Comparison

Rodjo vs Shadow Studio

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

Head to head
About

Rodjo

Unleash your creativity with intuitive drawing tools and ready-made templates. Import movie posters to redraw, edit, and personalize your own unique projects. Organize your creations with project management features.

Highlights
  • Intuitive drawing tools
  • Ready-made drawing templates
  • Import movie/TV posters
  • Edit and personalize projects
  • Project management
  • Template reuse
Features
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This drawing app for iOS allows users to unleash their creativity with simple and intuitive drawing tools. The app provides ready-made drawing templates for users to redraw, edit, or color as they wish. Users can also import movie and TV show posters, turn them into creative drawing projects, and personalize them with powerful editing features. Users can easily select any poster, then use the app's editing tools to create their own new poster. Users can create their own projects, store and manage lists of drawings by project, helping to organize and track their creative process effectively. In addition, the app supports managing created templates, allowing for easy reuse and editing for subsequent drawing sessions.vv

About

Shadow Studio

Enhance your photos with cinematic shadows, blurs, and gradients. This powerful editor offers precise control over lighting and overlays, allowing creators to achieve professional-grade, atmospheric images effortlessly. Includes a built-in camera and full-resolution export.

Highlights
  • Directional shadows with custom angles
  • Solid, blur, and gradient overlay styles
  • Adjustable effect intensity
  • Shake to randomize effects
  • Built-in camera with live preview
  • Full-resolution photo export
  • Dark and light theme options
Features
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Shadow Studio — Transform your photos with cinematic shadows, blurs, and gradients. A minimal, powerful photo editor designed for creators who care about atmosphere and detail. Add directional shadows, cinematic blur fades, and beautifully crafted gradient overlays to turn any photo into a moody, professional-grade image in seconds. KEY FEATURES • Directional Shadows — Apply from Top, Bottom, Left, Right, or any Custom angle with a 360° slider. • Three Overlay Styles: – Solid: Photographer-friendly colors (black, navy, brown, teal, purple, maroon) or any custom color. – Blur: Multi-pass cinematic blur that fades naturally into your image. – Gradient: Seven hand-crafted presets — Sunset, Ocean, Forest, Purple Haze, Golden Hour, Fire, Dusk. • Intensity Control — Fine-tune the strength of any effect with a smooth slider. • Shake to Randomize — Shake your device or tap the dice to try new combinations instantly. • Built-in Camera — Capture photos directly in 16:9 with live preview. • Photo Library Import — Clean half-sheet picker with live preview. • Full-Resolution Export — Save or share at original quality. Nothing is downscaled. • Dark & Light Themes — Automatic system-matching or manual selection. • Glass-Morphism UI — A polished, modern interface that stays out of your way. Whether you're a photographer adding mood to a portrait, a designer preparing content for social media, or just someone who loves beautiful photos — Shadow Studio makes it effortless. No subscriptions. No watermarks. No ads.

Screenshots

Rodjo4 screens
Shadow Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shadow Studio at 5.0 against Rodjo's 1.0. Shadow Studio also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). Rodjo's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shadow Studio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shadow Studio has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rodjo ships an update every 3 weeks, Shadow Studio daily. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Rodjo versus Shadow Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRodjoShadow Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB1 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperThao Cao ThiMohamed Alhammadi

Customer experience

Rodjo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Shadow Studio

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Rodjo

No in-app purchases

None

Shadow Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rodjo free?
Rodjo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shadow Studio free?
Shadow Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rodjo or Shadow Studio?
Shadow Studio is rated higher. Rodjo averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Shadow Studio averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Rodjo or Shadow Studio have ads?
Rodjo shows ads; Shadow Studio does not.
Which is updated more often, Rodjo or Shadow Studio?
Rodjo ships an update every 3 weeks, and Shadow Studio daily. Most recently, Rodjo was updated on September 13, 2026 and Shadow Studio on September 6, 2026.

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