Comparison

Poster Shine Pro vs Image Filter Photo Editor Tool

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Poster shine effect
  • Limited color palettes
  • Customizable colors (up to four)
  • Save and organize images
  • Direct sharing to social media
  • In-app camera integration
Features
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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.

About

Image Filter Photo Editor Tool

Enhance your photos with a vast array of artistic filters and editing tools. Transform images into comic book pages, apply vintage effects, or adjust colors with precision. Save and share your creations easily.

Highlights
  • Extensive filter library
  • Color controls
  • Vintage effects
  • Comic book transformation
  • Exposure and gamma adjustment
  • Sharpen and blur options
  • Watermarking
Features
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Amazing Photoshop like filter effects on your iPhone & iPad! ◆ Color Controls – Greatly enhance colors, or remove them for a black & white photo. ◆ Comic Effect – Turn images into comic book pages. ◆ Color Invert – Invert all colors as if image was converted to a negative. ◆ Color Map – Maps the colors from preset gradients or add your own gradient color stops. ◆ Color Monochrome – Remaps colors so they fall within shades of a single color. ◆ Color Posterize – Turn images into posters, i.e. the “Andy Warhol” effect. ◆ Crystallize – Creates polygon-shaped color blocks from image. ◆ Dot Screen – Simulates the dot patterns of a halftone screen. ◆ Edges – Finds edges in image and displays them in color. ◆ Exposure Adjust – Brighten up dark photos or darken bright photos. ◆ Gamma Adjust – Darkens or lightens photos. ◆ Gloom – Dulls the highlights of an image. ◆ Gaussian Blur – Classic blur filer we all love. ◆ Hatched Screen – Simulates the hatched pattern of a halftone screen. ◆ Highlight and Shadows – Increase or decrease shadows and highlight. ◆ Hue Adjust – Adjust photo’s hue/color tint. ◆ Line Screen – Simulates the line pattern of a halftone screen. ◆ Motion Blur – Blur by angle and distance. ◆ Photo Effects: - Chrome – Vintage photography film with exaggerated color. - Fade – Vintage photography film with diminished color. - Instant – Vintage photography film with distorted colors. - Mono – Black-and-white photography film with low contrast. - Noir – Black-and-white photography film with exaggerated contrast. - Process – Vintage photography film with emphasized cool colors. - Tonal – Black-and-white photography film without significantly altering contrast. - Transfer – Vintage photography film with emphasized warm colors. ◆ Pixellate – Makes an image blocky by mapping to colored squares defined by the replaced pixels. ◆ Pointillize – Renders photo in a pointillistic style. ◆ Sepia Tone – Give an old-fashioned look to your photos. ◆ Sharpen Luminance – The classic sharpen filter. ◆ Straighten – Rotate the image. ◆ Temperature and Tint – Change the colors of the image. ◆ Thermal – Apply a Thermal image effect. ◆ Unsharp Mask – Sharpen images to make them stand out. ◆ Vibrance – Make the photo’s color pop without looking fake. ◆ Vignette – Soften photo’s edges and draw attention to its center. ◆ Vignette Effect – More advanced controls than basic Vignette. ◆ Watermark – Add text in a custom font on top of the image to protect your copyright. ◆ X-Ray – Apply a X-Ray style effect to an image. ◆ Zoom Blur – Simulates the effect of zooming the camera while capturing the image. *More filters with free future updates! Apply image filters in a quick, easy to use interface. Share filtered photos to text messages & save to your phone. Save full size image to Photo Library, Send via Email, Copy into other apps. Post to the #ImageFilterApp Hashtag to see other's image filter creations on Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook. This app will be updated over time with many more filters added. App supports Light and Dark Appearance Modes. Landscape and Portrait orientations are supported. Fully Accessible with the VoiceOver screen reader for blind and low vision users.

Screenshots

Poster Shine Pro4 screens
Image Filter Photo Editor Tool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Image Filter Photo Editor Tool at 86% against Poster Shine Pro's 36%. Image Filter Photo Editor Tool also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.6 vs 3.9). Poster Shine Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#111 vs unranked). On 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

Image Filter Photo Editor Tool is free to download; Poster Shine Pro costs $1.99 up front. Image Filter Photo Editor Tool sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Poster Shine Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Image Filter Photo Editor Tool holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Poster Shine Pro has 46 ratings behind it against 9, 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 86% of Image Filter Photo Editor Tool's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Poster Shine Pro ships an update every 2 months, Image Filter Photo Editor Tool every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Poster Shine Pro versus Image Filter Photo Editor Tool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoster Shine ProImage Filter Photo Editor Tool
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (46 ratings)4.6 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#111 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander Dr. RiegerPaulJAdam.com

Customer experience

Poster Shine Pro

All ratings46 ratings
Positive71.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative23.9%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative63.6%

Image Filter Photo Editor Tool

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

Poster Shine Pro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Image Filter Photo Editor Tool

One-time1
  • All Filters$4.99

Questions

Is Poster Shine Pro free?
Poster Shine Pro costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Image Filter Photo Editor Tool free?
Image Filter Photo Editor Tool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Poster Shine Pro or Image Filter Photo Editor Tool?
Image Filter Photo Editor Tool is rated higher. Poster Shine Pro averages 3.9 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Image Filter Photo Editor Tool averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.
Do Poster Shine Pro or Image Filter Photo Editor Tool have ads?
Neither Poster Shine Pro nor Image Filter Photo Editor Tool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Poster Shine Pro or Image Filter Photo Editor Tool?
Poster Shine Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Image Filter Photo Editor Tool every 2 days. Most recently, Poster Shine Pro was updated on September 24, 2026 and Image Filter Photo Editor Tool on August 12, 2026.

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