Comparison

Scopework vs REFRAXA

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

Head to head
About

Scopework

Transform your camera feed into mesmerizing, real-time kaleidoscope visuals. Apply various patterns and creative filters to faces, objects, or scenes for instant, unique video content. Ideal for social media, music visuals, and experimental art.

Highlights
  • Live kaleidoscope camera feed
  • Multiple lens and pattern options
  • Creative filters and color overlays
  • Masking for subject integration
  • Instant video creation
  • Front-facing camera support
Features
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Fracture reality with this live kaleidoscope tool. Point your camera at anything: a face, a neon sign, a flame, and you'll have mesmerizing visuals recorded live. Instant results with no post processing or editing Features: • Kaleidoscope with full camera control: Select between multiple lenses and front facing camera. • Live Photo mode to create instant short, kaleidoscope transition videos • Masking allows you to show your subject behind the kaleidoscope. • Multiple patterns including: Radial, Grid, Hex, Axis, Rings, and Spiral Creative filters (stacked with kaleidoscope) • Bloom, blur, and prism (chromatic) • Color invert • Two-color gradient overlay with a curated pastel palette and tap-to-cycle start/end colors Perfect for: • Scroll-stopping social content • Music videos, DJ, and live performances visuals • Visual mediation and loop art • Product photography • Experimental photography and cinematography

About

REFRAXA

Transform your photos and videos into stunning symmetrical art with a variety of mirrored effects. Apply live camera filters or edit existing media, with instant, watermark-free exports. This app offers a unique optical approach to creative visual transformations.

Highlights
  • 17 distinct mirroring effects
  • Edit photos and videos
  • Live camera effects
  • Record video with effects
  • Watermark-free exports
  • No account or cloud required
Features
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Turn your photos into hypnotic, symmetrical art. Pick any picture from your library and REFRAXA folds it into a living mandala - mirrors, kaleidoscopes, tiles, and prisms, rendered instantly as you flip between styles. - 17 distinct effects: mirrors, kaleidoscopes, prisms, tiles, wedges, and rotors - Edit any photo or video from your library - no length cap on video - Or go live: the camera shows the effect in the viewfinder as you shoot - Record video with the effect baked in - perfect for Reels, TikTok & Stories - Every export is archived beside your untouched original, inside the app - One-tap export, instant save. No account, no login, no cloud. - No AI, just optics: every pixel comes from your photo, and nothing you shoot ever leaves your phone Free to use. Upgrade to REFRAXA Pro once ($9.99, no subscription) for unlimited, watermark-free exports forever.

Screenshots

Scopework4 screens
REFRAXA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scopework at none against REFRAXA's 1. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. REFRAXA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scopework asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Scopework against 5.0 for REFRAXA. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scopework ships an update weekly, REFRAXA every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Scopework versus REFRAXA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScopeworkREFRAXA
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas PletsDANIEL GUY CIRALDO

Customer experience

Scopework

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

REFRAXA

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Scopework

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

REFRAXA

One-time1
  • REFRAXA Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Scopework free?
Scopework is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is REFRAXA free?
REFRAXA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scopework or REFRAXA?
Scopework and REFRAXA are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Scopework or REFRAXA have ads?
Neither Scopework nor REFRAXA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scopework or REFRAXA?
Scopework ships an update weekly, and REFRAXA every 4 days. Most recently, Scopework was updated on September 14, 2026 and REFRAXA on September 20, 2026.

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