Comparison

StackArt vs PlanetEdit

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

Head to head
About

StackArt

Features
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StackArt makes it easy to split your photos into 4 equal vertical parts perfect for creating the viral stacked photo trend on social media! SIMPLE & FAST - Select any photo from your gallery - Instantly split into 4 equal parts - Save all parts with one tap - Keep your split history for easy access PERFECT FOR SOCIAL MEDIA Create eye-catching vertical stack posts that stand out in feeds. Your followers will love the creative visual effect! FEATURES Split photos into 4 equal vertical parts Save individual parts or all at once History saves all your previous splits Dark mode support Works with any photo size or orientation --- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ufukkosker.github.io/app-ads/stackart-privacy.html

About

PlanetEdit

This app helps you process videos of planets, automatically cropping them to center the celestial body. It offers various image editing tools and advanced features like wavelet layers for detail extraction and denoising. You can also trim videos before stacking and save your edited images.

Highlights
  • Auto crop video to center planet
  • Basic image processing (stretch, saturation, brightness, contrast, hue)
  • Interactive stacking slider
  • Trim video before stacking
  • 5 wavelet layers for detail and denoising
  • Save edited images
Features
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AstroEdit Planet is a very simple 4in1 app to stack planetary video. It will automatically crop the video and center the planet. It works on video that has planet moving across the view or planet centred in the view. When you open the app, it auto loads a sample Saturn video. Tap Stack button to begin! PlanetEdit integrates the four legacy desktop software into a single delicate mobile app. Traditionally, astronomer has to install 4 different programs to process planetary video. They are (in process sequence): 1. PPIP for cropping video 2. AutoStakkert! for stacking frames 3. Registax for wavelet sharpening 4. Photoshop for RGB alignment and coloring Features: - Open video or image. Accept all format recognised by the Photo app. In addition, it open .ser and .avi files. First, copy them to the Files app. Then tap Open button in PlanetEdit app. Choose Open Files App. Note that to copy avi file to your device, you may have to rename the file extension to .ser. Once copied to device, rename it back to .avi. Tested for avi 3.5Gb and ser 3.5Gb. - Auto crop video and center frame. - Auto set alignment points for stacking. - Lucky stacking slider. - Real time update of stacking result. - Use 2 finger to pinch zoom, 1 finger to drag and 1 finger to long press to compare a frame(best quality). - RGB alignment. - Basic image processing like saturation, bright, contrast and hue. - 5 wavelet layers to extract detail and denoise. - Save edited image to photo. PlnetEdit has been tested for video capture in seestar S30, S50 smart telescope, ZWO camera, refractive telescope 80mm and Dobson 200mm telescope. Email me at ustransit74@gmail.com if you need any assistance. Attached a short planet video file if necessary. Privacy policy and term of use (EULA) is at https://deepskycolor.blogspot.com/2018/12/privacy-policy-for-deep-sky-color-app.html

Screenshots

StackArt4 screens
PlanetEdit2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlanetEdit at none against StackArt's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. StackArt sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. PlanetEdit asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StackArt ships an update every 4 days, PlanetEdit every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
StackArt versus PlanetEdit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStackArtPlanetEdit
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”25.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
Monetizationโ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size22 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUfuk Koskeryong chong loh

In-app purchases

1 purchases

StackArt

Subscriptions1
  • StackArt Pro$2.991 Month
None

PlanetEdit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StackArt free?
StackArt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlanetEdit free?
PlanetEdit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do StackArt or PlanetEdit have ads?
Neither StackArt nor PlanetEdit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StackArt or PlanetEdit?
StackArt ships an update every 4 days, and PlanetEdit every 2 days. Most recently, StackArt was updated on September 18, 2026 and PlanetEdit on September 28, 2026.

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