HotSteamer vs Illustration Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HotSteamer
Easily add realistic steam effects to your coffee, tea, and food photos. Enhance your social media content with visually appealing, warm imagery in just seconds. The app uses fluid simulation for realistic steam that can be adjusted and repositioned.
- Realistic steam simulation
- Apply to camera preview or library photos
- Adjust steam intensity
- Reposition and resize steam
- Record video with steam effects
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Add realistic steam to coffee, tea, and food photos effortlessly. Create warm, eye-catching content for Instagram and social media in seconds. ◆Composites realistic steam — powered by fluid simulation — onto your camera preview or any photo from your library in real time. ◆ Pick a photo from your library to use as the background and layer steam on top. ◆ Adjust steam intensity with the slider. ◆ Swipe to reposition steam, pinch to resize it. ◆ Record video using iOS screen recording. Before purchasing the paid version, please try the free Lite version on your device first.
Illustration Maker
Transform your photos into unique illustrations with this free app. It processes portraits, landscapes, and food images directly on your device, ensuring your data remains private. Save your creations and enjoy a secure photo editing experience.
- Photo to illustration conversion
- Process portraits, landscapes, and food
- On-device data analysis
- Save processed images
- Free to use
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This application allows you to convert photos into illustrations. You can process portraits, landscapes, food, and various photos. It is free. ・Features Photo processing Save images ・Safe and Secure Privacy The data used for photo processing is analyzed within the user's device and is not sent outside the device (server), so you can use your photos with peace of mind.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Illustration Maker at Free against HotSteamer's $4.99. Illustration Maker also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 19 months) and review sentiment (11% vs 0%). HotSteamer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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
Illustration Maker is free to download; HotSteamer costs $4.99 up front. Illustration Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. HotSteamer asks for nothing beyond the download.
HotSteamer ships an update every 19 months, Illustration Maker weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HotSteamer | Illustration Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 3.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 10.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KOJI HARA | Noboru Kato |
Customer experience
HotSteamer
Illustration Maker
In-app purchases
HotSteamer
No in-app purchases
Illustration Maker
- Premium$4.991 Month
- Premium Annual$29.991 Year
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