Comparison

WaterMark vs Elasticam

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

Head to head
About

WaterMark

Easily protect your photos and digital creations by adding custom text or logo watermarks. Adjust opacity, position, and rotation to safeguard your work before sharing or publishing.

Highlights
  • Add text or logo watermarks
  • Adjust watermark opacity
  • Resize and rotate watermarks
  • Choose from 100+ fonts
  • Define text color
  • Save and share at full resolution
Features
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Protect your photos and digital works with your own watermark in no time before sending them or publishing them! Protect your photos in 4 simple steps: - Select the photo/image you want to protect in your photo library - Select your logo image, or define a text as watermark and adjust its style. Switch between your text and logo by touching the bottom left button - Adjust your watermark on your photos; pinch it, drag it and rotate it. Adjust its opacity precisely with the bottom slider. - Save your photo in your library, send it by email,export it to other apps Special features: - White and black spirals watermark included - Choose the text font among more than 100 different fonts - Define the text color with the sliders - Save and share your watermarked photo at full resolution If you have an issue, question or suggestion, drop us an email at support@seb-appstore.com Check out other great iPhone apps at www.SEB-AppStore.com

About

Elasticam

Transform ordinary photos into surreal art with powerful yet easy-to-use tools. Stretch, squeeze, and warp images to create magical effects, inspired by surrealist masterpieces or for fun. Offers professional-grade manipulation in the palm of your hand.

Highlights
  • Warp, melt, and liquify photo effects
  • Multiple brush modes (smear, twirl, grow, shrink)
  • Full resolution export
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Load from photos or camera
  • Save and email images
Features
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Turn any photo into a surreal masterpiece with Elasticam. Stretch, squeeze, pinch and prod your prints to create magical effects with ease. Elasticam features a simple yet powerful toolset to take the ordinary and turn it into the extraordinary. Using the same image manipulation algorithm as professional editing software, Elasticam brings powerful image editing tools the palm of your hand. Whether you are inspired by Salvador Dali's surrealistic masterpieces or just want to give your friends crazy-eyes Elasticam is the app for you. See the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFtMKHE490c Features: - full resolution export - 5 brush modes: smear, twirl, twirl ccw, grow, shrink - eraser - pan and zoom canvas - 10 steps undo/redo - shake to reset - size and strength sliders - portrait and landscape interface support - load from photos or get from camera - save in photos, send by email * Photos are optimized for performance while editing. Saved photos are rendered at full resolution.

Screenshots

WaterMark4 screens
Elasticam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Elasticam at 82% against WaterMark's 42%. Elasticam also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). WaterMark's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

WaterMark costs $0.99 and Elasticam $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WaterMark ships an update every 5 months, Elasticam every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
WaterMark versus Elasticam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaterMarkElasticam
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating—4.3 (114 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.4% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—114 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSebastien BUETLucky Clan

Customer experience

WaterMark

Written reviews92 reviews
Positive42.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative53.3%

Elasticam

All ratings114 ratings
Positive80.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative14.0%
Written reviews148 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative12.2%

User reviews

WaterMark

From App Store reviews

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Controls watermark intensity
  • 👍 Saves previous templates
  • 👍 Good for copyrighting photos
  • 👍 Simple and quick

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Does not work on newer iOS
  • 🐛 Blurry when saving
  • 🐛 Limited design options
  • 🐛 Not user-friendly

Elasticam

From 114 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Powerful distortion effects
  • 💡 Versatile for creative projects
  • 😊 Fun and entertaining

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🔍 Unclear or hidden controls
  • 🖥️ Compatibility problems with newer devices
  • 🔍 Limited editing options

Bugs and requests

WaterMark

Reported bugs

30 issues
  • Crashes on any operation
  • Crashes when trying to upload image
  • Crashes when trying to import photo
  • Crashes when trying to load new one
  • Photos would not save to library
Show 25 more
  • Photos would not post to Instagram
  • App crashes as soon as I try to import a photo
  • App crashes when trying to load a new one
  • App crashes when trying to upload the image from my phone
  • App crashes when trying to import a photo
  • App crashes when trying to load a new one
  • App crashes when trying to save
  • App crashes when trying to apply own personal watermark
  • App crashes when trying to modify text
  • App crashes when trying to save modified text
  • App crashes when trying to open
  • App crashes when trying to make a change
  • App crashes when trying to upload photograph
  • App crashes upon opening
  • App crashes when launched
  • App crashes when Zapfino is used
  • App crashes within minutes and won't re-open
  • App freezes
  • App doesn't open
  • App doesn't work
  • App is non-working
  • App is non-accessible
  • App crashes the moment it opens
  • App won't open
  • App is unresponsive

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to have own watermark
  • Save more than one text watermark
  • Add watermark to videos
  • Ability to change font size
  • Ability to move text around photo
Show 2 more
  • Add landscape view
  • Better coloring options

Elasticam

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when using certain tools or settings
  • Distortion sliders not working as expected
  • Blurry image quality after editing
  • Compatibility issues on iPad devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more editing tools (blur, pixelate, color effects)
  • Implement a save/load feature to avoid losing progress
  • Improve the user interface and make controls more accessible
  • Optimize the app for newer devices and iOS versions

In-app purchases

None

WaterMark

No in-app purchases

None

Elasticam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WaterMark free?
WaterMark costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elasticam free?
Elasticam costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do WaterMark or Elasticam have ads?
Neither WaterMark nor Elasticam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WaterMark or Elasticam?
WaterMark ships an update every 5 months, and Elasticam every 2 weeks. Most recently, WaterMark was updated on November 6, 2026 and Elasticam on November 6, 2026.

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