Comparison

Emo Haze vs SHADR

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

Head to head
About

Emo Haze

Features
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No goals, just flow. Interactive "Smoke" art melting from your fingertips. Add a spoonful of "Emo" to your daily life. "I'm bored, but don't feel like doing anything." "I'm tired of doom-scrolling through social media." Emo Haze is a digital fidget app designed to fill those empty moments, relieving stress and boredom through satisfying fluid simulation. Don't just watch. Touch, stir, and feel the art. 【Key Features】 ・Fluid Smoke Simulation Powered by a Metal physics engine. The ink and smoke blend realistically with your touch, creating unique art that never takes the same form twice. ・Satisfying Haptics Feel the texture of the fluid. Subtle vibrations respond to your touch, providing a grounding sensation similar to ASMR or fidget toys to help you relax. ・Cleansing Burst Double-tap the screen to gently diffuse the colors, instantly resetting the atmosphere and clearing your mind. ・36 Emotional Skins Change the mood instantly. Choose from over 36 color presets like "Dawn Mist" and "80s Vaporwave" to match your vibe. ・Distraction-Free Design No scores, no timers, no clutter. When you stop touching, the UI fades away, leaving only you and the pure smoke. ・Create Custom Wallpapers Capture the moment. Use the snapshot button to save high-quality images of your unique fluid patterns and use them as your lock screen or home screen. 【Premium Features】 ・Unlock Premium Skins Get unlimited access to all exclusive color collections. ・24-Hour Free Pass Watch a short ad to unlock any premium skin of your choice for a full day. 【Perfect for】 ・Killing time during breaks or when you feel restless ・Relieving stress and anxiety (Fidgeting) ・A brain break between study sessions or creative work ・Visual meditation and mindfulness before sleep ・Creating one-of-a-kind artistic wallpapers for your phone

About

SHADR

Transform photos and blank canvases into unique visual art with a variety of creative styles. Refine your creations with expressive controls and discover new directions through generative randomization. Export still images or live photos and videos.

Highlights
  • Diverse and evolving collection of creative visual styles
  • Generative randomization for discovering new directions
  • Focused controls for refining composition, color, texture, and movement
  • Still image export at native resolution
  • Live Photo and video output
  • Local projects and reusable presets
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SHADR is a creative design toolkit for transforming photographs and blank canvases into distinctive visual artwork. Explore a growing collection of styles including ASCII art, dithering, CMYK halftone, pixel stretch, fluted glass, kaleidoscope, flow fields, kinetic typography, shader art, pixel scatter, surveillance graphics, and more. Each style is a focused creative tool inside one consistent editor. Import a photo or begin from a blank canvas where supported, generate new directions, shape the result with expressive controls, and move fluidly between different visual treatments. Features: - A diverse and evolving collection of creative visual styles - Generative randomization for quickly discovering new directions - Focused controls for refining composition, color, texture, and movement - Still image export at native resolution - Live Photo and video output in supported tools - Local projects and reusable presets - Subject-aware treatments in selected tools Five complete tools are available for free. SHADR Pro is a one-time purchase that unlocks every current and future tool. Tool parameters, projects, presets, and exports are not restricted.

Screenshots

Emo Haze4 screens
SHADR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SHADR at none against Emo Haze's shown. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Emo Haze sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SHADR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Emo Haze ships an update every 3 days, SHADR every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Emo Haze versus SHADR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmo HazeSHADR
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKazuma Takahashi伟滔 黄

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Emo Haze

One-time1
  • Premium Mode$1.99
1 purchases

SHADR

One-time1
  • SHADR Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Emo Haze free?
Emo Haze is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SHADR free?
SHADR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Emo Haze or SHADR have ads?
Emo Haze shows ads; SHADR does not.
Which is updated more often, Emo Haze or SHADR?
Emo Haze ships an update every 3 days, and SHADR every 2 days. Most recently, Emo Haze was updated on September 18, 2026 and SHADR on September 23, 2026.

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