Comparison

tink 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

tink

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tink is a creative playground for photos and videos—part studio, part AR toybox, part organizer. Everything runs on-device. No internet required. HIGHLIGHTS - Video Manipulator: datamosh, Nishika 3D, pixel sort, VHS-style looks, and more. - Cutouts + Stickers: turn moments into stickers, GIFs, and shareable assets. - Clipping: trim and rearrange scenes with a focused workflow. - Depth + 3D (Pro): generate depth maps and export a 3D mesh. - Pro exports: 4K + no watermark/branding and an ad-free experience. CAMERA + AR - Capture from camera or import from your library - AR experiments and interactive scenes - Quick tools for “make something cool” moments FREE TOOLS - Basic cutout, crop/rotate - Sticker maker (single) + GIF maker (basic) - Inventory + collections - Basic exports up to 1080p PRO (optional subscription) - No ads - No watermark / branding on exports - 4K exports - AI Labs: Depth maps + 3D Mesh, Text Removal, Upscale, Face Restore, Vectorize - Studio cutout quality + advanced workflows and batch-style tools Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://tinkapp.netlify.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://tinkapp.netlify.app/privacy

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

(d)effect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: (d)effect at none against tink's 2. tink's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price 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. tink sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. (d)effect asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
tink versus (d)effect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametertink(d)effect
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
Ads—No
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
Devices—iPhone — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size301 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeffrey AsanteJoao Campagnolo

In-app purchases

2 purchases

tink

Subscriptions2
  • tink pro monthly3 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • tink pro yearly3 Days trial$99.991 Year
None

(d)effect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is tink free?
tink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is (d)effect free?
(d)effect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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