Comparison

Charmleon vs Spectacular Rec

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

Head to head
About

Charmleon

Create and share unique photo filters by combining your favorites. Users can vote on public filters, with popular ones gaining visibility and disliked ones being removed. Features include a built-in camera, style transfer, and extensive integration with iOS devices.

Highlights
  • Create custom filter combinations
  • Share and vote on public filters
  • Built-in camera with smile detector
  • Transfer painting styles to photos
  • iOS search integration (Spotlights)
  • Photo editing extension
  • Apple Watch remote control
Features
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Welcome to Charmleon The Chameleon Charm in your shared filters A new way to edit your photos and make them unique. Combine your favorite filters and save them as custom filters to use them again later or to share them with other Charmleon users. Every user can use your public filters, vote on them or leave a comment. Each filter that will reach 5 like will gain more visibility by entering the Top Rated category. But careful.... when your filter reaches 5 Unlike it will be permanently deleted from the public database. Give your best and create unique custom filters. Charmleon is a complete and rich app with many features: - built-in camera for great photos (also in RAW or livePhoto format) Use the smile detector to take pictures that are always smiling: -) - thanks to CoreML you can transfer the style of some famous paintings to your photos - with 3D touch, you can quickly access your databases or to edit the filters (only on iPhone 6S and 6 S Plus or later). - open the app from shortcuts to directly access the databases (only on iPhone 6S and 6 S Plus or later) - Spotlights will allow you to search for private, public or more voted filters directly from the iOS search and many extensions.... - use Siri to search for your photos for a specific date or location - photoediting extension allows you to edit your photos directly from the Photo app - use the app on Apple Watch with remote control for your shots (Zoom with digital crown) - send your CharmSelfie directly from iMessage -check out the Charmleon Podium widget in the notification center to know which users have received the most likes - and the Charmleon Top Rated widget in the Notification Center to view the public filter with more like Charmleon uses CloudKit - to save your filters on iCloud and make them always synchronized on your devices - to send you notifications for each new filter added to the public database, when your filter reaches topRated, will be deleted or if you receive an answer to your comment Just start experimenting Create your own filters and.... Share them, vote, comment and share them again!! More we are and more fun Now it's up to you! Good Fun Thanks to unsplash. com for wonderful shared images And to all betatesters for their valuable advice and support Son of a Rocket Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

About

Spectacular Rec

This application captures video and sensor data for 3D reconstruction. The recorded data must be uploaded to a computer for processing using specialized AI tools. Powerful GPUs are required for generating NeRFs and Gaussian Splatting reconstructions.

Highlights
  • Video recording
  • IMU sensor data capture
  • Data export for post-processing
  • 3D reconstruction preparation
  • AI tool integration
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This app records video and IMU sensor data in a format that can be later post-processed by Spectacular AI tools to create 3D reconstructions. Please note that the App itself only records data and you will need to upload it to a computer to do actual reconstructions. NeRFs and Gaussian Splatting reconstructions require a capable GPU to process.

Screenshots

Charmleon4 screens
Spectacular Rec3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spectacular Rec at 50% against Charmleon's 0%. Spectacular Rec also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Charmleon's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Charmleon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Spectacular Rec asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spectacular Rec holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Charmleon's written reviews are positive against 50% of Spectacular Rec's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Charmleon ships an update every 9 months, Spectacular Rec every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Charmleon versus Spectacular Rec: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharmleonSpectacular Rec
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRagazzetto ProjectSpectacular AI Oy

Customer experience

Charmleon

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Spectacular Rec

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Charmleon

One-time1
  • Charmleon Community$0.99
None

Spectacular Rec

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Charmleon free?
Charmleon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spectacular Rec free?
Spectacular Rec is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Charmleon or Spectacular Rec?
Spectacular Rec is rated higher. Charmleon averages 2.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Spectacular Rec averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Charmleon or Spectacular Rec have ads?
Neither Charmleon nor Spectacular Rec shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Charmleon or Spectacular Rec?
Charmleon ships an update every 9 months, and Spectacular Rec every 4 months. Most recently, Charmleon was updated on October 29, 2026 and Spectacular Rec on October 3, 2026.

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