Comparison

Jam Camera vs Altered States

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

Head to head
About

Jam Camera

Record and share videos with fun effects. This app offers a playful approach to video creation, allowing users to apply various filters and styles to their recordings before sharing them on social media.

Highlights
  • Record videos with effects
  • Apply various filters
  • Share to social media
  • Toy camera style
Features
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Jam Camera is toy video camera app. Let's record effected videos and share to SNS!!

About

Altered States

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Altered States turns your iPhone camera into a real-time visual effects engine. Stack up to 30 effects across 6 independent layers, let music drive your visuals, and capture the result as full-resolution video. — EFFECTS — Over 30 GPU-powered effects in five categories: WARP: Ultrawarp, Shockwave, Wave, Vortex, Kaleidoscope, Cascade, Fisheye, Curl Drift, Mirror Warp GLITCH: Pixel Sort, Streak, Self-Glitch, JPEG Artefact, Chromatic Aberration, Feedback Loop, Radial Blur, CRT, Bloom COLOR: LSD, Neon, Thermal, Solarise, Curves, GORE, MAYHEM, LUST, Dither, Contour Lines FX: Datamosh, Halftone, ASCII Art, Blob Tracking, Pixelate, Numeric Art GEN: Plasma, Tunnel, Lattice, Pattern — MULTI-LAYER — Stack up to 6 independent source layers - live camera, imported photos, or looping videos - each with its own effect chain, blend mode, and opacity. Rearrange layers by dragging, or hide any layer instantly. — AUDIO REACTIVE — Connect the camera to your music. Bass, mid, highs, and beat transients each drive your effect parameters in real time. Map any parameter to any frequency band. Tweak sensitivity and depth on the fly. — RECORD — Record full-resolution video directly from the live canvas. Mic audio is captured alongside the visual effects and merged automatically. Save to your photo library with one tap. — PRESETS — Save your favourite effect stacks as presets with a thumbnail snapshot. Recall them instantly from the Presets panel. — TOOLS — - Shake to generate a random 3-5 effect combination instantly - Per-effect parameter curves editor - Canvas transform: pan, pinch, rotate each layer freely - 8 mirror modes: vertical, horizontal, triple, quad, diagonal - Cortex Gate: luminance-based per-layer masking - Undo history with a visual timeline Altered States is built for performers, creators, and anyone who wants their camera to do something it was never supposed to do. By subscribing, you agree to Apple's Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Jam Camera4 screens
Altered States4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Altered States at every 5 days against Jam Camera's every 12 months. Jam Camera's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.2). On price, ads, 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. Jam Camera sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Altered States sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jam Camera ships an update every 12 months, Altered States every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Jam Camera versus Altered States: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJam CameraAltered States
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size222 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperY. MOCHIDUKIKwong Wa Chu

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Jam Camera

One-time4
  • Effect Pack 1$0.99
  • Effect Pack 2$0.99
  • Remove Watermark$1.99
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  • Remove Ads$1.99
2 purchases

Altered States

Subscriptions2
  • Altered States Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Altered States Pro Annual$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Jam Camera free?
Jam Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Altered States free?
Altered States is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Jam Camera or Altered States have ads?
Neither Jam Camera nor Altered States shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jam Camera or Altered States?
Jam Camera ships an update every 12 months, and Altered States every 5 days. Most recently, Jam Camera was updated on October 22, 2026 and Altered States on October 24, 2026.

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