Video Effect vs Effects Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Video Effect
Enhance your videos with a variety of stylish filters. This application offers an easy-to-use interface for applying visual effects and exporting your creations in popular formats. Share your edited videos quickly with friends and followers.
- Easy to use UI
- Stylish video filters
- Export MPEG-4
- Export QuickTime
- Fast sharing
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Apply awesome filters to your videos! Features: - Easy to use UI - Stylish Video Filters - Export MPEG-4 and QuickTime - Fast Sharing
Effects Camera
Enhance your videos with a variety of unique live filters and animations. Add special effects like falling snow or lens flares with a single tap. Offers premium subscriptions for extended features.
- One-click photo and video effects
- Live effects studio
- 20+ animations and enhancements
- Autumn leaves effect
- Falling snow effect
- Anamorphic lens flares
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Special Effects Camera is a powerful one-click photo/camera effects studio for your phone! Use Special Cam to make amazing and dazzling live effects. Download Special Cam and get 20+ new animations and video enhancements, featuring effects like autumn leaves, falling snow and anamorphic lens flares! Start spicing up your videos – get Special Cam for FREE today! There are two different Premium Membership Subscriptions (1 Week & 1 Month Premium): - Weekly Premium - 1 week costs 3.99 USD - Monthly Premium - 1 month costs 9.99 USD Premium Subscription: • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of Use: https://shimo.im/docs/cVpipLcnUxsDNdCY Privacy Policy: https://shimo.im/docs/iF09Dm59YX0F4yeP
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Video Effect at none against Effects Camera's 3. Video Effect also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). Effects Camera's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating and review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Effects Camera sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Video Effect asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Video Effect against 4.6 for Effects Camera. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 86 and 24 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Video Effect's written reviews are positive against 80% of Effects Camera's.
Video Effect ships an update weekly, Effects Camera every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Video Effect | Effects Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (86 ratings) — better | 4.6 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 86 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Jinxixi Technology Co., Ltd. | 煦慧 蒙 |
Customer experience
Video Effect
Effects Camera
In-app purchases
Video Effect
No in-app purchases
Effects Camera
- One Week Membership$3.997 Days
- One Month Membership$9.991 Month
- Unlimited Access$29.99
Questions
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