Comparison

Screeny vs Honesmith Optics

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

Head to head
About

Screeny

Features
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Screeny is a powerful screenshot and image editor that transforms your captures into professional-quality visuals. KEY FEATURES Markup Tools Arrows, rectangles, freehand drawing, text, highlight, blur, and redact — everything you need to annotate your images clearly. Device Frames Add realistic iPhone frames (iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 14, iPhone SE) for App Store-ready screenshots and presentations. Custom Backgrounds Mesh gradients, 50+ color gradients, image and video backgrounds — fully customizable to match your style. Multi-Image Layout Side-by-side, stacked, and stitch modes to combine multiple screenshots into one clean image. Aspect Ratios Original (preserve native proportions), 1:1, 4:3, 16:9, 9:16, and more — 12 presets to choose from. GIPHY Stickers Add animated stickers to make your images fun and expressive. Export Save as image or video. Create videos with zoom effects and smooth transitions. Upgrade to Screeny Pro to unlock all backgrounds, gradients, device frames, markup tools, multi-image layouts, and more.

About

Honesmith Optics

Features
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Some photos are better when you make the decisions yourself. Honesmith Optics is an iPhone camera built for RAW and manual photography. Focus and exposure metering can be controlled independently, while manual focus, P/S/M exposure modes, RAW and ProRAW give you direct control when shooting close-up subjects, backlit scenes, or with external lenses. Focus here. Meter there. Tap the preview to set focus. Press and hold to place exposure metering independently. Your subject can stay in focus without forcing you to meter from the same part of the frame. EV compensation gives you a quick final adjustment when you want the image brighter or darker. Shoot RAW. Keep more room to edit. On supported iPhones and camera configurations, Honesmith Optics can capture Bayer RAW or Apple ProRAW and save the original image as DNG, giving you more flexibility for exposure, color, and post-processing. Take more control when you need it. Manual focus, magnified viewing, and Focus Assist make precise focusing easier for macro photography, external lenses, and shallow depth of field. You can control: • ISO • Shutter speed • White balance • Auto and manual focus • Independent exposure metering • EV compensation • RAW / ProRAW • JPEG / PNG • Aspect ratio and filters • Timer • Volume-button shutter • High-resolution photos and 4K video on supported devices No account. No subscription. Your photos stay yours. Honesmith Optics does not require a Honesmith account and does not use Honesmith cloud processing for your photos. Core photo, video, and RAW processing stays on your device. There are no ads or usage analytics. Advanced features are available through one-time in-app purchases. There is no subscription. Whether you are learning manual photography, shooting RAW, working with macro or external lenses, or simply want more control than the built-in camera gives you, Honesmith Optics gives you a more deliberate way to shoot with iPhone. Availability of RAW, ProRAW, high-resolution capture, video formats, and certain camera controls depends on your iPhone, physical lens, iOS version, and current capture configuration.

Screenshots

Screeny2 screens
Honesmith Optics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Screeny at every 2 days against Honesmith Optics's weekly. On price, ads, 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. Screeny sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Honesmith Optics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Screeny ships an update every 2 days, Honesmith Optics weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Screeny versus Honesmith Optics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreenyHonesmith Optics
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlphaByte, Inc.Shih-Chen Yang

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Screeny

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium Access$1.997 Days
  • Yearly Premium Access3 Days trial$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Honesmith Optics

One-time1
  • Honesmith Optics Pro$11.99

Questions

Is Screeny free?
Screeny is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Honesmith Optics free?
Honesmith Optics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Screeny or Honesmith Optics have ads?
Neither Screeny nor Honesmith Optics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Screeny or Honesmith Optics?
Screeny ships an update every 2 days, and Honesmith Optics weekly. Most recently, Screeny was updated on October 28, 2026 and Honesmith Optics on October 15, 2026.

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