Glitch.Video vs Chromatose
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Glitch.Video
Easily add glitch art and trippy effects to your photos and videos. Choose from over 30 unique filters, adjust effect intensity, and apply color shifts. Capture new media or import from your gallery for creative editing.
- Add glitch effects to photos and videos
- Over 30 glitch and vaporwave effects
- Adjust color shifts, RGB, and effect intensity
- Capture video/photo directly or import from gallery
- Easy-to-use interface
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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://glitchcam.com/terms-of-use.html - Privacy policy link: https://glitchcam.com/privacy-policy.html
Chromatose
Create and perform real-time, audio-reactive visuals with a powerful yet intuitive video synthesizer. Connect to external displays and customize your creations with a modular interface, extensive modulation options, and MIDI support. Ideal for live performers, VJs, and content creators.
- Audio-reactive visuals
- Modular interface
- MIDI support
- 4 simultaneous generators
- Unlimited effect chaining
- HD/4K+ output
- Patch saving and export
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Chromatose is a real-time, audio-reactive visual synth for iPhone and iPad — a modular video synthesizer and visualizer that turns your input and sound into a hypnotic, trippy light show. Create original, generative visuals by hand. No coding, no AI prompts, no bulky hardware. Connect a TV or projector via HDMI or AirPlay to turn any space into an immersive atmosphere — for live performance, meditation, party, or chilling. Learn it in under an hour. Create fresh ideas for years. 〉Perfect for: Live performers, VJs, DJs, music producers, installation artists, concert and stage designers, content creators, music video directors, generative artists, and creative explorers. Works for raves, clubs, afterhours, festivals, ambient galleries, meditation spaces, and live loop sessions. 〉What you can make: A music visualizer for live sets. Audio-reactive video content for social media. Live camera filters. TV screensavers and projector backdrops for installations. Wallpapers, generative art pieces, meditation visuals — or anything else you can imagine. 〉Aesthetic range: From psychedelic, trippy, and surreal to cyberpunk, vaporwave, synthwave, retrowave, futuristic, vintage, nostalgic, dreamcore, weirdcore, liminal, and glitch. Dial in the whole rainbow spectrum of hues, refractions, liquid ripples, electric strobing, cosmic aurora, spiral warps, organic cymatics, kaleidoscope mandalas, and pure abstract procedural geometry. 〉FREE Plan Includes: • Access all generators & effects • No signup required • 100% ad-free • Max output resolution: Full 1080p HD • Saved patches: 2 • Record videos up to: 30 secs 〉Pro Plan Includes: • Access to all features • Saved patches: unlimited • Saved Performance Sets: unlimited • Max output resolution: 4K+ • Record videos up to: 15 mins • Studio-quality ProRes recording • Export Patches 〉Main Features: • Modular, intuitive interface • 4 simultaneous visual generators • Chain unlimited visual effects, filters, and modulation layers • Design Mode to build unique visuals from scratch • Performance Mode: eight hot-swappable patches per Set, Master FX chain, fully modular transitions • Custom color palettes with harmony-based generation • Metal-powered, iOS native graphics engine • 8-bit or 16-bit color (SDR and HDR) with deep gradient fidelity • Built specifically for iPhone and iPad 〉Modulation & Synthesis: • Dedicated LFOs per parameter • Multiple waveshapes, free-running or clock-synced • Nested modulation and feedback loops • Envelope generators and signal followers • Animated visual indicators • Analog-style signal flow — reactive to every nuance 〉Connectivity: • Connect to any screen with HDMI (via USB-C or Lightning adapter) or AirPlay • MIDI Plug & Play with other Hardware and Software via: USB, Bluetooth, Network, Virtual MIDI (other apps on same device) • MIDI 1.0 and 2.0, with CC, note, and NRPN mapping • MIDI mappable Macro Controls and Performance pads • MIDI Clock Sync • Wireless display and dual-screen output 〉Audio Reactivity: • Visuals pulse and react to live audio in real time • Internal mic or any audio interface, with input selection and auto-gain • 3 shapeable audio signal sources • Audio-to-visual translation on any parameter, driven by the full mix or just the lows or highs • Signal followers and envelopes • Turn any sound into a visual trip 〉Sharing and Export: • Import and export patches as files for sharing and remixing • Record HD video (HEVC or ProRes) or screenshots optimized for social media • Save directly to iOS Photos library 〉Patch Library: • Intuitive browsing and organization • Tag, search, sort and filter by mood, genre, or aesthetic • Built-in presets included Chromatose is made entirely by one independent developer in Berlin, with no investors or corporate agenda: a modular video synthesizer and visual instrument in your pocket, aiming to democratize real-time generative visual creation. Terms of Use: https://www.chromatose.app/en/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Chromatose at none against Glitch.Video's shown. Chromatose also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Glitch.Video's advantage is ratings volume (485 vs 17) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Glitch.Video sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month and Chromatose sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Chromatose holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Glitch.Video has 485 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Glitch.Video's written reviews are positive against 79% of Chromatose's.
Glitch.Video ships an update monthly, Chromatose every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Glitch.Video | Chromatose |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (485 ratings) | 4.6 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.6% of reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 485 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yogesh Ukani | Edward Rooth |
Customer experience
Glitch.Video
Chromatose
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
Chromatose
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Glitch.Video
- Glitch.Video PRO3 Days trial$9.991 Month
Chromatose
- Pro$5.991 Month
- Pro$49.991 Year
- Standard [DISCONTINUED]7 Days trial$59.991 Year
Questions
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