Comparison

FireWorksBld vs Snow Effect Video

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

Head to head
About

FireWorksBld

Capture stunning fireworks photos by combining multiple shots into a single image. Create animated GIFs to showcase the full spectacle of fireworks from launch to fall. Easily adjust settings for the perfect shot.

Highlights
  • Combine multiple fireworks photos
  • Create GIF animations
  • Adjustable consecutive shot timing
  • Zoom and camera selection
  • Manual focus and white balance
  • Exposure compensation
Features
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This application can take photos of fireworks from shooting off to the point of falling and make a splendid photo of fireworks by combining several photos afterwards. GIF animation can be created. With this, it became possible to watch the appearance of the fireworks going up and opened by animation. Shooting starts when you release the shutter. If you leave it as it is, it will end after the set number of seconds. If you press the shutter again during shooting, it will end immediately. The followings are how to use this app and the operability is easy to use. (1) Set the consecutive shots time (seconds). Set the time to take photos of fireworks with a slider. You can set it up to 50 seconds. (2) Aim a back camera in the direction of setting off fireworks. When it is far away, the zoom is available. The front camera is also selectable. (3) Tap the shutter with the timing of setting off fireworks. --> Consecutive shooting starts. (4) Choose images of fireworks to composite among the images of consecutive shots. (5) Execution of combining. (6) You can post composite photos on SNS. ・The shutter speed is 1/50 second in default setting. The consecutive shots’ speed becomes slow when you slow it than this. The consecutive shots are automatically adjusted to make about three shots in a second. ・If the preview is too dark, you can brighten it by increasing the exposure compensation or by switching to manual exposure and increasing the ISO. When a preview is too bright, reduce ISO level or make shutter speed high. ・In automatic exposure mode, the shutter speed may become slow and consecutive shots’ speed may become slow. ・In addition, this app provides manual setting of focus and manual setting of white balance. *** The promotion screenshots were taken at the real fireworks. *** This app includes the following open sources. ・GPUImage(Copyright (c) 2012, Brad Larson, Ben Cochran, Hugues Lismonde, Keitaroh Kobayashi, Alaric Cole, Matthew Clark, Jacob Gundersen, Chris Williams. All rights reserved.)

About

Snow Effect Video

Add realistic snow effects to your videos and photos. Customize snowfall amount, crystal size, falling speed, and wind direction to create a wintery atmosphere. Save your creations as videos or still images.

Highlights
  • Add snow effects to videos
  • Add snow effects to photos
  • Customize snowfall amount
  • Adjust crystal size and falling speed
  • Control wind direction
  • Save as video or photo
  • Use existing camera roll media
Features
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Snow falls on your videos and photos! This app gives a fantastic snow world to videos and photos. You can set the amount of snowfall, crystal size, falling speed, wind direction and so on freely. Adjusting the crystal size and falling speed etc. will dynamically change the atmosphere and reality. Let's enjoy the feeling of midwinter, ski resort and Christmas by this app. Give snow effects to videos taken with your device's camera or videos already stored on the camera roll. Snow effect corresponds not only to video but also to still images. You can also save still images from a video. [How to use] (1) Select Camera or Photo Library. (Camera icon on Toolbar) (2) If you select Camera, shoot a video or a photo with the device camera and select it. If you select Photo Library, select a video or a photo from the camera roll etc. (3) Use the following slider control to set the effect of snow. · Snowfall amount · Crystal size · Falling speed · Wind direction · Video frame image preview · Resolution of video and photo (4) Save and share as video and photo. (Save icon and share icon on toolbar)

Screenshots

FireWorksBld4 screens
Snow Effect Video4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FireWorksBld at 4.0 against Snow Effect Video's 3.0. FireWorksBld also leads on price ($0.99 vs $1.99). Snow Effect Video's advantage is update cadence (every 11 months vs every 30 months) and chart position (#199 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

FireWorksBld costs $0.99 and Snow Effect Video $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FireWorksBld holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FireWorksBld ships an update every 30 months, Snow Effect Video every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
FireWorksBld versus Snow Effect Video: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFireWorksBldSnow Effect Video
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 11 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#199 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHIROFUMI MARUOMasanori Katsuta

Customer experience

FireWorksBld

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Snow Effect Video

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

FireWorksBld

No in-app purchases

None

Snow Effect Video

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FireWorksBld free?
FireWorksBld costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Snow Effect Video free?
Snow Effect Video costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FireWorksBld or Snow Effect Video?
FireWorksBld is rated higher. FireWorksBld averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Snow Effect Video averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do FireWorksBld or Snow Effect Video have ads?
Neither FireWorksBld nor Snow Effect Video shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FireWorksBld or Snow Effect Video?
FireWorksBld ships an update every 30 months, and Snow Effect Video every 11 months. Most recently, FireWorksBld was updated on September 10, 2026 and Snow Effect Video on September 5, 2026.

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