Comparison

Filterloop vs AlphaBlur Image Effects

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

Head to head
About

Filterloop

This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for photo editing, allowing users to make precise adjustments and apply a wide range of creative filters. Recreate vintage analog effects, explore modern glitch art, and develop a unique editing style with layered effects and adjustable opacity.

Highlights
  • Precise image adjustments (saturation, contrast, hue, etc.)
  • Analog photo effects (light leaks, emulsion, grain)
  • Glitch art and distortion effects
  • Customizable filter packs with adjustable opacity
  • Layering of effects and filters
  • Easy sharing to social media
Features
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Filterloop is a premium all-inclusive photo editor that you will fall in love with! MAKE ADJUSTMENTS Precisely adjust saturation, contrast, hue, exposure, brightness, and more. You’ll get an ultimate toolkit to make your images flawless before moving on to filters. RECREATE ANALOG PHOTO EFFECTS There is a huge selection of splendid light leaks, astonishing emulsion effects, grain and scratches. All these create an impression as if your pictures were made using a vintage camera and spent ages in photo albums. We’ve made some of the exclusive light leaks and textures forever free. Enjoy! EMBRACE NEW TRENDS IN PHOTOGRAPHY Have you heard about glitch art? Even celebrities apply distortion effects to their pictures. These effects will sure add a fresh angle to your Instagram gallery. Tip: TV Glitches textures work miracles with portraits! ENHANCE PICTURES When Instagram filters are not enough, Filterloop filter packs come to the rescue with amazing color filters that give your photos that beautiful finishing touch. Our filters are so subtle and focus on enhancing the image rather than altering it. DEVELOP YOUR OWN PHOTO EDITING STYLE You are free to apply filters with varying opacity levels, and layer effects and filters in any combination and volume. This means millions of different effect combinations for your images. Create your own unique photo editing formula that will be hard to copy! SHARE YOUR PHOTOS You’ll find it super-easy to share pictures to Instagram or Facebook. Look up #filterloopapp and @filterloopapp on Instagram for inspiration and filter combo ideas! Make sure to tag your pictures with #filterloopapp to showcase your photo editing talent and impress other Filterloop users! SUBSCRIPTIONS Weekly subscription for $4.99 Yearly subscription for $29.99 You can get unlimited access to all the Pro functionality by subscribing to a weekly or a yearly plan inside the app. There's also a free 3 day trial period to get a taste of what Filterloop Pro has to offer. Once expired, the trial period automatically changes to a paid weekly subscription ($4.99 a week). Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. For more information please visit the link https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039. Privacy policy: https://wndr11.cy/files/Privacy_Policy.pdf Terms of Use: https://wndr11.cy/files/Terms_of_Use.pdf Get Filterloop for free now to create impressive pro-level photo edits!

About

AlphaBlur Image Effects

This app uses AI to automatically separate foreground and background elements in your photos. It then applies a variety of stunning special effects to the background, with options for blur, focus, bokeh, and distortions.

Highlights
  • AI-powered background/foreground separation
  • Special effects for backgrounds
  • Dual Camera and TrueDepth hardware support
  • Various blur and focus effects
  • Customizable bokeh shapes
  • Highlight and star effects
  • Turbulence distortion effects
Features
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AlphaBlur Effects App uses neural network, artificial intelligence and modern Apple's hardware optical features for smart automatic splitting background and foreground objects on your photos and apply different amazing special effects on background. If your device supports Dual Cameras or TrueDepth hardware features then now AlphaBlur also uses these for supreme quality of background splitting. If you use an old iPhone without modern hardware features then our app can work fine and on these to. Many beautiful high-quality effects are collected in this fine app and can be easily applied by one click on effect's icon. Different kinds of blur and focus effects, bokeh with different shapes of elements, highlights and stars, turbulence distortions and many tenses other special effects are available for you with help of AlphaBlur Effect App presented for you by AlphaPlugins. Main features: - automatically split background and foreground objects with using artificial intelligence - use DualCamera and TrueDepth hardware features if these are available on device. - many kinds of blur and focus effects, include zooming blur, motion blur, radial and etc. - different bokeh effects with different shapes of elements - lot of different highlight and stars effects. - various types of turbulence distortion effects which can be applied on background to Similar like other AlphaPlugins' product the AlphaBlur Effects is high-quality and very intellectually app what gives you a lot of fun.

Screenshots

Filterloop4 screens
AlphaBlur Image Effects4 screens

Verdict

The call

Filterloop and AlphaBlur Image Effects both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Filterloop's written reviews are positive against 17% of AlphaBlur Image Effects's. Filterloop also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and ratings volume (13K vs 32). AlphaBlur Image Effects's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On rating, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

Filterloop is free to download; AlphaBlur Image Effects costs $2.99 up front. Filterloop sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and AlphaBlur Image Effects sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Filterloop against 4.3 for AlphaBlur Image Effects. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Filterloop has 13K ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Filterloop's written reviews are positive against 17% of AlphaBlur Image Effects's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Filterloop versus AlphaBlur Image Effects: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilterloopAlphaBlur Image Effects
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.3 (13K ratings)4.3 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings13K — better32
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionPaid — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size317 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWONDERMaxim Chernousov

Customer experience

Filterloop

All ratings13,139 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral10.4%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews2,085 reviews
Positive74.6%
Neutral10.0%
Negative15.3%

AlphaBlur Image Effects

All ratings32 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral3.1%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Filterloop

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when trying to save edited photos
  • Purchased filters and features not working
  • Inability to restore previous purchases
  • Inconsistent app behavior across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free filters and editing options
  • Ability to save custom filter presets
  • Improved stability and performance
  • Better customer support

AlphaBlur Image Effects

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Filterloop

Subscriptions10
  • Filterloop Premium Membership3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Plan3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Monthly Plan3 Days trial$15.991 Month
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  • Monthly Plan3 Days trial$20.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan3 Days trial$35.991 Year
  • Filterloop Premium (Quarterly)3 Days trial$39.993 Months
  • Yearly Plan3 Days trial$40.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan$40.991 Year
  • Half-Yearly Plan3 Days trial$49.996 Months
  • Yearly Plan3 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time2
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Filterloop Premium$49.99
2 purchases

AlphaBlur Image Effects

One-time2
  • Bokeh & Stars$0.99
  • Turbulenses$0.99

Questions

Is Filterloop free?
Filterloop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AlphaBlur Image Effects free?
AlphaBlur Image Effects costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Filterloop or AlphaBlur Image Effects?
Filterloop and AlphaBlur Image Effects are both rated 4.3 out of 5 on the App Store, from 13K and 32 ratings respectively.
Do Filterloop or AlphaBlur Image Effects have ads?
Filterloop shows ads; AlphaBlur Image Effects does not.
Which is updated more often, Filterloop or AlphaBlur Image Effects?
Filterloop ships an update every 2 months, and AlphaBlur Image Effects every 2 months. Most recently, Filterloop was updated on September 24, 2026 and AlphaBlur Image Effects on September 7, 2026.

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