Comparison

YOKI Camera vs Ifscape · Liquid Glass Camera

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

Head to head
About

YOKI Camera

Features
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YOKI Camera is an effector camera that applies the concept of guitar effects to photography. Guitar effects are not devices for making sound clean or correct. They distort, delay, and modulate sound, changing it mid-performance to create expression and structure itself. YOKI Camera translates this idea into photography. Light is treated as an input signal and processed through effectors at the moment of capture, producing the photograph in real time. 【A camera for “playing” photographs】 YOKI Camera is not designed for those who want automatic, polished images or effortless memory-keeping. Instead, it is a camera for those who want to receive light as a signal and enjoy unpredictable, chance-driven changes as they happen. Photography here is not a task aimed at a finished result, but an improvisational act of engaging with light itself. YOKI Camera was born from this way of thinking. 【A camera with a different goal from filters and post-processing】 Most camera apps and editing tools focus on refining the appearance of images after they are captured. That is not where YOKI Camera’s interest lies. What matters is experiencing how the signal of light changes immediately after the shutter is pressed. The act of witnessing transformation, rather than polishing a result, becomes the photographic experience. 【A shooting experience that treats light as an input signal】 YOKI Camera receives light as a signal and alters its behavior through effectors. Effectors do not produce the same result every time. Their response changes according to the intensity and fluctuation of light. As a result, even with the same setup, each shot reveals a slightly different expression. 【Enjoying change that includes chance】 While settings and configurations can shape tendencies, results can never be fully fixed. What happens in that moment is captured as a one-time expression. Rather than reproducibility, YOKI Camera values receiving the reaction that emerges in the instant it occurs. 【Receiving visual stimuli before meaning】 Photos created with YOKI Camera are not meant to explain or describe their subjects. Instead, they emphasize visual stimuli that exist before meaning—form, brightness, fluctuation, and rhythm. 【Exploring composition by rearranging effectors】 Multiple effectors are placed on a board, reordered, and adjusted while shooting. Which effectors are used, and in what order, dramatically changes how light responds. Change the configuration, try again, and shoot once more. This repetition itself becomes the photographic experience. 【Effectors available from the start】 YOKI Camera comes with essential effectors ready to use immediately after installation. These form the foundation for experiencing light as a signal. – EQ (Equalizer) Adjusts brightness and tonal balance, shaping which bands of the signal are emphasized. It forms the base of the overall structure and influences how subsequent effectors respond. – Distortion Distorts the signal of light, breaking contours and tonal gradations to create rough, tense expressions. Its response changes with the intensity of incoming light, making chance especially noticeable. – Reverb Creates afterimages and overlaps of light, adding spatial depth and lingering resonance. It captures not only the subject, but the sense of light remaining in the space. These effectors can be used individually or in combination. Even with this basic setup alone, you can explore manipulating light, changing structure, and observing how it reacts. 【About the Effector Store】 If you wish to expand your expressive range, you can add new effectors through the store. Only what you choose is added—there is no need to purchase anything you do not need.

About

Ifscape · Liquid Glass Camera

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What if it stood here? Ifscape is a liquid glass camera for iPhone. Place a refractive glass object in front of the real world and capture both in one photo. WHAT IF IT STOOD HERE? Point the camera at a street, a mountain, a table. Stand a glass clock, a word, a printed plate, or the song you are playing in the scene. The object is made of glass. The place is real. One shutter. One picture. THE GLASS This is not a sticker layer and not a filter pack. The object refracts. It sits in front of the landscape, the way a clock sits on a windowsill. IN THE FINDER Compose on the live view. Drag, resize, switch objects. What you see is what you save. Or import a photo from the album and place the glass on a still. THE OBJECTS Clock — glass time standing in the landscape Colors — pull a palette from the alley in front of you Text — put a word in the city Ink — ink floating on the glass Vinyl — the track from Apple Music, standing in this place Sticker — someone walks into the street Flute — fluted glass that carves a window in the photo Water — a film of water over the scene Print — a printed acetate. Spot color outside the window, the live scene inside Style — turn a person into a glass object Calories — see every bite on the plate Words — vocabulary standing on what you see A CAMERA Ifscape is a camera, not a wallpaper maker and not AR. The glass and the landscape are one picture. IFSCAPE PLUS Clock, Colors, Text, Ink, and Vinyl stay free. Other glass objects can be tried in the finder. Saving, recognition, and cloud styles unlock with Ifscape Plus. Terms of Use: https://ifscape.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://ifscape.com/privacy

Screenshots

YOKI Camera4 screens
Ifscape · Liquid Glass Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ifscape · Liquid Glass Camera at every 9 days against YOKI Camera's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. YOKI Camera sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Ifscape · Liquid Glass Camera sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YOKI Camera ships an update every 2 months, Ifscape · Liquid Glass Camera every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
YOKI Camera versus Ifscape · Liquid Glass Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYOKI CameraIfscape · Liquid Glass Camera
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYOSHIKI KOJIMA焱 陈

In-app purchases

8 purchases

YOKI Camera

One-time8
  • Bit Crusher$0.49
  • Phaser$0.49
  • Chorus$0.49
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  • Fuzz$0.49
  • Vibrato$0.49
  • Delay$0.49
  • Noise Gate$0.49
  • Full Pack$1.99
2 purchases

Ifscape · Liquid Glass Camera

Subscriptions2
  • Ifscape Plus Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Ifscape Plus Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is YOKI Camera free?
YOKI Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ifscape · Liquid Glass Camera free?
Ifscape · Liquid Glass Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do YOKI Camera or Ifscape · Liquid Glass Camera have ads?
Neither YOKI Camera nor Ifscape · Liquid Glass Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, YOKI Camera or Ifscape · Liquid Glass Camera?
YOKI Camera ships an update every 2 months, and Ifscape · Liquid Glass Camera every 9 days. Most recently, YOKI Camera was updated on November 5, 2026 and Ifscape · Liquid Glass Camera on November 5, 2026.

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