Comparison

Pistachio vs SHADR

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

Head to head
About

Pistachio

Create professional-grade vector art on your mobile device with intuitive tools and powerful features. Start with templates, draw custom paths, and export your designs in various formats. Unlock unlimited artboards and exclusive features with a subscription.

Highlights
  • Shape template library
  • Multiple artboard support
  • Custom path drawing
  • Various export formats
  • Unlimited artboards (subscription)
  • Custom vector presets (subscription)
Features
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Transform your creativity on the-go into professional-grade vector art with Pistachio. Whether you're a seasoned artist or just starting out, our intuitive tools and powerful features let you create stunning designs wherever inspiration strikes. ** Key Features ** Start with our extensive library of shape templates and build your designs with ease Save your work across multiple artboards Draw custom paths with precision Export your masterpieces in various formats to suit any purpose Our free offering allows up to 5 art boards for your use. Choose from a monthly or annual subscription to unlock unlimited artboards. U.S. Prices are $5.99 / month for the monthly subscription, and $24.99 / year for the annual subscription (a 58% savings). PISTACHIO PLATINUM FEATURES - Unlimited artboard creation - Custom Vector Presets - Expanded list of Shape Templates - Exclusive access to new features Cancel at any time. After canceling, any artboards that have been created past the free limit will stay on your device. However only the five (5) most recently edited artboards will be accessible until you resume your subscription. Privacy policy: https://nutterfi.com/privacy/ Apple's Standard Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SHADR

Transform photos and blank canvases into unique visual art with a variety of creative styles. Refine your creations with expressive controls and discover new directions through generative randomization. Export still images or live photos and videos.

Highlights
  • Diverse and evolving collection of creative visual styles
  • Generative randomization for discovering new directions
  • Focused controls for refining composition, color, texture, and movement
  • Still image export at native resolution
  • Live Photo and video output
  • Local projects and reusable presets
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SHADR is a creative design toolkit for transforming photographs and blank canvases into distinctive visual artwork. Explore a growing collection of styles including ASCII art, dithering, CMYK halftone, pixel stretch, fluted glass, kaleidoscope, flow fields, kinetic typography, shader art, pixel scatter, surveillance graphics, and more. Each style is a focused creative tool inside one consistent editor. Import a photo or begin from a blank canvas where supported, generate new directions, shape the result with expressive controls, and move fluidly between different visual treatments. Features: - A diverse and evolving collection of creative visual styles - Generative randomization for quickly discovering new directions - Focused controls for refining composition, color, texture, and movement - Still image export at native resolution - Live Photo and video output in supported tools - Local projects and reusable presets - Subject-aware treatments in selected tools Five complete tools are available for free. SHADR Pro is a one-time purchase that unlocks every current and future tool. Tool parameters, projects, presets, and exports are not restricted.

Screenshots

Pistachio4 screens
SHADR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SHADR at every 2 days against Pistachio's every 6 days. Pistachio's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Pistachio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and SHADR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pistachio against 5.0 for SHADR. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pistachio ships an update every 6 days, SHADR every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pistachio versus SHADR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPistachioSHADR
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.7 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNutterfi伟滔 黄

Customer experience

Pistachio

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SHADR

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pistachio

Subscriptions2
  • Platinum Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
  • Platinum Annual Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
1 purchases

SHADR

One-time1
  • SHADR Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Pistachio free?
Pistachio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SHADR free?
SHADR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pistachio or SHADR?
Pistachio and SHADR are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Pistachio or SHADR have ads?
Neither Pistachio nor SHADR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pistachio or SHADR?
Pistachio ships an update every 6 days, and SHADR every 2 days. Most recently, Pistachio was updated on October 4, 2026 and SHADR on September 23, 2026.

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