AuraWall vs (d)effect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AuraWall
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Finding a wallpaper that matches your style should be simple. AuraWall brings together a collection of high-definition wallpapers and live wallpapers, giving you different options to customize the appearance of your device without complicated steps. After opening the app, you can explore wallpapers through multiple browsing sections designed to help you discover content in different ways. View newly added wallpapers to see recent additions, check popular selections to explore frequently viewed content, or browse recommended wallpapers for more inspiration. A variety of categories are also available, including nature, art, minimalist designs, creative backgrounds, illustrations, and other visual styles. If you already have a specific idea in mind, the search feature can help you locate wallpapers more efficiently. Additional filtering options allow wallpapers to be viewed based on selected time periods, making it easier to explore content added within a particular date range. When you find wallpapers that stand out, AuraWall provides several ways to manage them. Add images to your favorites collection to keep them organized in one place, download wallpapers directly to your device for future use, or share them with friends through supported apps and services. Before making changes to your screen, preview wallpapers to see how they look. Once you've selected an image, it can be applied to the home screen, lock screen, or both screens together. The setup process is designed to be straightforward, allowing you to update your device appearance quickly. The app uses a clean layout and organized navigation structure, helping users move between categories, search results, favorites, downloads, and wallpaper previews with ease. Whether you prefer browsing casually or searching for something specific, AuraWall offers a convenient way to manage and apply wallpapers. AuraWall offers high-definition images, allowing you to flexibly personalize your device and give your phone a more interesting look.
(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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: AuraWall at 16.4 against (d)effect's 26.2. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AuraWall ships an update every 3 weeks, (d)effect every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AuraWall | (d)effect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 鑫宇 王 | Joao Campagnolo |
In-app purchases
AuraWall
No in-app purchases
(d)effect
No in-app purchases









