Adobe Capture vs Bulk Image Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Adobe Capture
Transform your surroundings into design assets like color palettes, vectors, fonts, and brushes. Seamlessly integrate these creations into Adobe apps for graphic design, illustration, and video projects.
- Remove background from images
- Vectorize images into scalable graphics
- Identify and find fonts
- Create color themes and gradients
- Build custom digital brushes
- Generate patterns and 3D textures
- Capture light and color for grading
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"Adobe Capture transforms your images into beautiful color palettes, vectors, fonts, patterns and more. Imagine looking through your camera to see patterns, vectors, and even fonts. Now imagine turning those visions into design materials to immediately use in apps like Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Adobe Fresco. The power to transform the world around you into creative assets to build your projects is in the palm of your hands. The creation of graphic design elements is now just a camera click away. Remove Background from Images Take your photo inspiration and transform the background to use in your design projects. Create high-quality graphics to use in your projects. Vectorize on the Go Create vectors instantly with Shapes. Turn images into smooth, detailed, scalable vectors with 1-32 colors, for use in logos, illustration, animation, and more. Point and shoot at your drawing or upload a photo and watch it magically transform into clean, crisp lines. Voice or Audio to text Record your voice to see it transform in text. Replace and add text in your speech directly by editing the transcript. This new audio recording feature is easy to use and will enhance your audio creations. Import audio files to different Adobe apps or download them to your device as WAV files. Identify Typography Find your perfect font using Adobe Capture. Take a photo of the type you like (in a magazine, on a label, a sign, anywhere!) and watch a list of similar Adobe Fonts magically appear. Create Color Themes and Gradients Looking for customized color palettes? Find an inspiring gradient? Find color by number or hex? Aim your camera at the scene that has the colors you want and capture them to use in your artwork. Build Beautiful Digital Brushes Can’t find the right brush to paint? Take a photo or use an image to create digital brushes that match your creative vision. Use your brushes in Photoshop, Illustrator, or Fresco for rich painterly effects. Craft Intricate Patterns Capture inspiring images and generate patterns with ease. Create beautiful, colorful patterns that fit with your creative projects by using your vector shapes with our precision pattern builder. Generate 3D Textures Generate realistic PBR materials for use in 3D design straight from the camera. Modify your materials for even more texture or blend the edges for seamless repeat tiling on your 3D objects. Capture Light and Color Collect light and hue to turn into beautiful color grading profiles for your images and videos with Looks. Record the magic of sunset and transfer that feel to use in your photos and video projects. Seamlessly Sync Creative Elements All of your assets save to Adobe Creative Cloud Libraries. Instantly access your digital elements from your Creative Cloud account in all compatible applications. Compatible Adobe Apps and Programs for Creative Assets Photoshop, Photoshop for iPad, Adobe Fresco, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, Illustrator for iPad, InDesign, Dimension, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Animate, Substance 3D Apps, and Adobe Express. 2GB FILE STORAGE The free, basic Creative Cloud membership includes 2GB of complimentary storage for file syncing and sharing. MORE STORAGE (Optional in-app purchase) You can purchase an additional 20GB for $1.99 (US dollars) of Creative Cloud file storage per month. You must be 13 or older and agree to Adobe’s terms and privacy policy, viewable at: http://www.adobe.com/privacy/policy-linkfree.html http://www.adobe.com/special/misc/terms.html"
Bulk Image Editor
Edit multiple photos simultaneously by applying a series of effects in one operation. Import images, add desired modifications like rotation, resizing, and renaming, then export them in various formats. Preview changes before applying them to your entire batch.
- Apply multiple effects to batches of images
- Rotate, flip, and resize images
- Rename files with prefixes and suffixes
- Change file format (JPG, PNG, HEIC, PDF)
- Compress image file size
- Preview effects before export
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Bulk Image Editor allows you to apply multiple effects to a group of images in a single operation. Import images from your Photo Library or from the Files app. Add a list of effects to modify your images including rotate, flip, resize, corner radius, rename, file format, compress and more. With a single click of the Export button, the list of effects will be applied to all of the images that you have imported, ready to save to Photos, Files, iCloud Drive or share via AirDrop, Mail, Messages and more. You can tap on any of the images in the image viewer grid to show a preview of the effect before exporting. You can also apply the list of effects and export a single image from the image preview. Bulk editing tools include, rotate clockwise, rotate anti-clockwise, flip vertical, flip horizontal, corner radius, resize, rename file, file name prefix and file name suffix. Rotate: Clockwise & anti-clockwise. Flip: Flip the images horizontally or vertically. Corner Radius: Accurately add & adjust the radius of the image corners with specific pixel values. Resize: Resize your images to make them all the same size and aspect ratio, without squashing the images. Aspect Ratio Crop: Enter your desired aspect ratio and the app will automatically calculate the new file dimensions and adjust the image position to maintain the highest resolution possible for each image. Auto-Enhance: Applies the auto enhance filter to each of the imported images. File Format: Export images in JPG, PNG, HEIC or PDF format. Compress: Reduce the file size of the exported images. (File size will vary based on effects applied and format of exported images) Rename: Enter a new file name for your images. Images will automatically be saved with a sequential number for each image you export. Prefix: Enter a file name prefix to add to the start of the file name for each exported image. Suffix: Enter a file name suffix to add to the end of the file name for each exported image. - Subscription Details - Bulk Image Editor requires a monthly subscription after your 14 day free trial. Your subscription can be cancelled at any time. No long term commitment required. Subscriptions will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless automatic renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions and automatic renewal status in Account Settings after purchase. Price may vary by location. Privacy Policy: https://smudge.app/privacy Terms and Conditions: https://smudge.app/app-terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Adobe Capture at 74% against Bulk Image Editor's 17%. Adobe Capture also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.2) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). Bulk Image Editor's advantage is device support (5 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Adobe Capture sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and Bulk Image Editor sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Adobe Capture holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Adobe Capture has 24K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Adobe Capture's written reviews are positive against 17% of Bulk Image Editor's.
Adobe Capture ships an update monthly, Bulk Image Editor every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Adobe Capture | Bulk Image Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (24K ratings) — better | 3.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.2% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 367 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adobe Inc. | Thomas Coomer |
Customer experience
Adobe Capture
Bulk Image Editor
Bugs and requests
Adobe Capture
Reported bugs
5 issues- Frequent crashes when using certain features
- Inability to log in or access the app on some devices
- Issues with image tracing and vector conversion
- Syncing problems and lost files in Creative Cloud
- Unreliable text recognition and font matching
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to select and export multiple shapes/patterns at once
- Improved image export quality and resolution
- More control over vector smoothing and cleanup
- Offline functionality and reduced reliance on Creative Cloud
- Better integration with other Adobe apps and services
Bulk Image Editor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Adobe Capture
- CC Storage (20 GB)$1.991 Month
Bulk Image Editor
- Bulk Image Editor Monthly14 Days trial$2.491 Month
Questions
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