Comparison

Trichromacy 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

Trichromacy

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A unique camera app to split the RGB channels with a slight delay between each. This creates a unique glitch effect.

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

Trichromacy3 screens
(d)effect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: (d)effect at Free against Trichromacy's $1.99. Trichromacy's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.2). On update cadence, 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

(d)effect is free to download; Trichromacy costs $1.99 up front. 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 September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Trichromacy versus (d)effect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrichromacy(d)effect
Price$1.99Free — better
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
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer(optional.is)Joao Campagnolo

In-app purchases

None

Trichromacy

No in-app purchases

None

(d)effect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trichromacy free?
Trichromacy costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is (d)effect free?
(d)effect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Trichromacy or (d)effect have ads?
Neither Trichromacy nor (d)effect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trichromacy or (d)effect?
Trichromacy ships an update every 2 weeks, and (d)effect every 2 weeks. Most recently, Trichromacy was updated on September 24, 2026 and (d)effect on October 2, 2026.

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