Comparison

Filter Editor use Effects Tool vs VISUALS

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

VISUALS

Edit your photos into unique works of art with a variety of effects, filters, and customization options. Add text, adjust borders, and change background colors to create personalized collages and remixed images.

Highlights
  • Import photos from library or camera
  • Apply 23 different effects
  • Adjustable borders and background colors
  • Apply filters to change photo tone
  • Add and customize text overlays
  • Export edited photos
Features
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Explore new ways of editing your photo into a creative work of art. What’s New - 13 New Effects – Added to Pro Version - New Filters - Crop and Rotate Features - New and custom colors available for Background, Border, and Text Visuals Features: * Import photo from library 
 * Take a photo with your camera 
 * Export your photo into your library 
 * 23 Effects Available 
 * 5 Effects available for free version * 18 Effects available for pro version * Adjust Border 
 * Increase/Decrease size of border applied to your Effect 
 * Background Color 
 * Change background color applied to your Effect
 * Background color change may not be available with all Effects 
 * Border Color 
 * Change border color applied to your Effect 
 * Filter 
 * Apply different filters to your photo that changes colors, tone, and contrast 
 * Add Text
 * Add text to your photo 
 * Choose different colors for your text * Resize and re-position your text 
 VISUALS was founded by Jacob Naranjo and Shawn, which was inspired by their interest in technology and creativity.

Screenshots

Filter Editor use Effects Tool4 screens
VISUALS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: VISUALS at none against Filter Editor use Effects Tool's shown. VISUALS also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (81 vs 13). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 VISUALS 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Filter Editor use Effects Tool against 4.7 for VISUALS. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VISUALS has 81 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Filter Editor use Effects Tool ships an update every 9 months, VISUALS every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Filter Editor use Effects Tool versus VISUALS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilter Editor use Effects ToolVISUALS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (13 ratings)4.7 (81 ratings)
Positive reviews—90.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1381 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer惠满 贺Awesome Cool and Fun Free Games LLC

Customer experience

Filter Editor use Effects Tool

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

VISUALS

All ratings81 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral7.4%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Filter Editor use Effects Tool

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

VISUALS

One-time1
  • Visuals PRO$0.99

Questions

Is Filter Editor use Effects Tool free?
Filter Editor use Effects Tool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VISUALS free?
VISUALS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Filter Editor use Effects Tool or VISUALS?
Filter Editor use Effects Tool and VISUALS are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 13 and 81 ratings respectively.
Do Filter Editor use Effects Tool or VISUALS have ads?
Filter Editor use Effects Tool shows ads; VISUALS does not.
Which is updated more often, Filter Editor use Effects Tool or VISUALS?
Filter Editor use Effects Tool ships an update every 9 months, and VISUALS every 4 months. Most recently, Filter Editor use Effects Tool was updated on September 28, 2026 and VISUALS on September 25, 2026.

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