Comparison

PixelSense vs Dual

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

Head to head
About

PixelSense

This app offers professional-grade photo editing with advanced AI enhancements. It supports RAW files, provides precise local adjustments, and includes tools for retouching, sky replacement, and creating complex layer effects. Unleash your creativity with a comprehensive suite of editing capabilities.

Highlights
  • RAW photo editing
  • AI photo enhancement
  • Selective masking
  • Sky replacement
  • Layer adjustments
  • Smart depth of field
  • Super resolution
Features
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PixelSense is a complete and professional photo editor. It not only supports editing RAW images but also offers fine-tuned local adjustment tools and AI photo enhancement features. From precise cutouts to versatile layer adjustments, and even simulating realistic lens aperture with AI, Pixelsense brings your infinite creativity to life. Key features: Powerful Photo Editing • Curve tools: RGB curve, Lab curve, CMYK curve, Hue curve • Intelligent object recognition: Sky, people, background, vegetation, buildings, ground, animals • Selective masking: Brush, radial, linear, mirror, color, luminosity, and more • Smart depth of field: AI-powered calculation of depth of field, creating bokeh effects, and adjusting focus, aperture, and lens optical effects • Sky replacement: Transform dull skies into vibrant ones • Photo correction: Crop, rotate, flip, lens correction (stretch, wide-angle, fisheye, zoom), horizontal tilt, vertical tilt, transform • History panel: Editable history states, undo/redo, copy edits, paste edits, apply last modification, reset Professional Editing Features • RAW format support • Open and adjust original camera RAW files, save files losslessly or export as JPG • Customize file dimensions and export formats • Unfinished edits? Photo sessions are automatically saved for later continuation AI-enhanced Photos • Super resolution: Increase photo resolution, up to 12,000 pixels • Low-light enhancement: Intelligent lighting adjustment, even rescuing backlit shots • Photo repair tools: Restore details in old photos Retouching Tools • Smart Eraser: Instantly erase areas you want to remove • Clone: Copy desired patterns • Healing: Easily fix or remove unwanted parts • Spot removal: Touch to remove spots Variety of Layer Assets • Intelligent cutouts for quick background removal and replacement • Adjustable mask layers for professional-level layer adjustments • Customizable brushes, including 3D brushes and more • Custom blend modes for creating double exposure effects • Gradients, weather effects, textures, backgrounds, custom overlays Rich Adjustment Tools • Light adjustments: Exposure, brightness, contrast, highlights, shadows, white point, black point • Color adjustments: White balance, hue, natural saturation, saturation, skin tone, fade • Color grading tools: Selective color, color grading, color balance, HSL adjustment, color replacement, black and white, color matching, color lookup table (LUT) • Detail adjustments: Clarity, dehaze, HDR, sharpening, glow, noise reduction, color reduction • Effects tools: Neon, noise, vignette, scattering UNLIMITED ACCESS SUBSCRIPTION - You can subscribe for unlimited access to all features and content offered for purchase within Pixelsense. - Subscriptions are billed monthly or annually at the rate selected depending on the subscription plan. Alternatively a one time payment plan is available (this is not a subscription). - Subscriptions auto-renew at the cost of the chosen package, unless cancelled 24-hours in advance prior to the end of the current period. The subscription fee is charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Per Apple policy, no cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Once purchased, refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. - Terms of use: https://youthpe.com/pixelsense/TermsOfService.pdf - Privacy policy: https://youthpe.com/pixelsense/PrivacyPolicy.pdf

About

Dual

Capture both landscape and portrait photos with a single tap, eliminating the need for cropping. Record videos with the ability to pause, resume, and swap cameras mid-recording for dynamic content. Enhance your photos and videos in real-time with beauty filters.

Highlights
  • One-tap dual landscape/portrait capture
  • Pause and resume video recording
  • Swap cameras during video recording
  • Real-time beauty filters for photos and videos
  • Front and back camera simultaneous recording
  • Curated filters and self-timer
Features
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Dual-Mode Camera: Smart Capture, One Tap Away Dual Capture, Multi-Screen Ready No need to switch modes — tap once to instantly get both landscape and portrait photos. Perfect for phones, desktops, TVs, and any screen ratio. No more cropping. New Video Mode · Pause and resume recording anytime · Swap front and back cameras while paused — one video, multiple angles Beauty Camera · Real-time beauty for both photos and videos · Natural enhancement for your best look Front + Back Simultaneous Capture · Record from front and rear cameras at once, split-screen · Your perspective and your expression, together in one frame One-Time Purchase, No Subscription Beauty filters and simultaneous capture are unlocked with a single purchase — forever. No recurring fees. More Features · 3 curated filters turning everyday moments into a starry diary · 2s / 5s / 10s self-timer · Pinch-to-zoom · Optional location tagging off — your privacy stays yours · Shutter sound plays even in silent mode · Delightful animation: aperture closes and flies away on save Languages 简体中文 · 繁體中文 · English · Português · Español Compatibility iPhone 12 and later.

Screenshots

PixelSense4 screens
Dual3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dual at monthly against PixelSense's every 7 months. Dual also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 64%). PixelSense's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. PixelSense sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Dual sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PixelSense ships an update every 7 months, Dual monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PixelSense versus Dual: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelSenseDual
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size248 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer巧霞 詹丽 杨

Customer experience

PixelSense

All ratings23 ratings
Positive69.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative26.1%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative33.3%

Dual

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PixelSense

Subscriptions2
  • PixelSense Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • PixelSense Pro Annual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • One-Time Purchase$29.99
1 purchases

Dual

One-time1
  • Premium Features Unlocked$1.99

Questions

Is PixelSense free?
PixelSense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dual free?
Dual is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PixelSense or Dual have ads?
Neither PixelSense nor Dual shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PixelSense or Dual?
PixelSense ships an update every 7 months, and Dual monthly. Most recently, PixelSense was updated on November 3, 2026 and Dual on November 4, 2026.

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