Comparison

DU vs DataMosh Reactive

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

Head to head
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.

About

DataMosh Reactive

Create unique glitch art music videos by remixing video clips and applying real-time effects. This app offers a gamified approach to video editing, allowing for spontaneous creation and easy sharing of your artistic visions.

Highlights
  • Video clip re-mixer
  • Real-time glitch and datamosh effects
  • Powerful video EQ for color changes
  • Stackable effects for unique combinations
  • Save and share creations
  • Gamified interface
Features
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What do you get when you cross an old school 80’s pocket game with glitch art effects and a video clip launcher?? F*&^ if we know but we did it! The first gamified glitch music video maker! It's super rad and easy to use! 1. Video Clip Re-Mixer Load video files as well as an audio file that you want to jam too. Your video files will be chopped and loaded into the video mixer as clips automatically! Now you can push video clips and effect buttons in realtime to create music videos. You also don’t need to load an audio file if you don't want to. 2. Video Clip Launcher / Glitcher / DataMosher Push video clips to either transition between video clips or hold them a bit longer to glitch and DatMosh. Press rapidly to stutter in time to music. Each button has its own datamosh / glitch algorithm. We also added unique glitch effects based off of video circuit bending. 3. Powerful Video EQ Make drastic color changes to your video by adjusting the color sliders. Vapor wave to circuit bent glitch videos. It's all here folks. 4. Effects We created the effects to work together by stacking them. Once you start combining the effects and tweaking the EQ you really get the magic. 5. Save and Share your Creation. All of your saved videos are easily accessible by clicking the Saved Movies option. Here you can relive your favorite Datamoshed moments and share them with your mom by the press of a button. **Disclaimer** As always we promise to harvest all your information through hepatic feedback using the latest technology. Please don’t worry. Instead of painful probes we will use the ions in your body when you push buttons or use retinal scanning every time you stare at your iPhone. This enables us to collect data and control your limbs like a marionette. After we gain full control of your brain we will eventually use you as one of the characters in our first DataMoshing off broadway marionette show “Soylent Green The Sequel It’s People”. One 50% discount per family member. Unless you are one of the marionettes. Oh yea if you are having any issues give us a write ohhihello@destroyallcircuits.com. This will help us a ton. We have many more exciting apps in the works. Sign up for our mailing list to always be up to date on the latest releases. www.destroyallcircuits.com Don’t be strangers y’all See what our disgruntled users are saying! I lost 90 pounds without having to change my diet or get surgery this time. I have Carpal tunnel syndrome from using DataMosh Reactive. At least I look good at the beach and I am not affecting kid's mental health anymore! Thanks DAC! -Kim Karmoshigan One step towards global domination! Who needs to go outside! Real life is so last century! Thanks DAC -Zucker Moshenberg I was just about to go to a monastery in Tibet until I found DataMosh Reactive on the App Store. Now I don’t have to meditate or find inner peace anymore. My mind has melted. We are all one like chocolate in the sun! Namoshste - Anonymous in Beverly Hills When I’m not manipulating crypto, over inflating my stocks, writing stupid tweets and spending money to fly to a wasteland instead of fixing earth you can find me using DataMosh Reactive to let out my creative side. (Major run on sentence) -El On Mush Kin Sometimes when I get sad I DataMosh my worst enemies and imagine what they would look like face-melted in a digital world. Then I feel happy again. No more pharmaceuticals for me! -A happy but creepy user

Screenshots

DU4 screens
DataMosh Reactive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DU at Free against DataMosh Reactive's $5.99. DU also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (71% vs 59%). DataMosh Reactive's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#140 vs unranked). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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

DU is free to download; DataMosh Reactive costs $5.99 up front. DU sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DataMosh Reactive asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DU holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 33 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of DU's written reviews are positive against 59% of DataMosh Reactive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DU ships an update every 4 months, DataMosh Reactive every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
DU versus DataMosh Reactive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDUDataMosh Reactive
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.5 (32 ratings) — better4.1 (33 ratings)
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews — better58.8% of reviews
Number of ratings3233 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#140 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB32 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKris CollinsDestroy All Circuits

Customer experience

DU

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

DataMosh Reactive

All ratings33 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral15.2%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive58.8%
Neutral20.6%
Negative20.6%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DU

One-time1
  • Still Image Export$0.99
None

DataMosh Reactive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DU free?
DU is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DataMosh Reactive free?
DataMosh Reactive costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DU or DataMosh Reactive?
DU is rated higher. DU averages 4.5 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while DataMosh Reactive averages 4.1 from 33 ratings.
Do DU or DataMosh Reactive have ads?
Neither DU nor DataMosh Reactive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DU or DataMosh Reactive?
DU ships an update every 4 months, and DataMosh Reactive every 5 months. Most recently, DU was updated on October 18, 2026 and DataMosh Reactive on October 16, 2026.

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