Split Lab vs Zone System
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Split large photos
- Multiple template formats
- Customizable settings
- Save and share split images
- Dropbox integration
- Print-ready output
Read full descriptionHide full description
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.
Zone System
This tool simplifies Ansel Adams' exposure and development method for photographers. It helps measure shadows and highlights, calculate aperture and development times, and preview results with film stock presets.
- Measure shadows and highlights
- Aperture and development calculations
- Preview results with film presets
- ISO and EV calculations
- Simplified Zone System application
Read full descriptionHide full description
Zone System is a practical tool for applying Ansel Adams’ exposure and development method. • Measure shadows and highlights to set exposure • Get aperture and development (N, N+, N–) calculations • Preview results with film stock presets • Get calculations for aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and EV This app makes the Zone System simpler, faster, and more reliable.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Zone System at 100% against Split Lab's 15%. Zone System also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.8) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 10 months). Split Lab's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 3) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Split Lab costs $0.99 and Zone System $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Zone System holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Split Lab's written reviews are positive against 100% of Zone System's.
Split Lab ships an update every 10 months, Zone System every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Split Lab | Zone System |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 1.8 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #192 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pengsquare UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) | Davin Nguyen |
Customer experience
Split Lab
Zone System
In-app purchases
Split Lab
No in-app purchases
Zone System
No in-app purchases
