Comparison

Minky's Pastel Rainbow vs Photon Studio

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

Head to head
About

Minky's Pastel Rainbow

Transform your photos into magical pastel masterpieces with a variety of unique rainbow filters. Apply and adjust the intensity of these dreamy effects to enhance your social media and digital album images.

Highlights
  • 30 unique pastel rainbow filters
  • Adjustable filter intensity
  • Apply to existing photos
  • Snap new photos within the app
  • Enhance social media images
Features
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Minky’s Pastel Rainbow photo filters turns your photos into creative magical masterpieces! 30 unique pastel rainbow filters are perfect for your social media & digital album photos. Snap a photo or choose one from your photo library. Then try a variety of rainbow filter effects and pick one you like. You can adjust the intensity of the photo filter effects to give more subtle & natural effects. No ads, No in-app purchases, No subscriptions! Have all of these dreamy photo filters.

About

Photon Studio

Instantly preview and manage photos from your iPhone on other Apple devices. Streamline your workflow by easily selecting, deleting, and examining image details like metadata and histograms on a larger screen. Connect wirelessly for a seamless experience.

Highlights
  • Real-time photo preview on external devices
  • Favorite and delete images remotely
  • View photo metadata and histograms
  • Pixel-peeping zoom functionality
  • Multiple device connections
  • Intelligent wireless connection options
Features
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Ready to streamline your photography workflow and impress clients with instant, high-quality image preview sharing? Dream of providing immediate previews without crowding around a single device? Photon Studio was made for you! Photon Studio grabs the latest photo taken with Photon Camera on your iPhone, and allows you to easily display it on your iPad, Apple Silicon Mac, or another iPhone connected to an external monitor. Within Photon Studio, you can favorite or delete the image from these connected devices in real time, as well as view the photo's metadata and histogram. You can even zoom all the way in to "pixel peep" and get very finely detailed views of parts of your image. This makes it a snap to find the great photos and cull any image that didn't make the cut. And the fuss is kept to a minimum! Photon Studio intelligently selects the best way to connect to your iPhone be it via a local wifi network, ad hoc wifi, or bluetooth. So even if your network coverage is spotty, your photos will be delivered promptly to your screen. And not necessarily just one screen at that! Photon Camera can connect to multiple devices running Photon Studio, so you don't have to choose just one place to send your work. Conversely, Photon Studio can quickly swap between camera connections and get the latest from each on the fly, so that every angle is covered. Photon Studio is the newest link in our chain of professionally focused photography tools. Use it with Photon Camera for a smooth, beautiful and streamlined photography experience. Then take your photos to the next level with Photon Enhance, our comprehensive photo editor. Our entire suite of photography tools follows our core philosophy of bringing you professional grade tools with easy to understand, gorgeous interfaces. We've taken our decades of experience with iOS photography tools and distilled down the absolute best possible experience, while retaining full control over every aspect of your images.

Screenshots

Minky's Pastel Rainbow4 screens
Photon Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Minky's Pastel Rainbow at 100% against Photon Studio's 0%. Photon Studio's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Photon Studio is free to download; Minky's Pastel Rainbow costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minky's Pastel Rainbow ships an update fortnightly, Photon Studio every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Minky's Pastel Rainbow versus Photon Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinky's Pastel RainbowPhoton Studio
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMinkyung ChungLateNiteSoft S.L.

Customer experience

Minky's Pastel Rainbow

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Photon Studio

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Minky's Pastel Rainbow

No in-app purchases

None

Photon Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minky's Pastel Rainbow free?
Minky's Pastel Rainbow costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Photon Studio free?
Photon Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Minky's Pastel Rainbow or Photon Studio have ads?
Neither Minky's Pastel Rainbow nor Photon Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Minky's Pastel Rainbow or Photon Studio?
Minky's Pastel Rainbow ships an update fortnightly, and Photon Studio every 3 weeks. Most recently, Minky's Pastel Rainbow was updated on November 3, 2026 and Photon Studio on October 30, 2026.

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