStudio® equipment. No prior photography experience is needed! Whether using the camera on a Smartphone, or a DSLR-type camera that allows shooting in Manual Mode, users will get detailed recommended exposure settings based on the specific MyStudio® light box kit and lighting equipment that they are using. DSLR users can also change one or more of the recommended exposure settings to see how the other settings change to keep the same exposure. Smartphone users can fine tune their Exposure, Zoom, White Balance and Tint settings right from the live camera view! Photos can then be saved to the smartphone’s camera roll and further edited with the their phone’s native photo editor or other third party editing apps. Privacy Policy URL: https://tabletopphotography.com/privacy-policy/ Terms And Conditions URL: https://tabletopphotography.com/terms-and-conditions/

Screenshots

LabStretch22 screens
MyStudio Photo Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MyStudio Photo Assistant at every 4 months against LabStretch2's every 55 months. LabStretch2's advantage is iOS requirement (9.1 vs 13.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LabStretch2 ships an update every 55 months, MyStudio Photo Assistant every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LabStretch2 versus MyStudio Photo Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLabStretch2MyStudio Photo Assistant
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 55 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert MarkSean von Tagen

In-app purchases

None

LabStretch2

No in-app purchases

None

MyStudio Photo Assistant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LabStretch2 free?
LabStretch2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyStudio Photo Assistant free?
MyStudio Photo Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LabStretch2 or MyStudio Photo Assistant have ads?
Neither LabStretch2 nor MyStudio Photo Assistant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LabStretch2 or MyStudio Photo Assistant?
LabStretch2 ships an update every 55 months, and MyStudio Photo Assistant every 4 months. Most recently, LabStretch2 was updated on October 29, 2026 and MyStudio Photo Assistant on October 24, 2026.

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