Comparison

Histograms Explained vs Moonfall

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

Head to head
About

Histograms Explained

Learn to interpret your camera's histogram for better photography, both underwater and topside. This app de-mystifies histograms with narrated lessons, real-world examples, and quizzes from experienced professionals.

Highlights
  • De-mystifies camera histograms
  • Narrated training material
  • Real-world photo examples
  • Chapter quizzes
  • Tips from professional photographers
  • Covers luminance and RGB histograms
Features
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Whether you shoot with a Mirrorless, DSLR or a point-and-shoot camera, this easy to use, easy to understand App will quickly improve your underwater photography as your camera's histogram is de-mystified and becomes your new best friend. Information in this App is useful for topside photography as well. Every shooter can benefit greatly from Histograms Explained! Shoot like the pros! Histograms Explained is the second in the series of Underwater Photography Training Applications by David Fleetham & Marty Snyderman. With 80 years of combined professional experience in underwater photography, David and Marty share their tips to help you understand your camera's histogram for better images. This App contains eight sections of training material, fully narrated, with photos taken by David Fleetham and Marty Snyderman to illustrate examples of histograms with their accompanying images, plus other training slides. • Section 1: Your New Best Friend • Section 2: Two Kinds of Histograms • Section 3: Luminance Histograms • Section 4: The Bell Curve Myth • Section 5: Beware of the Goal Posts • Section 6: Making Adjustments • Section 7: RGB Histograms • Section 8: The Color Channels Other features: • Full narration • Easy menu navigation • Right-to-left, left-to-right swipe technology • Chapter quizzes to reinforce learning • One in a series of Underwater Photography Training Applications: Natural Light Images, Coordinating Natural Light and Strobes, Using Strobes Effectively, Silhouettes Underwater and Histograms Explained

About

Moonfall

Create unique photo collages with complete freedom. Move, scale, and rotate your images without the constraints of grids or templates. Enjoy a simple interface that gives you full control over your creative vision.

Highlights
  • Freeform photo arrangement
  • Move, scale, and rotate images
  • Simple, intuitive interface
  • No grids or templates required
  • Full control over photo placement
Features
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Turns out that the best way to do collages is freeform: move, scale, rotate your photos however you like. Turns out that you don’t really need: - Grids - Templates - Filters - Stickers What you need is a simple interface and a sense of control over your photos. Introducing Moonfall.

Screenshots

Histograms Explained4 screens
Moonfall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Moonfall at Free against Histograms Explained's $4.99. Moonfall also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.3) and review sentiment (88% vs 50%). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Moonfall is free to download; Histograms Explained costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Moonfall holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Moonfall has 43 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Histograms Explained's written reviews are positive against 88% of Moonfall's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Histograms Explained ships an update every 40 months, Moonfall every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Histograms Explained versus Moonfall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHistograms ExplainedMoonfall
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (6 ratings)4.3 (43 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings643 — better
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size210 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNewmediasoup, LLCTiny Whale Pte. Ltd.

Customer experience

Histograms Explained

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Moonfall

All ratings42 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral9.5%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

Histograms Explained

No in-app purchases

None

Moonfall

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Histograms Explained free?
Histograms Explained costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Moonfall free?
Moonfall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Histograms Explained or Moonfall?
Moonfall is rated higher. Histograms Explained averages 3.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Moonfall averages 4.3 from 43 ratings.
Do Histograms Explained or Moonfall have ads?
Neither Histograms Explained nor Moonfall shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Histograms Explained or Moonfall?
Histograms Explained ships an update every 40 months, and Moonfall every 5 days. Most recently, Histograms Explained was updated on October 23, 2026 and Moonfall on October 24, 2026.

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