Comparison

Elasticam vs Exacto

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

Head to head
About

Elasticam

Transform ordinary photos into surreal art with powerful yet easy-to-use tools. Stretch, squeeze, and warp images to create magical effects, inspired by surrealist masterpieces or for fun. Offers professional-grade manipulation in the palm of your hand.

Highlights
  • Warp, melt, and liquify photo effects
  • Multiple brush modes (smear, twirl, grow, shrink)
  • Full resolution export
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Load from photos or camera
  • Save and email images
Features
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Turn any photo into a surreal masterpiece with Elasticam. Stretch, squeeze, pinch and prod your prints to create magical effects with ease. Elasticam features a simple yet powerful toolset to take the ordinary and turn it into the extraordinary. Using the same image manipulation algorithm as professional editing software, Elasticam brings powerful image editing tools the palm of your hand. Whether you are inspired by Salvador Dali's surrealistic masterpieces or just want to give your friends crazy-eyes Elasticam is the app for you. See the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFtMKHE490c Features: - full resolution export - 5 brush modes: smear, twirl, twirl ccw, grow, shrink - eraser - pan and zoom canvas - 10 steps undo/redo - shake to reset - size and strength sliders - portrait and landscape interface support - load from photos or get from camera - save in photos, send by email * Photos are optimized for performance while editing. Saved photos are rendered at full resolution.

About

Exacto

Easily create precise photo cutouts and remove backgrounds with a powerful pen selection tool. This app brings advanced desktop editing capabilities to your mobile device, allowing for pixel-perfect selections and unlimited layers for complex edits.

Highlights
  • Pen Selection Tool for precise cutouts
  • Unlimited layers for multiple selections
  • Delete and insert points in selections
  • Reset control points
  • Unlimited undo/redo
  • Autosave projects
  • Instant preview
Features
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Quickly remove unwanted backgrounds or create razor-sharp photo cutouts with the Pen Selection Tool. Previously found only in advanced desktop programs, now available for the very first time on iPhone and iPad with a streamlined and much simplified implementation optimized for touch. This incredibly versatile tool offers unique capabilities unmatched by anything else on the App Store. It’s an integral part of the professional toolbox and artists and photographers have relied on it for decades. Now you can too! You no longer have to waste hours working on a single photo only to achieve less than satisfactory results. With Exacto you can make pixel-perfect selections that precisely trace the contours of any subject, no matter how intricate or complex. But that’s not all! Exacto even goes beyond the standard functionality of the Pen Selection Tool by introducing features that provide greater flexibility and control such as the ability to delete and insert points anywhere in the selection, the ability to reset control points, and most importantly, unlimited layers for making multiple selections. In addition, Exacto offers other advanced features that greatly enhance the user experience including unlimited undo / redo, projects autosave, instant preview, and much more! Here’s how it works: 1 - Place points around an area of interest then drag them into position to make a selection. 2 - Add layers to make selections of multiple subjects and areas in your photo. 3 - Keep track of your progress with the full-size instant preview option. 4 - Made a mistake? With unlimited undo / redo your entire editing history is preserved, from start to finish. So you can go backward or forward as many steps as you need. 5 - Must leave in a hurry? With autosave your work is never lost and you can pick up right where you left off at any time. 6 - All done? Save your photo cutout to the Camera Roll or open it in other apps. There’s no limit to the fun and exciting ways you could use your photo cutouts. For example, you could: 1 - Superimpose them on different backgrounds. 2 - Insert them in work or school presentations. 3 - Use them as stickers in chats. 4 - Use them in creating decorative art. 5 - Print them out and make actual cardboard cutouts for special occasions. and on and on! Experiencing issues? Have comments or suggestions for future updates? Please contact us at support@exactoapp.com.

Screenshots

Elasticam4 screens
Exacto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Elasticam at 82% against Exacto's 55%. Elasticam also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). Exacto's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (615 vs 114). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Elasticam costs $1.99 and Exacto $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Exacto holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Exacto has 615 ratings behind it against 114, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Elasticam's written reviews are positive against 55% of Exacto's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elasticam ships an update every 2 weeks, Exacto every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Elasticam versus Exacto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElasticamExacto
Price$1.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.3 (114 ratings)4.5 (615 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.3% of reviews — better55.4% of reviews
Number of ratings114615 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucky ClanTinkerworks Apps

Customer experience

Elasticam

All ratings114 ratings
Positive80.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative14.0%
Written reviews147 reviews
Positive82.3%
Neutral6.1%
Negative11.6%

Exacto

All ratings615 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral4.1%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews233 reviews
Positive55.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative39.5%

User reviews

Elasticam

From 114 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Powerful distortion effects
  • 💡 Versatile for creative projects
  • 😊 Fun and entertaining

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🔍 Unclear or hidden controls
  • 🖥️ Compatibility problems with newer devices
  • 🔍 Limited editing options

Exacto

From 615 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent manual image cut-out app
  • 🚀 Fast and easy to use
  • 💡 Intuitive method for generating cut-outs
  • 👍 Precise and detailed cut-outs
  • 👍 Feathering feature for high-quality results

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes when handling complicated motifs
  • 🐛 Inability to save edited images
  • 🐛 White background when saving cut-outs
  • 👎 Lack of automation and inconvenient cut-out points
  • 👎 Complicated and not user-friendly

Bugs and requests

Elasticam

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when using certain tools or settings
  • Distortion sliders not working as expected
  • Blurry image quality after editing
  • Compatibility issues on iPad devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more editing tools (blur, pixelate, color effects)
  • Implement a save/load feature to avoid losing progress
  • Improve the user interface and make controls more accessible
  • Optimize the app for newer devices and iOS versions

Exacto

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on newer iOS versions
  • Saving issues, unable to save with transparent background

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add a refine selection brush
  • Ability to add a background layer
  • Magnetic lasso tool
  • Change the color of the selection outline
  • Combine with creative composition tools

In-app purchases

None

Elasticam

No in-app purchases

None

Exacto

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Elasticam free?
Elasticam costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Exacto free?
Exacto costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Elasticam or Exacto?
Exacto is rated higher. Elasticam averages 4.3 out of 5 from 114 ratings, while Exacto averages 4.5 from 615 ratings.
Do Elasticam or Exacto have ads?
Neither Elasticam nor Exacto shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Elasticam or Exacto?
Elasticam ships an update every 2 weeks, and Exacto every 2 months. Most recently, Elasticam was updated on September 25, 2026 and Exacto on September 27, 2026.

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