Comparison

ToonCamera vs Panostory Pro

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

Head to head
About

ToonCamera

Transform your photos and videos into live cartoons with real-time art effects. Choose from various styles, customize them, and share your creations instantly. Convert existing media or capture new moments with artistic filters.

Highlights
  • Live cartoon and art effects
  • Real-time preview
  • Multiple art styles (pencil, ink, stipple)
  • Customizable effects
  • Convert existing media
  • Direct sharing to social media
Features
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Transform your world into a live cartoon. Selected by Apple for iTunes Rewind Hot Trends In Apps and as an App Store Essential. "An amazing piece of technology." - Terry White, www.bestappsite.com "Best toon app out there, and totally worth the price!" - Robin Rhys, AppAdvice Daily ToonCamera is an amazing video and photography app that turns your world into a live cartoon. Apply real-time cartoon and art effects to your camera feed, record video, snap photos, and convert existing video and photos from your albums to create instant works of art. Save your creations and share them with friends through email, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Tumblr, Instagram, and YouTube, all from within ToonCamera. Features: • Choose from multiple cartoon, pencil, stipple, and ink effects • Customize your effects with unique line art styles • Take photos and record videos with a real-time preview of the effects • Convert existing photos and videos from your albums • Save your creations and share them with friends through email, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Tumblr, Instagram, and YouTube • Create canvas prints, posters, and more See a video of ToonCamera: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Mo7OAQGDGsQ Subscribe or purchase ToonCamera to unlock all features. Find out more about ToonCamera and our other apps at www.codeorgana.com and follow us on Twitter @codeorgana. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Panostory Pro

Create personalized photo collages, widgets, and wallpapers with various layout styles. Stitch multiple images together, cut pictures with shape masks, and even take video screenshots. Share your creations easily to social media platforms.

Highlights
  • Photo widget for home screen
  • Multiple collage layout styles
  • Stitch photos horizontally, vertically, or in a grid
  • Cut pictures with shape masks
  • Take frame screenshots from videos
  • Create custom wallpapers
Features
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Stitch screenshots into one long image, build photo collages and grids, and make home screen widgets — all on your device, with nothing ever uploaded. SCREENSHOT STITCHING - Merge multiple screenshots into a single long image — chat threads, articles, receipts, order histories. - Trim, reorder, and adjust each screenshot before exporting. - Control spacing, borders, and corner radius between pieces. LONG PHOTO STITCH - Combine any number of photos into one long image — horizontal, vertical, or a nine-square grid. - Free stitch mode: place, scale, and layer photos anywhere on the canvas with no fixed layout. COLLAGE MAKER - Grid layouts for 1 to 9 photos, plus templates for weddings and baby albums. - Text with custom fonts, colors, gradients, strokes, shadows, and masks. - Solid, gradient, or image-sampled backgrounds. - Frames, stickers, filters, blur, and shape masks. DEPTH TEXT - Place text behind the subject of a photo for a layered, three-dimensional look. PHOTO WIDGETS - Small, medium, and large home screen widgets from your own photos. - Single photo, blurred, or 2–4 photo collage styles. - Calendar widget with your photo as the background. WALLPAPER MAKER - Turn any collage into a wallpaper sized for your device. - Solid color and gradient wallpapers. PHOTO CUT - Slice one photo into a nine-square grid in a single tap — ready to post as a carousel. - Shape masks for non-rectangular cuts. BATCH TOOLS - Watermark many photos at once, including "Shot on" device text pulled from each photo's EXIF data. - Add borders to a whole batch in one pass. - Position, size, and opacity are yours to set. VIDEO FRAME CAPTURE - Pull still frames from any video at the interval you choose. - Stitch the extracted frames into a single storyboard image. DEVICE MOCKUPS - Drop a screenshot into an iPhone frame for app showcases and product shots. DUAL CAMERA - Shoot with the front and rear cameras at the same time. - Four-shot burst mode, laid out automatically. EXPORT - Choose your export resolution and quality. - Save to Photos or Files, or share anywhere. VIP MEMBERSHIP - VIP includes every feature from the earlier paid version, plus Curator: it goes through your library on its own and builds collages for you. - Curator modes: long-screenshot stitching, Color Flow (grouped by color tone), Shot On (grouped by the camera that took them), and 9-Photo Fit (picks nine photos that belong together and fits them into a nine-square grid). - Monthly — $3.99 per month, auto-renewing. - Yearly — $29.99 per year, auto-renewing. - Lifetime — $39.99, one-time purchase, never renews. - Payment is charged to your Apple ID account once you confirm the purchase. - A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. - Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription. - Prices are in US dollars and may differ by region. PRIVACY Panostory Pro never uploads your photos. Every edit happens on your device. Photo library access is used only to read the images you pick and to save the results. I'm an independent developer and I read every message. If something is broken or missing, email wrzxnx@gmail.com and I'll take a look. Privacy Policy: https://wangruiapk.github.io/panostorypro/?lang=en Terms of Use: https://wangruiapk.github.io/terms/?lang=en

Screenshots

ToonCamera4 screens
Panostory Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ToonCamera at 4.8 against Panostory Pro's 4.0. ToonCamera also leads on ratings volume (8.6K vs 21) and review sentiment (86% vs 71%). Panostory Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). 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. ToonCamera sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Panostory Pro sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ToonCamera holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ToonCamera has 8.6K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of ToonCamera's written reviews are positive against 71% of Panostory Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ToonCamera ships an update every 3 months, Panostory Pro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ToonCamera versus Panostory Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToonCameraPanostory Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8.6K ratings) — better4.0 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better70.8% of reviews
Number of ratings8.6K — better21
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCode Organa锐 王

Customer experience

ToonCamera

All ratings8,608 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews1,015 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.7%
Negative9.6%

Panostory Pro

All ratings21 ratings
Positive76.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.8%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive70.8%
Neutral14.6%
Negative14.6%

Bugs and requests

ToonCamera

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when trying to save multiple images
  • Issues with video recording and sound
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to edit/manipulate specific areas of photos
  • Improve video recording quality and features
  • Provide more advanced filter and editing options
  • Add ability to search and use photos from camera roll

Panostory Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

ToonCamera

Subscriptions4
  • ToonCamera2 variants$4.997 Days
  • ToonCamera2 variants$9.991 Month
  • ToonCamera3 Days trial2 variants$19.991 Year
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  • ToonCamera3 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • ToonCamera2 variants$49.99
5 purchases

Panostory Pro

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly VIP$1.991 Month
  • Monthly VIP$3.991 Month
  • Yearly VIP$12.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Yearly VIP$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime VIP$29.99

Questions

Is ToonCamera free?
ToonCamera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Panostory Pro free?
Panostory Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ToonCamera or Panostory Pro?
ToonCamera is rated higher. ToonCamera averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8.6K ratings, while Panostory Pro averages 4.0 from 21 ratings.
Do ToonCamera or Panostory Pro have ads?
Neither ToonCamera nor Panostory Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ToonCamera or Panostory Pro?
ToonCamera ships an update every 3 months, and Panostory Pro every 2 weeks. Most recently, ToonCamera was updated on October 18, 2026 and Panostory Pro on October 20, 2026.

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