Comparison

Glitchforge vs ebcam

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

Head to head
About

Glitchforge

Features
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Glitchforge is a video glitch studio that runs on your iPhone. Load a clip, stack effects, and watch your videos get messed up. Most glitch apps just paint effects on top of the picture. We edit the compressed video itself, in its own domain: the motion vectors, coefficients, and quantizers inside the H.264, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4 streams. Datamosh: motion comes unstuck from the picture, so one shot melts into the next and frames bleed together. Scrambled coefficients: blocks tear and smear. Warped blocks + posterization: the compression math is the effect. VHS + analog: tracking noise, color bleed, worn tape Pixel sort: pixels dragged into long streaks of color. Load a clip. Build a chain and reorder it if you need to. Tune each effect's settings and watch the picture change in unexpected ways. Scrub to any frame and save it, or export the whole clip. There is no account and no server. Your footage is processed on the phone and stays there. It works with no connection, anywhere you are ready to make art.

About

ebcam

Features
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ebcam turns your phone into a bag full of film cameras. Pick a camera, shoot, and every frame is developed on your phone with its own film stock, grain, light leaks and date stamp — the way a real roll comes back from the lab. 46 CAMERAS, EACH WITH ITS OWN CHARACTER • Point-and-shoots, half-frame, disposables, medium format and instant film • Early-2000s CCD digicams with that crisp, glowing look • Several film stocks per camera: warm, faded, cross-processed, black & white • Instant-film borders, 35 mm negatives with sprocket holes, slide mounts • Date stamps: classic orange LCD, digital, VHS and camcorder style SHOOT LIKE IT'S FILM • Half frame, collage layouts, 16-shot burst and 3D wiggle photos • Double exposure, straight from the camera or with a photo from your library • Lens accessories: fisheye, prism, star filter, ND and colored flash gels • Tilt the phone and the camera shoots landscape; level and grid included • Manual ISO and shutter speed on supported phones VIDEO CAMERAS • Super 8, 16 mm, VHS and a 2000s camcorder • Real frame rates, gate weave, flicker, tape noise and muffled sound • On-screen REC and date text just like the originals YOUR DARKROOM • Keep the negative and re-develop any shot later with another camera, film stock or exposure • RAW negatives (DNG) on supported iPhones for even more room to fix exposure • Edit film profiles with RGB curves and HSL, and save your own looks • Import photos from your library; the stamp shows the day they were taken • Portrait collage: cut the people out of your photos and put them together in one frame • Try any camera on your own recent photos before you shoot PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your photos are developed on your phone and never uploaded anywhere. EBCAM PRO Most cameras are free. Pro unlocks every Pro camera, all its film stocks and every camera added later. You can try Pro cameras in the viewfinder before buying. Choose a one-time Lifetime purchase or a Yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The Yearly subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://onurbulut.dev/ebcam/terms/ Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://onurbulut.dev/ebcam/privacy/

Screenshots

Glitchforge4 screens
ebcam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Glitchforge at none against ebcam's 2. ebcam's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. ebcam sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Glitchforge asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glitchforge ships an update every 8 days, ebcam every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Glitchforge versus ebcam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlitchforgeebcam
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGreen Rose Systems, LLConur bulut

In-app purchases

None

Glitchforge

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ebcam

Subscriptions1
  • ebcam Pro Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • ebcam Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Glitchforge free?
Glitchforge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ebcam free?
ebcam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Glitchforge or ebcam have ads?
Neither Glitchforge nor ebcam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glitchforge or ebcam?
Glitchforge ships an update every 8 days, and ebcam every 4 days. Most recently, Glitchforge was updated on October 3, 2026 and ebcam on October 19, 2026.

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