Comparison

Image Studio Pro vs True Tone Studio

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

Head to head
About

Image Studio Pro

This app offers professional-grade photo editing tools for iPhone and iPad users. It provides advanced adjustments for color, exposure, and creative effects, with a focus on a non-destructive workflow and on-device processing for privacy.

Highlights
  • Professional adjustments (exposure, contrast, tone curve)
  • Advanced color grading (HSL, split toning)
  • Creative effects (sharpening, noise reduction, glow)
  • Smart cropping with social media presets
  • Non-destructive editing workflow
  • On-device processing for privacy
Features
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Image Studio Pro brings professional photo editing to your iPhone and iPad. With an intuitive interface and powerful Core Image processing, you get desktop-quality results right in your pocket. PROFESSIONAL ADJUSTMENTS • Exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites, and blacks • Clarity, dehaze, vibrance, and saturation controls • Temperature and tint for perfect white balance • Interactive tone curve with custom control points ADVANCED COLOR GRADING • HSL adjustments for 8 color channels (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Aqua, Blue, Purple, Magenta) • Fine-tune hue, saturation, and luminance independently • Split toning for highlights and shadows • Professional color balance controls CREATIVE EFFECTS • Sharpening with radius control • Noise reduction with detail preservation • Vignette with size and feather adjustments • Film grain with customizable size • Glow/bloom effect with threshold control • Fade for vintage looks • Soft focus blur SMART CROPPING • Freeform and preset aspect ratios (1:1, 4:3, 16:9, 3:2) • Social media presets (Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter) • Interactive crop overlay with rule of thirds grid • Rotate and flip tools DESIGNED FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS • Non-destructive editing workflow • Unlimited undo/redo history • Before/after comparison toggle • Pinch to zoom and pan for detail work • Double-tap to reset view • Quick presets for instant looks PRIVACY FIRST All processing happens entirely on your device. Your photos never leave your iPhone or iPad. No accounts, no cloud uploads, no tracking. EXPORT OPTIONS • High-quality JPEG and PNG export • Adjustable quality settings • Save directly to Photos library • Share to any app Whether you're a professional photographer, content creator, or photography enthusiast, Image Studio Pro gives you the tools to bring your creative vision to life. Download now and start creating stunning images.

About

True Tone Studio

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True Tone Studios makes photo editing fast, clean and cinematic. Whether you're enhancing aviation photography, social media content, travel shots, portraits or everyday moments, True Tone Studios gives you powerful one-tap editing tools without the complexity of professional editing software. FEATURES • Smart Enhance Instantly improve brightness, color, detail and depth with a balanced universal enhancement preset designed to make almost any photo look better. • Cinematic Look Apply richer contrast, warmer tones and soft vignette styling for a polished cinematic feel. • Before & After Comparison Use the interactive slider to instantly compare your original image with your edited version. • Crop & Frame Tools Crop your photos into square, portrait or landscape formats while moving and zooming the image for the perfect composition. • Quick Edit Tools Make fast adjustments with: - Brighten - Darken - Black & White - Warm Tone - Soft Blur - Reset Edits • Save & Share Save directly to your photo library or instantly share to: - Instagram - Facebook - X - Messages - Email - AirDrop and more. • Multi-Photo Workflow Add and edit multiple photos without leaving the editor. DESIGNED FOR SPEED True Tone Studios was built for creators who want clean, professional-looking edits without spending hours adjusting sliders. Perfect for: - Social media creators - Photographers - Aviation photography - Travel photos - Lifestyle content - Everyday editing Enhance. Crop. Share. True Tone Studios.

Screenshots

Image Studio Pro4 screens
True Tone Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: True Tone Studio at none against Image Studio Pro's 9. True Tone Studio also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Image Studio Pro sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. True Tone Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Image Studio Pro ships an update fortnightly, True Tone Studio every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Image Studio Pro versus True Tone Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImage Studio ProTrue Tone Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScott ManleyMichael Sparks

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Image Studio Pro

One-time9
  • Monochrome Master$1.99
  • Landscape$1.99
  • Vintage Collection$1.99
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  • Portrait Pro$1.99
  • Creative Effects$2.99
  • Modern Looks$2.99
  • Film Classics$2.99
  • Cinematic$2.99
  • Unlock All Styles$14.99
None

True Tone Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Image Studio Pro free?
Image Studio Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is True Tone Studio free?
True Tone Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Image Studio Pro or True Tone Studio have ads?
Neither Image Studio Pro nor True Tone Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Image Studio Pro or True Tone Studio?
Image Studio Pro ships an update fortnightly, and True Tone Studio every 4 days. Most recently, Image Studio Pro was updated on October 7, 2026 and True Tone Studio on October 3, 2026.

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