Pencil Camera HD vs Poster Shine Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pencil Camera HD
Transform your photos and videos into artistic creations with real-time cartoon and sketch effects. Explore a variety of unique filters and adjust image parameters for endless creative possibilities. This app offers an intuitive interface and HD output for fun, artistic media creation.
- Real-time cartoon and sketch effects
- 15 unique artistic filters
- Adjust brightness, contrast, and contour
- HD quality photos and videos
- Slideshow with random effects
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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Be an artist! At least for the moment... Take pictures with amazing effects with a realtime preview. Pencil camera is not just another boring photo editing tool. It's a cool, stylish and real fun app for your iPhone and iPad. Grab pictures you've taken or pick them from gallery. For inspiration, there is a slideshow of your random photos with random effects applied. User Reviews: "Wooooooow really really cool!" "Pretty awesome app. Me and my wife love all the effects. Well worth the $1.50. " "Awesome, artistic photos" Features: - 15 amazing effects, not only sketch-like effects. For example get pictures/videos from your holiday on Mars or Antarctica - stylish compact wooden interface - change brightness, contrast and contour in real time for endless possibilities - we support both iPhone and iPad devices - interface fully supports awesome Retina displays, no more pixelized buttons on your new iPad - make incredible HD-quality home videos directly in Pencil Camera - and be sure that this is FUN! - take pictures of world or yourself - just switch between front and back cameras - bored by playing with the app? Press Slideshow and get inspired by innovative photos! Like us on Facebook to be in touch: https://www.facebook.com/PencilCameraHD Support: Do you miss something in the app? Let us know, we are working hard to improve it! It can be your idea what you will find in the next version. Do you have a problem? Let us know on ljezny@gmail.com. We will do our best to get rid of it.
Poster Shine Pro
Transform your photos into striking, limited-color posters with a unique "poster shine" effect. Easily apply filters, customize colors, and share your artistic creations across social media or save them to your device.
- Poster shine effect
- Limited color palettes
- Customizable colors (up to four)
- Save and organize images
- Direct sharing to social media
- In-app camera integration
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Let your photos poster shine by turning them into a limited colored poster. ***** On SALE! 50% OFF now - for limited time only Create impressive images by poster shining your photos. The poster shine effect will make your photos look like a poster printed with only a few colors. Creating poster shine images is quick and easy. Take a photo with your camera and apply the poster filter on the image. Share your poster 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. * Pro Features: + Change up to four colors + Save and organize multiple images in a list There are no limits on what you can poster shine. Poster shine your car, friends, kids, your dog or your holiday pictures.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pencil Camera HD at 79% against Poster Shine Pro's 36%. Pencil Camera HD also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9). Poster Shine Pro's advantage is chart position (#197 vs unranked) and ratings volume (46 vs 8). On update cadence, 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
Pencil Camera HD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Poster Shine Pro has 46 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Pencil Camera HD's written reviews are positive against 36% of Poster Shine Pro's.
Pencil Camera HD ships an update every 5 months, Poster Shine Pro every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Pencil Camera HD | Poster Shine Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | — | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | 3.9 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.2% of reviews — better | 36.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 46 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #197 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ljezny | Alexander Dr. Rieger |
Customer experience
Pencil Camera HD
Poster Shine Pro
Bugs and requests
Pencil Camera HD
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when trying to record video
- Unable to access camera roll to import photos
- Filters not working as expected on some devices
Requested features
4 requests- More advanced editing tools
- Ability to rotate and resize photos
- Option to save photos at higher resolutions
- Improved video recording quality and stability
Poster Shine Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pencil Camera HD
No in-app purchases
Poster Shine Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Pencil Camera HD free?
Is Poster Shine Pro free?
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