Sparkle Cam vs Glitterr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sparkle Cam
Enhance your photos and videos with real-time sparkling lens flares and glitter effects. Choose from various shapes, sizes, and colors to add a magical touch. You can also manually add or remove these effects and save your creations as photos or short videos.
- Real-time sparkling lens flares
- Add glitter objects to photos/videos
- Multiple shape options
- Adjustable size and color
- Load from photo album
- Save as mini video
- Manual object placement/removal
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Sparkle Cam adds sparkling lens flares in your camera in realtime. And you can also add glitter objects to your photos and videos in your photo album. You can take photos and videos with several kinds of stars which shine and sparkle everything. And, you can choose not only star shaped, but also snow, flower, tree and so on. In addition, you can add/remove objects where you want manually. Features: - Add a lot of sparkling lens flares in your camera. - Take photo and video with these sparkling lens flares. - Several kinds of shape you can choose. - Select sizes of sparking lens flares. - Select colors of sparking lens flares. - You can load photos or videos from your photo album with right bottom button. And you can save them after added stars. - You can save photo as 3 seconds mini video. - Zoom in and out with pinch gesture or swipe the zoom button. - Turn on flash. - Switch front and back camera. - Swipe screen to change the speed of sparkling - Switch high-resolution photo and standard photo with settings menu. - Choose square aspect ratio for photos and videos. Painting Tools: - Using "brush" icon at the right side, you can add glitter objects where you want. Tracing screen with a finger, objects are added. - Using "eraser" icon at the right side, you can remove glitter objects where you want. Tracing screen with a finger, objects are removed. And, you can also mask screen then any glitter objects will not be generated on the mask. - Using "Trash" icon, you can clear all objects and mask. Free Access: - Using realtime camera only. - 3 shapes. - All sizes. - All colors. Unlimited Access (with In-App charge): - Using photos and videos from the photo album in addition to realtime camera. - All shapes. - All sizes. - All colors.
Glitterr
Easily add magical sparkle and glitter effects to your photos using AI. Customize textures, colors, and brush settings for unique, aesthetic content. Export your creations in high definition.
- AI Glitter Generator
- 50+ Glitter Textures
- Customizable Colors
- Full Brush Control
- Advanced Effects (Blend Mode, Force Sensitivity)
- HD Save & Share
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Become a unique and aesthetic content creator! Instantly create beautiful glitter effects with AI and add magical sparkle to your photos. 50+ Glitter Textures Choose your favorite texture from Glitterr’s trendy and outstanding library of sparkling effects. Custom Colors Every texture can have a color of your choice. Use Tint to perfectly match the vibe of your photo. Full Brush Control Adjust brush size and texture opacity exactly the way you like. Advanced Effects Make your brush even more magical by turning on Blend Mode and Force Sensitivity to give textures a natural look. Save & Share in HD Export your sparkling masterpiece in high quality and share it instantly. Terms of Use: https://glitterrapp.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://glitterrapp.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Glitterr at none against Sparkle Cam's shown. Glitterr also leads on review sentiment (52% vs 19%) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Sparkle Cam's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Sparkle Cam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Glitterr sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Glitterr holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 457 and 2.2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Sparkle Cam's written reviews are positive against 52% of Glitterr's.
Sparkle Cam ships an update every 3 days, Glitterr weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sparkle Cam | Glitterr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (457 ratings) | 4.6 (2.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.1% of reviews | 52.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 457 | 2.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tomohiko Sugimoto | Levan Koberidze |
Customer experience
Sparkle Cam
Glitterr
User reviews
Sparkle Cam
From 457 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Variety of sparkle shapes, sizes, and colors
- 🎥 High-quality video without degradation
- 📸 Real-time sparkle effects on camera
- ⚡ Simple and easy to use interface
- 💰 Affordable one-time purchase option
Room to improve
- 💸 Paywall required to save photos/videos
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
- 📉 Video quality degradation after saving
- 🔧 Lack of user controls and customization
- 📱 Photos upload sideways/orientation issues
Glitterr
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Glitter effects
- 💎 Variety of glitter options
- 🎨 Ability to adjust opacity and color
- 🤩 Fun and creative app
- 👍 Easy to use
Room to improve
- 🔒 Many features locked behind paywall
- 🚫 Limited photo selection options
- 🎨 Inability to mix and match glitter colors
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 💸 Subscription model too expensive
Bugs and requests
Sparkle Cam
Reported bugs
9 issues- Cannot save edited photos from gallery
- App crashes during video processing
- Save functionality fails despite paid upgrade
- Video glitches and lags after saving
- App freezes when processing
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- Photos load sideways/incorrect orientation
- Sparkle effect stops working after updates
- App crashes when editing videos
- Paid features don't work as advertised
Requested features
8 requests- Ability to move and place sparkles manually
- Adjustable sparkle speed control
- Adjustable video length control
- More sparkle shape options in free version
- Apply effects to existing photos from camera roll
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- Better help/tutorial documentation
- Animated sparkles instead of static ones
- Export to social media directly
Glitterr
Reported bugs
3 issues- Undo/redo buttons not working properly
- App freezing and crashing
- Inability to save edited photos
Requested features
4 requests- Allow mixing and matching of glitter colors
- Improve photo selection process
- Add more free glitter options
- Reduce size of glitter effects
In-app purchases
Sparkle Cam
- Unlimited Access$0.99
Glitterr
- Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- Glitterr PRO Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Glitterr PRO Weekly$2.997 Days
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- Yearly Subscription$9.491 Year
- Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year
Questions
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