Comparison

Emboss Me Pro vs Shadow Shine

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

Shadow Shine

Enhance your photos by finger painting colored shadows directly onto the image. Easily add artistic shadow effects to draw attention to specific areas. Save and share your creations on social media or via email.

Highlights
  • Finger painting shadow effects
  • Zoom and erase modes
  • Use camera or photo album
  • Adjustable brush size
  • Social media sharing
  • Undo function
Features
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Let your photos shadow shine by finger painting the image with colored shadows. Create impressive images by shadow shining your photos. The shadow shine effect will draw the viewer's attention to shadowed spots in the image. Creating shadow shine images is as easy as drawing with your finger. You start by taking a photo with your camera. Use your finger to shadow parts of the image. Zoom into the image for detailed painting or use the erase mode to remove the shadow. Share your shadow shine images on Facebook, Twitter and other social nets. Send an email with the image attached to it or save it in your photo album. Features: - Easy finger painting - Paint, zoom and erase - Take pictures from your camera or photo album - Adjust the size of the painting circle - Share your paints on social nets - Undo function for paint corrections There are no limits on what you can shadow shine. Shadow shine your car, friends, kids, your dog or your holiday pictures.

Screenshots

Emboss Me Pro3 screens
Shadow Shine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Shadow Shine at Free against Emboss Me Pro's $0.99. Shadow Shine also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and review sentiment (58% vs 29%). Emboss Me Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, 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

Shadow Shine is free to download; Emboss Me Pro costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shadow Shine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Emboss Me Pro's written reviews are positive against 58% of Shadow Shine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Emboss Me Pro ships an update every 2 months, Shadow Shine every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Emboss Me Pro versus Shadow Shine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmboss Me ProShadow Shine
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews58.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer福恩 毛Alexander Dr. Rieger

Customer experience

Emboss Me Pro

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

Shadow Shine

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Emboss Me Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Shadow Shine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Emboss Me Pro free?
Emboss Me Pro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shadow Shine free?
Shadow Shine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Emboss Me Pro or Shadow Shine?
Shadow Shine is rated higher. Emboss Me Pro averages 2.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Shadow Shine averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Emboss Me Pro or Shadow Shine have ads?
Shadow Shine shows ads; Emboss Me Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Emboss Me Pro or Shadow Shine?
Emboss Me Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Shadow Shine every 3 weeks. Most recently, Emboss Me Pro was updated on September 7, 2026 and Shadow Shine on September 21, 2026.

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