Comparison

Bubble Face vs Effects Camera

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

Head to head
About

Bubble Face

Transform photos by inflating faces or bodies into balloon-like bubbles. Easily place, move, and resize bubbles on your images for humorous effects. Save and share your creations with friends.

Highlights
  • Inflate faces/bodies into bubbles
  • Place and move bubbles
  • Adjust bubble size and shape
  • Add multiple blow-up points
  • Save and share edited photos
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"Bubble Face" is the fun application, to change the photo into inflating someone's face or body like a balloon or a bubble. Simply place the bubble on the photo by touching the screen and move the bubble to position wherever you want over the photo. You can also adjust or resize the shape of bubble later for more fun. You can place five blow up points for more fun. Imagine inflating your friends face like a balloon or a bubble!! You can also save this photo and share this photo with your friends via sending e-mail at this application. We hope you enjoy using Bubble Face!!

About

Effects Camera

Enhance your videos with a variety of unique live filters and animations. Add special effects like falling snow or lens flares with a single tap. Offers premium subscriptions for extended features.

Highlights
  • One-click photo and video effects
  • Live effects studio
  • 20+ animations and enhancements
  • Autumn leaves effect
  • Falling snow effect
  • Anamorphic lens flares
Features
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Special Effects Camera is a powerful one-click photo/camera effects studio for your phone! Use Special Cam to make amazing and dazzling live effects. Download Special Cam and get 20+ new animations and video enhancements, featuring effects like autumn leaves, falling snow and anamorphic lens flares! Start spicing up your videos – get Special Cam for FREE today! There are two different Premium Membership Subscriptions (1 Week & 1 Month Premium): - Weekly Premium - 1 week costs 3.99 USD - Monthly Premium - 1 month costs 9.99 USD Premium Subscription: • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of Use: https://shimo.im/docs/cVpipLcnUxsDNdCY Privacy Policy: https://shimo.im/docs/iF09Dm59YX0F4yeP

Screenshots

Bubble Face2 screens
Effects Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bubble Face at none against Effects Camera's 3. Bubble Face also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). Effects Camera's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Effects Camera sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Bubble Face asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Bubble Face against 4.6 for Effects Camera. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 67 and 24 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Bubble Face's written reviews are positive against 80% of Effects Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bubble Face ships an update every 2 months, Effects Camera every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bubble Face versus Effects Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubble FaceEffects Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (67 ratings) — better4.6 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews83.7% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings67 — better24
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMEDIASEEK Inc.煦慧 蒙

Customer experience

Bubble Face

All ratings67 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral4.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive83.7%
Neutral8.2%
Negative8.2%

Effects Camera

All ratings25 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bubble Face

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Effects Camera

Subscriptions2
  • One Week Membership$3.997 Days
  • One Month Membership$9.991 Month
One-time1
  • Unlimited Access$29.99

Questions

Is Bubble Face free?
Bubble Face is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Effects Camera free?
Effects Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bubble Face or Effects Camera?
Bubble Face is rated higher. Bubble Face averages 4.7 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while Effects Camera averages 4.6 from 24 ratings.
Do Bubble Face or Effects Camera have ads?
Neither Bubble Face nor Effects Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bubble Face or Effects Camera?
Bubble Face ships an update every 2 months, and Effects Camera every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bubble Face was updated on October 23, 2026 and Effects Camera on October 23, 2026.

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