Color Shine Pro vs Acsta
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Color Shine Pro
Transform your photos by selectively recoloring parts while the rest remains grayscale. Easily paint, zoom, and erase to highlight specific areas and draw attention to your chosen colors. Share your artistic creations directly from the app.
- Selective colorization
- Finger painting and erasing
- Zoom for detail
- Import from camera or album
- Adjustable brush size
- Social media sharing
- Undo function
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Let your photos color shine by converting them to gray while leaving some spots colored. ***** On SALE! 50% OFF now - for limited time only Create impressive images by color shining your photos. The color shine effect will draw the viewer's attention to colorized spots in the image. Creating color shine images is as easy as drawing with your finger. You start by taking a photo with your camera and load it as a grayscale image. Use your finger to recolor parts of the image. Zoom into the image for detailed painting or use the erase mode to remove the colors again. Share your color 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 * Pro Features: - Save and organize multiple paints in a list There are no limits on what you can color shine. Color shine your car, friends, kids, your dog or your holiday pictures.
Acsta
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This app uses image recognition AI to automatically cut out images and generate composite images with background images. - It instantly processes images selected from your photo album or taken with your camera and automatically cuts out the subject. - Automatically cropped images can be saved in albums or within the app. - Manual image cropping is also supported; you can begin cropping an image by tapping it, drawing a selection around it, or long-pressing and dragging. - A composite image of the cut-out image and background image can be generated and then shared on social media, saved to a photo album, or sent via email or messenger. - It syncs with iCloud, so you can sync data with other devices such as your iPad. And more... It supports Apple Intelligence Image Playground and can generate images. - The background is removed from the generated image to create an image for compositing. - The generated image can be used as the background for a composite image. Downloading the app is free. If it is determined that your device supports automatic image cropping using image recognition AI, you can use the function by purchasing an in-app purchase (Basic functions unlocked).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Acsta at Free against Color Shine Pro's $1.99. Color Shine Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.6). 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
Acsta is free to download; Color Shine Pro costs $1.99 up front. Acsta sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Color Shine Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Color Shine Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, Acsta monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Color Shine Pro | Acsta |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 24.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Dr. Rieger | shinichi tanimoto |
In-app purchases
Color Shine Pro
No in-app purchases
Acsta
- Basic functions unlocked$0.99









