Comparison

Glitch Video Effect vs VHS cam

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

Head to head
About

Glitch Video Effect

Transform your photos and videos with over 100 retro visual effects like VHS, Glitch, and CRT. Apply effects in real-time while recording or edit existing media with an intuitive interface. Save and share your unique artistic creations instantly.

Highlights
  • Over 100 VHS, Glitch, and CRT effects
  • Live effects during recording
  • Edit existing photos and videos
  • Save and share creations
  • Privacy-focused on-device processing
Features
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Transform your photos and videos into retro masterpieces with over 100+ VHS, Glitch, CRT, and other visual effects. VHS & Glitch Video Maker lets you distort your photos and videos with real-time or post-processing effects inspired by the 80s and 90s. Easily recreate the nostalgic look of old-school camcorders with flickering VHS overlays, chromatic glitches, and vintage CRT shaders — all with a tap. Whether you're capturing new moments or editing existing ones, our intuitive interface makes it easy to turn ordinary media into unique, artistic visuals. - App Features: - Live Effects – Apply effects while recording or capturing photos using your camera. - Edit Existing Media – Select any video or photo from your photo library and instantly apply effects. - 5 Main Effect Categories: • VHS Effects (10+): Retro, Distort, Flicker, Noise, Wave, Pause, and more. • Glitch Effects (8+): Bend, Shake, Chromatic, Drunk, and more. • CRT Shaders (15+): Matt, Ghost, Error, Java, Emix, Noise, ScanLine, etc. • Animated Effects (30+): Rain, Mosaic, Prism, Sketch, Drops, Old TV, and more. • Photo & Video Filters (30+): Thermal, Night Vision, Blur, Hue, B&W, Multi, and others. - Save & Share – Export your creations to your device or share them instantly with friends and social media. - PRO Features (via In-App Purchase): • Remove ads • Remove watermark • Unlock premium & PRO-only effects - Privacy-Focused Design Your privacy is important. All media is processed entirely on your device. We do not collect, store, or transmit any personal photos, videos, or audio. App permissions (camera, microphone, photo library) are used solely for functionality. - Legal • Privacy Policy : https://glitchyvhsios.blogspot.com/2025/08/privacy-policy.html • Terms of Us : https://glitchyvhsios.blogspot.com/2025/08/terms-of-use.html • Download now and experience the nostalgia. It’s free to try!

About

VHS cam

Capture videos and photos with a realistic retro VHS filter. This app simulates the principles of old VHS cameras, allowing you to change date stamps and apply the effect to existing media. Relive nostalgic moments or create new memories with an authentic vintage aesthetic.

Highlights
  • Realistic VHS filter
  • Customizable date stamp
  • Apply to photos and videos
  • Unlimited recording time
  • Simulates real VHS principles
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E240 turns your iPhone into a camcorder from the 90s. Not a filter slapped on top of a clean video. The real thing: tracking noise, colour bleed, tape wobble, a timestamp in the corner, and audio that sounds like it came off a cassette. You pick a tape, you hit record, and what comes out looks like it's been sitting in a shoebox since 1996. THE TAPES Seven cassettes, from a worn-out family tape to a crisp fresh-from-the-shop one, plus a night vision mode for dark rooms. Two of them run on a real NTSC signal simulation, so the noise behaves like actual analog video instead of a static overlay. Swipe across the viewfinder to switch. HOLD TO EAT THE TAPE Press and hold the screen while recording and the VCR starts chewing the tape. The picture tears, rolls, and loses colour. The sound warps with it. Let go and it snaps back. Every hold plays out differently. THE TV There's an old TV and a VCR built into the app. Press NEXT and it digs through your photo library, cuts a short memory tape from your own clips, and plays it on the tube with the dates you actually shot them burned in. Rewind, fast-forward with proper tearing, or hit NEXT again for a fresh one. It's oddly emotional the first time. Like one? Eject it onto the shelf, give it a name, come back to it whenever. Not quite right? Open the edit bench, cut and reorder the clips, swap the cassette, then export the whole thing to your Photos. THE SMALL STUFF Timestamp with the real date and time, in the proper camcorder font. Or set your own date, if you're feeling nostalgic. Sound gets the same treatment as the picture: hiss, hum, muffled highs. Shoot portrait or turn the phone sideways for the old 4:3 frame. Photos too, not just video. Already have footage? Import it and run it through any tape. Everything you shoot saves straight to your Photos and to the in-app library. E240 PRO PRO unlocks unlimited recording and full editing and export for imported videos and photos. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://e240.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://e240.app/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Glitch Video Effect4 screens
VHS cam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: VHS cam at none against Glitch Video Effect's shown. VHS cam also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Glitch Video Effect's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Glitch Video Effect sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and VHS cam sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VHS cam holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 759 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Glitch Video Effect's written reviews are positive against 73% of VHS cam's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glitch Video Effect ships an update every 4 months, VHS cam every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Glitch Video Effect versus VHS cam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlitch Video EffectVHS cam
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.2K ratings)4.6 (759 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.7% of reviews — better72.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better759
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPinal ShahMaxim Kartuzov

