Comparison

Dramatic Black & White vs Superimpose X

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

Head to head
About

Dramatic Black & White

Transform your photos into striking black and white images with adjustable light, contrast, and texture. Explore classic and modern styles, and use unique tools to create artistic compositions. Perfect for photographers seeking to enhance their monochrome vision.

Highlights
  • Black and white photo conversion
  • Adjustable light and contrast
  • Texture and shape controls
  • Ellipse spotlight tool
  • Classic, infrared, and HD styles
  • Grain and vignette effects
Features
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Make a Black and White Photo with Light Contrast Grit and Form --- MacWorld’s pick for the App Gems of the Year Award --- Everyone knows it doesn't get better than classic Black & White - it's the artistic soul of photography. Referencing one of our favorite Ansel Adams quotes: "Great Black & White photos aren't taken - they're made". Using Dramatic Black & White you can make your own black and white photographs, ones where light and contrast, grit and form come together to tell a story; ones where stone and sky, water and light transcend the material world and ascend to the Photographers’ Gallery. With Dramatic Black & White there are no mistakes you can't fix, no limits to your vision, no stopping until you're finished, nothing to hold you back from truly 'making your photos' and making them - Oh.My.Gosh. good! 

JixiPix's Dramatic Black & White app starts by leaving color in the rear view mirror, and enables you to make expert adjustments with easy-to-use, fully customizable controls to contrast and light, texture and shape. Before your eyes, watch your photo transform into the dramatic looks of the past and cutting-edge styles of the present.
 PHOTOGRAPHY STYLE
 • Black & White – Classic 
• Infrared Photo – Modern 
 • Dramatic Black & White – High Definition 

 FEATURES
 A one-of-a-kind ellipse spotlight tool will allow you to set up a light source on a subject in your composition. Fully customizable controls allow expert adjustments to contrast, light, texture and shape; and adjustments to spotlight size intensity. INCLUDES
 Spotlight, Black and White Filters, Grain and Vignette UNIVERSAL FEATURES
 All JixiPix Apps come with: Superior Customer Service, Support for High-Resolution Images & Output, Undo/Redo, Randomize Button, Quick Presets and the ability to create Custom Presets, Cropping with the ability to specify aspect ratio, Quick Preview, Email, Print, and the ability to post directly to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Tumblr. We also have an online art gallery and invite our user’s to display their artistic creations on it: http://www.flickr.com/groups/jixipixcreations/


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“JixiPix turns any photo into a masterpiece. All that is required of you is the appreciation — we’ll take care of the rest! ”

JixiPix.com “Creative Tools for Creative People”
 Photography | Artistic | Graphic Apps
 MAC • iPad • iPhone

About

Superimpose X

Create stunning photo art with advanced layering, blending, and masking tools. This powerful editor offers a wide array of adjustments, effects, and brushes for both professionals and amateurs. Save your work in sessions and reuse masked images as stickers.

Highlights
  • Multiple layers (up to 24)
  • Extensive adjustment and blending modes
  • AI-powered masking
  • Masking Library for reusable stickers
  • Session Library for project saving
  • Non-destructive editing and effects
  • Export PSD with layers
Features
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Superimpose X is a serious photo editor, and the editor is yours with the app — layers, masks, blend modes, brushes, effects, shadows, text and precision tools, with no subscription to use any of it. When you want more, two studios are built right in and unlock with a subscription: an AI Editor that generates and transforms images, and a true multi-track Video Editor. THE PHOTO EDITOR Build complex edits by hand with the control of a desktop app and none of the complexity. Cut out people and objects, combine images, paint masks, adjust colour, add depth and shadow, then refine every detail. • Layer-based editing with up to 24 layers • Magic Wand, Magic Lasso, brush and shape masks • 18 blend modes and 16 adjustment layers • Non-destructive layer blur and adjustments • 63 photo effects, plus clarity, colour, tone and detail controls • Text and curved text • Motion, Zoom, Spin, Lens and Selective Blur, and gradients • Warp, perspective transform and distortion • Paint, smudge, clone stamp and effect brushes • Shadow and Light Wrap tools • Camera fill with real-time masks and blend modes • Masking Library for reusable cutouts and stickers • Session Library that saves your projects automatically • PSD export with layers • Over a million royalty-free stock photos AI EDITOR Start from a photo, a sketch or a sentence and let AI do the heavy lifting, then take the result back into the layer editor to finish it properly. • Image generation from text • AI editing and inpainting • Background creation and replacement • Outpainting and image expansion • Enhance, relight and repair • Sketch to image • Headshot generation • Face swap • Image to image transformation • Image to video • AI people masking VIDEO EDITOR A real multi-track editor, not a template filler. • Edit video, images, audio and text on multiple tracks • Stack effects and animations for results that are yours • Masks for precise work, including green screen • Track objects through a shot and ramp clip speed • Animate text with elegant presets • Split, trim, rotate and freeze clips • Colour effects, blurs and distortions • Audio EQ, filters and transitions • Royalty-free photos, videos, music and GIFs • Export in a range of formats, including GIF ONE APP, ONE PROJECT The three studios share the same project. Composite a frame in the photo editor and drop it on the timeline. Generate a background with AI and mask it by hand. Pull a still out of a video and edit it as layers. Nothing is exported and re-imported just to move between them. Terms of use: https://www.superimposeapp.com/superimposex_terms_of_use.html Privacy Policy: https://www.superimposeapp.com/privacy2.html

