Comparison

GLIT vs Chaos Camera Lab

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

Head to head
About

GLIT

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GLIT is a vintage camera and photo editor with real analog filters, 35mm film tones, warm light leaks, soft lens blur, and authentic film grain. Recreate the mood of 90s and Y2K photography with textured, emotional, and beautifully imperfect edits. Inspired by disposable cams, instant cameras, and creative imperfections, GLIT brings back the raw magic of analog photography in a fast, private mobile app. All without AI or cloud processing to respect your privacy. -- Key features: -- • Vintage Film Camera: Shoot directly in GLIT with a built-in analog cam. Capture with real film aesthetics from the moment you press the shutter. • Auto-Develop: Let GLIT develop your shot automatically with random analog surprises or fixed camera profiles, then fine-tune to your taste. • Analog Film Filters: Inspired by vintage 35mm stocks, expired film rolls, and nostalgic color palettes like pastel haze, dusty sunsets, and neon nights. • Light Leaks & Lens Flares: Random glow and streaks you only get from cheap plastic cameras and film accidents. • Chromatic Aberration & Vintage Lens: Soft corners, color fringing, and that dreamy distortion only an old camera could create. • Motion Blur & Camera Shake: Pan, spin, or zoom to mimic the dynamic feel of real handheld shots. • Diffusion Filters: Add hazy glow, sheer-fabric softness, and cinematic mist for dreamy, emotional photos. • Film Halation: Nostalgic reddish bloom straight out of the analog days. • Colored Vignette: Deep, moody tints on the edges, like retro lighting gels. • Film Grain: Not just an overlay but natural film grain that looks and feels analog. • Film Dust: Soft vintage dust for an authentic film look. • Film Date: Classic timestamp overlays straight from old Y2K point-and-shoot cameras. -- Why GLIT? -- • From shooting to editing, a complete analog experience in one app. • Real photo filters that mimic analog behavior. • Not your typical photo editor, celebrate the imperfections in your photos. • No AI, all your photos are processed locally to respect your privacy. GLIT is a love letter to the analog era, a little rebellion against pixel-perfect photos. It's for artists who miss the mess, the unexpected beauty. Tag your edits with #TheGlitLook and remind the Internet that perfection is boring. Terms of Use (EULA): https://glit.nobulabs.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://glit.nobulabs.com/privacy.html

About

Chaos Camera Lab

Transform ordinary photos into unique, collectible color worlds with unpredictable effects. Remap colors, add digital grain, and explore 16 distinct styles. Save and reuse your custom looks for future edits.

Highlights
  • 16 distinct Chaos styles
  • Color remapping and textured grain
  • Reusable recipes with shareable codes
  • Recipe Lab for custom looks
  • 4:5 camera with zoom
  • Photo Library import
Features
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Chaos Camera Lab turns ordinary scenes into unpredictable, collectible color worlds. This is not a traditional filter camera. Chaos remaps the colors inside each photo, adds tactile digital grain, and gives every image its own strange visual character. Shoot with the built-in 4:5 camera or import a photo, then explore looks ranging from soft and dreamlike to stark, graphic, spectral, and broken. Explore 16 distinct Chaos styles: Chaos, Soft, Poster, Acid, Dream, Noir, Thermal, Prism, Solar, Xerox, Signal, Infra, Ghost, Bleach, Mosaic, and Emulsion. When you discover a look worth keeping, save its recipe. Each recipe preserves the preset, palette, tuning, name, and code behind the image, so you can apply the same visual logic to a completely different scene later. Features: • A focused 4:5 camera with tap to focus and multiple zoom choices • 16 visually distinct Chaos presets • Expressive color remapping and textured grain • Photo Library import for remixing existing images • Hold the result to compare it with the original • Reusable recipes with names, palettes, and shareable codes • Recipe Lab for building custom color looks • Chaos Roll sessions and stylized contact sheets • A local gallery and Recipe Passport • High-quality image export to Photos Chaos Camera Lab is made for fast experimentation, happy accidents, and photographers who want an image to become something unexpected. Your photos and recipes stay on your device. Chaos Camera Lab does not collect personal data.

Screenshots

GLIT4 screens
Chaos Camera Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chaos Camera Lab at none against GLIT's 3. Chaos Camera Lab also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. GLIT sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Chaos Camera Lab asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GLIT ships an update every 4 days, Chaos Camera Lab every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
GLIT versus Chaos Camera Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGLITChaos Camera Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.2 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRiccardo PorcuRyan Walker

In-app purchases

3 purchases

GLIT

Subscriptions2
  • GLIT Pro - Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
  • GLIT Pro - Yearly Subscription$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • GLIT Pro - Lifetime$79.99
None

Chaos Camera Lab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GLIT free?
GLIT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chaos Camera Lab free?
Chaos Camera Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GLIT or Chaos Camera Lab have ads?
GLIT shows ads; Chaos Camera Lab does not.
Which is updated more often, GLIT or Chaos Camera Lab?
GLIT ships an update every 4 days, and Chaos Camera Lab every 2 days. Most recently, GLIT was updated on October 24, 2026 and Chaos Camera Lab on October 10, 2026.

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