AlignShot vs Half
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AlignShot
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Align your photos with pinpoint precision using a reference image overlay and create complex compositions in a powerful layer-based editor. AlignShot combines a real-time "Ghost Overlay" camera with an advanced editing canvas. It is the ultimate tool for replicating poses, maintaining consistency in product photography, documenting progress, or creating perfect "before and after" comparisons. ALIGNMENT CAMERA (GHOST CAMERA) Capture the perfect shot using a live visual reference. • Real-Time Overlay: Place any photo (from your gallery or the previous shot) as a semi-transparent guide over the camera view. • Full Gesture Control: Move, scale, and rotate the ghost image with two fingers to match reality exactly. • Adjustable Opacity: Slide to see more or less of the reference (from 5% to 95%). • Precision Tools: 3x3 Grid (Rule of Thirds) and Horizon Level for straight photos. • Capture Modes: Timer (3s/10s), visual flash, and haptic feedback. CANVAS AND LAYER EDITOR Take your photos further with a complete non-destructive editor. • Layer System: Combine multiple images and text in a single project. Reorder, lock, or duplicate with ease. • Blend Modes: Create artistic effects using modes like Multiply, Screen, Overlay, Darken, and Lighten. • Professional Adjustments: Control brightness, contrast, saturation, and opacity per individual layer. • Aesthetic Filters: Apply styles like Sepia, Noir, Fade, Chrome, Instant, and Mono. • Flexible Formats: Canvases adapted for social media (1:1, 4:3, 9:16 Story, 16:9). AI MAGIC & PRO TOOLS • AI Background Removal: Automatically remove the background from any photo to integrate it into new scenes or create stickers (Pro Feature). • Unlimited Import: Add as many photos as you need to your canvas. PROJECT MANAGEMENT • Non-Destructive Editing: Your projects are saved locally. You can reopen them, move layers, or change text at any time. • Fast Workflow: Switch from Camera to Canvas automatically or start a project from the Gallery. TYPICAL USE CASES • Before/After Comparisons (Fitness, renovations, art). • Consistent Product Photography for catalogs. • Recreating old photos in the exact same spot. • Manual Stop Motion and Time-lapse. • Creative collages and photomontages. PRIVACY AND DESIGN • 100% Private: All processing is done locally on your device. Your photos are never uploaded to external servers. • Clean Experience: Modern native-style design, Dark Mode support, and no intrusive ads. --- Legal Information: This app uses the Apple Standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/overlaycameraprivacy/home
Half
This app automatically detects and splits half-frame film scans into individual photographs. You can then rejoin any two frames to create new pairs, perfect for printing. It offers flexible export options and works entirely offline for privacy.
- Automatic half-frame scan splitting
- Manual splitting option
- Rejoin any two frames
- Customizable print aspect ratios
- High-quality TIFF export
- Offline functionality
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Half-frame cameras fit two photographs where a normal 35mm frame goes. So when the lab scans your film, you get back one wide image holding two separate pictures, divided by the dark strip of unexposed film between them. Half-Frame Joiner finds that divider, splits the scan into its two real photographs, and lets you rejoin any two of them into a new pair — ready to print. SPLIT YOUR SCANS Pick your half-frame scans straight from your photo library. Each one splits automatically, cropped from the original at full resolution and never resampled. Scans the detector isn't sure about are left whole, so a real picture is never cut in half by accident — and you can always split those by hand. REJOIN ANY TWO Tap two frames and see them joined instantly. Pair them back the way they were shot, or combine frames from completely different rolls to make something new. Every combination is a tap away. MADE FOR PRINTING Choose 4×6, 5×7, or the original aspect ratio before you save, and the app composes to exactly that shape so a lab won't crop your photographs unexpectedly. Pinch to zoom, drag to reposition, and rotate each photo inside its half of the frame until it sits right. The black divider between the two pictures is recreated the way film actually looks, not pasted in as a hard line. EXPORT WHAT YOU NEED Save joined pairs, or export single frames on their own — as TIFF for maximum quality or JPEG for smaller files. Everything goes back to your photo library. KEEP TRACK Tap the info button on any photo to see every join it appears in, and browse everything you've made in the Created tab. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Half-Frame Joiner works entirely on your device. No accounts, no analytics, and no network requests at all — it runs in Airplane Mode. Your photographs never leave your iPhone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Half at none against AlignShot's 4. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. AlignShot sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Half asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | AlignShot | Half |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MANUEL MATAS GALEOTE | Optimized Machining LLC |
In-app purchases
AlignShot
- Weekly Pro$4.997 Days
- Monthly Pro$9.991 Month
- Annual Pro$29.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$39.99
Half
No in-app purchases









