Comparison

Split Lab vs Hand Tint Pro

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

Head to head
About

Split Lab

Easily split large photos into multiple sections for printing or creating wall collages. Offers various template formats and customizable settings for precise image tiling on your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Split large photos
  • Multiple template formats
  • Customizable settings
  • Save and share split images
  • Dropbox integration
  • Print-ready output
Features
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Big photos are great, until you need to print them! Split Lab helps you to create multiple splits fitting to your target format. Make large printouts, plaster your walls - with Split Lab! Split Lab supports multiple template formats, split strategies and customizable settings. The resulting split images can be shared, saved, printed, stored in your Dropbox or any other option you have on your specific device to handle files. The power of Split Lab for iOS: ​ Some years back, we introduced Split Lab to macOS as a powerful tool for professional image splitting and tiling. Now, with the release of Split Lab for iOS, we bring this power to your mobile device.

About

Hand Tint Pro

Transform your photos into timeless hand-painted art. Apply color with smart brushes, layers, and selective tools. Choose from various background effects and paper textures for unique creations.

Highlights
  • Smart brushes for precise coloring
  • Layering system for organized editing
  • Selective color tool
  • Multiple background effects (B&W, Luminescent, Vintage)
  • Various layer modes
  • Save projects to resume later
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Colorize your photo with Tint, Tone and Color Hand Tint Pro supplies everything you need—color palettes, paper and smart brushes—for creating beautiful and timeless hand painted photography. Like all art forms, preparing a good base for hand coloring is like stretching a canvas for painting, so every imaged placed in the app is stripped of color and transformed into a classic Black & White, a dreamy Luminescent or an aged Vintage photo we call a Background Effect. To keep your painting organized and in control, we give you Layers and a handy Selective Color tool to define areas for accurate brushing. Both features are designed to keep color where you want them. FEATURES An easy workflow with a professional layering system has modes for tint, tone, color, multiply, soft paint or paint that can be changed per layer, and a powerful color selection tool to keep brushing inside isolated areas for fast colorization and accuracy. It is important to have fun while creating beautiful photo memories so a forgiving erase brush is there to wash away mistakes occurred during the painting process. If you need to stop, not a problem! Use the save project feature and return to finish when you are ready. PHOTO EFFECTS (also known as background effects) For the base of your hand tint we transform your photo into a classic Black & White, a dreamy Luminescent or an aged Vintage—the choice is yours! Black and White—turns a photo into a classic black and white with options to adjust the RGB channels. A strength slider gradually blends the photo's original colors back in, if desired, for a variety of customized looks before the tinting process begins. Luminescent—adds dreamy brightness combined with subtle texture—that you control, as you brush on color, tint or tone Vintage—ages the photo with image toning and adds distressed paper for a beautiful and unique basis of your tinting project INCLUDES 3 Photo Effects—Black & White, Luminescent & Vintage (also known as background effects, creates the base photo layer for hand tinting) 3 Layer Styles—Colorize Layer allows the original color to be brushed back in, Paint Layer allows customizable coloring using paintbrushes and color palettes, Auto Paint Layer allows original color to be removed, and a base layer called Background Effect to change photo effects styles on-the-fly without changing the hand colored layers above it—this allows you to be creative without repainting the image. Layer Modes—on every layer feature Color, Tint, Tone, Multiply, Soft Paint and Paint modes. These modes are designed to change the look of painted or colorized areas for unique and infinite variations. RGB Sliders—found on the Background Effect allow for pro mixing of light and dark areas in the Black & White and Luminescent effects. Film Grain Slider Soften Slider 6 Paper Surface Textures 25 Color Palettes—consist of multiple swatches created for seasons, hair color, eye color and skin tones plus 2 Romantic palettes for dreamy gardens and seascapes. 36 Textures for adding an aged and worn paper effect 15 One-touch customizable Presets—create the Background Effect 3 Paint Presets—with layer styles and brush colors already in place for learning and understanding the layering process. Save Project—will save your hand tint project externally, or share projects with co-workers and friends. This feature keeps all layers and brush colors in tact. Randomize Button—automatically changes the settings on the Background Effects

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hand Tint Pro at 71% against Split Lab's 15%. Hand Tint Pro also leads on rating (4.1 vs 1.8) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months). Split Lab's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $19.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Split Lab costs $0.99 and Hand Tint Pro $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hand Tint Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Split Lab's written reviews are positive against 71% of Hand Tint Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Split Lab ships an update every 10 months, Hand Tint Pro fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Split Lab versus Hand Tint Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplit LabHand Tint Pro
Price$0.99 — better$19.99
Rating1.8 (9 ratings)4.1 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.4% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings916 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB105 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPengsquare UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)JixiPix Software

Customer experience

Split Lab

All ratings9 ratings
Positive22.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative77.8%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive15.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative84.6%

Hand Tint Pro

All ratings16 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

None

Split Lab

No in-app purchases

None

Hand Tint Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Split Lab free?
Split Lab costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hand Tint Pro free?
Hand Tint Pro costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Split Lab or Hand Tint Pro?
Hand Tint Pro is rated higher. Split Lab averages 1.8 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Hand Tint Pro averages 4.1 from 16 ratings.
Do Split Lab or Hand Tint Pro have ads?
Neither Split Lab nor Hand Tint Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Split Lab or Hand Tint Pro?
Split Lab ships an update every 10 months, and Hand Tint Pro fortnightly. Most recently, Split Lab was updated on September 22, 2026 and Hand Tint Pro on June 1, 2026.

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