Elasticam vs SCN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
SCN
Easily distort your photos with unique scanning effects. Explore various scan modes, gyroscope control, and color options to create visually striking images. Use live mode to apply distortions to your real-time camera view.
- Multiple scan modes (SYNC, SEQUENCE, OFFSET)
- Live camera distortion
- Gyroscope control for movement
- Adjustable image position, rotation, and scale
- Customizable aspect ratio and background
- Scan duration and smoothing options
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SCN lets you distort your pictures in a cool and simple way! Use SCN like a traditional copier or scanner that creates cool effects by moving an image while scanning it. Create stunning distortion effects by combining various settings, including different scan modes, gyroscope control, colors and formats. Choose LIVE mode to distort your current view on the world! Features: -3 different scan modes: SYNC for natural color output, just like a real scanner. SEQUENCE for an individual scan of each of the RGB channels. OFFSET for a custom distance between the RGB channels. -LIVE-mode to get the actual live-view from the camera -move, rotate and scale the placed image or the live-view on the scanning plate -move and rotate with the iPhone’s gyroscope -change the aspect ratio for full flexibility -set the scan duration -change the background color or even remove it -set the start position for the scan -enable 'smoothing' for a smoother movement of the image
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SCN at Free against Elasticam's $1.99. Elasticam's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 68 months). On 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
SCN is free to download; Elasticam costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Elasticam holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 114 and 27 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Elasticam's written reviews are positive against 63% of SCN's.
Elasticam ships an update every 2 weeks, SCN every 68 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elasticam | SCN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (114 ratings) — better | 3.4 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 114 — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 68 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lucky Clan | Dominik Seibold |
Customer experience
Elasticam
SCN
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
SCN
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Elasticam
No in-app purchases
SCN
No in-app purchases
