Comparison

Distorted Camera vs Aftera

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Randomized filter sequences
  • Glitchy and pixellated effects
  • Over 100 filters
  • Customizable filter attributes
  • Save filter chains
  • In-app purchase for unlimited captures and video
Features
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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.

About

Aftera

Features
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Aftera is a simple and elegant app for creating beautiful before-and-after photo comparisons in seconds. Choose a “Before” photo and an “After” photo, adjust them with intuitive gestures, and instantly view the result in two convenient comparison modes: Side by Side and Slider. Whether you want to show a home makeover, fitness progress, beauty results, renovation, cleaning transformation, artwork update, or any other visual change, Aftera makes the comparison clear and professional. Features: • Create before-and-after comparisons in just a few taps • Compare images in Side by Side and Slider modes • Move and zoom each photo for accurate alignment • Export the final result as a high-quality image • Share comparisons using the standard iOS share sheet • Save projects locally and reopen them later from history • Import photos from your gallery or use the camera when available • Clean and focused interface with no unnecessary clutter Privacy first Your photos and saved projects stay on your device. The core functionality does not require account creation. With Aftera, it is easy to present changes beautifully, quickly, and clearly.

Screenshots

Distorted Camera4 screens
Aftera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Aftera at none against Distorted Camera's 2. Aftera also leads on price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On 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

Distorted Camera costs $2.99 and Aftera $0.99 up front. Distorted Camera sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Aftera asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Distorted Camera versus Aftera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDistorted CameraAftera
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.8 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrincipal LA LLCEwgeniy Isurov

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Distorted Camera

One-time2
  • MashtapeFree
  • Distorted Pro$1.99
None

Aftera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Distorted Camera free?
Distorted Camera costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Aftera free?
Aftera costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Distorted Camera or Aftera have ads?
Neither Distorted Camera nor Aftera shows ads.

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