Trichromacy vs Tape Eater Video Effects
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Tape Eater Video Effects
Transform your videos with intentional glitch and broken-tape effects. Easily warp footage from your camera or gallery to achieve a damaged VHS or corrupted file aesthetic. Save your creations as silent clips or still images directly on your device.
- Apply glitch and broken-tape video effects
- Warp video from camera or gallery
- Push, smear, and scramble picture
- Save silent clips or stills
- Deep live controls and presets
- Includes Silt mode thermal/smear effect
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Tape Eater turns ordinary videos into glitchy, broken-tape looks — on purpose. This is a video effects app, not a music player: it warps video. What it does • Open your camera or a video from Photos • Push, smear, and scramble the picture until it looks like damaged VHS or a crashing file • Save a silent clip or a still — everything stays on your device Why it’s different • Built for melting video as the main toy, not a tiny filter buried in an editor • Deep live controls if you want to dig in — or tap presets and go • Includes Silt mode: a second thermal / smear look in the same app • No account. No cloud. No ads. You don’t need to know video jargon. Open a clip, mess it up, save it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tape Eater Video Effects at Free against Trichromacy's $1.99. Tape Eater Video Effects also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Tape Eater Video Effects is free to download; Trichromacy costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Trichromacy ships an update every 2 weeks, Tape Eater Video Effects daily. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trichromacy | Tape Eater Video Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | (optional.is) | todd cunningham |
In-app purchases
Trichromacy
No in-app purchases
Tape Eater Video Effects
No in-app purchases
Questions
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