Comparison

KinoGlitch vs Render

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

Head to head
About

KinoGlitch

Create dynamic 3D videos and images with glitch effects. Apply numerous grid presets and adjust object transparency, blending, and movement. Enhance your creations with over 50 controllable effects.

Highlights
  • 3D object creation for videos and images
  • 200+ grid presets
  • Adjustable grid divisions and intensity
  • Object transparency and blending controls
  • Record 3D object movement
  • 50+ controllable video effects
Features
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Turn ordinary footage into a moving digital sculpture. KinoGlitch transforms your photos, videos, and live camera into responsive 3D meshes and particle scenes, with 180+ grid and shape presets ready to bend into surreal loops, music visuals, experimental art, and scroll-stopping edits that feel unmistakably yours. Go from subtle to beautifully broken with precise controls for grid density, depth, intensity, smoothing, lighting, glow, textures, blending, backgrounds, opacity, and animation. Isolate subjects, import or generate depth maps, sync motion to your video’s soundtrack or microphone, and finish with 240+ distortion effects plus 120+ color looks. Draw custom curves to make effect parameters evolve across every frame. Start creating for free and save your first pieces. When you’re ready for unlimited saves, unlock KinoGlitch Pro with your choice of a subscription or a one-time purchase. Find inspiration at @kinoglitch on Instagram. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Render

Create complex video compositions with layered media, effects, and keyframe animation. Import various media types, including 3D spatial photos and videos, and fine-tune visuals with advanced tools. Offers pixel-level editing and expression writing for precise control.

Highlights
  • Layered video, image, and audio composition
  • Keyframe animation with bezier curves
  • Extensive visual effects and blending modes
  • Import/export 3D spatial photos and videos
  • Pixel-level editing and expression writing
  • Support for RAW footage and image sequences
  • LUT import/export
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Render compositions with layered videos, images, audio, visuals and effects. Import and export 3D spatial photos and video. Import media (images, videos, GIFs, SVGs, image sequences and RAW footage) from Photos and Files. A sequence is defined by a folder of images, each image is a frame of a video. Visuals: shapes (rectangle, circle, capsule, star, polygon, arc, line) and solids (color, noise, gradient). Create an adjustment layer to apply effects to all underlying layers. Effects: levels (brightness, contrast, invert), color shift (hue, saturation), blur, transform, kaleidoscope, corner pin, chroma key (green screen). Effect packs: funny mirror, glitch, CRT, smoke, vignette. Mask, displace or luma blur a layer with another layer. Blending modes: add, subtract, multiply, divide, screen, lighten, darken, minimum, maximum, gamma, power and difference. Timeline features: - Snapping of layers while dragging. - Keyframe properties with bezier curves. - Motion blur with blending modes. - Pre-compose layers. - Split layers. - Time remap. Zoom in to pixel level to inspect your graphics. Write expressions for any property. Import and export LUTs in the .cube format. There are rendered previews of visuals, blending modes, effects and samples. Samples is a way to visualize what the composition will look like for a property at different values. The render engine caches all played frames, so re-playing is quicker. Caches frames are indicated by a green bar in the top of the timeline. Render out a still frame as image, render a region or the full composition as a video or image sequence. Projects are saved in Files and media is bundled in the project file. XDR display support. Create graphics in high color depth (16bit & 32bit). Export video in h264 and ProRes on supported devices. Audio is supported.

Screenshots

KinoGlitch4 screens
Render3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: KinoGlitch at 4.7 against Render's 2.9. KinoGlitch also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 63%) and ratings volume (98 vs 11). Render's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. KinoGlitch sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Render sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KinoGlitch holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KinoGlitch has 98 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of KinoGlitch's written reviews are positive against 63% of Render's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KinoGlitch ships an update every 5 weeks, Render every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 11, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
KinoGlitch versus Render: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKinoGlitchRender
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (98 ratings) — better2.9 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings98 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size233 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopertalonsodevAnton Heestand

Customer experience

KinoGlitch

All ratings98 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral1.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative12.8%

Render

All ratings11 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative54.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

KinoGlitch

Subscriptions2
  • KinoGlitch PRO3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • KinoGlitch PRO$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • KinoGlitch PRO$7.99
2 purchases

Render

One-time2
  • Full HD$4.99
  • 4K Ultra HD$9.99

Questions

Is KinoGlitch free?
KinoGlitch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Render free?
Render is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, KinoGlitch or Render?
KinoGlitch is rated higher. KinoGlitch averages 4.7 out of 5 from 98 ratings, while Render averages 2.9 from 11 ratings.
Do KinoGlitch or Render have ads?
Neither KinoGlitch nor Render shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KinoGlitch or Render?
KinoGlitch ships an update every 5 weeks, and Render every 2 weeks. Most recently, KinoGlitch was updated on October 11, 2026 and Render on October 11, 2026.

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