Pencil Camera HD vs Weave for Messenger
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.
Weave for Messenger
Create unique, hand-drawn, self-dissolving video animations to share with friends. Watch your drawings come to life in a time-lapse video format. Express your creativity and connect with others in a fun, visual way.
- Hand-drawn video animations
- Self-dissolving effect
- Time-lapse video playback
- Shareable across platforms
- Creative expression tool
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* Featured on ANTYapps.pl with 5/5 stars rating (Jun 2015) Explore your creativity in a whole new way with Weave for Messenger! Create beautiful hand-drawn self-dissolving video animations and share with people you care about. Your friends, colleagues or relatives will be amused watching how exactly you've been drawing it. Your animations will be sent as videos, meaning that they could be viewed on any platform supported by Messenger. No need to install the app to view a message! Become closer by revealing your imagination expression techniques! Download the app and have fun! Weave for Messenger is free, simple to use and extremely assistive! Please support us by downloading the app, more awesome features are coming up in updates! Video preview soundtrack: 'Change' by My Monthly Date
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pencil Camera HD at 5.0 against Weave for Messenger's 4.2. Weave for Messenger's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
Pencil Camera HD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Pencil Camera HD's written reviews are positive against 88% of Weave for Messenger's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pencil Camera HD ships an update every 5 months, Weave for Messenger every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pencil Camera HD | Weave for Messenger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | — | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.2% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ljezny | Roman Shevtsov |
Customer experience
Pencil Camera HD
Weave for Messenger
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
Weave for Messenger
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pencil Camera HD
No in-app purchases
Weave for Messenger
No in-app purchases
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