Effectum vs Perspective Crop Lens
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Effectum
This photo editing app offers a wide range of effects, light textures, and adjustment options to enhance your images. Easily create double exposures and add text or artwork to personalize your photos.
- 156 effects across 8 groups
- 128 light textures with blend modes
- 22 advanced adjustment options
- Double exposure tools
- Add text and artwork
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Simplest photo editor application. - 156 effects of 8 group (Original, digital film, seasons, dawned, retro, black&white, magic color, distors. - 128 light texture of 7 groups (Original, lens flare, light leak, dot, grunge, snow, rain). 16 blend modes to fine tune. - 22 advance adjust options. - Double exposure tools with brush. - Deco your photo by text and artwork.
Perspective Crop Lens
Correct distorted photos by accurately cropping them to right angles. This tool allows you to extract specific rectangular areas from images, even when taken at an angle or due to lens distortion. You can also add perspective effects to existing photos.
- Real-time cropped image preview
- Magnifying glass for precise crop mark adjustment
- Intuitive pinch-to-zoom for aspect ratio
- Color-coded alignment guides
- Add perspective effects to photos
- Import photos from camera, album, or shared files
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Even if you intend to take a photo from the front, the image can be distorted due to the angle of the device or the camera lens. TV screens, exhibits, whiteboards, signboards, posters, documents, photos, blackboards, paintings, calligraphy works, timetables, smartphone screens, etc. Also, there are many cases where it is not possible to take pictures from directly in front due to physical constraints. From such perspective-distorted photos, you can quickly cut out only the necessary parts at right angles. Cuts out a free-form rectangle from a photo and generates a new rectangular image with right angles. The “Cropped Image View” allows you to enjoy working while seeing the results in real time. Moreover··· Conversely, you can also add a perspective effect to a monotonous photo. [Features] ・“Cropped Image View” that can be checked in real time ・Use the "Magnifying Glass" to fine-tune crop marks as you wish ・ Intuitive pinch operation for adjusting the aspect ratio ・Horizontal/vertical alignment between cutout marks is also informed by color. [Photo Source] ・Start the camera and take a photo ・Select photo from photo album ・Import shared files from other apps ・Paste photos copied from web images, etc. [Outputs] ・Image file storage: Photo album (camera roll) ・Image file sharing: AirDrop, LINE, Facebook, Dropbox, Instagram,...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Effectum at Free against Perspective Crop Lens's $1.99. Effectum also leads on iOS requirement (11.4 vs 13.0). Perspective Crop Lens's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#181 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Effectum is free to download; Perspective Crop Lens costs $1.99 up front. Effectum sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Perspective Crop Lens asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Effectum against 5.0 for Perspective Crop Lens. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Effectum ships an update every 5 months, Perspective Crop Lens every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Effectum | Perspective Crop Lens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #181 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Huy Phan | Masanori Katsuta |
Customer experience
Effectum
Perspective Crop Lens
In-app purchases
Effectum
- Monthly Premium Subscription$0.991 Month
- Yearly Premium Subscription$7.991 Year
- Buy Full Version$1.99
Perspective Crop Lens
No in-app purchases
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