Comparison

Hypergram vs Trichromacy

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

Head to head
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/

About

Trichromacy

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A unique camera app to split the RGB channels with a slight delay between each. This creates a unique glitch effect.

Screenshots

Hypergram4 screens
Trichromacy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hypergram at Free against Trichromacy's $1.99. Trichromacy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Hypergram is free to download; Trichromacy costs $1.99 up front. Hypergram sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Trichromacy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hypergram ships an update weekly, Trichromacy every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hypergram versus Trichromacy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHypergramTrichromacy
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDominik Seibold(optional.is)

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Hypergram

Subscriptions1
  • Watermark Removal Monthly$0.991 Month
None

Trichromacy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hypergram free?
Hypergram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trichromacy free?
Trichromacy costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hypergram or Trichromacy have ads?
Neither Hypergram nor Trichromacy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hypergram or Trichromacy?
Hypergram ships an update weekly, and Trichromacy every 2 weeks. Most recently, Hypergram was updated on September 28, 2026 and Trichromacy on September 24, 2026.

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