Image Blender vs Grungetastic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Image Blender
Easily combine multiple photos into a single image using masks and various blend modes. Create unique visual effects, add textures, or even watermark your creations with this intuitive tool.
- Image blending
- Masking tools
- Multiple blend modes
- Multi-exposure effects
- Add textures and overlays
- Watermarking
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A simplistic and creative app for combining images with masks and different blend modes on your iPhone and iPad. While the use and basic idea is very simple, there's almost an endless list of things you can do with it. Some things worth highlighting are: - Multi Exposure - Choosing where and how much to apply of filter from other apps. - Adding or replacing objects. - Adding textures. - Creating your own personalised filters with overlays - Watermarking or adding logos Image Blender outputs the full resolution without any limits to the size of your source image. If you have any questions before buying, need help to get started or just want to share your work, don't hesitate to send a mail to blender@jhnd.me and I'll do my best to help.
Grungetastic
Apply a variety of aggressive and "unwell" textures and tones to your photos. This app offers seven distinct grunge styles with adjustable controls for color, textures, and borders, allowing for unique artistic creations.
- Seven grunge styles
- Adjustable color, textures, and borders
- Randomize button
- Texture and border library
- Customizable presets
- High-resolution output
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Rock your Photo with Unwell Textures and Tones Grungetastic cranks your photos to 11 with seven hot and heavy looks: Classic Grunge, Bleached Grunge, Worn Pop, Worn Grunge, Gritty Grunge, Distressed and Pop Grunge. These seven fun and aggressive styles let you get down and dirty with your photos. Faster than you can say "filthy," these styles and Grungetastic's easy, hands-on interface will have you smushing delightfully unwell textures and tones with deeply satisfying contrasts, and explosively pleasurable pops for dangerously-addictive ultra-Grungy art. Grungetastic is for the Photographer that loves everything grungy! Shadows, Rubbing, Scratching, Ripping, Shredding, Stressing, Distressing, Popping, Exploding, Splatters, Smudging, Glowing, Glaring, Smoking – just some of the wildness that Grungetastic hooks you up with. GRUNGETASTIC MAKES DIRTY PHOTOS - REALLY DIRTY PHOTOS! SO DIRTY THAT THEY HAVE THEIR OWN LITTLE DIRT STORMS SWIRLING AROUND THEM—the styles are creative madness—or clearer visions of reality, whatever it is, they go to an artistic place few ever get. You can't get a cooler, hotter photo anywhere! ULTRA-GRUNGE STYLES Classic Grunge, Bleached, Pop Grunge, Pop Worn, Worn, Gritty and Distressed Grunge FEATURES Adjustable control over all aspect of the process: Color, multiple textures and borders INCLUDES Seven grungy styles: Classic Grunge, Bleached, Pop Grunge, Pop Worn, Worn, Gritty and Distressed Grunge "Randomize" button to quickly show off the power of the app A full library of textures and borders Quick, efficient, and very user-friendly interface Support for full-size images Presets with the ability to create custom presets Preview mode for quick workflow (Larger image rendered on save or when emailed) UNIVERSAL FEATURES All JixiPix Apps come with: Superior Customer Service, Support for High-Resolution Images & Output, Undo, Randomize Button, Quick Presets, the ability to create Custom Presets and Quick Preview. Our mobile version can Email and post directly to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Tumblr. ‘Like us on facebook’ for tips & tricks, quick announcements and interaction with the Jixi team! https://www.facebook.com/pages/JixiPixcom/338304329530235?ref=hl *************** “JixiPix turns any photo into a masterpiece. The only requirement is art appreciation — we will take care of the rest!” JixiPix.com “Creative Tools for Creative Types” Photography | Artistic | Graphic Apps Mac • iPad • iPhone
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Image Blender at 3.4K against Grungetastic's 187. Grungetastic's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
Image Blender costs $3.99 and Grungetastic $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Image Blender against 4.8 for Grungetastic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Image Blender has 3.4K ratings behind it against 187, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Image Blender's written reviews are positive against 83% of Grungetastic's.
Image Blender ships an update every 4 months, Grungetastic every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Image Blender | Grungetastic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (3.4K ratings) — better | 4.8 (187 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.1% of reviews — better | 82.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.4K — better | 187 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #71 — better | #191 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JHND i Sverige AB | JixiPix, LLC |
Customer experience
Image Blender
Grungetastic
User reviews
Image Blender
From 3.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🙏 Thanks
- 💖 Enjoy creating
- 🎨 This app changed my art
- 🤩 Intuitive and Easy
- 👌 Simple to use good results
Room to improve
- 🐛 Waste
- 🐛 can't use mask
- 🐛 Images won't save
- 🐛 THEY GOT RID OF PASTE FROM PASTEBOARD
- 🐛 No instructions; bundle additions do not work!
Grungetastic
From 187 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Lots of creative options
- 🎨 Customizable effects
- 🎲 Fun randomize feature
- 💡 Unique grunge styles
- 👍 Easy to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Slow rendering/processing
- 💰 In-app purchases for more effects
- 🔒 Locked effects behind paywall
- 🔒 Lack of free access to all features
Bugs and requests
Image Blender
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes while working
- Watermark application issues
- Blending text from photos comes out of focus
Requested features
5 requests- Masking tool improvements
- Ability to blend more than 2 photos
- Undo button
- Gradient tool
- Ability to choose certain frames from GIFs
Grungetastic
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to upload/load photos
- Presets not applying correctly
- Crashes or freezes on certain devices
Requested features
6 requests- Undo button
- More color/hue options
- Color swapping
- Higher resolution exports
- Native iPad support
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- Ability to stack multiple borders
In-app purchases
Image Blender
No in-app purchases
Grungetastic
No in-app purchases
Questions
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