Comparison

VENUS Gallery vs GrayZone

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

Head to head
About

VENUS Gallery

Explore a curated collection of beauty content, from editorial features to visual inspiration. Discover trends and artistic expressions in the world of beauty.

Highlights
  • Editorial beauty content
  • 360-degree beauty exploration
  • Visual inspiration
  • Beauty trends
  • Artistic expressions
Features
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VENUS Gallery is an editorial project dedicated to 360-degree beauty

About

GrayZone

This app acts as a precise light meter for photographers, allowing you to measure light in specific areas of your scene. It helps achieve consistent exposure and accurate tonal representation, especially in challenging lighting conditions.

Highlights
  • Zone System Mode for tonal analysis
  • Real SPOT metering for selected areas
  • Direct exposure control with ISO, shutter speed, and aperture
  • Live preview with native sensor ratio
  • UI color inversion option
  • No ads or data collection
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GrayZone reads light where you decide — not where your camera guesses. Built by Max of max&douglas — professional photographer with 25 years in editorial and advertising photography. Zone System Mode Measure a reference area first (Zone V), then check where the other tones will fall and their relative EV difference, for precise and consistent exposure. Real SPOT Metering Reads light exclusively in the area you select. Ideal for portraits, complex lighting and critical situations. Calibrated to render the selected area as neutral gray. Direct Exposure Control Set ISO before metering, like a dedicated light meter. Instant precise combinations of shutter speed and aperture. Exposure lock with AE LOCK. Half-stop support for finer control. MANUAL mode with over/underexposure scale. Essential Interface Live preview in your sensor's native ratio. NEW UI color inversion Shows only what you need. Nothing else. Complete Privacy No ads. No photos saved. No data collected or transmitted. For manual shooters — on film or digital. It does not replace your camera. It works alongside it.

Screenshots

VENUS Gallery4 screens
GrayZone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: VENUS Gallery at Free against GrayZone's $2.99. VENUS Gallery also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). GrayZone's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

VENUS Gallery is free to download; GrayZone costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VENUS Gallery holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GrayZone has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VENUS Gallery ships an update every 2 days, GrayZone weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
VENUS Gallery versus GrayZone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVENUS GalleryGrayZone
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better2.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWorldcAppMassimiliano Schenetti

Customer experience

VENUS Gallery

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GrayZone

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

None

VENUS Gallery

No in-app purchases

None

GrayZone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VENUS Gallery free?
VENUS Gallery is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GrayZone free?
GrayZone costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VENUS Gallery or GrayZone?
VENUS Gallery is rated higher. VENUS Gallery averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while GrayZone averages 2.8 from 5 ratings.
Do VENUS Gallery or GrayZone have ads?
Neither VENUS Gallery nor GrayZone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VENUS Gallery or GrayZone?
VENUS Gallery ships an update every 2 days, and GrayZone weekly. Most recently, VENUS Gallery was updated on October 14, 2026 and GrayZone on October 28, 2026.

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