Core Image Toy vs tinygrad mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Core Image Toy
Explore and learn Core Image filters by chaining them together in any order. Add your own images to experiment with different filter combinations and discover how to enhance your photos.
- Chain Core Image filters
- Add custom images
- Experiment with filter order
- Discover photo enhancement techniques
- Learn Core Image filters
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CoreImageToy is the app I needed last week, when I wanted to learn how to use Core Image filters. Add your own images to the app, and chain together Core Image filters in any order to discover how to make the photos in your app look great.
tinygrad mobile
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• Run, debug, and test tinygrad models using your iPhone or iPad's GPU. • Learn how GPUs work without owning a GPU! • Create and run metal kernels on your phone!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: tinygrad mobile at 3 against Core Image Toy's 1. tinygrad mobile also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Core Image Toy ships an update every 10 days, tinygrad mobile every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Core Image Toy | tinygrad mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jacob Bartlett | Rory Clear |
In-app purchases
Core Image Toy
No in-app purchases
tinygrad mobile
No in-app purchases
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