Comparison

AI Effects vs SplitCapture

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

Head to head
About

AI Effects

This app uses AI to suggest unique photo edits based on your image's content and mood. Swipe through AI-generated options, duel finalists, and fine-tune the winner with manual controls. All processing happens offline on your device for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • AI-generated photo edits
  • Offline processing
  • Swipeable edit suggestions
  • Duel finalist edits
  • Manual fine-tuning
  • Flow mode for continuous edits
Features
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Most editors ask you to design the edit. Vye asks you to pick the one you like. Vye's on-device AI reads your photo and generates the strongest edits for it, completely offline. Swipe through them like cards: keep, skip, crown a winner. No presets to scroll, no sliders to decode. Free every day. Unlock once, yours forever, no subscription. HOW IT WORKS Select a photo. Vye reads it locally, generates a set of distinct edits, and shows them as swipeable cards. Keep what works, skip what doesn't, duel the finalists head to head, then fine-tune the winner with full control over color, contrast, temperature, and more. Pick a focused run, or let Flow keep generating until you spot a gem. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT No two photos get the same edits. Vye reads the content, mood, and lighting of each image and proposes looks pulled from a dozen distinct visual styles. The result is variety you wouldn't have thought to try. Swipe to keep or skip, duel the finalists, double-tap to crown the winner. Choosing feels like a game, not a chore. FREE EVERY DAY You get 2 full edits a day, free. The one-time unlock removes the limit: unlimited edits, every look, forever. MADE FOR APPLE INTELLIGENCE Vye is built for Apple Intelligence. Every edit comes from Apple's on-device models, running entirely on your iPhone. You already paid for the Neural Engine. Vye puts it to work. PRIVACY No cloud upload. No internet access. No account. The entire pipeline runs on your iPhone, including the on-device AI that picks the edits.

About

SplitCapture

Features
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SplitCapture composes your live camera feed with a photo or video from your library, then exports a clean image or video straight to Photos. HOW IT WORKS - Shared canvas: bring the live camera feed and a recent photo or video together in one frame - Shoot portrait or landscape, swap which source is on top, and switch cameras mid-shot - On-device rendering: the final composite is processed on your iPhone and saved directly to Photos WHY USE IT Reaction shots, before/after comparisons, duet-style videos, or simply pairing a moment you just lived with a moment you captured earlier. SplitCapture keeps it to one clean export instead of stitching things together after the fact. PRIVACY SplitCapture only accesses the camera, microphone, and Photos to compose and save the media you ask for. Nothing leaves your device.

Screenshots

AI Effects4 screens
SplitCapture4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SplitCapture at none against AI Effects's 1. AI Effects's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. AI Effects sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SplitCapture asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AI Effects ships an update every 4 days, SplitCapture every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AI Effects versus SplitCapture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAI EffectsSplitCapture
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB5 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperHarutyun KloyanEloi Carrelet

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AI Effects

One-time1
  • Unlock Vye$9.99
None

SplitCapture

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AI Effects free?
AI Effects is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SplitCapture free?
SplitCapture is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AI Effects or SplitCapture have ads?
Neither AI Effects nor SplitCapture shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AI Effects or SplitCapture?
AI Effects ships an update every 4 days, and SplitCapture every 6 weeks. Most recently, AI Effects was updated on October 9, 2026 and SplitCapture on September 29, 2026.

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