Face Filter vs Pixellate Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Face Filter
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Face Filter is one of the best mobile apps for photo & video editing. Face Filter gives you everything you need to create Photo-Video edits for free. No more extra tapping on your screen! Use a fantastic set of filters, backgrounds, sticker, and other tools to create a seamless and photorealistic edit in ONE TAP PHOTO EFFECT - Add Filter such as Chrome, Fade, Noir, Tonal, Sepia Tone, Etc… - Add Background image - Add Multiple Sticker - Download photo with applied Filter, Sticker, Background VIDEO EFFECT - Add Filter such as Chrome, Fade, Noir, Tonal, Sepia Tone, Etc… - Add Background image - Add Sticker - Download video with applied Filter, Sticker, Background
Pixellate Camera
Capture photos with a retro, 4-color dithered aesthetic. Adjust camera settings in real-time or import existing images to apply unique color schemes and advanced metadata.
- Retro 4-color dithered aesthetic
- Adjust zoom, sharpness, contrast, brightness
- Import and filter existing photos
- Create custom color schemes
- Advanced metadata with geotagging
- 4x upscaled or pixel-perfect saves
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Shoot in four colors. Pixellate is a live camera with the eye of a 1998 handheld. Every frame in the viewfinder is dithered down to four colors you can choose. Pick a palette, dial in brightness, contrast and dither, and shoot. Zoom in and out, flip to the front camera, and capture Live Photos and video in the same four colors as your stills. • Live four-color viewfinder for stills, Live Photos and video • 25 built-in palettes, or mix your own from any four colors • Brightness, contrast, dither and zoom controls • Import any photo, crop it, and pixellate it • Save upscaled copies for your library, or pixel-perfect 160 x 144 originals for homebrew projects • Optional geotagging and full capture metadata • Open the camera from Control Center, the Lock Screen or the Action button
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Face Filter at every 4 days against Pixellate Camera's every 2 months. Face Filter also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Face Filter ships an update every 4 days, Pixellate Camera every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Face Filter | Pixellate Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 206 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amit Tulsiyani | Zachary Coleman |
In-app purchases
Face Filter
No in-app purchases
Pixellate Camera
No in-app purchases
Questions
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