Half vs Reaction Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Half
This app allows users to send half of a photo with text to friends, who can then reply with the other half to create a complete, often humorous, image. It provides a simple way to collaborate on visual content and view conversation threads.
- Send half-photos with text
- Collaborate on full images
- View reply threads
- Simple interface
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Take a picture, add text and send it to your friends, you've created a half. Now your friends can reply back with the other half to make a fully funny photo together. And you can see all replies you had for one half! That's it, dead simple ha? Now try it ;)
Reaction Studio
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React to anything. Reaction Studio lets you record your face over any video, edit it, and share straight to TikTok, Reels, and Shorts all on your iPhone. 2-WAY CAMERA Record your front and back cameras at the same time. React to whatever's in front of you in the real world, your face sits in a corner while the back camera captures the moment. REACT TO YOUR FEED Scroll your real TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube feed and screen-record it with your front-camera reaction overlaid live. You choose exactly what to capture. RECORD OVER ANY VIDEO Import from your camera roll or paste a link, then record your reaction picture-in-picture. Set exactly where the reaction starts, and resize, move, and style your camera box. FULL EDITOR Trim, split, and remove sections. Add captions, text, stickers, intros, outros, title cards, and a progress bar. Choose picture-in-picture, side-by-side, or split layouts. COMMUNITY Post your reactions to the feed, follow other creators, and collaborate on reactions together all built in. CLOUD BACKUP Save your reactions privately to the cloud so they're safe even if you lose your phone. Only you can see your cloud videos. SMART AUDIO — NO FEEDBACK Headphone detection, echo cancellation, noise suppression, and automatic speaker ducking stop audio loopback so your recordings sound clean. Control video and mic volume independently, mute either, or go full voice-over. EXPORT & SHARE Render in 1080p for Reels, TikTok, Shorts, feed, or landscape. Save to your camera roll or share anywhere in one tap. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Reaction Studio only records what you choose to capture. It never accesses other apps' data or feeds, and your videos stay private to you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Reaction Studio at every 4 days against Half's every 4 weeks. Half's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Half ships an update every 4 weeks, Reaction Studio every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Half | Reaction Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Remi Santos | Shane Bedasee |
In-app purchases
Half
No in-app purchases
Reaction Studio
No in-app purchases








