Comparison

Pencil Camera HD vs Skin Tones !

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Skin Tones !

Enhance your photos with a wide range of artistic and natural skin tone color adjustments. Apply various beauty and special effects to create stunning visuals. Easily save and share your edited images on social media.

Highlights
  • Skin color enhancement
  • Artistic effects (Beauty, Radiance, Scratch, etc.)
  • Natural skin color adjustments
  • Photo enhancer
  • Easy save and share
  • Color enhancement
Features
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Skin Tones! lets you change Skin Colors to something artistic or Natural Skin colors It is best photo enhancer app. Skin Tones! Features : Color enhancement Awesome Artistic effects: i) Beauty ii) Radiance ii) Scratch iv) Enamel v) Blemish vi) Grain vii) Incline viii)lightning ix) Rain Drop. Easy save and share on any social networking platforms. Privacy Policy: https://jaiparkashappstore.blogspot.com/2020/05/privacy-policy.html Terms of use: https://jaiparkashappstore.blogspot.com/2020/05/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

Pencil Camera HD4 screens
Skin Tones !4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pencil Camera HD at 79% against Skin Tones !'s 0%. Pencil Camera HD also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Skin Tones !'s advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ratings volume 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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pencil Camera HD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Pencil Camera HD's written reviews are positive against 0% of Skin Tones !'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pencil Camera HD ships an update every 5 months, Skin Tones ! every 12 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pencil Camera HD versus Skin Tones !: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPencil Camera HDSkin Tones !
Price—Free — better
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better1.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperljeznyJai Parkash

Customer experience

Pencil Camera HD

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews317 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative11.7%

Skin Tones !

All ratings4 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Skin Tones !

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pencil Camera HD

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Skin Tones !

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Membership$0.497 Days
  • Monthly Membership$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Membership$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Free Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Pencil Camera HD free?
Pricing for Pencil Camera HD is not currently listed on the App Store.
Is Skin Tones ! free?
Skin Tones ! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pencil Camera HD or Skin Tones !?
Pencil Camera HD is rated higher. Pencil Camera HD averages 5.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Skin Tones ! averages 1.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Pencil Camera HD or Skin Tones ! have ads?
Skin Tones ! shows ads; Pencil Camera HD does not.
Which is updated more often, Pencil Camera HD or Skin Tones !?
Pencil Camera HD ships an update every 5 months, and Skin Tones ! every 12 months. Most recently, Pencil Camera HD was updated on November 6, 2026 and Skin Tones ! on November 6, 2026.

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