Comparison

Instants vs Filo

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

Head to head
About

Instants

Create realistic instant photo mockups with a variety of creative tools. Add text, stickers, and filters to design unique greeting cards, posters, and social media posts. Enhance your memories with retro-inspired effects.

Highlights
  • Realistic instant photo effects
  • Add text and stickers
  • Design greeting cards and posters
  • Photo filters and effects
  • Light leak effects
Features
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Instants is a simple tool for creating realistic instant photo effects. With our app, you can easily create mockups of instant photos, add text and stickers, design greeting cards and posters, and enhance your photos with filters and effects. Some of the features offered by Instants include 80 instant photo backgrounds, 30 fonts, 133 filters, 170 stickers, and 26 light leak effects. People are using Instants for a variety of purposes, including social media posts, birthday cards, party memories, family memories, and classic photo books. If you enjoy using our app, please consider leaving a review on the App Store. Thank you for your support! For any questions or inquiries, please contact us at info@himom.co.

About

Filo

Features
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Everyday photos, with the mood of film. Filo tucks your everyday moments into a clean white frame, finishing them into warm, film-style photos. No complicated editing or fiddly settings — in just a few taps, turn today's scene into a photo you'll want to hold onto. Pick a frame and background that match the mood, then add the size and date to get just the feel you're after, and complete your own single film print. Save your finished photos in high resolution, and revisit them anytime in the in-app collection. Everything in Filo is processed right on your phone. Your photos are never uploaded to a server, and no account is required. Keep today's moment like a single film print.

Screenshots

Instants4 screens
Filo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Filo at Free against Instants's $1.99. Filo also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Filo is free to download; Instants costs $1.99 up front. Instants sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Filo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Instants ships an update every 2 months, Filo every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Instants versus Filo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstantsFilo
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (351 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings351 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteve UrregoSongyi KIm

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Instants

One-time1
  • Unlock All$2.99
None

Filo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Instants free?
Instants costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Filo free?
Filo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Instants or Filo have ads?
Neither Instants nor Filo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Instants or Filo?
Instants ships an update every 2 months, and Filo every 9 days. Most recently, Instants was updated on November 6, 2026 and Filo on October 31, 2026.

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