Padiddle vs ShadeSnap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Padiddle
This app uses your device's gyroscope to create unique spinning art. Choose from pre-made color palettes or mix them to design your own vibrant visuals.
- Gyroscope-controlled drawing
- Library of 12 color schemes
- Color scheme combination
- Unique spinning art creation
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Padiddle uses your device’s gyroscope to draw pictures while you spin it. Pick from a library of twelve handcrafted color schemes. Combine them to create something new!
ShadeSnap
Enhance your photos and short videos with a wide array of unique filters. Easily capture and export your creations as videos or GIFs. Discover new artistic styles for your visual content.
- Capture photos with unique filters
- Record short videos
- Export captures as video/GIF
- Over 15 unique filters
- Pixelation filter
- VHS filter
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Capture stunning pictures with captivating filters with ShadeSnap. ShadeSnap provides large variety of interesting and unique filters for you to take unique snaps and share them with others. Enjoy more than 15+ unique filters present which you can use, like Pixelation, PixelFusion, GreyScale, VHS, Digital, Dither and many others. With ShadeSnap you can, - Capture snaps with unique filters - Record short-length videos - Export this captures as video/gif More amazing and breath-taking filters coming soon... Terms Of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Padiddle at none against ShadeSnap's 3. ShadeSnap's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. ShadeSnap sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Padiddle asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Padiddle against 5.0 for ShadeSnap. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
Padiddle ships an update every 3 months, ShadeSnap every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Padiddle | ShadeSnap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zev Eisenberg | Rutvik Tak |
Customer experience
Padiddle
ShadeSnap
In-app purchases
Padiddle
No in-app purchases
ShadeSnap
- ShadeSnap Monthly Premium$0.991 Month
- ShadeSnap Yearly Premium$6.991 Year
- ShadeSnap Lifetime Premium$11.99
