Comparison

Image Blender vs ShootBrief

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

Head to head
About

Image Blender

Easily combine multiple photos into a single image using masks and various blend modes. Create unique visual effects, add textures, or even watermark your creations with this intuitive tool.

Highlights
  • Image blending
  • Masking tools
  • Multiple blend modes
  • Multi-exposure effects
  • Add textures and overlays
  • Watermarking
Features
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A simplistic and creative app for combining images with masks and different blend modes on your iPhone and iPad. While the use and basic idea is very simple, there's almost an endless list of things you can do with it. Some things worth highlighting are: - Multi Exposure - Choosing where and how much to apply of filter from other apps. - Adding or replacing objects. - Adding textures. - Creating your own personalised filters with overlays - Watermarking or adding logos Image Blender outputs the full resolution without any limits to the size of your source image. If you have any questions before buying, need help to get started or just want to share your work, don't hesitate to send a mail to blender@jhnd.me and I'll do my best to help.

About

ShootBrief

Features
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ShootBrief turns a location and date into a practical photography scouting brief. Enter a beach, trail, city, landmark, park, or remote destination. ShootBrief combines source-backed data with AI analysis to help you plan when to shoot, what to bring, where to stand, and what to watch out for. Each brief can include: - Weather conditions from Open-Meteo - Tide predictions where NOAA CO-OPS data is available - Sunrise, sunset, golden hour, blue hour, and moon phase - Parking, access, and nearby emergency context from Apple MapKit - Tap recognized addresses after generation to open them in Apple Maps, Google Maps, or Waze - Road and seasonal access notes - Drone planning considerations - Best times to photograph - Best angles and composition ideas - Gear recommendations - Safety checklist - Location-specific photographer notes Customize the sections you want, reorder them in Settings, choose your preferred maps app for address links, save briefs for offline reference, and share them with clients, assistants, or collaborators. ShootBrief is built for photographers who want a sharper plan before arriving on location. No subscription. No account. No ads.

Screenshots

Image Blender4 screens
ShootBrief4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ShootBrief at every 6 weeks against Image Blender's every 4 months. ShootBrief also leads on price ($2.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Image Blender costs $3.99 and ShootBrief $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Image Blender ships an update every 4 months, ShootBrief every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Image Blender versus ShootBrief: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImage BlenderShootBrief
Price$3.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.9 (3.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJHND i Sverige ABGreg Anderson

Bugs and requests

Image Blender

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes while working
  • Watermark application issues
  • Blending text from photos comes out of focus

Requested features

5 requests
  • Masking tool improvements
  • Ability to blend more than 2 photos
  • Undo button
  • Gradient tool
  • Ability to choose certain frames from GIFs

ShootBrief

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Image Blender

No in-app purchases

None

ShootBrief

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Image Blender free?
Image Blender costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShootBrief free?
ShootBrief costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Image Blender or ShootBrief have ads?
Neither Image Blender nor ShootBrief shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Image Blender or ShootBrief?
Image Blender ships an update every 4 months, and ShootBrief every 6 weeks. Most recently, Image Blender was updated on October 29, 2026 and ShootBrief on October 28, 2026.

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