Poster Shine Pro vs Inkwork
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.
Inkwork
Transform your photos into unique ink drawings with a wide array of style variations and color options. Easily share your creations on social media or order high-quality prints to be delivered to your door.
- Transform photos into ink drawings
- Over 90 style variations
- Customizable ink and paper colors
- Fine-tune style details
- Instant transformations
- Share to social media
- Order physical prints
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Discover your photo's inner art with Inkwork. Inkwork instantly transforms your photos into unique and expressive ink drawings. Choose from over 90 style variations, select an ink and paper color, then share your art on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and more. Want to hang your new art on the wall? We've teamed up with CanvasPop to provide the highest quality prints available, all backed by a 100% “Love It” guarantee. You’ll have your art on your doorstep and ready to hang in no time. Features: • Instantly transform your photos into art with over 90 ink style variations • Choose from dozens of ink and paper colors, or create your own • Fine-tune styles to make them more detailed or abstract • Take snaps and watch them transform instantly • Load photos from your Camera Roll and other albums • Share your art on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and more • Have your art printed and shipped right to your doorstep Subscribe or purchase Inkwork to unlock all features. For more information, visit us at www.codeorgana.com, or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @codeorgana. Find out more about CanvasPop prints and their 100% "Love it" lifetime guarantee at www.canvaspop.com. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Inkwork at Free against Poster Shine Pro's $1.99. Inkwork also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (77% vs 36%). Poster Shine Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and chart position (#193 vs unranked). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Inkwork is free to download; Poster Shine Pro costs $1.99 up front. Inkwork sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Poster Shine Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Inkwork holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inkwork has 3.2K ratings behind it against 46, 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 77% of Inkwork's.
Poster Shine Pro ships an update every 3 months, Inkwork every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Poster Shine Pro | Inkwork |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (46 ratings) | 4.8 (3.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | 77.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 46 | 3.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #193 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Dr. Rieger | Code Organa |
Customer experience
Poster Shine Pro
Inkwork
Bugs and requests
Poster Shine Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Inkwork
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on certain devices/iOS versions
- Inability to save or export images properly
- Compatibility issues with large photo libraries
Requested features
4 requests- Add opacity/layer controls
- Expand range of artistic styles
- Improve export options (SVG, higher res)
- Implement a trial or freemium model
In-app purchases
Poster Shine Pro
No in-app purchases
Inkwork
- Inkwork2 variants$4.997 Days
- Inkwork2 variants$9.991 Month
- Inkwork3 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
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- Inkwork3 Days trial2 variants$59.991 Year
- Unlock Full Version$5.99
- Unlock Full Version$6.99
- Unlock Full Version$11.99
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- Unlock Full Version$13.99
- Inkwork2 variants$79.99
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