Comparison

GradíENT vs Panostory Pro

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

Head to head
About

GradíENT

Capture and edit photos with a retro film camera aesthetic. Choose from over 860 unique filters and date stamps to add a classic touch to your images. Easily create visually striking and imaginative photos.

Highlights
  • 860+ random film filters
  • Retro date stamping
  • Classic photo frame slogans
  • Lomo, 8mm/35mm film effects
  • Black and white, retro effects
  • Cool and warm color filters
Features
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GradíENT is an app for shooting and making retro film camera date stamps. It's very simple. Just click on each photographic style icon and you will be automatically matched with various filters and date stamps, with this software, you will be able to use your iPhone and iPad to capture important moments and create beautiful photos, GradíENT we provide, including 860+ kinds of random unique effects for you to use, including lomo, 8mm/35mm film, rainbow, light leakage, black and white, retro, exposure, cool colors, warm colors and other effects, Make your photos more full of imagination. ◉ KEY FEATURES • Contains 860+ kinds of random used filters. • Make photos more exciting gorgeous dazzling films. • For a variety of themed photo effects editor to use. • Date stamped with a traditional film camera. • Add slogan with classic photo frame. GradiENT is provided as GradiENT Studio own product. If you have any questions or feedback, please contact us: https://cujicam.weebly.com

About

Panostory Pro

Create personalized photo collages, widgets, and wallpapers with various layout styles. Stitch multiple images together, cut pictures with shape masks, and even take video screenshots. Share your creations easily to social media platforms.

Highlights
  • Photo widget for home screen
  • Multiple collage layout styles
  • Stitch photos horizontally, vertically, or in a grid
  • Cut pictures with shape masks
  • Take frame screenshots from videos
  • Create custom wallpapers
Features
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Stitch screenshots into one long image, build photo collages and grids, and make home screen widgets — all on your device, with nothing ever uploaded. SCREENSHOT STITCHING - Merge multiple screenshots into a single long image — chat threads, articles, receipts, order histories. - Trim, reorder, and adjust each screenshot before exporting. - Control spacing, borders, and corner radius between pieces. LONG PHOTO STITCH - Combine any number of photos into one long image — horizontal, vertical, or a nine-square grid. - Free stitch mode: place, scale, and layer photos anywhere on the canvas with no fixed layout. COLLAGE MAKER - Grid layouts for 1 to 9 photos, plus templates for weddings and baby albums. - Text with custom fonts, colors, gradients, strokes, shadows, and masks. - Solid, gradient, or image-sampled backgrounds. - Frames, stickers, filters, blur, and shape masks. DEPTH TEXT - Place text behind the subject of a photo for a layered, three-dimensional look. PHOTO WIDGETS - Small, medium, and large home screen widgets from your own photos. - Single photo, blurred, or 2–4 photo collage styles. - Calendar widget with your photo as the background. WALLPAPER MAKER - Turn any collage into a wallpaper sized for your device. - Solid color and gradient wallpapers. PHOTO CUT - Slice one photo into a nine-square grid in a single tap — ready to post as a carousel. - Shape masks for non-rectangular cuts. BATCH TOOLS - Watermark many photos at once, including "Shot on" device text pulled from each photo's EXIF data. - Add borders to a whole batch in one pass. - Position, size, and opacity are yours to set. VIDEO FRAME CAPTURE - Pull still frames from any video at the interval you choose. - Stitch the extracted frames into a single storyboard image. DEVICE MOCKUPS - Drop a screenshot into an iPhone frame for app showcases and product shots. DUAL CAMERA - Shoot with the front and rear cameras at the same time. - Four-shot burst mode, laid out automatically. EXPORT - Choose your export resolution and quality. - Save to Photos or Files, or share anywhere. VIP MEMBERSHIP - VIP includes every feature from the earlier paid version, plus Curator: it goes through your library on its own and builds collages for you. - Curator modes: long-screenshot stitching, Color Flow (grouped by color tone), Shot On (grouped by the camera that took them), and 9-Photo Fit (picks nine photos that belong together and fits them into a nine-square grid). - Monthly — $3.99 per month, auto-renewing. - Yearly — $29.99 per year, auto-renewing. - Lifetime — $39.99, one-time purchase, never renews. - Payment is charged to your Apple ID account once you confirm the purchase. - A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. - Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription. - Prices are in US dollars and may differ by region. PRIVACY Panostory Pro never uploads your photos. Every edit happens on your device. Photo library access is used only to read the images you pick and to save the results. I'm an independent developer and I read every message. If something is broken or missing, email wrzxnx@gmail.com and I'll take a look. Privacy Policy: https://wangruiapk.github.io/panostorypro/?lang=en Terms of Use: https://wangruiapk.github.io/terms/?lang=en

Screenshots

GradíENT4 screens
Panostory Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Panostory Pro at 71% against GradíENT's 0%. Panostory Pro also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.0 vs 3.1). GradíENT's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Panostory Pro is free to download; GradíENT costs $1.99 up front. GradíENT sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Panostory Pro sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Panostory Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of GradíENT's written reviews are positive against 71% of Panostory Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GradíENT ships an update every 5 months, Panostory Pro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GradíENT versus Panostory Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGradíENTPanostory Pro
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.1 (15 ratings)4.0 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews70.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1521 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLI HUNG WANG锐 王

Customer experience

GradíENT

All ratings15 ratings
Positive53.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative46.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative80.0%

Panostory Pro

All ratings21 ratings
Positive76.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.8%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive70.8%
Neutral14.6%
Negative14.6%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

GradíENT

One-time10
  • Light Pack 1$0.99
  • Remove ads$0.99
  • Light Pack 2$0.99
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  • Light Pack 3$0.99
  • Light Pack 4$0.99
  • Filter Pack 1$0.99
  • Filter Pack 2$0.99
  • Filter Package$1.99
  • Effect Package$1.99
  • Upgrade Deluxe Edition$6.99
5 purchases

Panostory Pro

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly VIP$1.991 Month
  • Monthly VIP$3.991 Month
  • Yearly VIP$14.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Yearly VIP$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime VIP$39.99

Questions

Is GradíENT free?
GradíENT costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Panostory Pro free?
Panostory Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GradíENT or Panostory Pro?
Panostory Pro is rated higher. GradíENT averages 3.1 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Panostory Pro averages 4.0 from 21 ratings.
Do GradíENT or Panostory Pro have ads?
Neither GradíENT nor Panostory Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GradíENT or Panostory Pro?
GradíENT ships an update every 5 months, and Panostory Pro every 2 weeks. Most recently, GradíENT was updated on September 24, 2026 and Panostory Pro on October 12, 2026.

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