Comparison

DiscoMachine Lite vs Kachik

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

Head to head
About

DiscoMachine Lite

Features
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◆An AR camera app that transforms the space in front of you into a sparkling neon disco. ◆Instantly turns any space into a party vibe. Perfect for fun videos with friends or loved ones. ◆Every scene — night views, indoors, city streets — comes alive with glittering neon effects. Effects move rhythmically to the BGM, creating endlessly entertaining visuals. ◆In addition to built-in BGM, you can also use your own music as the background track. *DRM-protected songs (such as purchased songs) may not be available for playback. ◆Share your recorded videos directly to TikTok, Instagram, X (Twitter), and more. ◆Lite Version Limitations Only one built-in song can be selected. A LITE VERSION watermark will be added. ◆If you enjoy the Lite version, please consider purchasing the full version "DiscoMachine" — enjoy it without the watermark. *Before purchasing the paid version, we recommend first confirming that the Lite version works satisfactorily on your device.

About

Kachik

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Kachik is a camera for people who would rather set a look than borrow one. Build your own recipe. Choose a colour, explore a year, add texture, and if you feel like it, let one thing go pleasantly wrong. Name your combination and make it yours to shoot with again. YOUR COLOUR. YOUR RULES. • Colour: 30 palettes combining places across India with clean everyday looks. • Year: 12 era-inspired styles spanning 1996 to 2026, from film-diary warmth to crisp digital. • Camera character: 26 original camera and film-inspired interpretations across Rangefinder, Film, Cinema and Digital, including Pocket Flash and CCD 2006. • Your mix: adjust warmth, colour depth, contrast and strength. • Grain + noise: choose a texture preset, then shape grain size, softness, colour noise, shadow bias and noise reduction. • Misclicks: 16 optional visual accidents, including Cracked lens, Light slip, Thumb Slip, Monsoon Droplets and VHS Tracking. Adjust their strength and explore three variations. • Signatures: name, save and reuse your recipe. Share it through a recipe file or QR code, or import someone’s combination and make it your own. MAKE EVERY EDIT YOURS Explore with undo and redo. Reset one slider, one editing panel or everything back to the original photo. Double-tap a slider for a quick reset. Your selected option stays centred as you browse. Small dots mark your changes, and editing panels remember the tool you last used. Compare with Original while your photo stays visible. Import photos or revisit your private roll. MORE CAMERA. FEWER INTERRUPTIONS. Open straight to a large live preview, with Photo, Burst, Video and Edit within reach. Pinch to zoom, adjust exposure and choose your photo aspect ratio on the preview. Browse colour, year and effect previews, then apply your recipe when it feels right. TWO SIDES OF THE MOMENT Double Take puts the scene above and you below in one photo, using your current style. On compatible iPhones, it combines front and rear camera previews into a 720 × 1280 split image. YOUR LOOK, IN MOTION Record vertical 720p clips up to 15 seconds with your chosen recipe and optional sound. Review, trim or mute your clip, then choose whether to keep, save or share. A LITTLE SPARK Open Sparks from the top bar for six swipeable shooting prompts exploring reflections, colour, motion, texture, contrast and night. Optional photo references from Wikimedia Commons include creator credits and source links. Try a suggested colour and year on your camera, then keep it or undo it. Original prompts work offline. FROM INDIA Find colour in Jaipur’s pink stone, Mumbai’s kaali peeli, Kolkata’s marigold and Srinagar’s lake hush. Request nearby palette suggestions or explore the atlas. Your location is never attached to a photo. SHARE IT YOUR WAY Share a photo, build a card or add an Instant paper frame. Choose your format, add your own words and control the Kachik watermark. Share an ordered set of up to ten photos, or combine up to four into Grid, Stack and Swatch layouts. Apply a signature to selected photos as new copies, preserving the originals. Choose Full size, Share ready or Small file. Copy images and captions separately, and save favourite sharing layouts. MADE FOR YOUR OWN EYE No account, follower count or popularity score. Suggestions never change your photo on their own. Editing works on device. Your private roll keeps clean masters and untouched originals. Keep in roll, Save to Photos and Share are separate choices. Apple ProRAW is available on supported cameras, with the original DNG kept untouched. Burst chooses the sharpest recent preview frame; hardware flash uses a fresh still. Shortcuts, the Action button, Control Centre and Lock Screen controls offer quicker ways in. Adaptive previews support compatible ProMotion displays. Online Sparks references are optional. Your camera images and location are not sent to Wikimedia Commons. Point. Shoot. Make it yours. Made by CRIT Studio.

Screenshots

DiscoMachine Lite3 screens
Kachik4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kachik at every 6 days against DiscoMachine Lite's every 19 months. DiscoMachine Lite's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DiscoMachine Lite ships an update every 19 months, Kachik every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
DiscoMachine Lite versus Kachik: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiscoMachine LiteKachik
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKOJI HARAKamalanarayanan Kamalakannan

In-app purchases

None

DiscoMachine Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Kachik

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DiscoMachine Lite free?
DiscoMachine Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kachik free?
Kachik is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DiscoMachine Lite or Kachik have ads?
Neither DiscoMachine Lite nor Kachik shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DiscoMachine Lite or Kachik?
DiscoMachine Lite ships an update every 19 months, and Kachik every 6 days. Most recently, DiscoMachine Lite was updated on October 26, 2026 and Kachik on October 24, 2026.

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