Grungetastic vs Parallax Layers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Parallax Layers
Create dynamic 3D animations from your photos and illustrations. Layer images, tilt your device to experience depth, and record your creations to share. Save your work as projects for later editing.
- Add images from camera or gallery
- Layer images on canvas for illustration
- Experience 3D movement with device tilt
- Record and share animations
- Save projects for editing
- Supports images with alpha components
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Parallax Layers allows you to bring your illustration to life. 1. Add your images from the camera or the gallery 2. Arrange them into the canvas to build the final illustration 3. Tap play 4. Move your device and tilt it and see the 3D movement effect You can record the animation and share through your favorite social platform. Also you can store your images as projects in order to recover or edit them in any moment. To achieve awesome results, use several images with alpha components.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Grungetastic at 83% against Parallax Layers's 0%. Grungetastic also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.7) and monetization model (free vs paid). On price, 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
Grungetastic costs $2.99 and Parallax Layers $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Grungetastic holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grungetastic has 187 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Grungetastic's written reviews are positive against 0% of Parallax Layers's.
Grungetastic ships an update every 6 months, Parallax Layers every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grungetastic | Parallax Layers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (187 ratings) — better | 2.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 187 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #191 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JixiPix, LLC | Daniel Lao |
Customer experience
Grungetastic
Parallax Layers
Bugs and requests
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
Parallax Layers
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Grungetastic
No in-app purchases
Parallax Layers
No in-app purchases
Questions
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