Poster Shine Pro vs Ink Brush Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Poster Shine Pro
Transform your photos into striking, limited-color posters with a unique "poster shine" effect. Easily apply filters, customize colors, and share your artistic creations across social media or save them to your device.
- Poster shine effect
- Limited color palettes
- Customizable colors (up to four)
- Save and organize images
- Direct sharing to social media
- In-app camera integration
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Let your photos poster shine by turning them into a limited colored poster. ***** On SALE! 50% OFF now - for limited time only Create impressive images by poster shining your photos. The poster shine effect will make your photos look like a poster printed with only a few colors. Creating poster shine images is quick and easy. Take a photo with your camera and apply the poster filter on the image. Share your poster 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. * Pro Features: + Change up to four colors + Save and organize multiple images in a list There are no limits on what you can poster shine. Poster shine your car, friends, kids, your dog or your holiday pictures.
Ink Brush Pro
Create diverse ink line art, from calligraphy to comic sketches, with a digital brush that mimics traditional tools. Enjoy a wide color palette and save your creations easily to your device.
- Mimics paintbrushes and brush pens
- Create fine to broad lines in one stroke
- Sumi-e, comic art, sketching, cartoons, lettering, Manga-art, calligraphy styles
- Updated color palette
- One-click save to gallery
- New tips included
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The versatility of paintbrushes and brush-pen with the convenience of a pen on your tablet. Create fine to broad lines within a single stroke. Get creative with all kinds of ink line work; Sumi-e, comic art, sketching, cartoons, lettering, Manga-art and calligraphy. - Updated colour palette - One click save button to device image gallery - Updated with new tips ------------------------------------------------------------- We take your privacy very seriously. This application: - Does not collect information - Does not contain advertising - Does not contain in-app purchases - Does not use analytics / data collecting tools - Does not link to social networks
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Poster Shine Pro at 3.9 against Ink Brush Pro's 2.0. Poster Shine Pro also leads on ratings volume (47 vs 4) and review sentiment (36% vs 25%). Ink Brush Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Poster Shine Pro costs $1.99 and Ink Brush Pro $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Poster Shine Pro holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Poster Shine Pro has 47 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Poster Shine Pro's written reviews are positive against 25% of Ink Brush Pro's.
Poster Shine Pro ships an update every 3 months, Ink Brush Pro every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Poster Shine Pro | Ink Brush Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (47 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Dr. Rieger | TOUCHSCREEN LEARNING LTD |
Customer experience
Poster Shine Pro
Ink Brush Pro
In-app purchases
Poster Shine Pro
No in-app purchases
Ink Brush Pro
No in-app purchases
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