Comparison

Realtime Filter vs AutoFilter

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

Head to head
About

Realtime Filter

Instantly transform real-world colors into live photo and video filters. Point your camera at any color, capture it, and apply it as a unique aesthetic to your shots. Save favorite colors and export their values for design work.

Highlights
  • Capture colors from real life
  • Apply live photo and video filters
  • Save and reuse favorite colors
  • Export HEX and RGB color values
  • Adjust filter opacity and strength
  • No preset filters
Features
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RealTime Filer lets you capture any color from real life and instantly transform it into a live photo or video filter. Point your camera at a wall, a sunset, a shirt, a flower — any color you see can become the aesthetic of your entire shot. No presets. No generic filters. Just real-world color. Capture Color From Anything Tap anywhere on your screen to lock a color directly from your environment. That exact color becomes your live filter in real time. See it. Tap it. Use it. Photo & Video Ready Apply your captured color as a live filter while: • Taking photos • Recording videos • Creating unique visual content Your camera becomes a creative tool powered by the world around you. Save Your Favorite Colors Found the perfect shade? Save it to your personal color collection and reuse it anytime. Build your own real-world palette. Export Color Values Need the exact numbers? RealTime Filer lets you: • Export HEX values • Export RGB values Perfect for designers, creators, developers, and anyone who works with color. Intensify or Soften Your Look Take full control of your filter: • Increase or decrease opacity • Intensify the color effect • Fine-tune the strength of your overlay Subtle aesthetic? Bold statement? You decide. Why RealTime Filer? • No preset packs • No complicated editing • No fake color filters Just real color from the real world — instantly. Whether you're matching your outfit, capturing the vibe of a sunset, creating aesthetic social content, or building a design palette, RealTime Filer gives you creative control in seconds. Turn your surroundings into your style. Download RealTime Filer and start creating with color in real time!

About

AutoFilter

Features
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Comparison of the photo before and after applying filters: http://hvacol.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1266 Super cool, super fast Three main unique features: 1. When using the camera icon button in this app to take a photo, the photo are automatically enhanced with a realistic portrait imaging style through multiple unique technologies, just like professional photography equipment. From the first version on July 9, 2024, to the 15th version update in March 2026, all technological breakthroughs have been completed, fully and deeply tested, making it mature and practical. This is what makes the app unique and particularly valuable: you look great in just one shot - naturally and effortlessly. This is the biggest difference from AI-generated images, which often feel mechanical and stiff. There is a 0.x second delay when taking a photo, but when shooting a single image, it’s completely negligible. However, if this technology were used for video recording, it wouldn’t work. Videos require at least 30 static images per second, and each image has a 0.x second delay... so the original plan to develop video recording with this technology was canceled. The focus is on shooting a still photo. 2. 27 art filters covering common areas: portraits, travel, seasons, Japanese style(JStyle), food... The menu can be scrolled up and down. Among them, special beauty filters: Portrait Art I and Portrait Art II – two different levels of detailed enhancement for facial skin, precise adjustments that don't affect facial features, and two different levels of background blur. Thoroughly and deeply tested: making people look more realistically beautiful. Portrait Art I Portrait Art II Spring Spring Drizzle Golden Sunset Mirror of the North Beau Vallon Beach Bohemia Cyberpunk Classic Black and White‌ JStyle Standard JStyle Mori JStyle Hamada Hideaki JStyle Refreshing Summer JStyle Sunny Winter Day JStyle Kawaii JStyle Fuji Standard JStyle Fuji Velvia JStyle Cinematics I JStyle Cinematics II Food Standard Food Latin America Food East Asia Food South Asia(Curry) Food Middle East Food Mediterranean Food Northern Europe 3. Fine-tuning Filters [ Light ] and [ Color ] menu items: Make real-time fine-tuning to any image currently on the screen. Super easy to use: Tap the camera icon button at the top right or the [ + ] button to get a photo, where the [ + ] button loads a photo from your album. Photos loaded from the album aren't processed in any way (when you take a photo with the camera icon button, the photo is automatically beautifully enhanced in a realistic portrait style using multiple proprietary techniques, like professional photography equipment). Tap the buttons on the bottom menu bar to show/hide the pop-up submenu. At any time, double-tap the screen to switch the image between full-screen fit and full fill modes. You can also use pinch gestures and other actions to freely zoom and pan the image, with a super large zoom ratio to check out photo details. Key logic: Whenever the filter sliding menu pops up, the current state of the photo becomes the initial state for all filters. You can directly compare the effects of different filters just by clicking them one after another (as long as you don't switch to adjustments or other functions in between). All filters don't affect each other. Once you switch to the Light or Color menu and make adjustments, the current state of the photo changes. The next time you open the filter sliding menu, the latest state of the photo will serve as the new initial state for all filters. At any time, the [Reset] button in the top left corner is used to quickly restore the image to the state it was in right after the photo was taken or when the photo file was first loaded. Absolute privacy: runs entirely on iPhone locally In the AI era, a photographer sticking to their craft

Screenshots

Realtime Filter4 screens
AutoFilter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Realtime Filter at Free against AutoFilter's $2.99. Realtime Filter also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). AutoFilter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 15 months). On ads 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

Realtime Filter is free to download; AutoFilter costs $2.99 up front. Realtime Filter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AutoFilter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Realtime Filter ships an update every 15 months, AutoFilter every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Realtime Filter versus AutoFilter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRealtime FilterAutoFilter
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaj Sheth俊杰 王

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Realtime Filter

One-time1
  • Save Colors$0.99
None

AutoFilter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Realtime Filter free?
Realtime Filter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AutoFilter free?
AutoFilter costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Realtime Filter or AutoFilter have ads?
Neither Realtime Filter nor AutoFilter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Realtime Filter or AutoFilter?
Realtime Filter ships an update every 15 months, and AutoFilter every 3 weeks. Most recently, Realtime Filter was updated on October 1, 2026 and AutoFilter on October 6, 2026.

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