Effect Touch Lite vs Slidezilla
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Effect Touch Lite
Easily apply various visual effects to specific areas of your photos using intuitive finger-painting controls. Adjust brush properties and effect parameters for precise modifications. This version supports saving images up to 300x200 pixels.
- Selective effect application
- Adjustable brush size, softness, opacity
- Multiple visual effects (brightness, blur, etc.)
- Original resolution processing
- Cropping and rotation
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This application lets you quickly and easily apply all kind of different effects to any parts of your picture. Just select one of the many effects available, and you can start adding or removing the effect with your fingers, just like finger-painting. In addition to the many effects with adjustable parameters, you can also change the properties of the brush you are using, giving you complete control over the modifications. Effect Touch does not have a limit on the image size, all effect will be processed with the original resolution of your picture, keeping it just as sharp as it was before. (it is even posssible to open pictures wider than 1024 pixels, however it may be somewhat slower) The available effects are: - brightess - contrast - monochrome (desaturation), with selectable tint color - blur (also horizontal or vertical) - inverted (you can select or deselect color components) - hue and saturation adjustment - posterize - pixelate - solid color (basically the classic finger painting) - (and a lot more in the full version) In addition you can change the size, softness and opacity of the brush! Cropping, rotating and downscaling the picture are also supported. With this lite version you can only save pictures not bigger than 300*200 pixels.
Slidezilla
Transform your photos and videos into engaging slideshow stories with a wide array of filters, transitions, and music. Easily create and share custom animated presentations or let the app randomize for quick, impressive results.
- Photo and video editing
- Customizable slideshows
- Hundreds of filters and transitions
- Add music (yours or app's)
- Colorful backgrounds
- Randomize slideshow generator
- Instant social sharing
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You and your photos and videos deserve to tell a story with transitions, filters, music, and FUN. Slidezilla is the new generation app for your photos and videos that brings them to life and allows you to share your unique slideshow stories instantly. Customize your personal stories with over a hundred FREE filters and transitions, music (yours or ours), colorful backgrounds, and much more! Go to town yourself or tap the Randomize button to automatically generate an awesome slideshow. Create amazing animated slideshows seamlessly with Slidezilla’s user-friendly app. Edit together videos as well as photos to make your creation. Instantly share your creation to your social sites and have others watch your own story. Download Slidezilla NOW to enjoy hundreds of options and customize your own photo slideshow. You have the story—Slidezilla helps tell it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Effect Touch Lite at none against Slidezilla's 1. Effect Touch Lite also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). Slidezilla's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (254 vs 13). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Slidezilla sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Effect Touch Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Effect Touch Lite against 4.1 for Slidezilla. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slidezilla has 254 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Effect Touch Lite's written reviews are positive against 64% of Slidezilla's.
Effect Touch Lite ships an update every 5 months, Slidezilla every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Effect Touch Lite | Slidezilla |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (13 ratings) — better | 4.1 (254 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.3% of reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 254 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Voxeloid Kft. | Falstad.com |
Customer experience
Effect Touch Lite
Slidezilla
User reviews
Effect Touch Lite
From 13 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Powerful photo editing effects and filters
- 👍 User-friendly and intuitive interface
- 💰 Free lite version available
- 🎯 Selective effect application with brush tool
- ✨ Color control with subtlety and precision
Room to improve
- 💾 Cannot save full-resolution photos in lite version
- 📉 Forced downscaling reduces image quality
- 🐛 App crashes when rejecting downscale prompts
- ❌ Limited to 320x240 resolution saves
- 🚫 Cannot save images over 300 pixels
Slidezilla
From 254 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Easy to use and intuitive interface
- 🎬 High-quality transitions available
- 💰 Most features free without paywall
- ⚡ Quick slideshow creation
- 🎨 Good variety of filters and effects
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes
- 📸 Photos/videos not loading from camera roll
- 💧 Watermark too prominent
- 🔒 Limited free photo limit (10 photos max)
- 🎬 Cannot control transition placement
Bugs and requests
Effect Touch Lite
Reported bugs
8 issues- App displays grey screen on second generation iPad
- App crashes when rejecting downscale requests
- Save function fails even after downscaling
- App won't load properly
- Screenshot workaround required for saving
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- Cannot remove previously loaded images
- Downscaling causes image quality degradation
- Inconsistent save functionality across devices
Requested features
9 requests- Undo button functionality
- Full-resolution saving in lite version
- Automatic downscaling on save
- Zoom feature for precise editing
- Sharpen tool
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- Ability to clear previous session data
- Better rotation controls
- Direct photo capture instead of upload only
- More effects and filters
Slidezilla
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes when creating videos
- Photos and videos not appearing in selection screen
- Camera roll shows incorrect photo count
- App freezes on 'Get Started' button
- Videos appear squished and distorted
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- Glitchy video editing experience
- App crashes when adding videos
- Photos deleted after slideshow creation
- Cannot post/save videos
- App crashes after upgrade to pro
- Videos speed up unexpectedly
- Photos not displaying in final video
- App crashes before saving
- Redownload requires repayment despite same Apple ID
- App won't load all available photos
Requested features
15 requests- Add text overlay capability
- Import custom music from camera roll
- More transition options
- Remove or reduce watermark
- Ability to use more than 10 photos without upgrade
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- Video trimming and splitting tools
- Disable Ken Burns zoom effect
- Custom transition placement
- Drag-and-drop media reordering
- Photo background selection
- Rearrange media by modification date
- Shorter photo duration options (less than 1 second)
- Remove unwanted color filters
- Expanded music library with popular artists
- Better tutorial for transition controls
In-app purchases
Effect Touch Lite
No in-app purchases
Slidezilla
- Pro Upgrade$1.99
Questions
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