Value Study vs EdgeDetectionCamera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Value Study
This app helps artists improve their skills by analyzing light and shadow in reference images. It allows users to break down tones step-by-step, from simple black and white to more complex value ranges, aiding in the understanding of depth and form. It's a tool to enhance traditional art studies.
- Step-by-step tone breakdown
- Highlighting areas of same value
- Focus on light, shadow, and form
- Greyscale value studies
- Works with reference images
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In art, value (or tone) refers to how light or dark a colour is. If you're learning to paint or draw, doing value studies is one of the best ways to improve. These small, loose sketches in greyscale help you understand where shadows fall and highlights appear—essential for capturing depth and form. Value Study is a simple, focused tool designed to help you see values more clearly in your reference images. Instead of just converting a photo to black and white, this app lets you break down tones step by step. Start with just black and white to map out the biggest shapes, then gradually add more values to refine your understanding. You can also highlight all areas of an image that share the same value, making it easier to see subtle shifts in tone. This is especially useful in complex references, like portraits, where different parts of the image might have the same level of shadow but look completely different in colour. Value Study isn’t here to replace traditional studies—it’s here to enhance them. Whether you're sketching, painting, or working digitally, this tool makes it easier to focus on the fundamentals of light, shadow, and form. Try it for free with all features enabled on sample images from Unsplash before deciding to unlock the full app with a low-cost yearly or lifetime purchase. All Value Study Pro upgrades count as lifetime purchase. Either option will unlock Value Study across iPhone, iPad and Mac. Annual: Auto-renews yearly. Lifetime: One-time payment, no fees. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
EdgeDetectionCamera
Easily transform photos and camera feeds into manga-style line drawings. Adjust line thickness and transparency for custom backgrounds. Export your creations to share with other applications.
- Extract line drawings from photos
- Real-time line drawing from camera
- Adjustable line thickness
- Make white areas transparent
- Export and share images
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Must-see for manga makers! Landscape images from photos and cameras as manga backgrounds! It is an application that can easily extract line drawings. [How to use] Photo selection You can select a photo and make it a line drawing. You can adjust the thickness of the tip with the slider. You can also make the white part transparent. Camera image Line drawing is extracted in real time from the camera image. It can be adjusted and made transparent with the slider. share You can export images and transfer them to each application. It is an application that can easily extract line drawings. [How to use] Photo selection You can select a photo and make it a line drawing. You can adjust the thickness of the tip with the slider. You can also make the white part transparent. Camera image Line drawing is extracted in real time from the camera image. It can be adjusted and made transparent with the slider. share You can export images and transfer them to each application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Value Study at 92% against EdgeDetectionCamera's 47%. Value Study also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Value Study sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year and EdgeDetectionCamera sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Value Study holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Value Study has 3.3K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Value Study's written reviews are positive against 47% of EdgeDetectionCamera's.
Value Study ships an update every 2 weeks, EdgeDetectionCamera every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Value Study | EdgeDetectionCamera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.3K ratings) — better | 4.4 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.0% of reviews — better | 47.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.3K — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Diem Limited | Mitsuhiro Hashimoto |
Customer experience
Value Study
EdgeDetectionCamera
Bugs and requests
Value Study
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes or fails to launch on some devices
- Occasional issues with image processing
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to adjust value midpoint
- Include color study/color adjustment options
- Provide side-by-side comparison of original and simplified images
- Add customizable grid overlay
EdgeDetectionCamera
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Value Study
- Value Study Pro$3.991 Year
- Value Study Pro (yearly)$14.991 Year
- Appreciation$2.99
- Value Study Pro (Lifetime)$9.99
- Generous boost$9.99
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- Amazing supporter$24.99
- Value Study$29.99
EdgeDetectionCamera
- Premium3 Days trial$1.997 Days
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