Henshu Edit vs AperTrace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Henshu Edit
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Henshu EDIT is the developing studio for photographers who hate subscriptions: pay once and it is yours, on Mac and iPad. FULL RAW DEVELOPING - RAW from virtually any camera (Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fuji and more) - Light, color, 8-channel HSL, tone curves (Tone + R/G/B) - Apple-AI masks: Subject, Background and Sky in one tap - Radial and linear masks you place by dragging on the photo - One-tap background removal (Apple segmentation, transparent PNG) - Per-channel black & white, freeform crop, straighten, flips LOOKS - 20 exclusive Sotiega LUTs + 34 parametric film looks - Live previews on YOUR photo, adjustable intensity ON iPAD - The Mac workspace, complete: catalog, live histogram, tabbed inspector, filmstrip, undo/redo, pinch zoom, Apple Pencil - DJI-style manual camera with live-filtered viewfinder and RAW (DNG) capture - A light meter for your analog and SLR cameras - Library shared through iCloud with the free iPhone app BUY ONCE, USE ON BOTH Buy Henshu EDIT once and use it on Mac AND iPad. PRO EXPORT JPEG, PNG, TIFF, HEIF - quality and size control, color spaces, resizing, metadata, watermark. No subscription. No account. Your photos never leave your devices.
AperTrace
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• Free from Sep 2 through Dec 31. Regular pricing returns Jan 1. Give it a try and let me know what you think! • If you have any suggestions or ideas while using AperTrace, feel free to contact me at zykzzzz@hotmail.com. • AperTrace is a photo watermarking app designed for photography enthusiasts. After you import a photo, it automatically reads details such as the camera, lens, focal length, aperture, shutter speed, and ISO, then presents them in a clean, thoughtfully designed watermark. • Choose from seven styles to complement your photos: Classic, Polaroid, Minimal, Editorial, Film 35, Side Label, and Magazine. Whether it’s a street snapshot, a travel memory, or a carefully curated photo series, there’s a layout to suit it. • Turn camera settings from numbers hidden in EXIF data into part of the photograph itself.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AperTrace at every 8 days against Henshu Edit's every 2 months. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Henshu Edit ships an update every 2 months, AperTrace every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Henshu Edit | AperTrace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPad, Mac | iPhone, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | josuar ochoa | 业坤 张 |
In-app purchases
Henshu Edit
No in-app purchases
AperTrace
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Henshu Edit free?
Is AperTrace free?
Do Henshu Edit or AperTrace have ads?
Which is updated more often, Henshu Edit or AperTrace?
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