Comparison

CropSize vs Distressed FX

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

Head to head
About

CropSize

Precisely crop, resize, and edit photos for various projects and social media. Offers advanced control over dimensions, color adjustments, and metadata. Automate tasks with batch processing and save custom workflows.

Highlights
  • Precise photo cropping and resizing
  • Multiple resize modes (Stretch, Insert, Clip, Canvas)
  • Customizable aspect ratios and units
  • Photo filters and effects
  • Batch processing for multiple images
  • Save and reuse editing workflows
  • Metadata editing (DPI, creation date)
Features
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CropSize is your go-to app for precise image resizing and editing. Make your photos the perfect size, composition, and quality for photo library, social media, and various projects. Enhance results with accurate color adjustments and properly crafted metadata. Automate the entire editing process with batch processing and workflows. Share and print your creations in the right format and dimensions. All these tasks are easily achievable with CropSize—an excellent addition to your photo editing toolkit! As an essential element of your editing arsenal, CropSize plays a distinctive role as it allows to specify exact sizes and positions for image crop and resize, where other apps offer only approximate solutions. It also provides detailed information throughout the editing process, making your experience more transparent and intuitive. Additionally, the app's ability to operate in various units of measurement can notably streamline your workflows. With these comprehensive features, CropSize ensures you have the control you need to achieve your editing goals: PHOTO CROP • Crop photos in Standard and Inverse Crop modes, using pixels, inches, centimeters, or percentages • Adjust the size and position of the crop frame using gestures or by entering values on the keyboard • Rotate images smoothly within a 0-360° range with a slider or specify rotation angle via keyboard (Long press slider) • Change the crop aspect ratio using customizable presets (Long press Ratio button) • Adjust the crop position and size by one pixel in correction mode (Tap a marker) • View crop-specific image details, including size, position, rotation, and estimated file size IMAGE RESIZE • Resize images in Stretch, Insert, Clip, and Canvas Size modes, using pixels, inches, centimeters, or percentages • Specify exact image size via the keyboard or customizable presets, up to 9000 x 9000 pixels (81 megapixels) • Resize proportionally with a percentage slider or specify the relative size via the keyboard (Long press slider) • Adjust position using gestures and one-pixel corrections for Insert, Clip, and Canvas Size modes • Preview changes in actual size • View resize-specific image details, including size, offset, and estimated file size PHOTO FILTER • Apply any combination of photo filters and effects, including Chrome, Bloom, Vignette, Sepia, Sharpen, Blur, and more • Adjust filter intensity using a slider or horizontal on-screen gestures • View changes Before / After using two-finger gestures BATCH PROCESSING & WORKFLOWS • Edit multiple photos simultaneously, applying the same combinations of crop, resize, color, orientation, and metadata changes to all of them • Use workflows by saving entire editing sessions as reusable Programs on the History screen, and accessing them from the Load screen • Edit up to 50 photos shared with CropSize from other apps or the Photo Library PHOTO METADATA • View image details on the Load and Metadata screen • Update photo DPI and creation date • Provide information and copyrights using up to 25 fields of IPTC metadata • Remove original GPS, EXIF, TIFF, and JFIF details from your photos • Create and manage multiple metadata profiles for better organization IMAGE ORIENTATION: • Flip and rotate images using one-finger swipe gestures on the Main and Batch Processing screen SHARE AND PRINT: • Choose export formats: Auto, PNG, TIFF, JPEG, and HEIC, with compression quality for JPEG and HEIC • Specify metadata settings using one of your previously created metadata profiles • Configure export filenames using original values, custom entries, or filename patterns • Save images to the Photo Library, automatically organizing Results and Originals into a convenient album structure • Print multiple photos on A4, Letter, and other page sizes using exclusive “Print Plus” option from sharing menu GUIDES • Explore our step-by-step guides: https://www.cropsize.com/guides • Watch the video overview of main features: https://vimeo.com/188002923

About

Distressed FX

Transform ordinary photos into unique works of art with a vast collection of textures and overlays. This app offers exclusive access to all current and future filters and effects for a single payment, making photo editing accessible and creative.

