Halftone 2

I’ve been using this app since release. I never had a problem with it. It’s one of the most intuitive app experiences I ever had. I was able to understand and learn without any help. I only discovered the help videos today (01/14/2024). I stumbled onto the help files only because I noticed the import file size is no longer working. Tapping on the option does not open the selection screen. I noticed the developer has not updated this app in a very long time. I hope that one day the developer adds a feature to connect speech bubbles like comic books often do when multiple lines are spoken by a character in a scene. I’d give this app 10 stars if I could

I like the setup of this comic book making app. It really makes making comics so easy, but it’s just short of a couple features to being the perfect app. 1) I’d like to have the option to draw within the panels for rough sketches or draw my panels instead of solely relying on photos to fill the pages, maybe even make the drawings a middle layer between the photos and the speech bubbles. Just your typical photoshop tools like the pencil, a vector pen, a fill paint bucket, etc. 2) There should be a tool that lets the user make his own custom pages, like, for example, the user starts of with a single box in a page. Every time they swipe their finger across the box, it divides box into different panels according to the user’s swipe. I’ve seen a similar feature used in another app called “ibisPaint X,” and it’s pretty effective for what it is. I really hope that y’all take this feedback into consideration for your next update. I enjoy how easy this app makes comic books, and I’d love for it to get better.

The first version was better, you don’t have to fight to remove a tone of extra effects that you don’t want, and normal export was easy. This version has more options but everything is way more difficult to to just basic functions. Also, there are weird visual glitches interrupting the editing process now.

This app is great. Unfortunately the custom templates are broken, they don’t take me to the app on the store which means it’s been removed. Shame.

This is so complicated.

Oh please update this app … it’s SO much better than the new one. Honestly, I would buy it again 100 times!

I use Halftone 2 quite a bit. I enjoy creating hopefully funny cartoons to post on Facebook. On my most recent piece, I realized there was a way to to block text without a white box. A nice tool as it allows my artwork to not be completely obliterated by boxes and text. Would be nice if there was a speech balloon and thought balloon that also did that. While I was in Photos looking at both the original and the Halftone 2 versions, I noticed that the file size for Halftone 2 was much smaller than the original. Not a problem for online posting but if I wanted it printed up large, I’m sure it would be an issue. Very fun app though.

This app hasn't been updated since iOS 12. It crashes when accessing text in both the border and the word balloon panes, which makes it useless. Please update it. I love its esthetic.

the original version of this app was fantastic. super easy to use to get a stylized comic card in just a few mins. this new version is hideous in comparison. i have no idea how to reproduce the comic card that used to take me just a few mins! at least let old timers select a template that reproduces the original comic card. extremely disappointed and frustrated.

A great app abandoned. No updates. Some features like custom templates impossible now without the companion app.