8bit vs Efecto
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
8bit
Transform your iPhone photos into retro 8-bit style images. Offers multiple effect types, front and back camera support, and flash functionality. Easily share your creations to social media.
- 8-bit photo effects
- 6 effect types
- Front and back camera support
- Flash functionality
- SNS sharing
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Take 8bit photograph with your iPhone! - Cool 8bit effects - 6 effect types - Front/Back camera - Flash - Post to SNS
Efecto
Apply unique, handcrafted filters to your photos to give them a distinctive style. Adjust effects like blur and contrast to further refine your images before saving or sharing.
- Handcrafted photo filters
- Adjustable blur and contrast
- Sketch and color effects
- Save to camera roll
- Direct sharing from app
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Efecto makes it easy to give your photos a fresh look with hand-crafted filters and simple, responsive editing tools. Pick an image from your library, try different filter styles, adjust the details, crop the frame, and save the version you like best. The interface is designed to stay quick and approachable, so you can experiment freely without slowing down your workflow. Features: • Choose photos from your device in a few taps • Browse a collection of distinctive filter looks • Fine-tune your image with simple adjustments • Crop for a tighter composition • Preview changes quickly and save your final edit Efecto is for anyone who wants creative results without the overhead of a full professional editor. It is a clean, focused way to explore different moods, styles, and finishing touches right on your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Efecto at Free against 8bit's $0.99. Efecto also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 76%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 8bit's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On ratings volume, 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
Efecto is free to download; 8bit costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Efecto holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of 8bit's written reviews are positive against 100% of Efecto's.
8bit ships an update every 8 months, Efecto every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 8bit | Efecto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Teruaki Onoda | phi & co. |
Customer experience
8bit
Efecto
In-app purchases
8bit
No in-app purchases
Efecto
No in-app purchases
