Real Halftone 2 vs CMSHT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Real Halftone 2
This app generates halftone dots for photomechanical printing. Users can select dot shapes and adjust CMYK color screen angles to create unique halftone photographs, faithfully reproducing moiré patterns.
- Generates halftone dots
- Adjustable CMYK color screen angles
- Faithful moiré pattern reproduction
- Selectable dot shapes
- Adjust CMY gray replacement with black
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Real Halftone 2 is a full-fledged app that generates halftone dots for photomechanical printing. You can select a dot shape and adjust the screen angle of each CMYK color to create a wide variety of halftone photographs. Moiré patterns that appear depending on screen angle combinations are faithfully reproduced as well. [Features] - By adjusting the angle at which the halftone dot screens of each CMYK color are overlapped, the occurrence of moiré can be suppressed. - You can adjust the amount of CMY gray components replaced with black during color separation. - Detailed settings related to halftone dot printing are also available, such as dot shape and screen ruling.
CMSHT
Transform your photos into stunning design compositions. This tool empowers users to create unique visual art from their existing images.
- Create design compositions from photos
- User-friendly interface
- Photo editing tools
- Unique visual art creation
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Create incredible design compositions from your photos.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Real Halftone 2 at 15 against CMSHT's 2. On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Real Halftone 2 against 5.0 for CMSHT. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Real Halftone 2 has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Real Halftone 2 | CMSHT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tomoki Kobayashi | Denis Krupin |
Customer experience
Real Halftone 2
CMSHT
In-app purchases
Real Halftone 2
No in-app purchases
CMSHT
No in-app purchases