Customer experience

Glitch Video Effect

All ratings1,165 ratings
Positive79.9%
Neutral9.5%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews305 reviews
Positive75.7%
Neutral9.8%
Negative14.4%

VHS cam

All ratings745 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral6.4%
Negative20.9%

User reviews

Glitch Video Effect

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great variety of glitch effects
  • 👍 Allows removing watermark by watching ad
  • 👍 Fun and creative app
  • 👍 Excellent for retro/vintage video effects

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Limited customization of effects
  • 💸 Excessive ads and limited free features
  • 🚫 Issues with saving and exporting videos

VHS cam

From 759 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fixed payment error
  • 🚀 Looks like a real VHS camera
  • 🚀 Simple yet effective
  • 🚀 Nostalgia VHS
  • 🚀 Great app and support

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Camera flips and upside down videos
  • 🐛 Removed fizzy VHS screen
  • 🔒 Paid subscription required for more features
  • 🐛 Restored purchase doesn't work
  • 🐛 Crashes when trying to restore purchase

Bugs and requests

Glitch Video Effect

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes when importing images
  • Distorted and cropped images after upload
  • Watermark not removed even after watching ads
  • Rendering issues causing videos to get stuck
  • Glitches and effects not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to layer and combine effects
  • Improve video quality and export options
  • Offer paid ad-free version
  • Add more customization controls for effects

VHS cam

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Camera flips and upside down videos
  • Restored purchase doesn't work
  • Crashes when trying to restore purchase
  • Reversed dates
  • Videos not saved to library
Show 5 more
  • Timestamp is reversed
  • Crashes on opening
  • Imported videos are upside down and reversed
  • Flipping and reversing videos
  • Keeps crashing

Requested features

10 requests
  • More VHS effects and customization
  • Ability to edit out date and time
  • Landscape mode
  • 4:3 aspect ratio
  • More grain and noise
Show 5 more
  • Glitch controls and header labels
  • Ability to save videos to library
  • Ability to change date and time for free
  • Horizontal orientation
  • Additional effects and filters

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Glitch Video Effect

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • Remove Ads$5.99
  • Remove Watermark$12.99
  • Unlock PRO + Remove Watermark$29.99
5 purchases

VHS cam

Subscriptions3
  • E240 - Weekly$4.997 Days
  • E240 PRO - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • E240 PRO - Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • E240 PRO$14.99
  • E240 - Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Glitch Video Effect free?
Glitch Video Effect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VHS cam free?
VHS cam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Glitch Video Effect or VHS cam?
VHS cam is rated higher. Glitch Video Effect averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while VHS cam averages 4.6 from 759 ratings.
Do Glitch Video Effect or VHS cam have ads?
Glitch Video Effect shows ads; VHS cam does not.
Which is updated more often, Glitch Video Effect or VHS cam?
Glitch Video Effect ships an update every 4 months, and VHS cam every 3 weeks. Most recently, Glitch Video Effect was updated on November 3, 2026 and VHS cam on November 3, 2026.

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