Comparison

Raster vs BigPic

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

Head to head
About

Raster

Easily create large posters from your own photos using a standard printer. Select an image, choose paper size, adjust settings, and print a PDF file. Offers four distinct styles for unique poster designs.

Highlights
  • Create oversized posters
  • Use own images
  • Print via PDF
  • Four poster styles (Grid, Interlaced, Radial, Photo)
  • Easy to use interface
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Raster turns your photos into striking halftone and rasterized artwork. Inspired by classic print, pop art and comic styles, Raster rebuilds any image from dots, lines and shapes — perfect for posters, social media, prints and creative projects. CREATIVE MODES • Grid — classic halftone dot patterns • Interlaced — bold scanline and stripe effects • Radial — dots that radiate from any point • Photo — subtle rasterization that keeps your detail SHAPES & STYLES Build your image from circles, squares, triangles, diamonds and polygons — or turn it into pure ASCII art. COLOR CONTROL • Bicolor — bold two-tone looks • Multicolor — limited palettes with risograph and screenprint vibes • Full color — keep your original colors with a rasterized texture PRO TOOLS • Super Resolution — enhance and upscale your images with on-device machine learning • Collage — combine several rasterized images into one composition • High-resolution export and PDF output ready for print Whether you're making a poster, an album cover, a sticker or a one-of-a-kind profile picture, Raster gives you full control over every dot and shape. Download Raster and start designing.

About

BigPic

Transform a single photo into a grid of tiles that can be printed as a seamless poster or posted to social media to reconstruct the original image on your profile. Offers precise controls for printing and social media layouts.

Highlights
  • Split photos into custom grids
  • Seamless poster printing
  • Multi-page PDF export
  • Post-ready social media grids
  • Live cut-line preview
  • Built-in cropping and positioning
Features
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BigPic turns one photo into a grid of tiles — then rebuilds it as one big picture. Print it as a seamless poster, or post the tiles to your feed so they reassemble into the full image on your profile grid. WHY BIGPIC • Split any photo into a grid, from 2×2 up to large layouts. • Seamless poster printing that survives the photo lab: every tile prints at the paper's exact size with a trim margin and corner crop marks, so the pieces line up perfectly. • Export a multi-page PDF at true, pixel-accurate size for print shops. • Post-ready grids: save every tile in the right order for an Instagram-style 3×3 that rebuilds your photo. FEATURES • Presets for Square, 4×6, 5×7, 6×8, 8×10, US Letter, A3, A4, and A5 — or set a custom aspect ratio. • Built-in cropping and fine position control. • Live cut-line preview with framing and trim-margin controls. • Share a single tile or all of them at once. PRIVACY BigPic works entirely on your device. No account, no cloud, no data collection — your photos never leave your iPhone. BigPic is free to start. Upgrade to Pro with a one-time purchase to unlock larger grids — no subscription, ever.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BigPic at 5.0 against Raster's 3.8. BigPic also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months). Raster's advantage is ratings volume (46 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Raster sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and BigPic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BigPic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Raster has 46 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Raster ships an update every 3 months, BigPic every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Raster versus BigPic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRasterBigPic
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (46 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings46 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size245 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPierre CossardYingtao Guo

Customer experience

Raster

All ratings40 ratings
Positive67.5%
Neutral7.5%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative56.3%

BigPic

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Raster

One-time2
  • Pro upgradeFree
  • Raster PRO$5.99
1 purchases

BigPic

One-time1
  • Update to Pro Version$1.99

Questions

Is Raster free?
Raster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BigPic free?
BigPic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Raster or BigPic?
BigPic is rated higher. Raster averages 3.8 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while BigPic averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Raster or BigPic have ads?
Raster shows ads; BigPic does not.
Which is updated more often, Raster or BigPic?
Raster ships an update every 3 months, and BigPic every 6 days. Most recently, Raster was updated on November 1, 2026 and BigPic on November 4, 2026.

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