Comparison

Glitch Bento vs (d)effect

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

Head to head
About

Glitch Bento

Features
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Shuffle once. Your fave loops in 3x3 glitch. Glitch Bento is a 3x3 glitch collage maker for photos, short clips, text, and emoji. Build loop-ready MP4/GIF visuals in seconds with a clear visual grammar: grid + glitch + stickers. Why creators use it - 3x3 Bento Grid: combine photos, short videos (up to 3 seconds), text, and emoji. - Chaos Shuffle: instantly remix layout, palette, and FX. Hold to charge, shake for extra chaos. - Cell Control: crop, rotate, flip, zoom, and lock cells you want to keep. - Fast Output: export looped MP4 or GIF, then save or share. - Remix Links & QR: share your layout recipe so friends can remix without your media files. Privacy first - Processing is on-device. - Photo/video files are not uploaded. - Anonymous sign-in is used only for Remix links and reporting. For fans of glitch edits, meme collage, Y2K aesthetics, and cyber-styled social visuals.

About

(d)effect

This camera app applies unique, real-time visual effects directly to your photos and videos as you capture them. It offers a variety of artistic filters, allowing for live previews and immediate saving without any post-processing steps. All processing is done on-device, ensuring your content remains private.

Highlights
  • Live filter rendering on viewfinder
  • Real-time photo and video capture
  • Stackable and adjustable filters
  • On-device processing for privacy
  • Variety of unique artistic filters
  • Random effect generation
Features
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(d)effect is a camera that shows you the effect before you take the shot. Every filter renders live on the viewfinder at full frame rate — no preview, no "apply" step, no waiting. What you frame is what gets saved. THE FILTERS • Riso Print — RGB plate misregistration and grain, like a badly aligned risograph • Dither — 4×4 Bayer ordered dithering, the look of a 1-bit screen • ASCII — the frame rebuilt from coloured glyphs on black • False Color — channel crushing and hue cycling • Halation — the bloom that film gets around highlights • Posterize — hard tonal banding • Exclusion — a solid hue blended straight through the image • Low Res — chunky pixellation that scales with the shot • Slow Shutter — a real exposure change on the camera, so the motion blur is genuine rather than faked Stack them. Adjust contrast, brightness and saturation on anything. Hit Random when you want the machine to decide. PHOTO AND VIDEO Shoot stills or record video with the same effects, with audio, in 4:5. What the viewfinder showed is what lands in your library — filters that are sized in pixels scale with the image, so the saved file matches the preview. YOUR SHOTS STAY YOURS Everything is processed on your iPhone using Metal and Core Image. Nothing is uploaded, stored on a server, or looked at by anyone. There is no cloud gallery and no server-side processing — captures go straight to your own Photos library, into a "(d)effect" album the in-app gallery reads back. We hold one piece of personal data: the email address attached to your sign-in. You can delete your account, and it, from inside the app. — (d)effect is free while in active development — every filter unlocked, no ads, no subscription. If something breaks, tell us at support@d-effect.com and we'll fix it.

Screenshots

Glitch Bento4 screens
(d)effect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Glitch Bento at 3 against (d)effect's 1. Glitch Bento also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Glitch Bento versus (d)effect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlitch Bento(d)effect
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperShimauma Services, Inc.Joao Campagnolo

In-app purchases

None

Glitch Bento

No in-app purchases

None

(d)effect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Glitch Bento free?
Glitch Bento is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is (d)effect free?
(d)effect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Glitch Bento or (d)effect have ads?
Neither Glitch Bento nor (d)effect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glitch Bento or (d)effect?
Glitch Bento ships an update every 2 weeks, and (d)effect every 2 weeks. Most recently, Glitch Bento was updated on October 25, 2026 and (d)effect on October 18, 2026.

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