Comparison

Image Blender vs Tangled FX

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Image blending
  • Masking tools
  • Multiple blend modes
  • Multi-exposure effects
  • Add textures and overlays
  • Watermarking
Features
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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.

About

Tangled FX

Transform your photos with a unique, eye-catching effect that creates tangled strokes, strings, and swirls. This app offers a fresh alternative to standard photo filters, allowing you to create artistic images with ease. It processes images in full HD resolution and provides fine-tuning options for personalized results.

Highlights
  • Brand new original photo effect
  • Full HD resolution rendering
  • 16 different presets
  • Fine-tune and advanced settings
  • Custom preset saving and sharing
  • Automatic upscaling of small photos
  • Easy sharing to social media
Features
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FEATURED on the front page of App Store in UK, Australia, France, Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand and 16 other countries. David Biedny, Mac|Life: "4/5 - GREAT ... The overall effect is really quite distinctive and visually pleasing - and this is coming from someone who has seen 20 years of Photoshop filter development and other graphics wizardry" Jennifer Allen, 148apps: "4/5 - SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE ... Tangled FX offers a variety of different filters to make those iOS photos look all the better." Trevor Sheridan, AppleNApps: "Tangled FX is a top notch photo effects app that truly stands out in a crowded App Store, and provides such value making it worth picking up." Nicky Sanford, PhotoCruncher: "If you are looking for a wildly fun and exciting way to spice up your photos, Tangled FX, by Orange Qube, is an app that will do just that" Tina L Rice, Combo Apps featured on Life In LoFi: "What I like the most about Tangled FX is you can do really crazy looking outlines with an electric looking effect to your photo editing" Yann Lebecque, i comme photo: "In a nutshell : very original and producing versatile results, Tangled FX will surely please the graphic processing buffs. A must have!" Nakimo, タッチ ラボ: "ちょっと変わったエフェクトを使ってみたいときに利用してみてはいかがでしょうか。" @ FEATURED also in photo category in 22 other countries like China, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Singapore, Spain. @ #1 Photo app in Australia and Czech Republic. #2 Photo app in UK. Tired of all the same old photo effects? Want something new and fresh? Be the first to use the brand new Tangled effect and surprise your friends. Create art from images with just a touch of a button. Watch the magic unfold in an animated photo process. You would never expect that your photos had such beauty hidden in them. All those tangled strokes, strings and swirls just pop out. And all of this in full HD 8-megapixel photo resolution. Tangled FX is also a great showcase of how much heavy processing you can achieve on your small and handy device. All of this thanks to the shear awesomeness of your device's GPU computational power. Great buy :) Features: + BRAND NEW EFFECT New original photo effect with astonishing results + FULL RESOLUTION Rendering at full photo resolution with preview mode so you can quickly see the effects + 16 DIFFERENT PRESETS And two sample images showing the effect possibilities to get you started That are the same images used in the first two screenshots so try it yourself :) + FINE TUNE Tune the final effect to your liking or switch to advanced settings to have full control over the effect + CUSTOM PRESETS Save your custom preset and share it in a clickable link form + UPSCALING SMALL PHOTOS If you just have a low resolution photo then don't worry. It will be automatically upscaled to a higher resolution for better results + HIGHLY OPTIMIZED Tangled FX Takes full advantage of your device GPU pushing it to the max + EASY SHARING Share to Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Mail, Camera roll, Clipboard or open in any other photo app + COMMUNITY TAB Quickly find and join the tangling community and share your creations + UNIVERSAL APP So you can enjoy it on your iPhone iPod Touch and iPad + EXIF, IPTC, TIFF metadata handling ... and an inside manual just in case :) WANT MORE ? - Follow @TangledFX on Instagram featuring the best tangled photos tagged with #tangledfx. - See the official "Tangled FX" Flick group - Add the official #tangledfx tag to take part in growing tangled community on Instagram, Flickr and Twitter :) Last screenshot contains photos from the great Instagram users: @dccitygirl (daisy), @sylviestokes (cat), @exiad (owl), @david73_ud (flower) @kristincannonphoto (alligator), @gomiko (wave) Thanks :)

Screenshots

Image Blender4 screens
Tangled FX4 screens

Verdict

The call

Image Blender and Tangled FX both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 97% of Tangled FX's written reviews are positive against 85% of Image Blender's. Tangled FX also leads on price ($2.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 26.4). Image Blender's advantage is ratings volume (3.4K vs 617). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Image Blender costs $3.99 and Tangled FX $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Image Blender against 4.8 for Tangled FX. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Image Blender has 3.4K ratings behind it against 617, 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 97% of Tangled FX's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Image Blender ships an update every 4 months, Tangled FX every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Image Blender versus Tangled FX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImage BlenderTangled FX
Price$3.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.9 (3.4K ratings) — better4.8 (617 ratings)
Positive reviews85.1% of reviews96.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.4K — better617
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.410.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJHND i Sverige ABOrange Qube

Customer experience

Image Blender

All ratings3,413 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews415 reviews
Positive85.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative12.5%

Tangled FX

All ratings616 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews489 reviews
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.0%

User reviews

Image Blender

From 3.4K App Store ratings

What 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!

Tangled FX

From 617 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Stunning effects
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Unique and creative
  • 🎨 Turns photos into art
  • ⭐ Excellent quality

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes
  • 🔍 Limited preview options
  • 🎨 Not suitable for portraits
  • ⏱️ Slow rendering at times

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

Tangled FX

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on newer iOS devices
  • Rendering issues on some photos

Requested features

4 requests
  • Masking/selective editing
  • Live preview of adjustments
  • Desktop/plugin version
  • More fine-tuning controls

In-app purchases

None

Image Blender

No in-app purchases

None

Tangled FX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Image Blender free?
Image Blender costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tangled FX free?
Tangled FX costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Image Blender or Tangled FX?
Image Blender is rated higher. Image Blender averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.4K ratings, while Tangled FX averages 4.8 from 617 ratings.
Do Image Blender or Tangled FX have ads?
Neither Image Blender nor Tangled FX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Image Blender or Tangled FX?
Image Blender ships an update every 4 months, and Tangled FX every 2 months. Most recently, Image Blender was updated on October 26, 2026 and Tangled FX on October 26, 2026.

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