Highlights
  • Access to all current and future filters
  • Exclusive new effects and features
  • Wide range of textured images and overlays
  • Transform mundane photos into art
  • Ideal for still life and landscape photography
Features
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Distressed FX Plus is a special edition of the highly acclaimed original. For a small single payment, you will get access to all current and future filters, as well as exclusive access to all new effects and features ahead of release on the original app. This is an extraordinary opportunity to harness all the amazing effects from Distressed FX. If you are ready to take your photos to the next level, this is the ideal investment at a bargain price. Creating gorgeous artwork from your photos has never been easier. With Distressed FX, simply take a photo and choose from a wide range of textured images and overlays. Transform even the most mundane photo into a work of art. See our hashtag #distressedFX on Instagram to see 100k+ examples! ** Featured by Mac Format and Black + White Photography Magazine Join us at: www.facebook.com/DistressedFX www.instagram.com/distressedfxapp/ • Particularly suited to still life and landscape photography - this app will perfectly compliment your existing collection of photo apps. Distressed FX is powered by the textures of Cheryl Tarrant, a texture artist from Tennessee. Her popular and unique style is now available in your pocket, wherever you go. • Follow Cheryl on Instagram http://instagram.com/distressedfxapp • Be our friend on Facebook www.facebook.com/DistressedFX • Follow us on Twitter : @distressedfx See examples of the Cheryl's distinctive work here: www.flickr.com/photos/jewellofdistressed/ ** Find out more about Distressed Textures at www.distressedfx.com & www.distressedtextures.com Distressed FX (tm) is a trademark of Cheryl Tarrant in the United States of America.

Screenshots

CropSize4 screens
Distressed FX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CropSize at $4.99 against Distressed FX's $19.99. CropSize also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 13) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Distressed FX's advantage is chart position (#198 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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

CropSize costs $4.99 and Distressed FX $19.99 up front. Distressed FX sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. CropSize asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for CropSize against 4.8 for Distressed FX. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 413 and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of CropSize's written reviews are positive against 72% of Distressed FX's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CropSize ships an update fortnightly, Distressed FX every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
CropSize versus Distressed FX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCropSizeDistressed FX
Price$4.99 — better$19.99
Rating4.7 (413 ratings)4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.7% of reviews — better72.3% of reviews
Number of ratings4131.2K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#198 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAliaksei KhutarshchykauWe Are Here

Customer experience

CropSize

All ratings411 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews133 reviews
Positive82.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative12.0%

Distressed FX

All ratings1,234 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive72.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative21.8%

User reviews

CropSize

From 413 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent app
  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Powerful functionality
  • 🚀 Batch processing
  • 🚀 Precise cropping and resizing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Unintuitive user interface
  • 🔍 Lack of instructions
  • 🔍 Limited file access

Distressed FX

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Creative and artistic photo editing
  • 🎨 Excellent texture and overlay options
  • 💡 Customizable layers and blending modes
  • 🎨 Ability to create unique digital art

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with new iOS versions
  • 🐛 Crashing and download errors
  • 🐛 Inability to restore previous purchases
  • 🤔 Lack of clear instructions and tutorials

Bugs and requests

CropSize

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Resized images not saving correctly
  • App crashing on launch
  • Inability to export edited images

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for Live Photos and videos
  • Allow importing images from file system
  • Improve batch processing workflow
  • Add more image editing tools
  • Provide better visual feedback during editing

Distressed FX

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to download or load certain textures/overlays
  • App crashing when opening photos
  • Saving edited photos at lower resolutions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Masking and selective editing tools
  • Zoom and precise control for editing
  • Ability to use app on Mac devices
  • Improved customer support and communication

In-app purchases

None

CropSize

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

Distressed FX

One-time13
  • Beyond SkiesFree
  • The HeavensFree
  • Bokeh IllusionsFree
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  • The LightsFree
  • Artist BeginningsFree
  • Box of colorsFree
  • Old World GalleryFree
  • Obscure TexturesFree
  • Painterly GrungeFree
  • Sky BeautyFree
  • The NeutralsFree
  • Vintage CollectionFree
  • Atmospheric LightFree

Questions

Is CropSize free?
CropSize costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Distressed FX free?
Distressed FX costs $19.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CropSize or Distressed FX?
Distressed FX is rated higher. CropSize averages 4.7 out of 5 from 413 ratings, while Distressed FX averages 4.8 from 1.2K ratings.
Do CropSize or Distressed FX have ads?
Neither CropSize nor Distressed FX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CropSize or Distressed FX?
CropSize ships an update fortnightly, and Distressed FX every 3 months. Most recently, CropSize was updated on October 23, 2026 and Distressed FX on October 24, 2026.

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