Comparison

Shadow Shine vs Photo Silhouette Maker

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

Head to head
About

Shadow Shine

Enhance your photos by finger painting colored shadows directly onto the image. Easily add artistic shadow effects to draw attention to specific areas. Save and share your creations on social media or via email.

Highlights
  • Finger painting shadow effects
  • Zoom and erase modes
  • Use camera or photo album
  • Adjustable brush size
  • Social media sharing
  • Undo function
Features
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Let your photos shadow shine by finger painting the image with colored shadows. Create impressive images by shadow shining your photos. The shadow shine effect will draw the viewer's attention to shadowed spots in the image. Creating shadow shine images is as easy as drawing with your finger. You start by taking a photo with your camera. Use your finger to shadow parts of the image. Zoom into the image for detailed painting or use the erase mode to remove the shadow. Share your shadow 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 There are no limits on what you can shadow shine. Shadow shine your car, friends, kids, your dog or your holiday pictures.

About

Photo Silhouette Maker

Easily transform your photos into stunning silhouette art. Create custom stencils, SVGs, and eye-catching posters with a variety of animals, objects, and human figures. Share your unique creations across social media platforms.

Highlights
  • Convert images to silhouette
  • 100+ animal and object templates
  • Create custom human silhouettes
  • AI-powered image detection
  • Photo blending and double exposure effects
  • Add sparkle, color, and nature effects
Features
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Photo Silhouette Maker allows you to create a silhouette of your photo. You can make a stencil, svg silhouette of man, woman, girl, tree, bird, palm tree, dog, wolf, deer, other animals, and objects with this easy to use silhouette creator app. Design your custom vector Silhouette and share it with all.Photo silhouette Maker is the best tool for creating an eye-catching Silhouette poster & decal. Just import your pic and Silhouette Maker will automatically convert your photo into Silhouette. Best In Photo Silhouette Maker: - Convert image into Silhouette. - 100+ animals and objects images to choose from. - Easy to use. - AI and neural networks used for image detection. - Create the best double exposure effect for you. - Photo blending effects. - Best photo editing tool. - Add sparkle, color & nature effects on your Silhouette. - Best in creating palm tree silhouette, dog silhouette, wolf silhouette, deer silhouette, cat silhouette & other animal's silhouette. - Design your custom girl silhouette, man silhouette, & woman silhouette and share it to all. - Share your artwork to all on Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram, Twitter, and other social networks. - Much More SUBSCRIPTION: You can subscribe to premium features, choosing from the following plans: – One month Subscription – One Year Subscription – Lifetime (One Time Purchase) Your subscription will automatically renew 24-hours prior to the end of each term (week or year correspondingly) and your card will be charged through your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time in your iTunes account settings, but refunds will not be provided for any unused period of the term. An unused portion of free trial period will also be forfeited once any of the subscription options is purchased. Terms of Use: https://pankajappleappsprivacypolicy.blogspot.com/2024/07/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://pankajappleappsprivacypolicy.blogspot.com/2025/01/recolor-dress-privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Shadow Shine4 screens
Photo Silhouette Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shadow Shine at 58% against Photo Silhouette Maker's 15%. Shadow Shine also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Photo Silhouette Maker's advantage is ratings volume (356 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Photo Silhouette Maker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Shadow Shine asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shadow Shine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Silhouette Maker has 356 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Shadow Shine's written reviews are positive against 15% of Photo Silhouette Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shadow Shine ships an update every 3 weeks, Photo Silhouette Maker every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Shadow Shine versus Photo Silhouette Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadow ShinePhoto Silhouette Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.1 (356 ratings)
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews — better14.6% of reviews
Number of ratings3356 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB143 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander Dr. RiegerPankaj Kumar

Customer experience

Shadow Shine

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%

Photo Silhouette Maker

All ratings356 ratings
Positive76.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative19.9%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive14.6%
Neutral12.2%
Negative73.2%

Bugs and requests

Shadow Shine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Photo Silhouette Maker

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Cannot save projects without upgrade
  • Only background replacement available
  • Impossible to cancel subscription in-app
  • App does not show in Apple subscription list
  • App won't load after payment
Show 11 more
  • App crashes
  • App doesn't recognize Pro purchase
  • App exits after initial load
  • App says loading and nothing works
  • App overloads with ads
  • App doesn't make a neat line
  • App freezes
  • App kicks user out when changing sunset/picking stickers
  • App crashes and shuts down every time
  • App is laggy
  • App won't click, freezes

Requested features

2 requests
  • Undo/redo feature
  • One-time subscription availability

In-app purchases

None

Shadow Shine

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Photo Silhouette Maker

Subscriptions2
  • Photo Silhouette Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Photo Silhouette Pro Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • ONE TIME SUBSCRIPTION.$5.99

Questions

Is Shadow Shine free?
Shadow Shine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Photo Silhouette Maker free?
Photo Silhouette Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shadow Shine or Photo Silhouette Maker?
Shadow Shine is rated higher. Shadow Shine averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Photo Silhouette Maker averages 4.1 from 356 ratings.
Do Shadow Shine or Photo Silhouette Maker have ads?
Both Shadow Shine and Photo Silhouette Maker show ads.
Which is updated more often, Shadow Shine or Photo Silhouette Maker?
Shadow Shine ships an update every 3 weeks, and Photo Silhouette Maker every 6 weeks. Most recently, Shadow Shine was updated on November 1, 2026 and Photo Silhouette Maker on November 3, 2026.

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