Comparison

Matte Viewer vs Dimension

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

Head to head
About

Matte Viewer

This app allows you to preview and export depth and semantic maps from your iPhone photos. It offers an elegant interface and supports desktop-class features on iPad and Mac. The app prioritizes user privacy and has a very small file size.

Highlights
  • Preview depth and semantic maps
  • Export mattes for 3rd party software
  • Elegant and information-dense interface
  • Desktop-class features on iPad/Mac
  • Privacy-focused with no tracking
  • Small app size
Features
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Matte Viewer lets you quickly preview the mattes in photos taken with your iPhone, including the depth map and semantic maps. You can export them and use them in 3rd party software such as Photoshop, Touch Designer, in custom shaders, and so on. To have the most matte data available in your photos, use the Portrait mode in iPhone's Camera. - Elegant and information dense interface that quickly lets you preview all the different mattes. - Supports desktop class features on iPad + Mac: multiple windows, open through drag & drop, keyboard shortcuts, etc. - Respects your privacy: no 3rd party libraries or tracking. Uses the latest iOS APIs so you don't have to give access to your whole photo library. - Extremely small app size: only a few hundred kilobytes. Matte Viewer is part of PhotoTools by Héliographe: check out our website at https://heliographe.studio for more fantastic photography apps.

About

Dimension

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View spatial photos in stereoscopic 3D on iPhone. For the best experience, view with anaglyph glasses with red and cyan tinted lenses. No data is collected, all 3D images are stored locally on your iPhone.

Screenshots

Matte Viewer3 screens
Dimension4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dimension at none against Matte Viewer's 1. Matte Viewer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Matte Viewer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dimension asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Matte Viewer versus Dimension: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatte ViewerDimension
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHéliographe, IncAnton Heestand

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Matte Viewer

One-time1
  • Unlock Export$4.99
None

Dimension

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Matte Viewer free?
Matte Viewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dimension free?
Dimension is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Matte Viewer or Dimension have ads?
Neither Matte Viewer nor Dimension shows ads.

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