Comparison

Photo Editor Effects + Filters vs Aviary+

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

Head to head
About

Photo Editor Effects + Filters

Easily enhance your photos with a vast collection of over 300 filters and special effects. Add text, stickers, and textures, or even create short videos from your pictures. Professional editing tools and social media sharing are at your fingertips.

Highlights
  • Over 300 trendy filters
  • Special effects (glitch, VHS, oil painting)
  • Overlay textures (light leak, dust, rain)
  • Cool stickers and frames
  • Background editing
  • Text editor with 60+ fonts
  • Video effects for photos
Features
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Simple yet powerful, Photo Editor makes it easy to edit your favorite pics the way you like. Our huge collection of filters and effects is designed to make any picture stand out: try it yourself! Ready to take your photos to the next level? Use our app to edit any pic of yours and make it unique. Did you know that we offer over 300 exclusive effects and filters to do that? Wicked! Here's a complete list of all the powerful photo editing tools that you will find on the app. TRENDY FILTERS Get access to over 300 filters thoughtfully designed by professional photographers. SPECIAL EFFECTS Apply chromatic aberration, color shift, distortions, tv, glitch, VHS, oil painting, paper drawing, blur, broken glass and other cool effects to create extraordinary photos that will catch everyone's eye. OVERLAY TEXTURES Add light leak, lens flare, confetti, glitter, firework, fire, rainbow, dust, grain, scratches, rain, show, fog and mist textures to make your photos even more special. COOL STICKERS Is it even a photo editor if there are no stickers? Get access to a huge selection of realistic and cartoon stickers that you won't find anywhere else. BACKGROUND EDITING Add beautiful frames to your pictures and choose from 90+ stunning backgrounds (geometric, watercolor, floral, cosmic, marble, wood, etc.). TEXT EDITOR Add text to your photo and customize it with over 60 unique fonts. You can also adjust the text color, spacing and alignment, and choose among 30 beautiful text arts. ADJUSTMENTS Enhance the quality of your photos with our professional tools: exposure, contrast, hue, saturation, sharpness, vibrance, gamma, temperature, tint, shadows, highlights, grain and vignette. EASY BEFORE AND AFTER While editing, you can instantly compare the adjusted or edited photo with the original. VIDEO FX EFFECTS Bring motion magic to your still photos: create a short video out of a picture. Choose among 10+ video effects: rain, snow, movie, VHS, tv, glitch, water drop and more. You can also export your video in HD format: cool, right? MORE COOL FEATURES + Instantly share your edited photos to social media such as Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and Facebook. --- What are you waiting for? Join thousands of people who use our Photo Editor every day to make their pictures stand out! --- If you’re enjoying Photo Editor, then please leave a review! You’ll make us happy and help others discover your favorite photo editing app. Terms of Use: https://bit.ly/3YV6Bxe Privacy Policy: https://bit.ly/3TvR8Tl Have a feature request you would like to see in a future version of the app? Do not hesitate to contact us at vinci@bussola.tech.

About

Aviary+

Enhance your photos with a wide range of editing tools, filters, stickers, and text options. Create unique collages and add artistic effects to bring your memories to life. Perfect for social media sharing and creative expression.

Highlights
  • Photo editing tools
  • Natural filters
  • Light leaks
  • Stickers
  • Fonts
  • Gradients
Features
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Amazing photo editor to share your best moments and memories! Just back from holiday? Put your photos together easily and keep the holiday spirit on your social media account! Pick from the best basic and natural FILTERS to make your photos even more special. Aviary+ combines powerful photo editing tools with awesome effects to wake up your creativity. Liven up your memories with hundreds of different LIGHT LEAKS, STICKERS, and FONTS! Mix and match them in any way you like. You won’t believe the art pieces you will create with just a few taps! FEATURES: ◉ Use the easy PHOTO EDITING TOOLS to perfect your pictures. ◉ Pick from hundreds of categorized STICKERS to decorate your collage ◉ Add colorful TEXTS with funky FONTS to make them even more expressive! ◉ Gradients ◉ Light leaks SUBSCRIPTION INFO: Subscribe to take advantage of the features described above. • Subscription length: monthly • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. • Your subscription will renew automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours before the end of the current period. • When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Privacy policy: http://lifeasplay.ru/aviary_privacy_policy/ Terms of use: http://lifeasplay.ru/aviary_privacy_policy/ Have a feature request you would like to see in a future version of the app? Do not hesitate to contact us at mail@lifeasplay.ru Disclaimer: You will be required to sign up for an auto-renewable In-App Purchase before you can access the app.

