ICMPhotoForge vs Time Warp Scan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ICMPhotoForge
Transform still photos into expressive motion-blur artwork using intentional camera movement techniques. Apply various motion effects, fine-tune controls, and preview your creations in real-time before saving high-quality images.
- Intentional camera movement effects
- Live motion-blur rendering preview
- Adjustable motion, ghosting, and softness
- Crop-aware effect rendering
- Double echo with mix control
- Export in JPEG or PNG
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ICM Photo Forge transforms still photos into expressive motion-blur artwork inspired by intentional camera movement photography. Choose a photo, select a motion effect, and shape the result with simple controls for movement, ghost frames, softness, subject hold, exposure, color, and contrast. The live preview updates as you work, making it easy to explore painterly blur, abstract trails, radial motion, noir smears, light leaks, and soft watercolor-style motion. Crop directly on the image with draggable handles, then save only the composition you want. Motion effects are rendered from the crop itself, so effects such as Radial Swirl, Zoom Bloom, and Umbrella Spin are centered within the selected crop rather than the full source image. Features: - Import photos from your Photos Library - Live ICM-style rendering preview - Crop directly on the image with draggable corner handles - Crop-aware rendering so effects operate from the selected crop area - Optional second image for Double Echo with adjustable mix control - Second images are aspect-filled into the crop so mismatched orientations are not squeezed - Long-press the photo to compare the original and rendered version - Motion effects including Street Ghost, Umbrella Spin, Vertical Rain, Zoom Bloom, Quiet Noir, Brush Stroke, S-Curve Drift, Radial Swirl, Pan Follow, Double Echo, Crosshatch, Light Leak, Noir Smear, Watercolor, and Tilted Drag - Fine-tune movement, ghost frames, softness, subject clarity, exposure, color, and contrast - Undo recent tuning changes or reset the current effect - Export as JPEG or PNG - Preview reflects the selected export format - Export quality choices for Fast, High, or Original rendering - Smaller exports are upscaled to 4096 pixels on the longest side - Larger exports are preserved and are not downsized - Save finished artwork directly to Photos - Built-in About page explaining each effect and control - Designed for iPhone and iPad ICM Photo Forge is made for photographers, artists, and curious image-makers who want to experiment with motion, blur, rhythm, and abstraction from photos they already have.
Time Warp Scan
Create surreal photos and videos using a live blue-line time warp effect. This app processes all camera frames on your device, offering full control over scan direction, duration, and style without ads or watermarks.
- Live blue-line time warp effect
- Adjustable scan direction and duration
- Multiple scan-line styles
- Photo and video capture
- Built-in pose guides
- Save and share creations
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BEND TIME. BREAK REALITY. A live scan line freezes each slice of the frame as it passes. Hold still, then move at the right moment. The warp is captured on your iPhone, with no editing timeline. FREE Classic, Split, and Zipper. Shoot and save photos. No ads, no watermark, and no account. TIME WARP PRO Weekly, monthly, or yearly. Monthly includes a 3-day trial. Pro adds 10 modes, video, Live Photo, GIF, the full editor, and 60 fps. The price is shown before you subscribe. Cancel anytime in Settings. FREE MODES Classic — one line sweeps across and freezes time behind it. Split — two lines race apart from a point you tap. Zipper — two lines close in from opposite edges. PRO MODES Portal — a ring of frozen time grows outward. Black Hole — time collapses toward one point. Vortex — a beam sweeps in a circle. Liquid — a rolling wave. Melt — frozen time drips downward. Heart — a heart opens from a point you tap. Star — a five-point star spreads across the frame. Mosaic — tiles freeze at different moments. Time Brush — paint with your finger to freeze anything, then tap Done. Clones — freeze several poses of yourself in one shot. Each pose is marked with a flash. SCAN CONTROLS Free: Up to 8 directions, including diagonals, depending on the mode. Durations of 3, 5, 8, 12, 16, 24, or 32 seconds. Speed curves: Steady, Smooth, Rush, Brake, and Beat. Countdown off, or 3, 5, or 10 seconds. Pause and resume during a scan. Tap to place the center on Split, Zipper, and the point-based Pro modes. Scan-line styles: Electric, Prism, Solar, Neon, Laser, Aurora, Glitch, Holo, Ghost, or hidden. Freeze tint on the frozen past only: Off, Mono, Ice, Memory, X-Ray, or Neon. Front or back camera, torch, tap to focus, and pinch to zoom. Mirror front-camera selfies. Grid, and a ghost of your last warp. Ring light raises screen brightness for dark selfies. Start with an open palm, or with the volume buttons. 30 fps capture. Pro: 60 fps capture. SAVING Free: Save a warp photo to Photos. Crop to 4:5 or square, rotate, and adjust before saving. Looks: Original, Vivid, Mono, and Noir. Pro: Record video, with microphone audio if you allow it. Export video, a Live Photo, or a GIF. Share with any compatible app. Looks: Vintage, Cyber, Golden, Frost, Dream, Thermal, VHS, and Pop. Captions, music, and playback at 0.5×, 1×, 2×, and 4×. Free and Pro saves have no watermark. ALSO FREE Recipes show the pose, then apply that camera setup in one tap. A Pro recipe asks you to subscribe first. Daily challenges, streaks, and badges. Studio keeps saved warps in the app for replay, favorites, and deletion. Deleting one does not remove the Photos original. Siri, the Action button, and Control Center. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Camera and microphone frames stay on your iPhone. Clones and palm-to-start use on-device vision. Nothing is uploaded. No account, no ads SDK, no analytics SDK, and no cross-app tracking. Photos access is add-only. The microphone is optional and is used only for video with sound. Download Time Warp Scan and bend the next moment your way. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/sv56developer/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Time Warp Scan at Free against ICMPhotoForge's $0.99. Time Warp Scan also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (36 vs 1). ICMPhotoForge's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). 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
Time Warp Scan is free to download; ICMPhotoForge costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ICMPhotoForge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time Warp Scan has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ICMPhotoForge's written reviews are positive against 80% of Time Warp Scan's.
ICMPhotoForge ships an update every 6 weeks, Time Warp Scan every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ICMPhotoForge | Time Warp Scan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.4 (36 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Greg Anderson | Ha Quyen Ho Thi |
Customer experience
ICMPhotoForge
Time Warp Scan
In-app purchases
ICMPhotoForge
No in-app purchases
Time Warp Scan
No in-app purchases









