Comparison

Glitch.Video vs Purrticles effects designer

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

Head to head
About

Glitch.Video

Easily add glitch art and trippy effects to your photos and videos. Offers advanced controls for color shifts, RGB, and effect intensity. Choose from over 30 unique effects to distort your media.

Highlights
  • Add glitch art FX
  • Vaporwave effects
  • Color shifts
  • RGB shift
  • Adjust effect intensity
  • Over 30 glitch effects
Features
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Glitch Video Editor is the easiest app to add glitch effects to your photo and videos in just a few clicks. Open or capture video, photo to add glitch art FX and other trippy effects like a glitch wizard. Glitch Video Editor also has many advanced features that allow you to choose between different color shifts, edit random seed, RGB shift, adjust intensity and thickness of all effects. You can select photo or video from your gallery or capture directly from your camera to edit. More than 30 glitch and vaporwave effects ready for your creativity, to distort and mess up your photos and videos. ========================== Glitch Video Subscriptions: ========================== 1-month subscription: $4.99 The app contains auto-renewable subscription with the following rules: - Subscription name: Glitch Video Pro - 1 month length, 3 days free trial - $4.99 per month - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase – Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period – Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Terms of use link: https://glimpsofvideo-pzswe.wordpress.com/terms-of-use/ - Privacy policy link: https://glimpsofvideo-pzswe.wordpress.com/privacy-policy/ - EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Purrticles effects designer

Features
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A tool for video creators, game designers and developers, with v1 generating code for Apple's SpriteKit™ framework. Simplifies particle effect design, easily seeing the important settings actually being used for the effect. Enjoy the peace of playing with digital art on your phone or iPad, with soothing full-screen experiences. Video creators - Save video of your favorites to combine with your other video editing tools right on the device. Videos can have clear backgrounds to easily overlay particle effects on top of other video tracks. Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.touchgram.com/privacy

Screenshots

Glitch.Video4 screens
Purrticles effects designer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Glitch.Video at 13.0 against Purrticles effects designer's 16.4. On price, update cadence, 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. Glitch.Video sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month and Purrticles effects designer sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Glitch.Video versus Purrticles effects designer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlitch.VideoPurrticles effects designer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (485 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings485 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYogesh UkaniTouchgram Pty Ltd

Bugs and requests

Glitch.Video

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Saving and exporting videos not working properly
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • More customization options for glitch effects
  • Ability to control glitch speed and intensity

Purrticles effects designer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Glitch.Video

Subscriptions1
  • Glitch.Video PRO3 Days trial$9.991 Month
10 purchases

Purrticles effects designer

One-time10
  • Vote for Comparing variations$0.99
  • Vote for Godot Swift export$0.99
  • Vote for GodotScript export$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Vote for VoiceOver$0.99
  • Vote for AirPlay broadcast$0.99
  • Vote for RealityKit export$0.99
  • Vote for Compose multi-emitter$0.99
  • Vote for Emoji/Text particles$0.99
  • Vote for Undo history in doc$0.99
  • Vote for Playback Actions$0.99

Questions

Is Glitch.Video free?
Glitch.Video is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Purrticles effects designer free?
Purrticles effects designer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Glitch.Video or Purrticles effects designer have ads?
Neither Glitch.Video nor Purrticles effects designer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glitch.Video or Purrticles effects designer?
Glitch.Video ships an update every 6 weeks, and Purrticles effects designer every 6 weeks. Most recently, Glitch.Video was updated on November 11, 2026 and Purrticles effects designer on November 12, 2026.

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