Comparison

yoi vs DotShake Brush Studio

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

Head to head
About

yoi

Effortlessly create dynamic photo edits by selecting subjects like people, pets, or objects. Add animated or static effects, and save your creations to your system album. Features include "Power On Flicker" for sequenced effects, "Click to Restore" with mosaic or blur, and "Local Color" to isolate subject colors.

Highlights
  • Subject selection and editing
  • Add dynamic and static effects
  • Sequenced effect playback
  • Mosaic, blur, and glow effects
  • Local color isolation
  • On-device processing
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The popular, easy plog editor is here. yoi is a photo app we designed with care. With yoi’s elegant design, you can easily make Instagram-style photos: Text Orbit, Electric Flash, moving lyrics, and much more. We keep moving with the times, so you always get the latest, most fun, and simplest way to edit. yoi includes plenty of templates, so you can enjoy a finished photo with very little to learn. Still photos are only the start. Moving photos are our specialty. yoi cuts out subjects from stills, and from video and Live Photos too. When it comes to motion, this is what we do. Along with the templates, yoi also includes Free Canvas. Here you’ll find the tools plog creators use every day: journal stickers, animated stickers, filters, effects, and drawing brushes. Create what you imagine, without the limits. Subject detection, edge refinement, effect rendering, and export all happen on your device. yoi does not upload your photos or store your edits on a server. Edit with confidence. Privacy Policy: https://storm-salamander-137.notion.site/yoi-3b1934e1a39b80a0a06cfb73a6361417 Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DotShake Brush Studio

Features
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DotShake Brush Studio is where DotShake's brushes are made. Start from a brush that already exists, tune it until it feels right, and save it as your own. A CABINET OF BRUSHES, EACH SHOWING ITS OWN STROKE Every row draws a real stroke, so you never have to open a brush to find out what it looks like. The categories are on the row too: Line, Dab, Airbrush, Oil Paint, Palette Knife, Liquid, Optical Glass, Liquid Metal, Halftone, Particles, Noise, Volumetric, Dynamic Field — and a whole family of type that runs along the stroke. NOT JUST LINES Pencil, charcoal, marker, calligraphy, impasto, gouache and fan brush for the traditional hand. Then glass, liquid chrome, meteor and flame — and butterflies, moths, clouds and maple leaves that chase the stroke. TYPE THAT FOLLOWS THE STROKE Kinetic type, pop type, glass type, falling poems, and leader brushes that trail a small shape behind them. EVERY BRUSH IS EDITABLE • Size and opacity, with the preview updating as you go • Customise the pressure curve so the tip answers to your hand • Enough parameters that there is a search field for them • Preview in light or dark, and reset in one tap • Save as a copy — the original stays as it was IMPORT AND EXPORT Export the brushes you make, and import the ones other people made. Requires DotShake.

Screenshots

yoi4 screens
DotShake Brush Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: yoi at Free against DotShake Brush Studio's $0.99. yoi also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). DotShake Brush Studio's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On ads 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

yoi is free to download; DotShake Brush Studio costs $0.99 up front. yoi sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. DotShake Brush Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

yoi ships an update weekly, DotShake Brush Studio every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
yoi versus DotShake Brush Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteryoiDotShake Brush Studio
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size671 MB108 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer永强 彭Zhen Chen

In-app purchases

3 purchases

yoi

Subscriptions2
  • yoi Pro Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • yoi Pro Yearly3 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • yoi Pro Lifetime$12.99
None

DotShake Brush Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is yoi free?
yoi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DotShake Brush Studio free?
DotShake Brush Studio costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do yoi or DotShake Brush Studio have ads?
Neither yoi nor DotShake Brush Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, yoi or DotShake Brush Studio?
yoi ships an update weekly, and DotShake Brush Studio every 3 days. Most recently, yoi was updated on October 31, 2026 and DotShake Brush Studio on October 31, 2026.

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