Comparison

Shine Lens vs Hypergram

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

Head to head
About

Shine Lens

Features
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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, ...

About

Hypergram

Create and share unique image filters and artwork by combining various filter primitives. This app also functions as a professional photo editor, prioritizing features and flexibility for both advanced filter creation and simple image sharing.

Highlights
  • Create custom filter presets
  • Combine multiple filter primitives
  • Professional photo editing tools
  • Share creations on a social network
  • Browse and interact with community art
  • Advanced filter customization
Features
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Hypergram is an app and a social network for creating and sharing image filters and artwork to unleash your creativity in intriguing new ways. Hypergram lets you create filter-presets by combining an arbitrary number of filter-primitives, including gradation curves, a variety of blur-filters, keying-filters, masks, image generators of all kind and much more. Your creations can then be shared with the rest of the world by publishing it on the Hypergram network. Hypergram is also an amazing professional photo-editor. In contrast to other photo-apps, Hypergram doesn't compromise on features in order to give the user a questionable easier interface. Features and flexibility are always the number one priority. Whether you enjoy diving deep and create technically advanced filters or just want to take some beautiful images and share them with the community is up to you. Of course you can just scroll through other people's work and getting amazed by what they have done, too. Leaving a like or comment certainly will encourage them to create more great content. Hypergram is constantly enriched with more and more creative features over time. Although there's already a long todo-list of new things to build, your feedback can be very helpful to make the right prioritizations and letting us think out of our box. By downloading or using this app, you agree to the terms of use. You can read Apple's standard End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Shine Lens4 screens
Hypergram4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hypergram at Free against Shine Lens's $0.99. Hypergram also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 11 months). Shine Lens's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Hypergram is free to download; Shine Lens costs $0.99 up front. Hypergram sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Shine Lens asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shine Lens ships an update every 11 months, Hypergram every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shine Lens versus Hypergram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShine LensHypergram
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasanori KatsutaDominik Seibold

In-app purchases

None

Shine Lens

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Hypergram

Subscriptions1
  • Watermark Removal Monthly$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Shine Lens free?
Shine Lens costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hypergram free?
Hypergram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shine Lens or Hypergram have ads?
Neither Shine Lens nor Hypergram shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shine Lens or Hypergram?
Shine Lens ships an update every 11 months, and Hypergram every 10 days. Most recently, Shine Lens was updated on October 12, 2026 and Hypergram on October 14, 2026.

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