Crystallic vs GridCam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crystallic
Transform your photos into artistic creations by adding a variety of sharp crystal effects. This intuitive tool allows for detailed customization of crystal placement, color, and opacity, with options for blur and masking. Share your edited images or continue layering effects for unique visual results.
- Add sharp crystal effects
- 60 ready-to-use crystals
- 8 color schemes
- 9 original blur effects
- Innovative Eraser and 3D tools
- Real-time editing
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*** From the creators of Shapical *** Crystallic provides infinite opportunities to transform your photos into amazing works of art by adding stunning effects to your photos with a collection of sharp crystals. Powerful yet intuitive, Crystallic is an excellent tool to take your photo editing game to the next level. Simply snap a shot or upload a photo and let your imagination take over. Select a crystal, then drag it, resize, rotate and zoom, choose colors, adjust opacity, add blur effects or mask out portions of the crystal—whatever inspires you. When you’re done, easily share your edit with friends or continue editing by adding more crystals. It’s that easy. Crystallic's unique features: - 60 ready-to-use crystals - 8 color schemes - 9 original blur effects - Innovative Eraser and 3D tools - Real-time editing Contact us: support@sixhandsapps.com instagram.com/crystallicapp twitter.com/sixhandsapps facebook.com/sixhandsapps
GridCam
This app enhances mobile photography by overlaying 13 professional composition guides live on your camera's viewfinder. It helps users frame balanced, aesthetic, and professional shots instantly, with manual controls and RAW output for maximum editing flexibility.
- 13 professional composition guides
- Live overlay on viewfinder
- Manual camera controls (ISO, shutter speed, WB, focus)
- DNG RAW output
- Post and Story modes
- Built-in level
- Pinch to zoom
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GridCam is a camera for people who decide the frame. The composition guides directors work with, the manual controls a cinema camera has, and color profiles graded from scratch. Everything a frame needs to look cinematic, live in the viewfinder, before you press the shutter. COMPOSE FIRST Rule of thirds, golden ratio, phi grid, golden triangle, leading lines, center dominance, symmetry, frame in frame and more, drawn over the live image. Save the ones you use and swipe between them. MANUAL CONTROLS White balance in Kelvin, shutter, ISO and focus, each on its own dial. Focus peaking marks what's sharp. Zebra stripes mark what's blown out. AE/AF lock holds a reading while you recompose. Pinch to zoom across every lens, and your manual settings carry across the lens change instead of snapping back to auto. FILM LOOKS Color profiles applied live, so you see the result while you compose rather than after. Film grain and halation are rendered on top of the image, not baked into the profile. RAW WHEN YOU NEED IT Capture unprocessed DNG with the full latitude for editing. Keep the ungraded frame alongside the finished one, and change the look on any saved shot later without touching the original. READY WHEN YOU ARE Home Screen widgets and a Control Center control put the camera one tap away, with your last shot on the Home Screen. Terms of Use:https://gridcam.framer.website/terms-of-use Privacy Policy:https://gridcam.framer.website/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: GridCam at free against Crystallic's free with in-app purchases. GridCam also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Crystallic's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Crystallic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and GridCam sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GridCam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Crystallic ships an update every 2 months, GridCam fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crystallic | GridCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vasiliy Kaliteevskiy | Zeynep BAKILAN |
Customer experience
Crystallic
GridCam
In-app purchases
Crystallic
- Dipyramids$0.99
GridCam
- Weekly Premium$4.997 Days
- GridCam Pro$19.991 Year
- GridCam Pro$19.99









