Comparison

CamTrails vs DU

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

Head to head
About

CamTrails

This app allows you to create abstract visual art by manipulating light with your camera. It offers features like long exposures and image layering for unique artistic creations.

Highlights
  • Abstract imagery creation
  • Long exposure photography
  • Infinite image overlays
  • Light manipulation tools
  • Unique artwork generation
Features
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Create abstract imagery using your camera, with long exposures and infinite image overlays, CamTrails enables you to create unique artwork using light.

About

DU

Transform videos into extreme digital art with 37 unique filters. This experimental app allows you to digitally mangle and twist footage, creating unique visual effects. Save any frame as a still image or export the entire glitched-out video.

Highlights
  • 37 exclusive video filters
  • Apply filters in infinite combinations
  • Arrange video effects stack manually
  • Blend glitched video with original
  • Randomize filters for unique chaos
  • Save affected video frames as stills
Features
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:: DESTROY MOTION GRAPHICS ::: Transform any video into extreme digital art. Play on the intoxicating fringes of glitch video with 37 exclusive video filters. Be creative. Push the boundaries. Legendary music label Detroit Underground presents a totally new tool by the creator of DECIM8, designed to digitally mangle and twist your videos. DU-VFX is an experimental app for experimental people. The line-crossers, the button-pushers, the ones who don’t fit into basic boxes. Load up any video from your camera roll. Tap the randomize effects button. Find a VFX filter combination that makes your content POP - or explode into digital fragments of its former self. Scan through the frames of your video and export any affected frame as a still image. Activate and arrange the effects stack manually or rely completely on the nature of chaos - the choice is yours. • Load any video from your camera roll as source material • Apply 37 insane video filters in infinite combinations • Arrange and activate a video effects stack manually • Blend the glitched-out version with the original in 22 blend modes • Randomize filters for unique chaos • Optionally, parameters can drift and change over time • Save any effected video frame as a still image WARNING! THIS APP IS CAPABLE OF COMPLETELY DESTROYING A VIDEO. (You keep the original, of course!) If this doesn't appeal to you, there are LOTS of apps out there to provide all the "safe" effects you could ever want. If you're looking for something more, something new and unpredictable.. capable of making art that's challenging yet beautiful, then you are in the right place. Note : Currently video rendering must happen while the app is in the foreground. iOS may kill the app if backgrounded during render. We're looking into the best way around this.

Screenshots

CamTrails4 screens
DU4 screens

Verdict

The call

CamTrails and DU both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 71% of DU's written reviews are positive against 50% of CamTrails's. DU also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (33 vs 4). CamTrails's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, 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. CamTrails sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and DU sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for CamTrails against 4.5 for DU. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DU has 33 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of CamTrails's written reviews are positive against 71% of DU's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CamTrails ships an update every 11 months, DU every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CamTrails versus DU: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamTrailsDU
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)4.5 (33 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews70.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings433 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB17 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperZevan RosserKris Collins

Customer experience

CamTrails

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

DU

All ratings32 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral9.4%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral5.9%
Negative23.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CamTrails

One-time1
  • CamTrails Full$2.99
1 purchases

DU

One-time1
  • Still Image Export$0.99

Questions

Is CamTrails free?
CamTrails is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DU free?
DU is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CamTrails or DU?
DU is rated higher. CamTrails averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while DU averages 4.5 from 33 ratings.
Do CamTrails or DU have ads?
Neither CamTrails nor DU shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CamTrails or DU?
CamTrails ships an update every 11 months, and DU every 4 months. Most recently, CamTrails was updated on October 24, 2026 and DU on October 22, 2026.

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