Comparison

Image Filters Photo Editor + vs Image2pixel

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

Head to head
About

Image Filters Photo Editor +

This app offers a vast array of filters and adjustments to transform your photos. Enhance colors, apply artistic effects, or achieve vintage looks with a wide selection of tools. Perfect for creative photo editing.

Highlights
  • Bokeh, Disc, Gaussian, Motion, Zoom Blur effects
  • Color adjustment and enhancement tools
  • Artistic color effects like invert, posterize, and thermal
  • Halftone and screen effects (CMYK, Dot, Line)
  • Sharpening and unsharp mask for detail
  • Stylize effects including comic, crystallize, and bloom
Features
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Filters: BLUR ◆ Bokeh Blur – Applies a bokeh effect. ◆ Disc Blur – Blurs an image using disc shapes. ◆ Gaussian Blur – Blur and smooth out images. ◆ Morphology Gradient – Finds the edges of an image. ◆ Motion Blur – Blurs an image to simulate the effect of using a camera that moves a specified angle and distance while capturing the image. ◆ Zoom Blur – Simulates the effect of zooming the camera while capturing the image. COLOR ADJUSTMENT ◆ Color Controls – Greatly enhance colors, or remove them for a black & white photo. ◆ Color Threshold – Converts image into high-contrast color. ◆ Exposure Adjust – Brighten up dark photos or darken bright photos. ◆ Gamma Adjust – Darkens or lightens photos. ◆ Hue Adjust – Adjust photo’s hue/color tint. ◆ Vibrance – Make the photo’s color pop without looking fake. COLOR EFFECT ◆ Color Invert – Invert all colors as if image was converted to a negative. ◆ Color Map – Maps the colors from a psychedelic gradient to your image. ◆ Color Monochrome – Remaps colors so they fall within shades of a single color. ◆ Color Posterize – Turn images into posters, i.e. the “Andy Warhol” effect. ◆ Document Enhancer – Enhance a document image by removing unwanted shadows, whitening the background, and enhancing contrast. ◆ False Color – Maps luminance to a color ramp of two colors. ◆ Maximum Component – Returns a grayscale image from max(r,g,b). ◆ Minimum Component – Returns a grayscale image from min(r,g,b). ◆ Photo Effects: - Chrome – Vintage photography film with exaggerated color. - Fade – Vintage photography film with diminished color. - Instant – Vintage photography film with distorted colors. - Mono – Black-and-white photography film with low contrast. - Noir – Black-and-white photography film with exaggerated contrast. - Process – Vintage photography film with emphasized cool colors. - Tonal – Black-and-white photography film without significantly altering contrast. - Transfer – Vintage photography film with emphasized warm colors. ◆ Sepia Tone – Give an old-fashioned look to your photos. ◆ Thermal – Apply a Thermal image effect. ◆ Vignette – Soften photo’s edges and draw attention to its center. ◆ Vignette Effect – More advanced controls than basic Vignette. ◆ X-Ray – Apply a X-Ray style effect to an image. HALFTONE EFFECT ◆CMYK Halftone – Creates a color, halftoned rendition of the source image, using cyan, magenta, yellow, and black inks over a white page. ◆ Dot Screen – Simulates the dot patterns of a halftone screen. ◆ Hatched Screen – Simulates the hatched pattern of a halftone screen. ◆ Line Screen – Simulates the line pattern of a halftone screen. SHARPEN ◆ Sharpen Luminance – Increases image detail by sharpening. ◆ Unsharp Mask – Sharpen images to make them stand out. STYLIZE ◆ Bloom – Softens edges and applies a pleasant glow to an image. ◆ Comic Effect – Turn images into comic book pages. ◆ Crystallize – Creates polygon-shaped color blocks from image. ◆ Edges – Finds edges in image and displays them in color. ◆ Gabor Gradients – Linear filter used for texture analysis. ◆ Gloom – Dulls the highlights of an image. ◆ Hexagonal Pixellate – Maps an image to colored hexagons. ◆ Highlight and Shadows – Increase or decrease shadows and highlight. ◆ Line Overlay – Creates a sketch that outlines the edges of an image in black. ◆ Pixelate – Makes an image blocky by mapping to colored squares defined by the replaced pixels. ◆ Pointillize – Renders photo in a pointillistic style. Apply image filters in a quick, easy to use interface. Share filtered photos to text messages & save to your phone. Save full size image to Photo Library, Send via Email, Copy into other apps. No Ads! Post to the #ImageFilterApp Hashtag to see other's image filter creations on Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook. App will be updated over time with more filters. Supports Light and Dark Modes. Landscape and Portrait orientations supported. Fully Accessible with the VoiceOver screen reader for blind and low vision users.

