Comparison

PixArtCam vs Glitchforge

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

Head to head
About

PixArtCam

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You can select photos for processing from your device's camera roll or take a picture with the app's camera. Pixel size can be increased or decreased. You can increase or decrease the number of colors. This allows you to make photos look like they were taken with an old mobile phone camera. It can also be monotone. Processed photos can be saved to the device's camera roll. You can also share the information to social networking sites via the share button.

About

Glitchforge

Features
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Glitchforge is a video glitch studio that runs on your iPhone. Load a clip, stack effects, and watch your videos get messed up. Most glitch apps just paint effects on top of the picture. We edit the compressed video itself, in its own domain: the motion vectors, coefficients, and quantizers inside the H.264, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4 streams. Datamosh: motion comes unstuck from the picture, so one shot melts into the next and frames bleed together. Scrambled coefficients: blocks tear and smear. Warped blocks + posterization: the compression math is the effect. VHS + analog: tracking noise, color bleed, worn tape Pixel sort: pixels dragged into long streaks of color. Load a clip. Build a chain and reorder it if you need to. Tune each effect's settings and watch the picture change in unexpected ways. Scrub to any frame and save it, or export the whole clip. There is no account and no server. Your footage is processed on the phone and stays there. It works with no connection, anywhere you are ready to make art.

Screenshots

PixArtCam3 screens
Glitchforge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Glitchforge at Free against PixArtCam's $0.49. Glitchforge also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 8 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Glitchforge is free to download; PixArtCam costs $0.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PixArtCam ships an update every 8 months, Glitchforge every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
PixArtCam versus Glitchforge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixArtCamGlitchforge
Price$0.49Free โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 8 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.517.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size0 MB150 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperHAYATO ONODERAGreen Rose Systems, LLC

In-app purchases

None

PixArtCam

No in-app purchases

None

Glitchforge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PixArtCam free?
PixArtCam costs $0.49, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glitchforge free?
Glitchforge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PixArtCam or Glitchforge have ads?
Neither PixArtCam nor Glitchforge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PixArtCam or Glitchforge?
PixArtCam ships an update every 8 months, and Glitchforge every 8 days. Most recently, PixArtCam was updated on October 4, 2026 and Glitchforge on October 3, 2026.

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