Comparison

Ditherable vs Pressed

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

Head to head
About

Ditherable

Transform your photos into retro pixel art using classic computer and console color palettes. Explore various dithering techniques to achieve unique visual styles and share your vintage-inspired creations.

Highlights
  • Apply classic color palettes
  • Multiple dithering methods
  • Create custom palettes
  • Save and share creations
  • Retro image transformation
Features
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Ditherable enables you see how your image would look like with the colors of an old IBM PC, an Apple II, or even a monochrome Game Boy. Get yourself lost in trying out palettes, and learn about different kinds of dithering methods. Share your creations with friends and family. Supported dither methods are: - Floyd-Steinberg - Atkinson - Jarvis-Judice-Ninke - Bayer (Ordered dithering) - White noise (Ordered dithering) - Blue noise (Ordered dithering) - Threshold (No dithering) Built-in palettes are: - Black & White - Grayscale - Quantized Color - CGA - Apple II - Game Boy - Intellivision - Reduce colors - Light colors - Dark colors You can also make your own palettes and save them.

About

Pressed

Transform your photos into authentic risograph and screen prints directly on your device. This app simulates real printing processes, including ink separation, halftones, and overprinting, for a genuine printed look. Unlock advanced features and watermark-free exports with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Authentic risograph and screen print simulation
  • Spot ink separation and halftone screening
  • Customizable ink and paper palettes
  • Die cut sticker mode
  • Print-ready separations for professional printing
  • Watermark-free exports
Features
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Turn your photos into print art with layered ink, carved lines, deep cyanotype blues and foil that catches the light as you tilt your phone. Pressed brings six distinct print styles to iPhone and iPad. Start with a preset, explore variations in Quick Press, and shape the finish with controls made for each process. FIND YOUR PRINT STYLE Risograph: layered spot colours, halftone dots and expressive ink overlap. Photocopy: bold toner, worn copies and the character of a zine. Linocut: carved lines, graphic shadows and textured ink impressions. Cyanotype: rich blues, washed highlights and brush-coated edges. Screenprint: bold colour separations, ink coverage and a hand-pulled look. Foil: metallic and holographic finishes with a live, tilt-responsive preview. MAKE IT YOURS Choose your colours or material, adjust the print, and refine the paper and framing. Compare with your original photo and return to earlier edits with undo and redo. Each style offers its own settings within a familiar workspace. CREATE A SERIES Give a group of photos a shared look, with room to refine individual images. Keep favourite recipes and return to the combinations you love. TAKE YOUR ART FURTHER Pressed Plus adds stamp exports, transparent sticker exports with an adjustable white border, Screenprint exports with 3–4 inks, every preset for export, custom ink exports, unlimited saved presses and images up to 6000 pixels on the long edge. Risograph also offers per-ink PDF separations, Press Set package export and Press Run video. Check production requirements with your printer before using separations. START FREE Explore every style and export free presets without a watermark, up to 4096 pixels on the long edge. Selected presets and advanced exports require Pressed Plus, a one-time purchase with no subscription. Foil reacts to tilt while you preview it in the app. Image exports use the selected light position and are still images. Photo processing happens on your device. For information about optional notifications and related data, see our privacy policy.

Screenshots

Ditherable4 screens
Pressed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ditherable at none against Pressed's 1. Ditherable also leads on ratings volume (80 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Pressed's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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. Pressed sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ditherable asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pressed holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ditherable has 80 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ditherable ships an update every 2 months, Pressed every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ditherable versus Pressed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDitherablePressed
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (80 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings80 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEskil Gjerde SviggumAHMET DUMAN

Customer experience

Ditherable

All ratings80 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral3.8%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative5.0%

Pressed

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ditherable

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pressed

One-time1
  • Pressed Plus: Print Studio$9.99

Questions

Is Ditherable free?
Ditherable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pressed free?
Pressed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ditherable or Pressed?
Pressed is rated higher. Ditherable averages 4.8 out of 5 from 80 ratings, while Pressed averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Ditherable or Pressed have ads?
Neither Ditherable nor Pressed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ditherable or Pressed?
Ditherable ships an update every 2 months, and Pressed every 4 days. Most recently, Ditherable was updated on October 22, 2026 and Pressed on October 24, 2026.

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