Comparison

Distorted Camera vs Celvion Stack

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

Celvion Stack

Features
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Turn a sequence of frames into a cleaner, richer image—entirely on your iPhone or iPad. Celvion Stack gives photographers a complete local workflow for importing RAW/DNG or standard photos, inspecting frames, aligning, stacking, editing, and exporting without a computer. SIX PURPOSE-BUILT STACKING MODES NIGHT Combine multiple exposures to reduce random noise while preserving natural detail and color. MILKY WAY Align the sky and foreground separately so stars can remain sharp while the landscape stays stable. LIGHT TRAILS Blend selected frames into continuous, controlled light trails. SMOOTH WATER & CLOUDS Build a long-exposure look from a sequence, with smoother motion and flexible control. MOVING DISTRACTION REMOVAL Suppress people, vehicles, and other transient elements that appear in only part of the sequence. LANDSCAPE Merge aligned frames for a cleaner, more detailed landscape result. PRO MILKY WAY CONTROL Choose a reference frame, review per-frame quality scores, refine sky/foreground masks, and reject trails from aircraft and satellites, plus other intermittent light streaks, before stacking. RAW LENS CORRECTION When a matching lens profile is available, correct geometric lens distortion. Automatic vignetting and chromatic-aberration correction are not currently included. FULL-RESOLUTION EXPORT Export the final stack as JPEG, PNG, 16-bit TIFF, or 10-bit HEIF, then save it directly to Photos or Files. ON-DEVICE AI On supported devices running iOS 18, use local AI denoise and 4× super resolution. Core stacking works on iOS 17. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Processing stays on your device. Your photos are not uploaded.

Screenshots

Distorted Camera4 screens
Celvion Stack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Celvion Stack at none against Distorted Camera's 2. Distorted Camera's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $9.90). 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

Distorted Camera costs $2.99 and Celvion Stack $9.90 up front. Distorted Camera sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Celvion Stack asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Distorted Camera ships an update fortnightly, Celvion Stack every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Distorted Camera versus Celvion Stack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDistorted CameraCelvion Stack
Price$2.99 — better$9.90
Rating4.8 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB322 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrincipal LA LLC新庾 郭

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Distorted Camera

One-time2
  • MashtapeFree
  • Distorted Pro$1.99
None

Celvion Stack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Distorted Camera free?
Distorted Camera costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Celvion Stack free?
Celvion Stack costs $9.90, with no in-app purchases.
Do Distorted Camera or Celvion Stack have ads?
Neither Distorted Camera nor Celvion Stack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Distorted Camera or Celvion Stack?
Distorted Camera ships an update fortnightly, and Celvion Stack every 2 weeks. Most recently, Distorted Camera was updated on October 8, 2026 and Celvion Stack on October 8, 2026.

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