Thrivestone vs Catheria
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thrivestone
Explore a universe of interactive camera filters that tap into abstract and chaotic visual realms. This application generates unique, dynamic imagery for your photos and videos. Be aware of potential photosensitive warnings due to light flashes.
- Interactive camera filters
- Chaos-inspired visuals
- Dynamic photo effects
- Unique video generation
- Photosensitive warning
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Interactive camera filters that draw from the great seas of chaos. Photosensitive warning: This app creates flashes of light that could trigger seizures for people with visual sensitivities.
Catheria
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A magical way to create a beautiful image. Features: Enhance - enhance an image with Magic, Scene, Food, and Night effects Effect - enhance an image with effects Photo - apply a preconfigured set of effects that imitate vintage photography film to an image Chrome - enhance an image with colors Light - enhance an image's saturation, brightness, and contrast Temp - enhance the temperature tones of an image Highlight - adjust the highlight and shadow of an image Paint - add shapes to an image Blur - apply blurs to some regions of an image Whiten - apply the whiten effect to some regions of an image Splash - apply the splash effect to some regions of an image Drawing - draw color lines to an image Vignette - modify the brightness of an image around the periphery of a specified region Sharpen - increase the details of an image by sharpening Unsharp - increase the contrast of the edges between pixels of different colors in an image
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Thrivestone at every 3 weeks against Catheria's every 3 months. Thrivestone also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Thrivestone sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Catheria sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Thrivestone ships an update every 3 weeks, Catheria every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thrivestone | Catheria |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (28 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 96.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Lemmon | Torpong Kasosod |
In-app purchases
Thrivestone
- Season 0: Filter Pack #1$3.99
- Season 0: Filter Pack #2$3.99
Catheria
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$1.99
- Large Tip$4.99
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- Enormous Tip$9.99
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