Comparison

Photo Blaster FX 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

Photo Blaster FX

Features
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PHOTO BLASTER — Real-Time Camera Effects Turn your camera into a mind-bending creative machine. Photo Blaster applies 311 wild, trippy, and beautiful effects to your live camera feed or any photo from your library — in real time, on device, instantly. LIVE CAMERA EFFECTS Point your camera at anything and watch it transform in real time. Stack multiple effects together, tweak every parameter, and see the result live before you shoot. SNAP & RECORD Tap the shutter to save a photo. Hold it down to record a video — everything you see gets captured exactly as it looks, effects and all. Saved straight to your Photos library. 311 EFFECTS ACROSS 6 CATEGORIES Glitch, Color, Distort, Overlay, Texture, and Trippy — from VHS and datamosh to kaleidoscope, plasma, neon, fire, fractal warp, and hundreds more. RANDOM MODE Can't decide? Hit RANDOM and let the app surprise you with a wild effect combo. DEEP CUSTOMIZATION Every effect has its own parameters — speed, intensity, color, scale, and more. Dial in exactly the look you want. PINCH TO ZOOM Zoom your camera up to 8x while effects run live on top. FAVOURITES Star your go-to effects to pin them at the front of the panel. TORCH AND GRID Built-in torch toggle and rule-of-thirds grid overlay for better shots in any light. FREE TO TRY 30 effects are completely free — no time limit, no watermark. Unlock all 311 with a single one-time purchase. No subscription. Ever. Warning: Flashes of light or intense, repetitive visual patterns can trigger seizures in individuals with photosensitive epilepsy. Made by illmentalityapps. For support email illmentalityapps@gmail.com

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

Photo Blaster FX4 screens
(d)effect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: (d)effect at none against Photo Blaster FX's 1. Photo Blaster FX's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Photo Blaster FX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. (d)effect asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Photo Blaster FX versus (d)effect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto Blaster FX(d)effect
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael BrownJoao Campagnolo

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Photo Blaster FX

One-time1
  • Unlock All Effects$4.99
None

(d)effect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Photo Blaster FX free?
Photo Blaster FX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is (d)effect free?
(d)effect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Photo Blaster FX or (d)effect have ads?
Neither Photo Blaster FX nor (d)effect shows ads.

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