Shine Lens vs Aim Straight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shine Lens
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■ You can emphasize the "Brightness" and "Shine" of the image. ■ You can emphasize only the "bright area" of photos and videos taken in such as dark places. ■ By combining the three effects, you can create a variety of "shine effects". [Source] - Camera shooting: Video, photo - Photo Library: Video, photo - Paste image: Copy and paste a web image - File sharing: Can be sent from AirDrop, SNS, other apps [Settings] - Brightness Threshold:: Brightness threshold of the brilliance effect - Amplification rate: Amplification rate of shine effect - Emphasis curve: How to emphasize the brilliance effect - Save resolution: 20-100% of the original resolution [Output] - Save to camera roll: videos, photos - Video / photo sharing: AirDrop, LINE, Facebook, Dropbox, Instagram, ...
Aim Straight
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Aim Straight helps you hold your iPhone or iPad straight while taking pictures, like a bubble level. Tilt your device until the grid lines turn green. Then take your photo. The photos you take get added to your photo library. You can see them using the Photos app. Aim Straight does not upload your photos. But if you have set up your device to upload photos from your library, for example to iCloud, then they will upload the same way as any other photo you take.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shine Lens at none against Aim Straight's 3. Shine Lens also leads on price ($0.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Aim Straight's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). On 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
Shine Lens costs $0.99 and Aim Straight $2.99 up front. Aim Straight sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Shine Lens asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shine Lens ships an update every 11 months, Aim Straight every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shine Lens | Aim Straight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masanori Katsuta | Stephen Lardieri |
In-app purchases
Shine Lens
No in-app purchases
Aim Straight
- Tip the Developer$2.00
- Tip the Developer$5.00
- Tip the Developer$10.00
Questions
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