Comparison

MacroShader vs Tiltique

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

Head to head
About

MacroShader

Capture incredibly detailed close-up photos with advanced processing. This app enhances image resolution by combining multiple shots and offers manual camera controls for precise adjustments. It includes focus peaking and editing tools for fine-tuning your macro shots.

Highlights
  • Multi-frame super resolution processing
  • Focus shutter with tap and hold functionality
  • Focus peaking for precise focus
  • Manual camera controls
  • Size-specific detail enhancements
Features
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A macro and zoom photography app for iPhone. MacroShader maximises image detail by capturing multiple photos and using advanced processing techniques to improve image resolution. Features include: - Multi-frame super resolution processing - Focus shutter: Tap, hold, focus and release to shoot a photo. Also just tap to shoot - Focus peaking - Manual camera controls - Editing tools including size-specific detail enhancements

About

Tiltique

Features
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Tiltique transforms your photos into cinematic miniatures with a professional tilt-shift lens effect — the same optical magic used by photographers to make real scenes look like tiny worlds. Unlike flat blur filters, Tiltique simulates how a real tilted lens actually behaves. A precisely shaped sweet spot stays razor sharp while everything outside it falls into smooth, natural bokeh. Drag the focus ring anywhere on your image. Tilt it. Squeeze it into a narrow band. Push the blur deep. The result looks like it came out of a $3,000 lens, not a phone. WHAT TILTIQUE DOES • Selective focus with a fully draggable sweet spot • Adjustable falloff — from hard optical edge to silky gradient • Tilt and squeeze controls to shape the focus zone into any ellipse or band • Vignette that darkens only the blurred areas, exactly like a real lens • Soft glow for a vintage film look • Sharpness boost inside the sweet spot for that pop-and-fall contrast STYLE PRESETS Start with Classic, Velour, Spiral, or Sundial — four distinct optical personalities — then fine-tune every parameter to make it your own. MADE FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS No subscriptions. No ads. No accounts. Load a photo, dial in your look, save or share at full resolution.

Screenshots

MacroShader4 screens
Tiltique4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MacroShader at Free against Tiltique's $0.99. Tiltique's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

MacroShader is free to download; Tiltique costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MacroShader ships an update every 4 months, Tiltique every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MacroShader versus Tiltique: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacroShaderTiltique
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAstroShader LimitedGreg Anderson

In-app purchases

None

MacroShader

No in-app purchases

None

Tiltique

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MacroShader free?
MacroShader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tiltique free?
Tiltique costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do MacroShader or Tiltique have ads?
Neither MacroShader nor Tiltique shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MacroShader or Tiltique?
MacroShader ships an update every 4 months, and Tiltique every 2 months. Most recently, MacroShader was updated on November 5, 2026 and Tiltique on October 31, 2026.

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