About

Image2pixel

Features
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Image2pixel - Pixel Art Generator Transform your favorite photos into exquisite pixel art creations. Whether you're a gaming enthusiast, designer, or pixel art lover, Image2pixel helps you effortlessly create retro-style pixel art. Main Features • One-Click Pixelation: Simply select a photo to instantly convert it into pixel art.
 • Custom Pixel Size: Adjust pixel sizes from 2 to 16 to create different styles of pixel effects.
 • Color Control: Set the number of colors, from 2 to 64, to create artwork ranging from simple to complex.
 • Grayscale Mode: Switch to a black and white effect with one click to create retro-style pixel art.
 • Grid Line Display: Show/hide grid lines for precise editing and viewing.
 • High-Quality Export: Save high-resolution pixel art to your photo album. • Fuse Bead Palettes & Pattern Export Use Cases • Create retro-style pixel characters and scenes for game projects.
 • Design unique social media avatars and backgrounds.
 • Transform precious photos into works of art.
 • Create retro-style wallpapers and decorative patterns.
 • Turn photos into fun 8-bit style images. • Turn photos into fun Perler Beads/Fuse Beads Pattern. Image2pixel - Effortlessly create pixel art and unleash your retro creativity!

Screenshots

Image Filters Photo Editor +4 screens
Image2pixel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Image Filters Photo Editor + at Free against Image2pixel's $1.99. Image Filters Photo Editor + also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). Image2pixel's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Image Filters Photo Editor + is free to download; Image2pixel costs $1.99 up front. Image Filters Photo Editor + sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Image2pixel asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Image Filters Photo Editor + ships an update every 2 days, Image2pixel every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Image Filters Photo Editor + versus Image2pixel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImage Filters Photo Editor +Image2pixel
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.7 (32 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaulJAdam.com玉祥 余

Bugs and requests

Image Filters Photo Editor +

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Cannot save photos
  • Cannot send photos
  • Images saved rotated 180 degrees
  • App crashes on opening
  • Help menu leads to 404 error
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  • Strange haze around logo on invert
  • Automatic cropping to horizontal rectangle
  • App crashes frequently
  • Cannot open app on older devices (iPod 4)
  • App doesn't start up

Requested features

14 requests
  • Ability to save photos
  • Ability to send photos
  • Built-in save button
  • Fix image rotation on save
  • Add sharpen feature
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  • Make all filters available
  • Improve user interface clarity
  • Allow editing of own photos
  • Add tutorial
  • Fix app crashing
  • Update for iPhone X
  • Add control over filter levels
  • Make all filters available through photo extensions
  • Clear last pic or prevent holding

Image2pixel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Image Filters Photo Editor +

One-time8
  • Disable Ads$0.99
  • Enable All Filters$0.99
  • Blur Filters$0.99
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  • Color Adjustment Filters$0.99
  • Halftone Effect Filters$0.99
  • Sharpen Filters$0.99
  • Stylize Filters$0.99
  • Color Effect Filters$1.99
None

Image2pixel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Image Filters Photo Editor + free?
Image Filters Photo Editor + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Image2pixel free?
Image2pixel costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Image Filters Photo Editor + or Image2pixel have ads?
Neither Image Filters Photo Editor + nor Image2pixel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Image Filters Photo Editor + or Image2pixel?
Image Filters Photo Editor + ships an update every 2 days, and Image2pixel every 6 days. Most recently, Image Filters Photo Editor + was updated on October 23, 2026 and Image2pixel on October 22, 2026.

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