Comparison

Catheria vs MeltCam

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

Head to head
About

Catheria

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A magical way to create a beautiful image. Features: Enhance - enhance an image with Magic, Scene, Food, and Night effects Effect - enhance an image with effects Photo - apply a preconfigured set of effects that imitate vintage photography film to an image Chrome - enhance an image with colors Light - enhance an image's saturation, brightness, and contrast Temp - enhance the temperature tones of an image Highlight - adjust the highlight and shadow of an image Paint - add shapes to an image Blur - apply blurs to some regions of an image Whiten - apply the whiten effect to some regions of an image Splash - apply the splash effect to some regions of an image Drawing - draw color lines to an image Vignette - modify the brightness of an image around the periphery of a specified region Sharpen - increase the details of an image by sharpening Unsharp - increase the contrast of the edges between pixels of different colors in an image

About

MeltCam

Features
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Point the camera, and watch your world melt, warp, and glow. MeltCam is a real-time psychedelic camera app. From trending VHS-style noise to glitch, kaleidoscope, neon, and tie-dye, switch between bold effects and reshape the world right inside your viewfinder. [What makes MeltCam different] โ—† Zero-lag real-time preview No heavy post-processing, no waiting. Effects transform your viewfinder the instant you tap them. You're not editing after the shot โ€” the world is already warped before you press the shutter. โ—† Choose the aspect ratio for your shot Shoot photos and videos in 3:4, 1:1, or 9:16, with the same framing in the preview and saved result. Pick the format that fits, from social feeds to vertical videos. โ—† A bold lineup of effects - Melt: signs and shapes drip and flow like liquid - Aura: a free effect that wraps bright areas in a soft pink, purple, and cyan glow without distorting faces or scenery - Tie-Dye: vivid tie-dye psychedelia - Wave: a sine-wave shimmer like looking through water - Mirror: symmetrical beauty born from a flip - Glitch: scanlines and noise, full digital decay - Acid: hue rotation paints the world in psychedelic colors - Plasma: undulating plasma light - Trip: a swirling vortex of mind-bending color - Vortex: a spiral that pulls everything inward - Kaleidoscope: peer into another world through a kaleidoscope - Neon Edge: outlines glow like neon signs - Prism Split: prism-shifted color separation - VHS Noise: gritty, retro 80s tape noise โ—† Photos and videos, ready to post Save photos and videos with the effect baked in, straight to your library. Record short videos up to 60 seconds. No extra editing step required. โ—† Front and rear camera Selfies or scenery, your call. Like the stock camera, the preview is mirrored while the saved photo is not โ€” so what you share looks the way it should. [Made for you if you...] - Want photos and videos that don't look like everyone else's - Love glitch, psychedelic, and neon visuals - Shoot music, live shows, clubs, and festivals - Have outgrown standard filter apps - Want to play with the shot, not just edit it after [MeltCam Pro] Use six effects for free without limits: Wave, Melt, Aura, Mirror, Glitch, and Tie-Dye. Upgrade to Pro to unlock eight more effects, including Acid, Trip, and Plasma. [Supported languages] English, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), German, Spanish, Korean, French, Simplified Chinese Look through the lens, into another world. With MeltCam, turn what's in front of you into something that isn't quite real.

Screenshots

Catheria4 screens
MeltCam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Catheria at none against MeltCam's shown. Catheria also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). MeltCam's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Catheria sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and MeltCam sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catheria ships an update every 3 months, MeltCam every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Catheria versus MeltCam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatheriaMeltCam
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTorpong KasosodCROSSBRIDGE INC.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Catheria

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$1.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
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  • Enormous Tip$9.99
2 purchases

MeltCam

Subscriptions2
  • MeltCam Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • MeltCam Pro (Yearly)$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Catheria free?
Catheria is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MeltCam free?
MeltCam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Catheria or MeltCam have ads?
MeltCam shows ads; Catheria does not.
Which is updated more often, Catheria or MeltCam?
Catheria ships an update every 3 months, and MeltCam every 2 days. Most recently, Catheria was updated on October 26, 2026 and MeltCam on October 28, 2026.

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