Comparison

Hackshot vs OutLne

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

Head to head
About

Hackshot

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Hackshot is a "tracing camera" for photographers — it overlays classic composition templates onto your camera viewfinder so you can frame your shot by following the lines. Whether you just picked up your phone and want better-looking photos, or you're a serious photographer brushing up on fundamentals, Hackshot gives you a clear reference before you press the shutter. KEY FEATURES • 12+ classic composition templates: Golden Spiral, Rule of Thirds, Diagonal, Leading Lines, Symmetry, Frame Within Frame, Negative Space, S-Curve, Triangle, Center… growing toward 40+ • Real-time viewfinder overlay — what you see is what you shoot • ZoomArc control — drag a single arc to scale the template smoothly to any composition • Customizable mask — adjust opacity, color, and line weight • Minimal 5-button dock — templates, mask, shutter, gallery, settings • Portrait-specific guides: gaze room, headroom, joint cropping, and more WHY "TRACING" Like the practice books children use to learn handwriting — you place the template under the paper and trace. Hackshot puts that same simple learning method into your camera: see the template, adjust the frame, take the shot. Over time, composition becomes muscle memory. PRIVACY PROMISE • Fully offline — no network required • Zero data collection • No account, no login • Your photos stay in your library and are never uploaded WHO IT'S FOR • Beginners — stop "point and shoot," start composing • Content creators — perfect for pose, product, and portrait shots • Experienced photographers — the fastest way to revisit and study composition • Photography teachers — a visual tool for demonstrating composition concepts Download Hackshot and trace your next great shot.

About

OutLne

Replicate poses accurately with this tool. It overlays a reference pose onto your live camera feed, guiding you to match it precisely. An auto-shutter captures the perfect shot when the pose is aligned, and offers post-shot comparison and editing tools.

Highlights
  • Live ghost silhouette overlay
  • Real-time pose match score
  • Region-by-region pose cues
  • Camera angle guidance
  • Auto-shutter for perfect shots
  • Side-by-side comparison
  • Color mood transfer
Features
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OutLne is built for the person holding the phone. Someone hands you their phone and says "take it like this one." OutLne is how you actually do that. Screenshot a pose you love — from anywhere. When you open OutLne, it's already waiting. One tap reads the pose and opens the camera with a ghost of it traced over your live preview. Line your subject up with the ghost, watch the match score climb, and when everything lines up, OutLne counts down and takes the shot for you. ON THE SCREEN WHILE YOU SHOOT - A ghost silhouette of the reference pose over your live camera - A 0–100 match score that tells you honestly how close you are - Hands, knees, feet, back — region-by-region cues in plain words - Camera-angle guidance so your tilt matches the original - An auto-shutter that fires only when the pose really matches AFTER THE SHUTTER - Your shot and the reference side by side, scored region by region - One-tap sharing of the comparison - Export: crop to the reference's framing and pull its color mood onto your shot with one slider PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything — pose reading, scoring, color matching — happens on your iPhone. No account, no ads, no tracking. Your photos never leave your phone. If you choose to share a pose with the community, only the stick figure travels — never the picture it came from. Stop demonstrating the pose from behind the camera. OutLne shows it where your hands already are.

Screenshots

Hackshot4 screens
OutLne4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: OutLne at every 3 days against Hackshot's every 3 weeks. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hackshot ships an update every 3 weeks, OutLne every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Hackshot versus OutLne: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHackshotOutLne
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer栋 李Matthew Mendes

In-app purchases

None

Hackshot

No in-app purchases

None

OutLne

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hackshot free?
Hackshot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OutLne free?
OutLne is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hackshot or OutLne have ads?
Neither Hackshot nor OutLne shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hackshot or OutLne?
Hackshot ships an update every 3 weeks, and OutLne every 3 days. Most recently, Hackshot was updated on October 2, 2026 and OutLne on October 16, 2026.

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