TAPCA vs Filter Candy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TAPCA
This app offers a variety of image filters and manual camera controls for enhanced photography. It features anti-shake technology to automatically capture focused moments with a single tap, simplifying the process of taking high-quality photos.
- Awesome image filters
- Manual lens focus
- Adjustable exposure
- Shutter speed control
- ISO adjustment
- White balance control
- Anti-shake technology
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▣ AWESOME IMAGE FILTERS 4 THEMES, 41 FILTERS: BRIGHT, WARM, MAGENTA, CYAN ▣ MANUAL CONTROL Lens Focus Exposure - Shutter Speed - ISO White Balance ▣ ANTI SHAKE Screen Tap -> App Detects Lens Focus and Takes Photo. Perform lens focus and take Photo automatically at the focused moment. Single Touch let you take the best picture! * More Information -> 'Developer Website' https://cocoswing.com/tapca/
Filter Candy
Transform your photos with a wide array of film-inspired presets and powerful editing tools. Achieve stunning visual effects for any subject or setting, from classic vintage looks to vibrant, high-contrast styles. Enhance your images with adjustments like vignette, grain, and sharpness before sharing.
- Film-emulation presets
- Vignette, grain, sharpness adjustments
- Exposure and contrast controls
- Saturation enhancement
- Multiple preset packs (Essential, Classic, Instant, Slide, Creative, Black)
- Photo sharing
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Filter Candy is a collection of powerful film-emulation presets and editing tools. Edit your photos with our presets to transform them into something beautiful. Our extensive collection of presets have something which is ideal for almost any setting or subject. Enhance your photos with editing tools (such as but not limited to vignette, grain, sharpness, exposure, contrast, saturation) and share with loved ones. Included preset packs: Essential: This pack consists of our most popular and versatile presets Classic: Vintage-inspired pack recreates the look of days gone by Instant: Recreate the look of tradition instant film with this pack Slide: Vivid colors and extreme contrast makes this pack ideal for fashion and outdoors Creative: Reimagine the boundaries of color with this pack Black: Create a stronger emotional connection with your subject by removing the distraction of color Photos by Mark Sebastian
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Filter Candy at Free against TAPCA's $0.99. Filter Candy also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). TAPCA's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Filter Candy is free to download; TAPCA costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TAPCA holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 66 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of TAPCA's written reviews are positive against 50% of Filter Candy's.
TAPCA ships an update fortnightly, Filter Candy every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TAPCA | Filter Candy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (66 ratings) — better | 4.3 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CoCO SWING | 205L Studio |
Customer experience
TAPCA
Filter Candy
In-app purchases
TAPCA
No in-app purchases
Filter Candy
No in-app purchases
