Comparison

Emboss Me Pro vs Engraver handmade etching

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

Head to head
About

Emboss Me Pro

Easily apply an embossing effect to your photos with a single tap. Adjust depth and direction for custom results. Share your creations directly via print, tweet, or email.

Highlights
  • One-click embossing effect
  • Adjustable embossing depth
  • Adjustable embossing direction
  • Select photos from album
  • Take new photos
  • One-tap print
  • One-tap tweet
  • One-tap email
Features
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Create polished embossed relief in seconds with Emboss Me Pro. Transform photos into dimensional raised-surface artwork with adjustable depth and direction. Designed for fast, visual editing: • Compare the original and edited image with a live split preview • Explore curated presets made for different photo styles • Blend the effect with your original for a subtle or bold finish • Save favorite effect settings in My Looks and reuse them • Share a labeled before-and-after image • Undo, redo, and resume your last edit • Save and share at high resolution • Process photos directly on your device Choose a photo, try a preset, and adjust until the result feels right. The focused editor keeps the image and its transformation visible throughout the process. The paid edition is ad-free, so you can stay focused on your edit.

About

Engraver handmade etching

Transform any photo into a realistic hand-drawn engraving with this app. It offers a powerful engine and curated presets to achieve professional-looking results with ease, making it more than just a toy.

Highlights
  • Create hand-drawn engraving effects
  • Turn any picture into an engraving
  • Powerful image processing engine
  • Curated parameter presets
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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This app is so much fun to play with, but it's much more than a toy. With it, you can create images resembling the hand-made works of a true master who spent painstaking hours over a work of art. The Engraver app lets you turn any picture into an impressive old-style engraving that looks hand-drawn. A powerful, extremely qualitative engine and carefully selected presets of parameters let you choose a wide variety of engraving effects without any extra effort or special knowledge. Features: - The power and productivity of AlphaPlugins EngraverIII pro tool. - The best sets of parameters, specially chosen for you. - Elegant and easy-to use intuitive interface. - 20 years of image processing experience in your hands. Just enjoy with creating!

Screenshots

Emboss Me Pro3 screens
Engraver handmade etching4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Engraver handmade etching at 90% against Emboss Me Pro's 29%. Engraver handmade etching also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (65 vs 3). Emboss Me Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On update cadence, 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

Emboss Me Pro costs $0.99 and Engraver handmade etching $2.99 up front. Engraver handmade etching sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Emboss Me Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Engraver handmade etching holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Engraver handmade etching has 65 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Emboss Me Pro's written reviews are positive against 90% of Engraver handmade etching's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Emboss Me Pro versus Engraver handmade etching: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmboss Me ProEngraver handmade etching
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating2.0 (3 ratings)4.6 (65 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings365 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer福恩 毛Maxim Chernousov

Customer experience

Emboss Me Pro

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%

Engraver handmade etching

All ratings65 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral1.5%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

None

Emboss Me Pro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Engraver handmade etching

One-time2
  • Engraver Advanced Set$0.99
  • Engraver Profiled Set$0.99

Questions

Is Emboss Me Pro free?
Emboss Me Pro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Engraver handmade etching free?
Engraver handmade etching costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Emboss Me Pro or Engraver handmade etching?
Engraver handmade etching is rated higher. Emboss Me Pro averages 2.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Engraver handmade etching averages 4.6 from 65 ratings.
Do Emboss Me Pro or Engraver handmade etching have ads?
Neither Emboss Me Pro nor Engraver handmade etching shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Emboss Me Pro or Engraver handmade etching?
Emboss Me Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Engraver handmade etching every 2 months. Most recently, Emboss Me Pro was updated on September 7, 2026 and Engraver handmade etching on September 19, 2026.

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