Comparison

iContour vs Raster

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

Head to head
About

iContour

Transform your photos into pencil-sketch style drawings by detecting and highlighting border lines between light and dark areas. Save your creations directly to your photo album.

Highlights
  • Detects image contours
  • Creates pencil sketch effect
  • Uses iPhone camera for new photos
  • Imports photos from album
  • Saves drawings to photo album
  • Audio notification on save
Features
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This application is a little Digital Image Processor (DSP). Starting from an image, it tries to detect the image contours, i.e. the border lines between darker and lighter areas. It then creates a new image with these lines, looking like a pencil drawing derived from the original picture, and shows it on the screen. The main menu lets you choose where to get the original picture from: or an existing one, selecting it from the iPhone photo album, or a new one, shooting it with the internal camera. When the resulting drawing is shown, you can save it in your photo album: just tap on the screen, and a popup window will give you the choice to save or discard it. If you choose to save it, a short sound will notify you when the recording completes. Be aware that the effect of the resulting drawings is not granted to be always pleasant and homogeneous, because it strongly depends on contrast and sharpness of original pictures.

About

Raster

Easily create large posters from your own photos using a standard printer. Select an image, choose paper size, adjust settings, and print a PDF file. Offers four distinct styles for unique poster designs.

Highlights
  • Create oversized posters
  • Use own images
  • Print via PDF
  • Four poster styles (Grid, Interlaced, Radial, Photo)
  • Easy to use interface
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Raster turns your photos into striking halftone and rasterized artwork. Inspired by classic print, pop art and comic styles, Raster rebuilds any image from dots, lines and shapes — perfect for posters, social media, prints and creative projects. CREATIVE MODES • Grid — classic halftone dot patterns • Interlaced — bold scanline and stripe effects • Radial — dots that radiate from any point • Photo — subtle rasterization that keeps your detail SHAPES & STYLES Build your image from circles, squares, triangles, diamonds and polygons — or turn it into pure ASCII art. COLOR CONTROL • Bicolor — bold two-tone looks • Multicolor — limited palettes with risograph and screenprint vibes • Full color — keep your original colors with a rasterized texture PRO TOOLS • Super Resolution — enhance and upscale your images with on-device machine learning • Collage — combine several rasterized images into one composition • High-resolution export and PDF output ready for print Whether you're making a poster, an album cover, a sticker or a one-of-a-kind profile picture, Raster gives you full control over every dot and shape. Download Raster and start designing.

Screenshots

iContour1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Raster at Free against iContour's $0.99. Raster also leads on review sentiment (44% vs 0%) and rating (3.8 vs 1.0). iContour's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On iOS requirement 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

Raster is free to download; iContour costs $0.99 up front. Raster sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. iContour asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Raster holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Raster has 46 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of iContour's written reviews are positive against 44% of Raster's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iContour ships an update every 38 months, Raster every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
iContour versus Raster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriContourRaster
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)3.8 (46 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews43.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings146 — better
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB245 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuigi FontiPierre Cossard

Customer experience

iContour

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Raster

All ratings40 ratings
Positive67.5%
Neutral7.5%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative56.3%

In-app purchases

None

iContour

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Raster

One-time2
  • Pro upgradeFree
  • Raster PRO$5.99

Questions

Is iContour free?
iContour costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Raster free?
Raster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iContour or Raster?
Raster is rated higher. iContour averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Raster averages 3.8 from 46 ratings.
Do iContour or Raster have ads?
Raster shows ads; iContour does not.
Which is updated more often, iContour or Raster?
iContour ships an update every 38 months, and Raster every 3 months. Most recently, iContour was updated on October 23, 2026 and Raster on October 23, 2026.

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