Thrivestone vs DitherProg
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thrivestone
Explore a universe of interactive camera filters that tap into abstract and chaotic visual realms. This application generates unique, dynamic imagery for your photos and videos. Be aware of potential photosensitive warnings due to light flashes.
- Interactive camera filters
- Chaos-inspired visuals
- Dynamic photo effects
- Unique video generation
- Photosensitive warning
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Interactive camera filters that draw from the great seas of chaos. Photosensitive warning: This app creates flashes of light that could trigger seizures for people with visual sensitivities.
DitherProg
This application allows users to apply nostalgic dithering effects to images. It offers various tone depths and dithering algorithms, including Bayer, Halftone, Spiral, Floyd-Steinberg, and Jarvis, Judice & Ninke. Processed images can be saved in PNG format.
- Nostalgic dithering effects
- Multiple tone depths
- Various dithering algorithms (Bayer, Floyd-Steinberg, etc.)
- Save as PNG
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This is an application for nostalgic dithering. Tone Depth: - [ 0, 255 ] - [ 0, 128, 255 ] - [ 0, 64, 128, 192, 255 ] Dithering Type： - 2x2, Bayer - 4x4, Bayer - 4x4, Halftone - 4x4, Spiral (Type 1) - 4x4, Spiral (Type 2) - Floyd-Steinberg - Jarvis, Judice & Ninke Save format: - PNG
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Thrivestone at 96% against DitherProg's 50%. Thrivestone also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). DitherProg's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Thrivestone sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. DitherProg asks for nothing beyond the download.
Thrivestone holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Thrivestone's written reviews are positive against 50% of DitherProg's.
Thrivestone ships an update every 3 weeks, DitherProg every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thrivestone | DitherProg |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (28 ratings) — better | 3.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Lemmon | Itoh Tomoaki |
Customer experience
Thrivestone
DitherProg
In-app purchases
Thrivestone
- Season 0: Filter Pack #1$3.99
- Season 0: Filter Pack #2$3.99
DitherProg
No in-app purchases
