# Poster Shine - posterize

> Photo & Video

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id652972308](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id652972308)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id652972308`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Alexander Dr. Rieger
- **Category:** Photo & Video
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (113 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.6.9
- **Last updated:** 2021-10-04
- **First published:** 2013-06-04
- **Size:** 6.79 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/poster-shine-posterize/id652972308)
- **Website:** [http://www.changemystyle.com](http://www.changemystyle.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://changemystyle.com/impressum/privacy/privacy.html](http://changemystyle.com/impressum/privacy/privacy.html)

## Description

Poster Shine - posterize turns your photos into bold, limited-color posters with a single click. Apply the poster shine filter to reduce colors and create artwork that looks like a poster print.

Capture a photo or choose one from your library, apply the effect, and share instantly on Facebook, Twitter, and more, email the image, or save it to your album. No limits on subjects—cars, friends, pets, and memories all shine.

## Rankings

- #136,637 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviews show the app is useful for posterizing and art/value mapping, with easy to use aims and appealing poster effects. But stability issues (startup and sharing crashes), intrusive ads, and a clunky, poorly documented UI dominate negative feedback. Color options are limited and original colors can be lost, further impacting usability. Overall, a promising concept that struggles with reliability and polish.

### Pros

- Easy to use and does what it is supposed to do
- Valuable tool for art layout and value mapping (grayscale)
- Posterize effects and color options are appealing
- Helpful for understanding where values sit in photos (grayscale value mapping)

### Cons

- Crashed on startup/opening and when attempting to share
- Excessive ads and lack of onboarding or tutorials
- Limited color options; original colors can be lost; hard to change more than one color
- Very poor, non intuitive interface with no clear instructions on how to upload or use features
- Unreliable performance across devices; frequent crashes hinder usability

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id652972308)