Distorted Camera vs Just Smile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Distorted Camera
This app transforms your camera into a chaotic canvas with randomized filter sequences for glitchy, distorted effects. Explore over 100 filters and save your favorite combinations. Unlock unlimited captures and video recording with an in-app purchase.
- Randomized filter sequences
- Glitchy and pixellated effects
- Over 100 filters
- Customizable filter attributes
- Save filter chains
- In-app purchase for unlimited captures and video
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Welcome to Distorted, an artful camera and photo editor app that combines randomized sequences of filters for glitchy, distorted, and cinematic effects on your photos and videos. Distorted transforms your iPhone camera into a moody, pixellated, and sometimes broken canvas using creative combos of image filters. Choose your mode at launch: take a photo, record a video, or import an image from your photo library. Every session is pre-loaded with a randomized filter chain, so you'll never shoot the same look twice. Each filter affects the next in sequence and can be fine-tuned with attributes like intensity, sharpness, radii, thresholds, levels, blur, and color controls, with over 100 filters to choose from. KEY FEATURES Live filtered viewfinder for photo and video capture, so what you see is what you shoot. No guesswork, no post-processing required. Video recording with real-time filter chains applied frame by frame. Record short clips with glitch, VHS, pixel, halftone, distortion, and vintage film looks baked right in. Photo import and editing from your camera roll. Run any existing photo through the same randomized chains to give old shots a fresh, distorted aesthetic. 100+ built in filters including pixellate, CRT, halftone, posterize, chrome, noir, bloom, thermal, kaleidoscope, edge detect, color monochrome, and many more experimental effects. Adjustable filter parameters. Dial in each filter with sliders for intensity, radius, levels, color, and sharpness to craft your exact look. Save your favorite filter chains to a personal library and reuse them across photo and video sessions. Build custom chains by adding individual filters by name for total creative control over your aesthetic. Tap the palette icon to instantly restyle the app's interface colors to match your vibe. Whether you love analog film looks, retro VHS glitches, lo-fi aesthetic photography, pixel art, or abstract experimental imagery, Distorted turns your camera into a creative playground. Perfect for artists, photographers, content creators, musicians, and anyone who wants their photos and videos to stand out. Ready to turn the ordinary into art? Download Distorted and start creating.
Just Smile
This app automatically captures photos when it detects a smile in real-time. It offers tools to adjust lighting and color, and a calendar to review captured moments. Share your smiles to spread positivity and track your healing journey.
- Real-time smile detection
- Automatic photo capture
- Customizable light and color adjustments
- Smile calendar for memory review
- Smile sharing functionality
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Warm yourself with a smile Just Smile uses smart recognition to capture your smile and takes a photo at the perfect moment — keeping every warm and healing memory. Key Features: • Smile Detection: Real-time recognition of your smile • Auto Capture: No buttons needed, smiles are saved naturally • Custom Light: Adjust brightness and colors to perfect your smile • Smile Calendar: Look back on your daily smiles and healing journey • Sharing: Spread positivity by sharing your smile with friends Just Smile is more than a camera — it’s your companion for self-healing. Did you smile today?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Just Smile at Free against Distorted Camera's $2.99. Just Smile also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%). Distorted Camera's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Just Smile is free to download; Distorted Camera costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Distorted Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Distorted Camera has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Distorted Camera's written reviews are positive against 100% of Just Smile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Distorted Camera ships an update fortnightly, Just Smile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Distorted Camera | Just Smile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (10 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Principal LA LLC | 宇鹏 王 |
Customer experience
Distorted Camera
Just Smile
In-app purchases
Distorted Camera
No in-app purchases
Just Smile
No in-app purchases









