Filter Candy vs Glitch Fx
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Glitch Fx
Create unique and striking glitch art with powerful pixel sorting and RGB color displacement. Apply these effects to your images, with the option to mask specific areas for precise control.
- Pixel sorting glitch effects
- RGB color displacement
- Masking tool for specific areas
- Unique and beautiful glitch art creation
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[Glitch Fx] enables you to create an unique and beautiful glitch effect with powerful pixel sorting and RGB color displacement. ● Create beautiful glitch effect by pixel sorting. ● Apply RGB color displacement for more dramatic effect. ● Apply glitch effect to specific area of image with powerful masking tool.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Filter Candy at Free against Glitch Fx's $2.99. Filter Candy also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (20 vs 5). Glitch Fx's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3). On ads, in-app purchases 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; Glitch Fx costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Glitch Fx holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 5 respectively.
Filter Candy ships an update every 5 months, Glitch Fx every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Filter Candy | Glitch Fx |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (20 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 205L Studio | Dongwook Cho |
Customer experience
Filter Candy
Glitch Fx
In-app purchases
Filter Candy
No in-app purchases
Glitch Fx
No in-app purchases
