Comparison

Foto Editor vs Mirror Lab

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

Head to head
About

Foto Editor

Enhance your photos and videos with over 300 viral effects, including cinematic, weather, light, and fantasy styles. New effects are added weekly to keep your content fresh and engaging.

Highlights
  • 300+ viral effects
  • Cinematic, weather, light, and fantasy styles
  • New effects added weekly
  • Photo and video editing
  • Vintage film and retro glitch options
  • Artistic and trendy effects
Features
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300+ effects that go viral fast - rain, glitch, fire, sparkles, neon vibes, glowing lights, space vibe, magic, and so much more. Cinematic Vibes • Blur in motion, layered shots, vintage film vibe • Lens flares, film burn, VHS, retro glitch Weather & Nature • Real rain, snow, fog, lightning strikes • Falling leaves, blooming flowers, starry skies Light & Glow • Neon trails, glowing sparks, shimmer dust • Bokeh, sun rays, glitter storms, aurora waves Energy & Motion • Fire, smoke, energy waves • Speed lines, zoom effects, ripple distortions Fantasy & Magic • Wings, halos, fairy dust, magical orbs • Portals, galaxy swirls, dream clouds Artistic & Trendy • Pop art, sketch, watercolor, 3D cartoon • Viral transitions & reel effects And that’s just the start… Fresh effects every week so your content stays lit. EfctPro offers different types of subscriptions so that you can choose the right one for you (3 months access renewal, weekly renewal, etc.). Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel your subscriptions at any time in your iTunes account settings. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://at-team.org/wellness-policy/ Terms of Use: https://at-team.org/wellness-terms/

About

Mirror Lab

Create stunning mirror photos, kaleidoscope art, and distorted images with over 50 customizable filters. This app also features an animation module for smooth video creation and a powerful undo system for endless creative exploration.

Highlights
  • 50+ customizable filters
  • Mirror and kaleidoscope effects
  • Distortion and glitch art filters
  • Animation module for video
  • Adjustable parameters for effects
  • Undo system
Features
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Mirror Lab aims to be the most fun, easy to use and powerful photo-editing app to creatively enhance pictures, make mirror photos, kaleidoscope images and distort faces and scenery. Mirror Lab now comes with a powerful animation module. Create smooth videos with parameter interpolation between key frames (be sure to activate video from the app settings). Effects Choose from 50+ filters, each with multiple fine-tunable options. - classic symmetries: horizontal and vertical reflections - ripples, whirls, stretching and other distortions - kaleidoscopic and fractal effects - 3D effects - tiny planet effects - triangulation, pixel sort and halftone effects - shape cut-outs, including concentric iterations - glitch art friendly filters such as stripes and broken glass effect - adjust your image's brightness, contrast, saturation, vignetting and more - swipe through 40+ preset options to browse through possibilities in an instant Parameters All filters come with several parameters to adjust, allowing for a large range of varied results. Effects can usually be simply placed by simple touch-drag for position and double-touch-drag for size. Some of the most common parameters you will find: - intensity of effect - dampening of effect (the further from the center of the effect, the lesser the intensity) - rotation angle - aspect ratio Ease of use Compose filters for endless creative options. The + button reapplies an effect immediately - some effects like to be stacked! The app has a powerful undo system allowing you to track back at any time. Please note that the top and bottom toolbars can scroll. There are a lot of effects to the right of the bottom bar! PRO Version Available as an in-app purchase, the PRO version comes with extra filters, extra parameters, higher resolutions and lossless file saving (PNG).

Screenshots

Foto Editor4 screens
Mirror Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Mirror Lab at free with in-app purchases against Foto Editor's subscription. Mirror Lab also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 4). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Foto Editor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Mirror Lab sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Foto Editor against 4.1 for Mirror Lab. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 14 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Foto Editor versus Mirror Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFoto EditorMirror Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.1 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings414 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHanna ChebotarovaIlixa Ltd

Customer experience

Foto Editor

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Mirror Lab

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Foto Editor

Subscriptions3
  • Photo effects for 1 week$4.997 Days
  • Video effects for 3 months$19.993 Months
  • Photo/video effects for 1 year$29.991 Year
3 purchases

Mirror Lab

One-time3
  • Mirror Lab PRO$9.99
  • MirrorLab MAX (upgrade)$19.99
  • Mirror Lab MAX$29.99

Questions

Is Foto Editor free?
Foto Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mirror Lab free?
Mirror Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Foto Editor or Mirror Lab?
Mirror Lab is rated higher. Foto Editor averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Mirror Lab averages 4.1 from 14 ratings.
Do Foto Editor or Mirror Lab have ads?
Neither Foto Editor nor Mirror Lab shows ads.

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