CMSHT vs Foma
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CMSHT
Transform your photos into stunning design compositions. This tool empowers users to create unique visual art from their existing images.
- Create design compositions from photos
- User-friendly interface
- Photo editing tools
- Unique visual art creation
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CMSHT is your pocket playground for photo experiments Mix effects crafted by a designer and fine-tune each one to make something only you would make. No rules. No perfect edits. Just you, your photos, and a little creative chaos.
Foma
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Foma is a touch-first graphic design and typography editor for iPhone and iPad. Create posters, social graphics, typographic compositions, and precise visual layouts in a workspace designed for direct manipulation. DESIGN WITH PRECISION • Add and edit text, photos, rectangles, circles, polygons, stars, grids, and lines. • Import custom fonts and fine-tune weight, size, tracking, line spacing, paragraph spacing, alignment, and decoration. • Control fill, stroke, opacity, blend modes, position, size, rotation, and shape-specific settings. • Build linear, radial, and freeform multi-point gradients; add blur, shadow, vintage, mosaic, and outline effects. WORK NATURALLY • Move, scale, rotate, duplicate, align, distribute, and group elements directly on the canvas. • Use snapping, marquee selection, precision rulers, crop controls, cutout edges, and opacity masks. • Save elements or groups to Hub, organize them, and reuse them across local projects. • Learn gestures and workflows with interactive onboarding and the visual Foma Guidebook. CREATE FOR SCREEN OR PRINT • Start from presets or set custom dimensions in pixels, millimeters, inches, or points. • Configure DPI, bleed, background color, transparency, and grids. • Import Illustrator, PDF, or Foma project files. • Export a full canvas or selection as PNG, JPEG, or PDF; selected layers can also be exported as a combined transparent PNG or separate PNG files. Foma adapts to iPhone. Your projects, imported images, and fonts are processed locally. No account is required. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Foma at every 10 days against CMSHT's every 6 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CMSHT ships an update every 6 months, Foma every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CMSHT | Foma |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Denis Krupin | 莉 陈 |
In-app purchases
CMSHT
No in-app purchases
Foma
No in-app purchases









