Comparison

Gradient Shape, Mask Editor vs MeltCam

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

Head to head
About

Gradient Shape, Mask Editor

Easily transform your photos by cropping them into over 400 unique shapes, symbols, and letters. Customize foreground colors, transparency, and size. Enhance your images with filters, frames, and text editing tools before sharing.

Highlights
  • Crop photos into 400+ shapes
  • Customize foreground color and transparency
  • Adjust shape size
  • Apply photo filters and frames
  • Add text and stickers
  • Meme generator
Features
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Transform your pics with a great tool redactor. Crop your photos into one of 400+ awesome Shapes, Symbols, Signs and Letters. Share your pics on popular social networks (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter) or save ti camera roll. How it works? - Take a photo or choose from gallery. - Choose your mask shape - Change the foreground color, from more the 500 colors! - Adjust transparency of foreground - Customize the size of your shape *****UNIQUE SHAPES***** - 450+ Total shapes + collage --20 + animals shapes - 20 + balloons shapes - 30 + original shapes - 20 + cartoon shapes - 10+ city shapes - 20+ comics symbols - 25 cool shapes - 24 + circles shapes - 20 + cute shapes - 15 + grunge shapes - 5 horror shapes - 15 iHeart shapes - 20 + invaders shapes - 30 + upper case letters shapes + original signs!!! - 20 + splatter shapes - 25 + superheroes shapes - 20 + weather shapes - many other amazing shapes **CAPTION & STYLE YOUR PIC&COLLAGE WITH AVIARY EDITOR** -- Tons of beautiful photo filters to choose from. Photo enhancer! -- Add Aviary frames to your photo -- Adjust brightness, contrast, saturation and sharpness -- Remove redeye and blemish -- Draw on your picture. Change color! -- Add texts, stickers very quickly and easily -- Easy to change text color and size -- Easy to move, resize and rotate text -- Enhancement tool to style your photo to perfection -- Meme generator Let us know how you enjoy it. Share with us and your best friends.

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] ◆ 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 — the world is already warped before you press the shutter. ◆ 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. ◆ 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 ◆ 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. ◆ Front and rear camera Selfies or scenery, your call. Like the stock camera, the preview is mirrored while the saved photo is not — 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

Gradient Shape, Mask Editor4 screens
MeltCam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Gradient Shape, Mask Editor at none against MeltCam's shown. Gradient Shape, Mask Editor also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 26.0). MeltCam's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases 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. Gradient Shape, Mask Editor sells 10 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

Gradient Shape, Mask Editor ships an update every 4 months, MeltCam every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Gradient Shape, Mask Editor versus MeltCam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGradient Shape, Mask EditorMeltCam
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNadejda TomaCROSSBRIDGE INC.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Gradient Shape, Mask Editor

One-time10
  • Shape Maker - Basic$0.99
  • Shape Maker - Cities$0.99
  • Shape Maker - Cool$0.99
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  • Shape Maker - Grunge$0.99
  • Shape Maker - Horror$0.99
  • Shape Maker - I love$0.99
  • Shape Maker - Letters$0.99
  • Shape Maker - Random$0.99
  • Shape Maker - Splatter$0.99
  • Shape Maker - Pro version$3.99
2 purchases

MeltCam

Subscriptions2
  • MeltCam Pro (Monthly)14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • MeltCam Pro (Yearly)14 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Gradient Shape, Mask Editor free?
Gradient Shape, Mask Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MeltCam free?
MeltCam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gradient Shape, Mask Editor or MeltCam have ads?
MeltCam shows ads; Gradient Shape, Mask Editor does not.
Which is updated more often, Gradient Shape, Mask Editor or MeltCam?
Gradient Shape, Mask Editor ships an update every 4 months, and MeltCam every 3 days. Most recently, Gradient Shape, Mask Editor was updated on November 2, 2026 and MeltCam on November 5, 2026.

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