Comparison

Grungetastic vs LensLight Visual Effects

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Seven grunge styles
  • Adjustable color, textures, and borders
  • Randomize button
  • Texture and border library
  • Customizable presets
  • High-resolution output
Features
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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

About

LensLight Visual Effects

Enhance your photos with a vast array of interactive lighting effects. This app offers dynamic Bokeh, Lens Flares, Light Leaks, Spotlights, and Rainbow Effects, all rendered in real-time with a powerful Optics Engine. Achieve professional-looking results with dynamic light manipulation.

Highlights
  • Interactive lighting effects
  • Bokeh, Lens Flares, Light Leaks
  • Spotlights and Rainbow Effects
  • Real-time Optics Engine rendering
  • Dynamic light manipulation
  • Streaks, glares, and edge bloom
Features
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LensLight Visual Effects is the ultimate app to add beautiful lighting to your photos. You'll get a wide selection of interactive lights: - Bokeh - LensFlares - Light Leaks - Spotlights - Rainbow Effects CUSTOMER REVIEWS "I don't use light effects often, but when I do, I choose LensLight." "This app is great! There are more choices than you'd think, and it adds such a nice touch to pictures. I'm glad I got it." "Really for photo editing apps no one can touch these guys. Brilliant!" The power of LensLight is the Optics Engine for rendering the lights in real time. Many apps have simple filters with glare or grunge. LensLight effects are completely dynamic as you move them around like a real camera lens. You'll see beautiful streaks, glares, and edge bloom to add that final touch to your photos. LensLight uses the same technology as the pro Mac app, LensFlare Studio. Tag your photos with #LensLightApp for a chance to be featured!

Screenshots

Grungetastic4 screens
LensLight Visual Effects4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Grungetastic at 4.8 against LensLight Visual Effects's 4.4. Grungetastic also leads on price ($2.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). LensLight Visual Effects's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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

Grungetastic costs $2.99 and LensLight Visual Effects $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grungetastic holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 187 and 134 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Grungetastic's written reviews are positive against 76% of LensLight Visual Effects's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grungetastic ships an update every 6 months, LensLight Visual Effects every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Grungetastic versus LensLight Visual Effects: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrungetasticLensLight Visual Effects
Price$2.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (187 ratings) — better4.4 (134 ratings)
Positive reviews82.8% of reviews — better75.9% of reviews
Number of ratings187 — better134
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#191#139 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJixiPix, LLCJames Grote

Customer experience

Grungetastic

All ratings187 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral0.5%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews209 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative12.4%

LensLight Visual Effects

All ratings134 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews316 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral7.3%
Negative16.8%

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

LensLight Visual Effects

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Grungetastic

No in-app purchases

None

LensLight Visual Effects

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grungetastic free?
Grungetastic costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LensLight Visual Effects free?
LensLight Visual Effects costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Grungetastic or LensLight Visual Effects?
Grungetastic is rated higher. Grungetastic averages 4.8 out of 5 from 187 ratings, while LensLight Visual Effects averages 4.4 from 134 ratings.
Do Grungetastic or LensLight Visual Effects have ads?
Neither Grungetastic nor LensLight Visual Effects shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grungetastic or LensLight Visual Effects?
Grungetastic ships an update every 6 months, and LensLight Visual Effects every 2 months. Most recently, Grungetastic was updated on September 21, 2026 and LensLight Visual Effects on September 24, 2026.
Which is more popular, Grungetastic or LensLight Visual Effects?
Grungetastic currently peaks at #191 in the App Store charts, and LensLight Visual Effects at #139. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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