Resurface vs Stellar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Resurface
This app helps you find and organize all the screenshots you've saved. It allows you to tag, list, and search within your images, ensuring nothing gets lost. Features include reminders, a daily organization goal, and privacy options like Face ID lock.
- Search any word inside screenshots
- Organize screenshots upon capture
- Tagging, lists, and smart lists
- Set reminders for screenshots
- Face ID lock for sensitive lists
- Daily organization goal with streak tracking
- Surprise 'Memories' feature
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You screenshot everything. A recipe you’ll try someday, travel plans, the best memes, a text conversation you didn’t want to forget, a workout routine, that perfect quote. Then they disappear into your camera roll. Buried. Forgotten. Lost in the scroll. But you saved it for a reason. Resurface changes that. Your screenshots have a home. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY Tag it. List it. Find it later. Stack multiple tags on any screenshot, then file it into a list. Your system, your rules. Set reminders so nothing slips through the cracks. DAILY GOAL Set a target. Swipe the pile. Build a streak. Delete what you don't need, skip what you're unsure about, organize what matters. MEMORIES The screenshots you organized don’t stay buried. That article you meant to read. That quote that hit different. Your next business idea. They'll surprise you all over again. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Everything runs on your phone. Lock sensitive lists behind Face ID. No tracking. No sign-ups. Just your stuff, kept private. KEY FEATURES Search any word inside any screenshot Organize right when you capture it Tags, lists, smart lists, and reminders to organize your way Lock sensitive lists behind Face ID Daily organize goal with streak tracking Memories that surprise you all over again Home screen widgets Custom themes and colors to make it yours Stop losing what you saved. Resurface it.
Stellar
This app offers advanced control for creating timelapses and capturing single shots with customizable intervals and delays. It supports manual camera settings, dual camera capture, and various output formats, including RAW. Remote control and Apple Watch integration are also available.
- Interval shooting
- Manual camera controls
- Dual camera capture
- RAW photo output
- Remote control
- Apple Watch integration
- Timelapse video creation
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Stellar is a precision interval camera built for photographers who want complete control from a quick self-timer shot to a multi-hour timelapse session. CAPTURE • Interval shooting: every 2, 5, 10, 30, or 60 seconds • Single shot mode with start delay. Use Stellar as a self-timer • Set a shot count (1 to ∞) or a duration limit (30s to 1h) • Schedule a session to fire automatically at a specific time • Visual countdown before the session starts CAMERA CONTROLS • Switch between Ultra Wide, Wide, and Telephoto lenses (If supported) • Manual shutter speed, ISO, and exposure compensation • Manual focus with barrel-style slider and haptic feedback • Barrel-style zoom with haptic tick feedback • Flash: Off / Auto / On • AE/AF lock and tap-to-focus DUAL CAMERA • Multicam: Capture front and back cameras simultaneously • Picture-in-Picture layout: draggable and swappable • Both lenses fire at the exact same time PHOTO OUTPUT • Formats: HEIC, JPEG, RAW, RAW+HEIC, RAW+JPEG • Aspect ratios: Original, 1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 • Optional geotagging. Embed GPS location in EXIF metadata • Sessions automatically saved to a named album in Photos TIMELAPSE VIDEO • Build a timelapse from any session or photo library • Share photos from the iOS Photos app directly into Stellar to generate a timelapse • Frame rate: 24 or 30 fps • Quality: 1080p, 1440p, or 4K • Speed: 0.5×, 1×, 2×, 3×, or 4× • Reverse playback option • Export and share in seconds REMOTE CONTROL • Control a second iPhone over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth • Start, stop, and preview shots remotely APPLE WATCH • Start and stop capture from your wrist • Live preview on the watch face after each shot • Shot counter displayed during active sessions FRAMING AIDS • Ghost overlay: match composition to the previous shot • 3×3 grid for rule-of-thirds framing • Horizon level indicator • Aspect ratio crop guides GALLERY • Browse, view full-screen, share, or delete photos & videos captured by Stellar FEEDBACK & SETTINGS • Shutter sound and haptic feedback • LED countdown: flashes 3-2-1 before each shot • Battery saver mode: dims screen during long sessions • Sleep mode: pause and resume without losing your session • Presets: save and load named setting combinations • Storage warning before starting a session Download Stellar. Every second counts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stellar at none against Resurface's 5. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Resurface sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Stellar asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Resurface against 5.0 for Stellar. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Resurface ships an update every 5 days, Stellar every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Resurface | Stellar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Archernous | Gabriel Pires |
Customer experience
Resurface
Stellar
In-app purchases
Resurface
- Treat$1.99
- Snack$4.99
- Feast$9.99
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- Archer's Pick$14.99
- Archer's Fav$19.99
Stellar
No in-app purchases









