Shaders vs fullmoon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shaders
Create, view, and share custom graphics programs that run on the GPU. Learn how to integrate these visual effects into your own applications.
- Create custom shaders
- View shaders
- Share shaders with users
- Learn shader integration
- GPU graphics programming
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Shaders - Shader editor is an app which let you view, create and share shaders with other users. Shaders are little graphics programs which run on the GPU. These effects can also be used in your own apps. You can see in the app how to accomplish this.
fullmoon
This app provides a private and offline way to interact with local large language models. It runs models directly on your device, optimized for Apple silicon, and is available across multiple Apple platforms. Personalize your experience and integrate with other apps via Shortcuts.
- Private LLM chat
- Fully offline operation
- On-device model execution
- Cross-platform Apple support
- Customizable themes and fonts
- Shortcut integration
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the simplest way to use private LLMs: works fully offline and private when you don’t have internet. runs models on-device optimized for Apple silicon. works on every platform: iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS personalize: adjust the theme, fonts, and system prompt in the app. Shortcut: chat with fullmoon or get an output from a local model to use with other actions. free, open source, private.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: fullmoon at 78% against Shaders's 23%. fullmoon also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.1) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 21 months). Shaders's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
fullmoon holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 100 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Shaders's written reviews are positive against 78% of fullmoon's.
Shaders ships an update every 21 months, fullmoon every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shaders | fullmoon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (48 ratings) | 4.4 (100 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.1% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 | 100 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Proof of Concept | Mainframe Computer, Inc. |
Customer experience
Shaders
fullmoon
Bugs and requests
Shaders
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
fullmoon
Reported bugs
2 issues- Incompatibility with iPhone SE2 and iPad Pro Gen3 despite supporting Metal 3
- Deepseek models not working on some devices
Requested features
6 requests- Add support for saving/copying full chat conversations
- Expand functionality through Shortcuts integration
- Provide more advanced language models
- Allow users to remove/delete downloaded models
- Add support for attaching files and images
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- Implement voice mode and customizable AI models
In-app purchases
Shaders
No in-app purchases
fullmoon
No in-app purchases
