Real Halftone 2 vs Dithra
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.
Dithra
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Dithra is a real-time dithering camera app designed for lo-fi and retro visuals. It recreates the look of classic displays such as game consoles or retro computers using carefully tuned presets and dithering algorithms. What you see is what you capture — all in real time. Features: • Real-time dithering camera • Multiple dithering algorithms • Retro display-style presets • Photo capture and library management • Original photo frames Capture the world like a retro display.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dithra at daily against Real Halftone 2's every 3 months. Real Halftone 2's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 Dithra. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Real Halftone 2 has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Real Halftone 2 ships an update every 3 months, Dithra daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Real Halftone 2 | Dithra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tomoki Kobayashi | Leo Kuroshita |
In-app purchases
Real Halftone 2
No in-app purchases
Dithra
No in-app purchases
