Comparison

Emboss Me Pro vs Impressionism Camera

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

Impressionism Camera

Transform your photos into Impressionist-style paintings with various artistic filters. Create unique artwork by repeating transformations and add your personal autograph to your creations.

Highlights
  • Impressionist art styles
  • Photo transformation
  • Customizable styles
  • Autograph addition
  • iOS 9.0+ compatibility
Features
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Impressionism Now turns your photos into paintings like an Impressionism art! Choose from different styles to change your photos. You can also create your own picture by repeating the transformation. You can write your autograph! Please Note: This application is only available in iOS 9.0 and later. Please have a look at the screen shots below.

Screenshots

Emboss Me Pro3 screens
Impressionism Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Impressionism Camera at Free against Emboss Me Pro's $0.99. Impressionism Camera also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.0) and review sentiment (57% vs 29%). Emboss Me Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

Impressionism Camera is free to download; Emboss Me Pro costs $0.99 up front. Impressionism Camera sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Emboss Me Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Impressionism Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Impressionism Camera has 381 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 57% of Impressionism Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 19, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Emboss Me Pro versus Impressionism Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmboss Me ProImpressionism Camera
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (3 ratings)4.3 (381 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3381 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer福恩 毛Osawa Shunsuke

Customer experience

Emboss Me Pro

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

Impressionism Camera

All ratings381 ratings
Positive82.2%
Neutral9.7%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral12.2%
Negative30.6%

Bugs and requests

Emboss Me Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Impressionism Camera

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes during processing hi-res images
  • Pen not functioning
  • App closes unexpectedly
  • Pointillism is broken
  • Photos become unrecognizable after first use
Show 5 more
  • App rarely works
  • Stuck on loading screen for full version
  • Hieroglyphs appear sometimes
  • App doesn't work as expected
  • Images are squashed

Requested features

3 requests
  • More painterly styles
  • More variety of styles
  • Ability to use PayPal for payments

In-app purchases

None

Emboss Me Pro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Impressionism Camera

One-time2
  • Premium Edition$3.99
  • Treat wine for developer$9.99

Questions

Is Emboss Me Pro free?
Emboss Me Pro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Impressionism Camera free?
Impressionism Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Emboss Me Pro or Impressionism Camera?
Impressionism Camera is rated higher. Emboss Me Pro averages 2.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Impressionism Camera averages 4.3 from 381 ratings.
Do Emboss Me Pro or Impressionism Camera have ads?
Impressionism Camera shows ads; Emboss Me Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Emboss Me Pro or Impressionism Camera?
Emboss Me Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Impressionism Camera every 2 months. Most recently, Emboss Me Pro was updated on October 19, 2026 and Impressionism Camera on October 19, 2026.

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