Comparison

VHS FX Studio vs Tape Eater Video Effects

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

Head to head
About

VHS FX Studio

Features
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Turn ordinary videos into authentic VHS, CRT, camcorder, and analog-style footage directly on your iPhone. VHS Studio gives you detailed control over the look and feel of your videos with a live preview and an extensive collection of adjustable effects. Create anything from a subtle retro television look to a heavily damaged tape recording. FEATURES • Preview VHS and CRT effects in real time • Apply ready-made presets or build your own custom look • Adjust noise, grain, dust, speckles, scanlines, tracking, warping, jitter, bloom, glow, flicker, color bleed, tape damage, glitches, and more • Preserve the original video shape or choose 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 4:5, or cinematic aspect ratios • Use Fit or Fill framing controls • Loop your video while editing • Export and save directly to Photos • Export in 720p, 1080p, or 4K • Choose 24, 30, or 60 frames per second • Process videos locally on your device • No account required Whether you are creating music videos, social clips, short films, nostalgic home-video effects, or experimental visuals, VHS Studio gives you the tools to create a distinctive analog style.

About

Tape Eater Video Effects

Transform your videos with intentional glitch and broken-tape effects. Easily warp footage from your camera or gallery to achieve a damaged VHS or corrupted file aesthetic. Save your creations as silent clips or still images directly on your device.

Highlights
  • Apply glitch and broken-tape video effects
  • Warp video from camera or gallery
  • Push, smear, and scramble picture
  • Save silent clips or stills
  • Deep live controls and presets
  • Includes Silt mode thermal/smear effect
Features
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Tape Eater turns ordinary videos into glitchy, broken-tape looks — on purpose. This is a video effects app, not a music player: it warps video. What it does • Open your camera or a video from Photos • Push, smear, and scramble the picture until it looks like damaged VHS or a crashing file • Save a silent clip or a still — everything stays on your device Why it’s different • Built for melting video as the main toy, not a tiny filter buried in an editor • Deep live controls if you want to dig in — or tap presets and go • Includes Silt mode: a second thermal / smear look in the same app • No account. No cloud. No ads. You don’t need to know video jargon. Open a clip, mess it up, save it.

Screenshots

VHS FX Studio4 screens
Tape Eater Video Effects4 screens

Verdict

The call

VHS FX Studio and Tape Eater Video Effects are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
VHS FX Studio versus Tape Eater Video Effects: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVHS FX StudioTape Eater Video Effects
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrigin 51 LLCtodd cunningham

In-app purchases

None

VHS FX Studio

No in-app purchases

None

Tape Eater Video Effects

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VHS FX Studio free?
VHS FX Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tape Eater Video Effects free?
Tape Eater Video Effects is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VHS FX Studio or Tape Eater Video Effects have ads?
Neither VHS FX Studio nor Tape Eater Video Effects shows ads.

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