# Age Editor vs Ugly Camera

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ugly Camera at 72% against Age Editor's 17%. Ugly Camera also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.3). Age Editor's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Age Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ugly Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Ugly Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 191 and 127 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Age Editor's written reviews are positive against 72% of Ugly Camera's.

Age Editor ships an update every 2 months, Ugly Camera every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Age Editor | Ugly Camera |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [3.3 (191 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/age-editor-face-aging-effects/id443834777/reviews) | **[4.4 (127 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ugly-camera/id903002764/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **191** | 127 |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | **72.1% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 2 months** | Every 3 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 22 MB | 35 MB |
| Requires iOS | **10.3** | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Digital Bananas, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/424070738) | [KANAME OHARA](https://appshunter.io/developer/899986346) |

## What reviewers say

### Age Editor

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/age-editor-face-aging-effects/id443834777)

Transform your photos with realistic aging effects. Add wrinkles, beards, mustaches, and gray hair. Customize your look with accessories like glasses and hats for fun or pranks.

**Highlights:** Realistic wrinkle masks, Customizable beard and mustache, Adjustable hair graying, Add glasses, hats, and pipes, Scary and ugly face warping, Prank photo sharing

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $0.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 😂 Hilarious faces
- 💰 Free to use
- ✨ Great app
- 🤩 Cool effects
- 👍 Good take on CGI

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🤔 Difficult to understand
- 👎 Very dumb
- 🚫 Doesn't work
- 👻 Creepy
- ⏳ Time-consuming editing

**Reported bugs**

- Video functionality not working
- App crashes
- Photo taking fails
- App returns to home screen
- Masks don't work properly

**Requested features**

- Show future appearance realistically
- More choices for age editing
- Automatic editing features


### Ugly Camera

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ugly-camera/id903002764)

Transform your selfies into hilarious and distorted images or videos with a variety of live effects. Easily create funny faces, duplicate features, or completely transform your appearance in real-time before capturing your photo or video.

**Highlights:** Funny face distortion effects, Live preview filters, Photo creation, Video creation, Animated GIF creation

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| All Filters(Full feature) | $3.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 😂 Hilarious and fun
- 🤣 Makes users laugh
- 🤩 Very entertaining
- 👍 Good time passer
- 😄 Lots of fun

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💸 Expensive filters
- 💳 In-app purchases costly
- 👎 Filters only paid on iOS
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🚫 App won't open

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes when selecting photos from camera roll
- App crashes on launch
- App crashes when trying to save photos
- Photos cannot be saved
- App crashes when opening

**Requested features**

- Automatic saving feature
- Improve iOS filter pricing
- Fix shutter sound on iPhone


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Age Editor free?

Age Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Ugly Camera free?

Ugly Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Age Editor or Ugly Camera?

Ugly Camera is rated higher. Age Editor averages 3.3 out of 5 from 191 ratings, while Ugly Camera averages 4.4 from 127 ratings.

### Do Age Editor or Ugly Camera have ads?

Ugly Camera shows ads; Age Editor does not.

### Which is updated more often, Age Editor or Ugly Camera?

Age Editor ships an update every 2 months, and Ugly Camera every 3 months. Most recently, Age Editor was updated on October 12, 2026 and Ugly Camera on October 14, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*