Comparison

Simulon vs TiltShift3

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

Head to head
About

Simulon

Create studio-quality visual effects by integrating photorealistic 3D elements into live-action footage. This tool offers an end-to-end VFX workflow on iPhone, from capture to render, adapting to all skill levels. Preview 3D assets in-camera as you film and reconstruct environments in 3D for precise compositing.

Highlights
  • End-to-end VFX workflow on iPhone
  • In-camera CG preview while filming
  • Instant 32-bit HDR lighting
  • Reconstruct reality in 3D
  • Camera-accurate realism
  • Import industry-standard 3D files
  • Cloud render farm integration
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Simulon. The camera for your imagination. Bring imagined characters, real objects and your own designs into the world around you. Compose with your camera, capture a lifelike image and turn it into a video by describing what happens next. No 3D or animation experience needed. CREATE FROM AN IDEA Start with words, a photo or your own design. Turn a sketch into a character or take a concept off the page and into a real setting. CLONE REALITY Create from photos of something real, whether it's your pet, a favourite car or a sculpture. Keep its familiar look or imagine something different. Give your pet a new outfit, shrink a car onto your desk or bring a statue to life. MAKE THE WORLD YOUR SET Place your subject in augmented reality. Adjust its size and position, then move around to find your angle. AI rendering brings it into the scene with lifelike lighting, shadows and reflections. DIRECT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT Describe how your subject moves and what happens in the scene to create a video. From a small gesture to an unexpected adventure, you direct the action without animating by hand. Keep your subjects in a personal library and return to them in new locations and new stories. Make something just for fun, develop an idea or create something to share with the world. GET STARTED Try Simulon with starter assets and included free usage. Creating custom assets requires a paid plan. Simulon Plus and Pro offer additional features and monthly usage. Usage limits apply. Shape reality.

About

TiltShift3

Features
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Tiltshift recreates the perfectly imperfect look of vintage large format tilt shift focusing and lens distortion. The basic controls help recreate these focusing effects using your phone's LiDAR. Once a photo is taken with this app you can change point of focus and the plane of focus. Swirl adds in a vintage lens radial blurring effect. Keep editing your image with color presets or create your own including using LUTs. Save your presents to reuse your settings. Tiltshift contains a more detailed features documentation within the app.

Screenshots

Simulon4 screens
TiltShift34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TiltShift3 at none against Simulon's 16. Simulon's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Simulon sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per month. TiltShift3 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simulon ships an update every 5 days, TiltShift3 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Simulon versus TiltShift3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimulonTiltShift3
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (31 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB8 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSimulonJeffrey Rooney

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Simulon

Subscriptions8
  • Lite7 Days trial$15.001 Month
  • Plus7 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Core$29.001 Month
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  • Pro7 Days trial$55.001 Month
  • Lite7 Days trial$143.991 Year
  • Studio$200.001 Month
  • Plus7 Days trial$239.001 Year
  • Pro7 Days trial$529.001 Year
One-time8
  • 10,000 Credits$5.00
  • 20,000 Credits$10.00
  • 30,000 Credits$15.00
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  • 50,000 Credits$25.00
  • 80,000 Credits$40.00
  • 90,000 Credits$45.00
  • 180,000 Credits$90.00
  • 200,000 Credits$100.00
None

TiltShift3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simulon free?
Simulon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TiltShift3 free?
TiltShift3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simulon or TiltShift3 have ads?
Neither Simulon nor TiltShift3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simulon or TiltShift3?
Simulon ships an update every 5 days, and TiltShift3 fortnightly. Most recently, Simulon was updated on October 11, 2026 and TiltShift3 on October 14, 2026.

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