Comparison

MultiPhoto2 vs (d)effect

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

Head to head
About

MultiPhoto2

Features
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Do you know about multiple exposure in photography? This is a technique that exposes a single photograph by releasing the shutter many times. MultiPhoto is software that realizes multiple exposure with the iPhone camera. Usage is simple. 1. Take a base photo. 2. I will make multiple exposures on the base photo. 3. Save the photo created by multiple exposure. ■ Base photo shoot ■ Press the camera+ mark on the right corner of the menu. When you take a base photo, it will be displayed in halftone. (It can be used as a reference for alignment when performing multiple exposures.) ■ Add multiple exposure photos ■ Press the camera+ mark on the right corner of the menu. ■ Saving photos ■ Press the second folder mark from the left of the menu. Photos are saved to your camera roll. ■ Deleting an image currently being created ■ If you press the third trash can mark from the left of the menu, the data currently being shot will be deleted. ■ Checking the image currently being created ■ You can check the data currently being captured by pressing the second eye mark from the right of the menu. ■ Image composition mode switching ■ The button in the left corner toggles the blending mode. B&W synthesizes the bright parts of the captured image. For the three light colors, 90% of the bright areas are combined. For the three skelton colors, 70% of the bright part is synthesized. The three colors of the color background synthesize an image with changes. Keep your smartphone stationary. In the compositing process, brighter parts are added to the photo. Challenge yourself to take some fun pictures.

About

(d)effect

This camera app applies unique, real-time visual effects directly to your photos and videos as you capture them. It offers a variety of artistic filters, allowing for live previews and immediate saving without any post-processing steps. All processing is done on-device, ensuring your content remains private.

Highlights
  • Live filter rendering on viewfinder
  • Real-time photo and video capture
  • Stackable and adjustable filters
  • On-device processing for privacy
  • Variety of unique artistic filters
  • Random effect generation
Features
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(d)effect is a camera that shows you the effect before you take the shot. Every filter renders live on the viewfinder at full frame rate — no preview, no "apply" step, no waiting. What you frame is what gets saved. THE FILTERS • Riso Print — RGB plate misregistration and grain, like a badly aligned risograph • Dither — 4×4 Bayer ordered dithering, the look of a 1-bit screen • ASCII — the frame rebuilt from coloured glyphs on black • False Color — channel crushing and hue cycling • Halation — the bloom that film gets around highlights • Posterize — hard tonal banding • Exclusion — a solid hue blended straight through the image • Low Res — chunky pixellation that scales with the shot • Slow Shutter — a real exposure change on the camera, so the motion blur is genuine rather than faked Stack them. Adjust contrast, brightness and saturation on anything. Hit Random when you want the machine to decide. PHOTO AND VIDEO Shoot stills or record video with the same effects, with audio, in 4:5. What the viewfinder showed is what lands in your library — filters that are sized in pixels scale with the image, so the saved file matches the preview. YOUR SHOTS STAY YOURS Everything is processed on your iPhone using Metal and Core Image. Nothing is uploaded, stored on a server, or looked at by anyone. There is no cloud gallery and no server-side processing — captures go straight to your own Photos library, into a "(d)effect" album the in-app gallery reads back. We hold one piece of personal data: the email address attached to your sign-in. You can delete your account, and it, from inside the app. — (d)effect is free while in active development — every filter unlocked, no ads, no subscription. If something breaks, tell us at support@d-effect.com and we'll fix it.

Screenshots

MultiPhoto21 screens
(d)effect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MultiPhoto2 at every 5 days against (d)effect's every 2 weeks. MultiPhoto2 also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26.2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MultiPhoto2 ships an update every 5 days, (d)effect every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MultiPhoto2 versus (d)effect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMultiPhoto2(d)effect
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAtsushi YamadaJoao Campagnolo

In-app purchases

None

MultiPhoto2

No in-app purchases

None

(d)effect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MultiPhoto2 free?
MultiPhoto2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is (d)effect free?
(d)effect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MultiPhoto2 or (d)effect have ads?
Neither MultiPhoto2 nor (d)effect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MultiPhoto2 or (d)effect?
MultiPhoto2 ships an update every 5 days, and (d)effect every 2 weeks. Most recently, MultiPhoto2 was updated on September 29, 2026 and (d)effect on October 2, 2026.

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