HotSteamerLite vs Arrrrchive!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HotSteamerLite
Easily add realistic steam effects to your coffee, tea, and food photos. Enhance your social media content with eye-catching visuals in seconds. Adjust intensity, position, and size for perfect results.
- Realistic steam simulation
- Real-time camera preview
- Import photos from library
- Adjustable steam intensity
- Intuitive touch controls
- Video recording with screen recording
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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. ◆ Lite version limitation A "LITE VERSION" watermark will be displayed. Before purchasing the paid version, please try the free Lite version on your device first.
Arrrrchive!
Showcase your creations with this photo editing and archiving app. Enhance images for social media, add detailed comments and annotations, and organize your work into albums. Includes a paint color palette tool for hobbyists.
- Social media optimized image export
- Collage and comparison image creation
- Annotate photos with comments and arrows
- Organize work into albums with tags
- Paint color palette management
- Offline data storage
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Arrrrchive!(アーカイブ)は、自分の作品を「見せる」ための 写真編集・アーカイブアプリです。 模型、フィギュア、レザークラフト、陶芸、ミニチュア、ネイル、 イラスト、DIY——ジャンルを問わず、 時間をかけてつくったものを、いちばんきれいな形で残せます。 ■ 作品写真を、SNS映えする一枚に ・X/Instagram に最適なサイズへ書き出し ・複数カットを1枚にまとめるコラージュ ・ビフォー・アフターを並べた比較画像 ・1枚の写真を分割し、タイムラインで大きく見せる連続投稿画像 ・色調整で作品の質感を引き出す ■ こだわりを、言葉で伝える ・写真ごとにコメントを添えられます ・解説(矢印)で「ここを見てほしい」を指し示せます ・作者名やロゴの署名を入れて、転載対策にも ■ 作品をアルバムでアーカイブ ・制作物ごとに写真をまとめて保存 ・タグで分類、過去作をいつでも振り返れます ・バックアップの書き出し・復元に対応 ■ 塗装する人へ:My PALETTE ・Mr.カラー、ガイアカラー、タミヤなど1,400色以上を収録 ・手持ちの塗料を登録して管理、バーコードでかんたん入力 ・作品に使った色や調色レシピを記録し、画像にも載せられます ■ あなたの作品は、あなたのもの ・写真やデータはすべて端末内に保存 ・サーバーへ送信することはありません つくったものを、ちゃんと残そう。 利用規約(EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ プライバシーポリシー: https://tsumitsumi.vercel.app/arrrrchive-privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Arrrrchive! at 100% against HotSteamerLite's 0%. Arrrrchive! also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 38 months). HotSteamerLite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Arrrrchive! sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. HotSteamerLite asks for nothing beyond the download.
HotSteamerLite ships an update every 38 months, Arrrrchive! every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HotSteamerLite | Arrrrchive! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KOJI HARA | Takeru Mitsuhata |
Customer experience
HotSteamerLite
Arrrrchive!
In-app purchases
HotSteamerLite
No in-app purchases
Arrrrchive!
- Pro(月額)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Pro(年額)7 Days trial$17.991 Year
- Pro(買い切り)$29.99
Questions
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