Comparison

HDR Portrait vs Dear Booklet

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

Head to head
About

HDR Portrait

Transform your photos into artistic portraits with AI-powered HDR effects. This app intelligently detects faces, applies expressive HDR to them, and enhances backgrounds with artistic blurs and bokeh. It works on various devices, utilizing advanced sensors when available for superior results.

Highlights
  • AI face detection
  • Expressive HDR portrait effects
  • Artistic background effects
  • Customizable blurs and bokeh
  • Utilizes dual cameras and TrueDepth sensors
  • Pre-set combinations for quick editing
Features
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AlphaPlugins HDR Portrait turns your Apple device into an incredible art portrait machine. This wonderful app uses artificial intelligence and neural networks to detect faces on photos and separate them from the background. Detected faces are processed with expressive HDR effects. Simultaneously, astonishing artistic effects are applied on the background behind the portraits. Lots of impressive focal background effects, such as different kind of blurs, bokeh with various shapes and others, are available. As its name implies, "AlphaPlugins HDR Portrait" is attended to deal with portraits. If your iPhone supports modern dual cameras and TrueDepth sensors, our app uses them to detect a face and achieve better results. If you're using an old device or taking not portrait photos, then our app can work without modern features by using its own neural network facilities. The basic kit contains a lot of prepared settings presets that allow to quickly apply different combinations of settings on taken photos. These settings combinations demonstrate application possibilities and let you obtain various combinations of application features. If you want to experiment with manually parameters settings, you should buy an extended license, then all appТs adjustable parameters will be available.

About

Dear Booklet

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SHARE WITH YOUR DEAREST! Dear Booklet is a platform that combines an online private diary, print services, and personalized customization services. We allow users to record the most real life without worrying about losing their privacy. At the same time, they can convert their electronic records into high-quality physical booklets and share them face-to-face with friends and family. This kind of sharing experience is more comfortable than through electronic screens. Our innovation is that we use loose-leaf printing to provide customers with more possibilities and flexibility for personalization. OUR MISSION Dear Booklet is thinking about the lifestyles we have forgotten. With the prevalence of social media, people are becoming increasingly socially connected, and our planet seems to be getting smaller. We can share our immediate thoughts with people on the other side of the earth within a few seconds. However, while we share our lives with many people who do not really care about us, we often forget to talk to those who care most about us. We usually do not have time to spend a “phoneless” afternoon with our loved ones but spend much time with others online. Most people are immersed in the world of electronic devices, both on the street and at home. The world has become smaller, but the distance to our loved ones has become even larger. So Dear Booklet hope to help users to find a way to share with their dearest. WHY US? * We DO NOT print with ink! Our Pages use the world's top patented technology certified photographic paper, which can completely restore the true color of the picture from inside to outside. And our photographic paper has waterproof, wrinkle - proof, anti - wear, anti - fading excellent characteristics. * We use LOOSE-LEAF format; users can increase or decrease the pages and categorize at any time. * We provide HIGH-QUALITY album covers in a variety of colors; users can choose their favorite colors and holiday themes at will. * We have an E-STICKER library from designers all over the world; users can insert illustrations and icons as decorations according to their own content. * We provide SMART TYPESETTING tools, and also support users to design themselves; users can use unlimited imagination to make unique works of art. * We do CHARTITY around the world; part of the price of all products will be used to invest in global charities, involving environmental protection, animal protection, refugee support, and special group assistance. * All our products adopt ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY methods and environmentally friendly materials in the design and production process. We will always uphold the creed of loving the earth.

Screenshots

HDR Portrait4 screens
Dear Booklet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dear Booklet at Free against HDR Portrait's $2.99. Dear Booklet also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On update cadence, ads 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

Dear Booklet is free to download; HDR Portrait costs $2.99 up front. HDR Portrait sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Dear Booklet asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HDR Portrait ships an update every 11 months, Dear Booklet every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
HDR Portrait versus Dear Booklet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHDR PortraitDear Booklet
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaxim ChernousovDEAR BOOKLET COMPANY LIMITED

In-app purchases

1 purchases

HDR Portrait

Subscriptions1
  • HDR Portrait premium features$0.991 Month
None

Dear Booklet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HDR Portrait free?
HDR Portrait costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Dear Booklet free?
Dear Booklet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HDR Portrait or Dear Booklet have ads?
Neither HDR Portrait nor Dear Booklet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HDR Portrait or Dear Booklet?
HDR Portrait ships an update every 11 months, and Dear Booklet every 6 months. Most recently, HDR Portrait was updated on October 22, 2026 and Dear Booklet on October 19, 2026.

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