Distorted Camera vs Simpic
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.
Simpic
This app helps you declutter and organize your photo library. Easily create albums, sort images, and maintain a simple, browsable collection. Spend less time managing and more time finding your favorite pictures.
- Create and manage albums
- Organize photos quickly
- Keep library simple and browsable
- Fast and lightweight design
- Focused organization workflow
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simpic helps you keep your photo library clean, simple, and easy to browse. Create albums, sort photos quickly, and keep your library organized without unnecessary clutter. simpic is built for a straightforward photo organization workflow, so you can spend less time managing your library and more time finding the photos you want. Features: • Create and manage albums with ease • Organize photos in a few taps • Keep your library simple and easy to browse • Fast, lightweight, and focused Limited-time free at launch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simpic at none against Distorted Camera's 2. Simpic also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Distorted Camera's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1). On update cadence, ads and device support 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
Distorted Camera costs $2.99 and Simpic $0.99 up front. Distorted Camera sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Simpic asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simpic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Distorted Camera has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Distorted Camera's written reviews are positive against 100% of Simpic's.
Distorted Camera ships an update fortnightly, Simpic weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Distorted Camera | Simpic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Principal LA LLC | 晨阳 成 |
Customer experience
Distorted Camera
Simpic
In-app purchases
Distorted Camera
- MashtapeFree
- Distorted Pro$1.99
Simpic
No in-app purchases








