Glitter Collages & Art vs Glitter Effect Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Glitter Collages & Art
Transform your photos into dazzling works of art with a wide array of glitter, sparkle, and aesthetic effects. Easily apply over 100 textures, adjust blend modes, and add custom sparkles. Save and share your creations directly to social media.
- 100+ Textures
- Blend Modes
- Custom Sparkles
- Eraser tool
- Opacity adjustment
- Direct social sharing
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Add Glitter, Sparkles and create Beautiful Aesthetic Effects! Turn your photos into pieces of art. • Select from 100+ Textures and start brushing - no editing skills needed! • Adjust the effect by setting Opacity and choosing a Blend Mode. Retouch using the eraser. • Add the finishing touch with a variety of Sparkles to make your photo shine. • Time to Share! Save or post directly to social media right from the app. Features within Glitty: • 100+ Textures • Blend Modes • Various custom made Sparkles • Quick sharing options Textures: • Glitter: Colorful glitter textures with sparkles. • Glamour: Iconic diamonds & crystals. • Editorial: Artistic prints, everblooming flowers & patterns. • Marble: High detail marble infused with glitter. • Nature: Colorful skies & oceans, and magical night skies & galaxies Follow us on Instagram @GlittyApp and share your photos using #Glitty to be featured! Terms of Use: http://glitty.app/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: http://glitty.app/privacy-policy
Glitter Effect Studio
Easily add sparkling glitter effects to your photos with intuitive finger-painting tools. Choose from various glitter types and brush sizes, with options to zoom, pan, undo, and erase for precise customization. Save or share your dazzling creations directly.
- Finger-painting glitter application
- 11 glitter types
- Adjustable brush size
- Zoom and pan functionality
- Undo and eraser tools
- Save and share options
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Glitter Studio lets you transform your photos using your fingers. Simply select a photo from your Photo Library or take one using the camera and apply an optional image filter. Select a glitter pattern and a brush size in the app to easily paint on glitter in your photos. Pinch with two fingers to zoom in and out. Scroll with two fingers to pan. Use a single finger to draw on glitter. You can select from 11 different types of glitter. Use the small brush sizes and zoom in to precisely place the glitter for a smooth look. You can undo brush strokes or use the eraser to fix mistakes and get precise glitter placement. Once you have the look you want, you can save the image to your Photo Library or share directly to Facebook and Instagram.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Glitter Effect Studio at none against Glitter Collages & Art's shown. Glitter Effect Studio also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). Glitter Collages & Art's advantage is ratings volume (6.5K vs 51) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). 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. Glitter Collages & Art sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and Glitter Effect Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Glitter Collages & Art holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Glitter Collages & Art has 6.5K ratings behind it against 51, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Glitter Collages & Art's written reviews are positive against 100% of Glitter Effect Studio's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Glitter Collages & Art ships an update every 2 months, Glitter Effect Studio every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Glitter Collages & Art | Glitter Effect Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6.5K ratings) — better | 4.5 (51 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.5K — better | 51 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 12.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stan Gerards | Thomas Backes |
Customer experience
Glitter Collages & Art
Glitter Effect Studio
Bugs and requests
Glitter Collages & Art
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes during editing
- Undo feature is unreliable
- Frequent app freezes and glitches
- Saving and loading issues
Requested features
5 requests- Add opacity/blending options
- Implement undo/redo functionality
- Allow using multiple colors in one project
- Improve image quality and prevent blurriness
- Provide more free glitter textures and colors
Glitter Effect Studio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Glitter Collages & Art
- PRO: All Sparkles & Effects7 Days trial$0.991 Month
Glitter Effect Studio
- Premium Upgrade$0.99
Questions
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