FotoDa vs Surrealizer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FotoDa
Transform your photos into unique abstract art with this app. Easily create stunning collages from your existing pictures and share your artistic visions.
- Generate abstract art collages
- Use photos from your phone
- Save creations
- Share artwork
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Instantly generate abstract photo collages from pictures on your phone. Save and share your creations.
Surrealizer
Create unique and surreal visual effects for your videos and photos. Apply over 20 distinct filters and manipulate the screen in real-time while recording. Easily save your creations and share them on social media.
- 20+ unique surreal effects
- Real-time screen manipulation
- Load photos and videos from library
- Intuitive controls
- Save and share creations
- Classic surrealizer, inception, abyss, and more
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Surrealizer is the latest and greatest thing to happen to video and photo FX ! There are 20+ unique effects that absolutely cannot be found anywhere else. Simply load video or photos from your iPhone/iPad photo library, and then when you have your settings the way you like it, save it back. Manipulate the screen while it is recording! Intuitive and easy to understand controls. There are : •the classic surrealizer effect •inception effect •abyss •ghost blur •wornhole •planetizer •binocculus •spiralizer •fisheye •warp •pixelator •hyperion •coloriser •random coloriser •procedural •flags •dotti •escherizer •clone •videomixer •dissolver •time tangler •time tunnel Turn ordinary footage into surreal landscapes and upload to social media. *** keep it unreal....with the SURREALIZER***
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FotoDa at 4.0 against Surrealizer's 3.3. FotoDa also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 20%) and ratings volume (139 vs 11). Surrealizer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. FotoDa sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Surrealizer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FotoDa holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FotoDa has 139 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of FotoDa's written reviews are positive against 20% of Surrealizer's.
FotoDa ships an update every 9 months, Surrealizer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FotoDa | Surrealizer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (139 ratings) — better | 3.3 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.6% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 139 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zevan Rosser | Kathrin Brock |
Customer experience
FotoDa
Surrealizer
Bugs and requests
FotoDa
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes on launch with spinning spiral
- Crashes when uploading or selecting photos
- Freezes when scrolling through photo library
- Crashes when saving or tapping too quickly
- Crashes after recent iOS updates
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- App won't rotate from portrait to landscape
- Photos are zoomed/cropped incorrectly
- Right half of photos cut off after updates
- Unable to access previously selected images
- Real-time editing feature non-functional
- High-res image generation broken
- IAP (In-App Purchase) not working properly
- App incompatible with iOS 12 and older devices
- Slow performance on iPad Air and older models
- Undo function not clearly documented
Requested features
15 requests- Landscape/horizontal output format support
- Higher resolution export options
- Individual layer blending mode controls
- Ability to reposition and resize images
- Photo transparency adjustment controls
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- Layer-by-layer effect customization
- Single-tap hide/show image toggle
- More transparent UI menu design
- Clear/reset function for starting over
- Ability to select single photo for blending
- Batch processing capabilities
- Save to multiple folders functionality
- Better photo library organization and sorting
- Comprehensive user documentation/FAQ
- Landscape mode rotation support on iPad
Surrealizer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FotoDa
- FotoDa Advanced Features$2.99
Surrealizer
- Unlock all effects$4.99
