Comparison

Color Shine Pro vs Vertiscoper anamorphic resizer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Selective colorization
  • Finger painting and erasing
  • Zoom for detail
  • Import from camera or album
  • Adjustable brush size
  • Social media sharing
  • Undo function
Features
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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.

About

Vertiscoper anamorphic resizer

This tool desqueezes anamorphic photos and videos directly on your iPhone, making them ready for social media in seconds. It supports both vertical and horizontal desqueezing with various presets and custom factors, preserving EXIF data.

Highlights
  • Vertical and horizontal desqueezing
  • Import from Photo Library or Files
  • Photo batch processing
  • Preset and custom desqueeze factors
  • Before-after preview
  • EXIF data preservation
Features
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Vertiscoper is a fast, creator-focused tool that desqueezes anamorphic photos and videos directly on your iPhone, ready to post in seconds. 
Perfect for anamorphic photographers, content creators, mobile filmmakers and anyone chasing cinematic results on the go without a desktop. As a cinematographer who’s always chasing new looks and creative possibilities, I developed Vertiscoper out of my own need for a simple and fast anamorphic workflow, no matter if the lens is mounted for a vertical or in a classic horizontal setup. With today’s demand for fast, social-ready content, shooting “Vertiscope” is my go-to way to capture flexible ≈1:1 masters, ready for any format. TOP FEATURES: – desqueeze vertically or horizontally in one app – camera RAW import: DNG, Sony (ARW), Nikon (NEF), Canon (CR2/CR3), Fujifilm (RAF) and more – no DNG conversion needed – import from Photo Library, Files or straight from the Photos share sheet ("Import to Vertiscoper") – direct card reader import via Files – share desqueezed photos and videos to any app right from Vertiscoper – photo batch processing – wide range of desqueeze factor presets from 1.25× to 2.0× – custom desqueeze factor – check before-after with touch and hold on preview image – EXIF data and color profile preserved – 10-bit HDR videos keep their full dynamic range – fast hardware-accelerated video export – one-time purchase, no subscription SUPPORTED FORMATS: IMAGES JPG, TIFF, DNG, Apple ProRAW and camera RAW from Sony, Nikon, Canon, Fujifilm, Panasonic, Leica and many more. If a rare RAW format isn't readable on your device, convert it to DNG, TIFF or JPEG (e.g. in Lightroom) before importing. Desqueezed RAW photos will be saved as TIFF. VIDEO H.264, H.265 and Apple ProRes are supported, including 10-bit HDR (HLG/PQ). Please convert other video formats before importing. Desqueezed videos will be saved as H.265 (HEVC) or ProRes when the source is ProRes. Need help or found a bug? If you’re experiencing an issue, have feature suggestions, or just want to share feedback, I’d love to hear from you. Please include your device model, iOS version, and a short description of what happened – that helps me improve Vertiscoper for everyone. Contact: vertiscoper@alex-zimmermann.com

Screenshots

Color Shine Pro4 screens
Vertiscoper anamorphic resizer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vertiscoper anamorphic resizer at 75% against Color Shine Pro's 24%. Color Shine Pro's advantage is rating (3.3 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Color Shine Pro costs $1.99 and Vertiscoper anamorphic resizer $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Color Shine Pro holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 24% of Color Shine Pro's written reviews are positive against 75% of Vertiscoper anamorphic resizer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Color Shine Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, Vertiscoper anamorphic resizer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Color Shine Pro versus Vertiscoper anamorphic resizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor Shine ProVertiscoper anamorphic resizer
Price$1.99 — better$2.99
Rating3.3 (3 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews24.2% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander Dr. RiegerAlexander Zimmermann

Customer experience

Color Shine Pro

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive24.2%
Neutral6.1%
Negative69.7%

Vertiscoper anamorphic resizer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Color Shine Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Vertiscoper anamorphic resizer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Color Shine Pro free?
Color Shine Pro costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vertiscoper anamorphic resizer free?
Vertiscoper anamorphic resizer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Color Shine Pro or Vertiscoper anamorphic resizer?
Color Shine Pro is rated higher. Color Shine Pro averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Vertiscoper anamorphic resizer averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Color Shine Pro or Vertiscoper anamorphic resizer have ads?
Neither Color Shine Pro nor Vertiscoper anamorphic resizer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Color Shine Pro or Vertiscoper anamorphic resizer?
Color Shine Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, and Vertiscoper anamorphic resizer every 4 months. Most recently, Color Shine Pro was updated on November 1, 2026 and Vertiscoper anamorphic resizer on October 30, 2026.

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