Comparison

PhotoTouch vs FilterFactory

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

Head to head
About

PhotoTouch

Easily edit photos with a wide range of tools and effects. Enhance images, add text, and apply artistic filters. Unlock richer features through in-app purchases for more creative possibilities.

Highlights
  • 30+ editing menus
  • Photo albums with password lock
  • Crop, rotate, and resize
  • Object deletion and painting tools
  • Text and stamp overlays
  • Automatic and manual color correction
  • Various artistic filters and effects
Features
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The PhotoTouch is the photo editing tool which can easily perform the editing of the photograph in iPhone/iPod Touch. Good editorial from simple editing to be widely available. The more beautiful the pictures, and unique, artistic editing... After your purchase, you can use richer features. ('In App Purchase' after install) *Correspond to the 4-inch display of iPhone5! = Basic function = - You can perform a photo editing just to be involved from 30 kinds, 59 menus. - You can choose the photograph from 'Photos' App, camera, or PhotoTouch albums. - Resize (half, quarter) of photograph before reading. - Resize (half, quarter and wallpaper size)of photograph before saving.*1 - Real size and Preview size photo pixel size indication. - One shot Undo. - Short help manual. - Attach photo when send mail from PhotoTouch. - Attached photograph when send e-mail from PhotoTouch.*1 = PhotoTouch Albums = - Multi PhotoTouch album management. - Password lock for folder. - The thumbnail indication of the album. (Thumbnail on/off) - The transmission and reception of the photograph by other iPhone using Bluetooth. - The preview of the photographs in the album. - Photographs import from 'Photos' App to an PhotoTouch album. - Export of a photographs stored in an PhotoTouch Albums to 'Photos' App.*1 - Photograph (image data) Paste to PhotoTouch Album from clipboard. (Photograph Copy from other iPhone application (EX: Safari). ) = Tools = - Crop - Rotation Crop - Rotate (Select background color.) - Square Crop - Object Delete - Gray Mask - Paint - Stamp (You can use the original stamp of 120.) - Text (Text Draw Tool.) = Twitter = - Tweet with the photograph. (iOS5)*1 = Instagram = - Send photograph to the Instagram App from PhotoTouch.*1 = facebook = - Upload photos to facebook from PhotoTouch.*1 (You must be logged in to facebook from your iPhone.) = Print = - Print Photo from AirPrint. - Photograph Effects - Automatic compensation - Automatic color correction - Automatic contrast correction Color equation - The contrast is up or down. - Easy Brightness (for iPhone Camera Photos) - Looped Picture Company Color Revision (for Sky image.) - The saturation is up or down. - Brightness or darkens it (The whole, the gamma, and the skin area). Edge filter - Sharp (soft/hard) - Soft Focusing (Three type logic). - Soft Focus (Frame, Lens, Skin) - Mosaic (large/smallness) - Mosaic on Face (Automatic face detect) - Big Eye - Blacksaic (Expansion black) and Busaiku (Ugly) Color Effect - Grayscale and sepia (blue and green usually) - Nega/Posi reversing - Solarization - Absolute - Color step (8 / 16 / 32 Colors) - Gradation (black, cyanogen, magenta, and yellow) - Nostalgic - Power Light Pixel Movement - Right and left reversing, upper and lower reversing, sin curve, and division into four / Five - Thin Face, Fat Face,Thin Body(for whole body), and Fat Body(for whole body) Drawing - Frame (Fine/Bold) Drawing - Oval Frame Drawing - Circle and X Drawing - Draw X on face (Automatic face detect) - Drop Shadow - Edge Painting (White/Black line) - Cell Paint *1 You can use a PhotoTouch after the purchase. ('In App Purchase' after install) *Each Effects may not function by the state of the photograph well. - A lot of bug fixes. - Add Paint tool. Overlay Painting. - Add Stamp tool. You can use the original stamp of 120. - Add Text Draw tool.

About

FilterFactory

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FilterFactory is an app that allows you to shoot and edit while simultaneously previewing filters categorized by color. Camera Mode - Capture photos and videos. - Choose from screen sizes 4:3 or 1:1. - Preview multiple filters in real-time while selecting your preferred one. - For videos, you can switch filters while recording. Editing Mode - Apply filters and adjust colors to your photos and videos after shooting. - Preview multiple filters simultaneously, just like in camera mode. ※ Filter effects are updated regularly and may change over time. Thank you for your understanding.

Screenshots

PhotoTouch3 screens
FilterFactory4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FilterFactory at none against PhotoTouch's 1. PhotoTouch's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence 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

Both are free to download. PhotoTouch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FilterFactory asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhotoTouch ships an update every 3 weeks, FilterFactory monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PhotoTouch versus FilterFactory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhotoTouchFilterFactory
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews21.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLooped Picture CompanyREAFO CO., LTD.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PhotoTouch

One-time1
  • Is PhotoTouch bought?$2.99
None

FilterFactory

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PhotoTouch free?
PhotoTouch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FilterFactory free?
FilterFactory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PhotoTouch or FilterFactory have ads?
FilterFactory shows ads; PhotoTouch does not.
Which is updated more often, PhotoTouch or FilterFactory?
PhotoTouch ships an update every 3 weeks, and FilterFactory monthly. Most recently, PhotoTouch was updated on October 7, 2026 and FilterFactory on September 15, 2026.

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