Screenshots

Photo Editor Effects + Filters4 screens
Aviary+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Photo Editor Effects + Filters at 78% against Aviary+'s 7%. Photo Editor Effects + Filters also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Aviary+'s advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Photo Editor Effects + Filters sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Aviary+ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Photo Editor Effects + Filters holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.4K and 3K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Photo Editor Effects + Filters's written reviews are positive against 7% of Aviary+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Editor Effects + Filters ships an update weekly, Aviary+ every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Photo Editor Effects + Filters versus Aviary+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto Editor Effects + FiltersAviary+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better4.5 (3K ratings)
Positive reviews77.5% of reviews — better6.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1.4K3K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size295 MB327 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVINCI APPS7Logic LLC

Customer experience

Photo Editor Effects + Filters

All ratings1,368 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative19.1%

Aviary+

All ratings2,954 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative9.9%
Written reviews151 reviews
Positive6.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative89.4%

User reviews

Photo Editor Effects + Filters

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent photo editing features
  • 🎨 Wide range of filters and effects
  • 💡 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • 🎨 Ability to layer multiple elements
  • 🚀 Easy to use and efficient

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔒 Limited functionality in free version
  • 🐛 Occasional freezing and glitches
  • 🔋 High battery consumption

Aviary+

From 3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Excellent photo editing app
  • 💻 Convenient and easy to use

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Removed many useful features from previous version
  • 💰 Subscription model is too expensive
  • 🤔 Confusing and unintuitive new layout
  • 🔍 Lacks important editing tools like blur and blemish removal

Bugs and requests

Photo Editor Effects + Filters

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezes upon opening
  • Unable to save edited photos
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • One-time purchase option
  • More free filters and effects
  • Video editing capabilities
  • Customizable text options
  • Ability to create GIFs

Aviary+

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Editing functions don't work as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • Bring back the old Aviary app with all its features
  • Add more free editing tools and filters
  • Offer a one-time purchase option instead of subscription

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Photo Editor Effects + Filters

Subscriptions6
  • Photo Editor Premium3 Days trial2 variants$6.997 Days
  • Photo Editor Premium Weekly NT$6.997 Days
  • Photo Editor Premium3 Days trial$14.991 Month
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  • Photo Editor Premium$24.991 Year
  • Photo Editor Premium Yearly NT$24.991 Year
  • Edit photos like never before!$24.991 Year
2 purchases

Aviary+

Subscriptions2
  • Aviary Pro Month Photo editing3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Aviary Pro Year3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Photo Editor Effects + Filters free?
Photo Editor Effects + Filters is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aviary+ free?
Aviary+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Photo Editor Effects + Filters or Aviary+?
Photo Editor Effects + Filters is rated higher. Photo Editor Effects + Filters averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Aviary+ averages 4.5 from 3K ratings.
Do Photo Editor Effects + Filters or Aviary+ have ads?
Photo Editor Effects + Filters shows ads; Aviary+ does not.
Which is updated more often, Photo Editor Effects + Filters or Aviary+?
Photo Editor Effects + Filters ships an update weekly, and Aviary+ every 2 weeks. Most recently, Photo Editor Effects + Filters was updated on November 11, 2026 and Aviary+ on November 11, 2026.

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