Filter Candy vs Trichromatic
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
Trichromatic
This app captures three distinct monochrome images using red, green, and blue filters, then merges them into a single creative photograph. Users can adjust various image parameters and share their unique creations.
- Capture RGB monochrome photos
- Combine into one image
- Adjust intervals between shots
- Zoom and reframe options
- Enable flash
- Adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, sharpness
- Save and share final image
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Trichromatic takes three separate monochrome photos (one red, one green, and one blue) and combines them into one image. Achieve creative effects: - different intervals - zoom in or out - enable flash - reframe between shots Adjust brightness, contrast, saturation and sharpness of the final image and share it or save it in your photo album.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Trichromatic at 100% against Filter Candy's 50%. Trichromatic also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 months). Filter Candy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (20 vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Trichromatic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Filter Candy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Trichromatic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Filter Candy has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Filter Candy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Trichromatic's.
Filter Candy ships an update every 5 months, Trichromatic every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Filter Candy | Trichromatic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 205L Studio | Christian Lobach |
Customer experience
Filter Candy
Trichromatic
In-app purchases
Filter Candy
No in-app purchases
Trichromatic
- Remove Watermark$1.99
