Mote vs Falling Filter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mote
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Mote turns your camera into a live visual instrument. Move your hands and the effect follows you in real time. No timeline, no templates, no account. START FREE • Tips: light trails and colors that flow from your fingertips • Web: glowing strings stretched between your fingers and hands • Record clips up to 15 seconds with a small MOTE watermark and save them to Photos PLAY IT WITH YOUR HANDS • Frame a portal with both hands and watch a new look fill it • Pinch, or press your palms together, to switch the look • Tap the effect label to switch, or use AUTO mode • Tracks up to two hands, and your whole body with Bones MOTE PRO: 27 EFFECT SETS, 120+ LOOKS Gaps portals, Tone, Flow, Holo, Funhouse, Mirror, Sketch, Cam (CCTV, night vision, 8mm, heat), Disco, Scene (vaporwave, stars, matrix, Y2K), Lens, Spotlight, Clone, Planet, Fall (rain, snow, petals), Cutout background effects, Energy, Orb, Bolt, Deck, Cube, Reactor, Taffy, HUD and Bones body tracking. • Record up to 60 seconds • No watermark PRIVATE BY DESIGN Hand and body tracking run on your device. Camera frames are not uploaded, and you never need an account. The first launch shows a short video intro and a Mote Pro offer you can close to start with the free effects. ABOUT MOTE PRO Mote Pro is optional. It is available as a weekly subscription (with a 3-day free trial when you are eligible), an annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; the renewal is charged within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Restore previous purchases anytime in the app. Privacy Policy: https://www.secondearth.io/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.secondearth.io/terms Make movement visible with Mote.
Falling Filter
Easily create viral video effects like the Falling Filter and Loop Me. Transform everyday moments into fun, shareable short videos with unique distortions and illusions. No complex editing skills required.
- Falling Filter effect
- Looping video creation
- Whirlpool camera distortion
- Wave distortion effect
- Horizon Scan illusion
- Add music to videos
- Save and share creations
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Create the viral Falling Filter and Loop Me effect in seconds. Record a photo or video, watch your subject fall forward in a smooth repeating loop, then save and share the result. No complicated editing skills needed. MAKE EVERY MOMENT MORE FUN Turn everyday scenes into funny, surprising and shareable short videos. Choose an effect, open the camera and start creating instantly. SIGNATURE VIDEO EFFECTS • Falling Filter Create the illusion of falling forward with a smooth, repeating motion effect made for funny reactions and creative challenges. • Whirlpool Twist the camera view into a dynamic swirling vortex. Move your phone to control the direction and strength of the effect. • Wave Add a gentle side-to-side wave distortion that reacts as you tilt and sway your device. • Horizon Scan Freeze the image progressively with a moving scan line to create impossible poses, stretched shapes and time-warp illusions. CREATE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS Capture quick photos or record short videos directly inside the app. Preview your creation immediately before saving it. ADD MUSIC Choose a track that matches your video and turn a simple moment into entertaining short-form content. FAST AND EASY 1. Choose your favorite effect 2. Point the camera and start recording 3. Preview your result 4. Add music if you want 5. Save or share in seconds BUILT FOR CREATIVE MOMENTS • Funny videos with friends and family • Falling and Loop Me challenges • Prank and reaction clips • Viral short-form content • Wave and whirlpool distortions • Time warp scan illusions • Creative photo experiments YOUR SHORTS, ALL IN ONE PLACE Keep your recent photos and videos organized inside My Shorts, so you can quickly preview, save or share them again. Create your first Falling Filter video today and turn an ordinary moment into something impossible to ignore. The visual effects are simulated for entertainment. Use motion effects responsibly and stay aware of your surroundings. Face Data & Camera Processing (Falling Filter) What face data we collect Falling Filter does not collect, store, or transmit facial recognition data, facial geometry, or biometric identifiers. When you use the camera, the app may process camera frames on your device. For the “Falling” effect only, the app uses Apple’s on-device Vision framework to generate a temporary person-segmentation mask (silhouette) so the visual effect can be applied in real time. How we use it Camera frames and segmentation masks are used only to render live preview and to create photos/videos you choose to capture. Processing happens locally on your device. We do not use this data for identification, profiling, advertising, or analytics. Sharing with third parties We do not share face data or camera frames with third parties. Storage & retention Segmentation masks and live camera frames exist only in device memory during use and are not saved as separate face-data files. If you record or capture media, the resulting photo/video is stored locally in the app until you delete it or uninstall the app. If you choose to save to Photos, the file is stored in your device’s photo library under your control. Deletion You can delete captured items inside the app (My Shorts / recent projects). Uninstalling the app removes locally stored app data. Items saved to Photos can be deleted from the Photos app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Falling Filter at none against Mote's 3. Falling Filter also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Mote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Falling Filter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mote ships an update every 2 weeks, Falling Filter every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mote | Falling Filter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SecondEarth AI, Inc. | Ha Quyen Ho Thi |
In-app purchases
Mote
- Mote Pro3 Days trial$5.997 Days
- Mote Pro (Annual)$29.991 Year
- Mote Pro Lifetime$49.99
Falling Filter
No in-app purchases









