Duotone Image Effect vs ZiNEY
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Duotone Image Effect
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Transform your photos with artistic two-color gradients. Turn ordinary pictures into bold, modern art in just one tap. Create retro moods, cinematic looks, or dreamy tones. Perfect for social media posts and creative photo designs. Choose a photo, pick your favorite colors, and save. Make every photo unique with Duotone Image Effect.
ZiNEY
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Give your photos the texture of print. ZiNEY turns a photo into something that looks pulled off a press: halftone dots, line screens, ordered dither, film grain and two-colour gradient maps. Tap a preset and it's done. Then use three sliders to make it yours. 8 LOOKS โข Circle โ concentric halftone. The poster look โข Halftone โ four-plate CMYK colour halftone โข Threshold โ two tones plus grain. Photocopier and zine texture โข Duotone โ no screen, just grain and two colours. For portraits and product shots โข Bitmap โ 8-bit ordered dither โข Dot โ newspaper halftone โข Line โ engraving-style scan lines โข Mosaic โ pixels plus halftone, for fun 15 PALETTES, PLUS INVERT Indigo Rose, Ink, Acid, Magenta, Tangerine, Cobalt, Brick, Wine, Forest, Sepia, Neon, Flamingo, Sunburst, Mint and Full Color. From classic navy-and-pink to brick red, forest green, sepia, black under fluorescents and pink-on-yellow. Tap Invert to swap the two inks of every palette. THE RECIPE IS VISIBLE Every effect sits in a stack you can reorder, switch off or adjust. "Tone โ Halftone โ Grain โ Gradient Map" reads exactly like what it is, so you can copy it, learn it and push it further. TUNED TO EACH PHOTO ZiNEY analyses brightness and contrast and adds an AUTO tone step so presets land well on the first tap. Threshold levels come from the photo too. EXPORT JPEG or PNG. Save to Photos on iPhone and iPad, export to a file on Mac. The watermark (the ZiNEY mark plus the names of the effects you used) is optional with Pro. FREE AND PRO Free: preview every preset. Export Circle, Halftone and Threshold in Indigo Rose or Ink at up to 1600 px, with the watermark. Pro (one-time purchase, no subscription): every preset and palette, full resolution, watermark optional. Buy once, use on iPhone, iPad and Mac. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Photos are processed on your device. No account, no data collection. For iPhone, iPad and Mac (universal purchase).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ZiNEY at none against Duotone Image Effect's shown. Duotone Image Effect's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Duotone Image Effect | ZiNEY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | โ |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryouhei Azuma | IMAGINATIVE UNDERBAR LLC |
In-app purchases
Duotone Image Effect
No in-app purchases
ZiNEY
No in-app purchases









