Comparison

Filter Editor use Effects Tool vs Media Editor

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

Head to head
About

Filter Editor use Effects Tool

Enhance your photos with a variety of editing tools. Adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, and more to create unique and fun images. Save and share your masterpieces with ease.

Highlights
  • Adjust brightness, contrast, saturation
  • Apply color temperature and shadows
  • Add text to photos
  • Choose photos from camera or albums
  • Instant filter effect preview
  • Save and share edited photos
Features
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This app allows you to change your photos with Filter Editor: Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, ColorTemp, HightLight, Shadow, Color, Text on the boring photos and make them more beautiful & funny. Features such as: • Choose the photo from the camera or your albums. • Editing your photos by yourself with the filters. • Click the different filter button and set it up to the appropriate value. • Instant preview filter effect of the photos. • Remove the previous settings of the filters. • Save and share the edited photos. So much fun to play with your ordinary photos and what you need to do is to use your fingers. Enjoy it now!

About

Media Editor

Enhance your photos and videos with a variety of filters, effects, and drawing tools. Easily clip videos and share your creations across popular social media platforms.

Highlights
  • Photo and video editing
  • Apply filters and effects
  • Draw on photos
  • Clip videos
  • Social media sharing
Features
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Main features: • Support for taking photos and selecting photos from your Photo Albums. • Support for applying filters & effects to your photos. • Support for clipping your videos. • Support for drawing everything what you want on your photos • Support for sharing to Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Email, Message, iMessage, and other social media apps. • All of the features make your photos beauty, funny, magic, crazy & creative.

Screenshots

Filter Editor use Effects Tool4 screens
Media Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Filter Editor use Effects Tool at every 9 months against Media Editor's every 18 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Filter Editor use Effects Tool sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Media Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Filter Editor use Effects Tool holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 12 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Filter Editor use Effects Tool ships an update every 9 months, Media Editor every 18 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Filter Editor use Effects Tool versus Media Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilter Editor use Effects ToolMedia Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (13 ratings) — better4.5 (12 ratings)
Number of ratings13 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 18 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer惠满 贺泝诚 温

Customer experience

Filter Editor use Effects Tool

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

Media Editor

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Filter Editor use Effects Tool

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Media Editor

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Filter Editor use Effects Tool free?
Filter Editor use Effects Tool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Media Editor free?
Media Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Filter Editor use Effects Tool or Media Editor?
Filter Editor use Effects Tool is rated higher. Filter Editor use Effects Tool averages 4.7 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Media Editor averages 4.5 from 12 ratings.
Do Filter Editor use Effects Tool or Media Editor have ads?
Both Filter Editor use Effects Tool and Media Editor show ads.
Which is updated more often, Filter Editor use Effects Tool or Media Editor?
Filter Editor use Effects Tool ships an update every 9 months, and Media Editor every 18 months. Most recently, Filter Editor use Effects Tool was updated on October 24, 2026 and Media Editor on October 24, 2026.

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