F8 Effect vs xelka
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
F8 Effect
This camera app transforms your live view into retro game-style visuals. Apply 8-bit and 16-bit era aesthetics in real-time or edit existing photos with these unique filters.
- Live retro game-style effects
- Edit existing photos
- Customizable presets
- Resolution adjustments
- Dithering effect
- CRT-style filter
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F8 Effect is a camera app that applies retro game-style effects to your live camera feed in real time. Experience the look and feel of 8-bit and 16-bit era visuals, right through your camera. You can also load images from your photo library and edit them with the same effects. β KEY FEATURES Β· Presets for instant retro looks β with full manual control over each setting Β· Resolution presets ranging from retro game styles to modern sizes Β· Contrast, brightness & color inversion Β· Dithering Β· CRT-style effect (RGB Mask) Β· Vignette, chromatic aberration & curvature Β· Edge detection
xelka
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Turn any photo into gorgeous, hand-crafted pixel art. xelka is a pixel-art camera built on a real quantization + dithering engine β not a cheap overlay filter. Point it at the world for a live pixel viewfinder, or import any photo and watch it snap into a limited retro palette. β’ 11 iconic styles β retro handheld greens, vibrant fantasy-console palettes, home-computer 16-color, CRT phosphor, 1-bit ink, Sweetie 16, Modern Clean and more β’ Real-time pixel-art camera preview (front & back) β’ Record pixel-art video and export animated GIFs β’ Fine-tune contrast, saturation, brightness and pixel size β’ Ordered & FloydβSteinberg dithering for authentic texture β’ One-tap share to any app; save to your library β’ Fully on-device β no account, no ads, no tracking Unlock xelka Pro once to remove the watermark and open every style plus video & GIF export. One-time purchase, no subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: xelka at none against F8 Effect's shown. F8 Effect's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. F8 Effect sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and xelka sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
F8 Effect ships an update every 3 days, xelka every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | F8 Effect | xelka |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days β better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuta Yamamoto | Jaemin Kim |
In-app purchases
F8 Effect
- Remove Watermark$0.99
- Remove Ads$12.99
xelka
- xelka Pro$0.99









