Comparison

SHADR vs Fineline Studios

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

Head to head
About

SHADR

Transform photos and blank canvases into unique visual art with a variety of creative styles. Refine your creations with expressive controls and discover new directions through generative randomization. Export still images or live photos and videos.

Highlights
  • Diverse and evolving collection of creative visual styles
  • Generative randomization for discovering new directions
  • Focused controls for refining composition, color, texture, and movement
  • Still image export at native resolution
  • Live Photo and video output
  • Local projects and reusable presets
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SHADR is a creative design toolkit for transforming photographs and blank canvases into distinctive visual artwork. Explore a growing collection of styles including ASCII Art, Dithering, CMYK Halftone, Pixel Stretch, Fluted Glass, Kaleidoscope, Flow Field, Kinetic Typography, Light Cast, Pixel Scatter, Surveillance Aesthetic, Glitch Art, Geometric Abstraction, Low Poly, Mirror Mosaic, Slice Effect, Out of Bounds, Linocut, Paper Marbling, Color Reconstruction, Contact Sheet, and Rebus. Each style is a focused creative tool inside one consistent editor. Import a photo or begin from a blank canvas where supported, generate new directions, shape the result with expressive controls, and move fluidly between different visual treatments. Features: - A diverse and evolving collection of creative visual styles - Generative randomization for quickly discovering new directions - Focused controls for refining composition, color, texture, and movement - Still image export - Live Photo and video output in supported tools - Local projects and reusable presets - Subject-aware treatments in selected tools Privacy Policy: https://shadr.studio/privacy Terms of Use: https://shadr.studio/terms

About

Fineline Studios

Features
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Fineline is an app for making seamless geometric patterns with your fingertips — material you can print for fabric, wrapping paper, or wallpaper. ■ Studio Change motif, symmetry, colour, or scale and the preview keeps up. ■ Draw Draw in one cell and the chosen symmetry repeats it across the plane. ■ Shuffle Tap for a new pattern. Save the ones you like. ■ Seamless repeats Patterns are built as a minimal tile, so lines never break when they repeat. All 17 symmetries are available. ■ Export at real size Set size in centimetres and resolution in dpi. Free PNG/JPEG export includes screen images up to 1080 pixels wide and print images up to 150 dpi and 10 cm; Pro adds vector formats (SVG and PDF), resolutions up to 600 dpi, and larger sizes. ■ Colour Curated palettes, including traditional Japanese colours, plus automatic colourway variations. Pro opens the full palette library and every colourway. ■ Library Keep the patterns you like — five in the free tier, unlimited with Pro. ■ Fineline Pro (one-time purchase) Unlocks vector export, high resolutions and large sizes, the full palette library and every colourway, and unlimited saves. One payment, no subscription. All 17 symmetries, every motif, hand drawing, Shuffle and editing are free and unlimited. No watermark, no ads.

Screenshots

SHADR4 screens
Fineline Studios4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SHADR at weekly against Fineline Studios'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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SHADR sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Fineline Studios sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SHADR ships an update weekly, Fineline Studios every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
SHADR versus Fineline Studios: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSHADRFineline Studios
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer伟滔 黄Takayuki Hamuro

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SHADR

Subscriptions1
  • SHADR Pro Annual$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • SHADR Pro Lifetime$24.99
1 purchases

Fineline Studios

One-time1
  • Fineline Pro$19.99

Questions

Is SHADR free?
SHADR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fineline Studios free?
Fineline Studios is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SHADR or Fineline Studios have ads?
Neither SHADR nor Fineline Studios shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SHADR or Fineline Studios?
SHADR ships an update weekly, and Fineline Studios every 2 months. Most recently, SHADR was updated on October 31, 2026 and Fineline Studios on October 26, 2026.

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