Screenshots

Dramatic Black & White4 screens
Superimpose X4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dramatic Black & White at none against Superimpose X's 8. Dramatic Black & White also leads on price ($2.99 vs $4.99). Superimpose X's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (3K vs 346). On rating, review sentiment, 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

Dramatic Black & White costs $2.99 and Superimpose X $4.99 up front. Superimpose X sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Dramatic Black & White asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Dramatic Black & White against 4.7 for Superimpose X. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Superimpose X has 3K ratings behind it against 346, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Dramatic Black & White's written reviews are positive against 86% of Superimpose X's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dramatic Black & White ships an update every 4 months, Superimpose X every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Dramatic Black & White versus Superimpose X: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDramatic Black & WhiteSuperimpose X
Price$2.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (346 ratings) — better4.7 (3K ratings)
Positive reviews84.3% of reviews85.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3463K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#139#23 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB378 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJixiPix, LLCPankaj Goswami

Customer experience

Dramatic Black & White

All ratings345 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews319 reviews
Positive84.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative10.0%

Superimpose X

All ratings3,021 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.1%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews891 reviews
Positive85.6%
Neutral4.6%
Negative9.8%

User reviews

Dramatic Black & White

From 346 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for B&W photography
  • 🎨 Lots of editing options
  • 💻 Works well on desktop
  • 🤩 Fantastic results
  • 🙌 Easy to use

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🔍 Clunky UI/UX
  • 🔍 Annoying pop-ups
  • 🔍 Slow saving process
  • 🔍 Limited features

Superimpose X

From 3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing editing capabilities
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly
  • 💡 Powerful layering and masking tools
  • 🚀 Efficient and fast performance
  • 👍 Excellent value for money

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🐛 Bugs with certain tools (brush, text, etc.)
  • 🔒 Concerns over recent subscription model changes
  • 🔒 Frustration over loss of legacy features

Bugs and requests

Dramatic Black & White

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing on login screen
  • Incompatibility with newer devices
  • Inability to access camera

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to adjust individual color channels
  • Layers and masking tools
  • Remembering custom settings
  • Improved performance and stability

Superimpose X

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Masking tool issues causing halos
  • Text layer bugs causing loss of text
  • Inconsistent behavior when merging layers
  • Crashes when using certain effects

Requested features

6 requests
  • More layer support
  • Additional font and text options
  • Improved color adjustment tools
  • Custom brush settings
  • Ability to rearrange layer order
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  • Expanded stock image library

In-app purchases

None

Dramatic Black & White

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Superimpose X

Subscriptions6
  • Pro Membership (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Superimpose X (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • AI Membership (Yearly)7 Days trial$17.991 Year
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  • Pro Membership (Yearly)$17.991 Year
  • Superimpose X Pro (Yearly)3 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Superimpose X Pro (Yearly)$34.991 Year
One-time2
  • 500 Pro AI Coins$3.99
  • 1000 Pro AI Coins$6.99

Questions

Is Dramatic Black & White free?
Dramatic Black & White costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Superimpose X free?
Superimpose X costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dramatic Black & White or Superimpose X?
Dramatic Black & White is rated higher. Dramatic Black & White averages 4.8 out of 5 from 346 ratings, while Superimpose X averages 4.7 from 3K ratings.
Do Dramatic Black & White or Superimpose X have ads?
Neither Dramatic Black & White nor Superimpose X shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dramatic Black & White or Superimpose X?
Dramatic Black & White ships an update every 4 months, and Superimpose X every 9 days. Most recently, Dramatic Black & White was updated on October 21, 2026 and Superimpose X on October 21, 2026.
Which is more popular, Dramatic Black & White or Superimpose X?
Dramatic Black & White currently peaks at #139 in the App Store charts, and Superimpose X at #23. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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