Comparison

Texture Forager vs DitherBoy

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

Head to head
About

Texture Forager

Transform everyday photos into high-quality PBR texture sets for your 3D projects. Generate diffuse, normal, roughness, and height maps directly on your device. Own your assets forever with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • PBR map generation from photos
  • Diffuse, normal, roughness, height maps
  • On-device processing
  • Offline functionality
  • One-time purchase
  • 3D artist focused
Features
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Your world is full of textures. Texture Forager turns them into assets. Snap a photo of concrete, wood, fabric, rust, stone — anything — and Texture Forager converts it into a full PBR texture set ready for your 3D workflow. No subscriptions. No AI black boxes. Just honest, on-device processing that gives you complete control over your materials. Whether you're building game levels, rendering product shots, or crafting 3D scenes, Texture Forager fills your asset library with textures that are truly yours — sourced from the world around you. What you get: • PBR map generation from any photo • Seamless tiling • Diffuse, normal, roughness, and height maps • Pay once, own it forever • Works fully offline • Built for 3D artists, by 3D artists

About

DitherBoy

Capture your world with a retro, pixelated aesthetic. This app simulates a vintage handheld camera, offering unique color palettes and a distinct lo-fi charm for your photos. It provides a simple, offline photography experience reminiscent of early digital cameras.

Highlights
  • Simulated handheld camera interface
  • D-pad and button controls
  • Multiple retro color palettes
  • Pixelated date stamp
  • Album organization by cartridges
  • Offline functionality
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Somewhere in a drawer lived a little camera that saw the world in four shades of green. The photos were terrible. Every single one became a treasure. DitherBoy brings that feeling back. It boots up with a beep — a whole tiny handheld inside your iPhone — and through its viewfinder, the world turns into pixel art right before your eyes. When the moment feels right, press A. • A camera you drive with a D-pad and buttons • Palettes from that green to full retro color • Albums kept on cartridges — TRAVEL, LUNCH, CAT No.5 • A tiny pixel date stamp in the corner • No account, no internet. Just a camera. Low on pixels, heavy on soul. Go shoot something — your lunch, your socks, the sky. Everything looks better in dots.

Screenshots

Texture Forager4 screens
DitherBoy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DitherBoy at 100% against Texture Forager's 50%. DitherBoy also leads on price ($1.99 vs $5.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Texture Forager costs $5.99 and DitherBoy $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Texture Forager ships an update monthly, DitherBoy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Texture Forager versus DitherBoy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTexture ForagerDitherBoy
Price$5.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAustin BeaulierDstudio

Customer experience

Texture Forager

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

DitherBoy

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Texture Forager

No in-app purchases

None

DitherBoy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Texture Forager free?
Texture Forager costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DitherBoy free?
DitherBoy costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Texture Forager or DitherBoy have ads?
Neither Texture Forager nor DitherBoy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Texture Forager or DitherBoy?
Texture Forager ships an update monthly, and DitherBoy every 3 weeks. Most recently, Texture Forager was updated on October 14, 2026 and DitherBoy on October 8, 2026.

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