Comparison

Thrivestone vs Hypergram

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Hypergram

Create and share unique image filters and artwork by combining various filter primitives. This app also functions as a professional photo editor, prioritizing features and flexibility for both advanced filter creation and simple image sharing.

Highlights
  • Create custom filter presets
  • Combine multiple filter primitives
  • Professional photo editing tools
  • Share creations on a social network
  • Browse and interact with community art
  • Advanced filter customization
Features
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Hypergram is an app and a social network for creating and sharing image filters and artwork to unleash your creativity in intriguing new ways. Hypergram lets you create filter-presets by combining an arbitrary number of filter-primitives, including gradation curves, a variety of blur-filters, keying-filters, masks, image generators of all kind and much more. Your creations can then be shared with the rest of the world by publishing it on the Hypergram network. Hypergram is also an amazing professional photo-editor. In contrast to other photo-apps, Hypergram doesn't compromise on features in order to give the user a questionable easier interface. Features and flexibility are always the number one priority. Whether you enjoy diving deep and create technically advanced filters or just want to take some beautiful images and share them with the community is up to you. Of course you can just scroll through other people's work and getting amazed by what they have done, too. Leaving a like or comment certainly will encourage them to create more great content. Hypergram is constantly enriched with more and more creative features over time. Although there's already a long todo-list of new things to build, your feedback can be very helpful to make the right prioritizations and letting us think out of our box. By downloading or using this app, you agree to the terms of use. You can read Apple's standard End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Thrivestone4 screens
Hypergram4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Thrivestone at 96% against Hypergram's 25%. Thrivestone also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (26 vs 4). Hypergram's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Thrivestone sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Hypergram sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Thrivestone holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thrivestone has 26 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Thrivestone's written reviews are positive against 25% of Hypergram's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thrivestone ships an update every 3 weeks, Hypergram weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Thrivestone versus Hypergram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThrivestoneHypergram
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (26 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews96.0% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael LemmonDominik Seibold

Customer experience

Thrivestone

All ratings26 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive96.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative0.0%

Hypergram

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral75.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Thrivestone

One-time2
  • Season 0: Filter Pack #1$3.99
  • Season 0: Filter Pack #2$3.99
1 purchases

Hypergram

Subscriptions1
  • Watermark Removal Monthly$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Thrivestone free?
Thrivestone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hypergram free?
Hypergram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Thrivestone or Hypergram?
Thrivestone is rated higher. Thrivestone averages 4.8 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Hypergram averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Thrivestone or Hypergram have ads?
Neither Thrivestone nor Hypergram shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Thrivestone or Hypergram?
Thrivestone ships an update every 3 weeks, and Hypergram weekly. Most recently, Thrivestone was updated on September 25, 2026 and Hypergram on September 13, 2026.

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