Comparison

Filtron vs filterFairy

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

Head to head
About

Filtron

Design and apply custom photo filters to your images. Explore and use filters created by other users, or purchase premium ones from professionals. Share your own creations with a global community.

Highlights
  • Create custom photo filters
  • Apply filters made by others
  • Share your filters
  • Browse and search filters
  • Layer and adjust filter intensity
  • Edit multiple photos with one style
  • Purchase premium filters
Features
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Create & share your own photo filters. Filtron is a new photo editing platform. Also available for Mac. 1) Easily create your own photo filters. 2) Style your photos using filters made by others. 3) Share your filters with everyone. Features: • Edit your photos using anyones photo filters for free! • Browse and search for filters and discover what your friends are making. • Add multiple filters to your photo, re-order them and change their individual intensity to get the exact look you want. • Swap out photos while you edit to quickly save many photos with the same style. • Buy the Filter Builder upgrade to build your own photo filters and share them with the world by simply combining effects and tapping save! • Browse and buy premium filters made by professional photographers and creatives. Effect Layers: • Curves – Powerful pro level adjustments we’ve built with an easy to use interface. • Light – A “Smart” layer that makes it super simple and easy to brighten/darken the environment. • Fade – Another “Smart” layer that makes it really easy to give your photos a beautiful fade. • Vignette – Modify the intensity, size and color of vignettes using Filtron. • Blur – Adding blur is really easy. • Color Fill – Set the transparency, color and blend mode for endless color options. • Adjustments – Everything but the kitchen sink. You can modify so much using this layer. • Gradient – Create a custom gradient layer with custom colors, transparency, angle and blend mode.

About

filterFairy

Features
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Select one photo from album, set of filter effects, save .

Screenshots

Filtron4 screens
filterFairy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: filterFairy at none against Filtron's 9. Filtron's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Filtron sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. filterFairy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Filtron ships an update every 3 days, filterFairy every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Filtron versus filterFairy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFiltronfilterFairy
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaeo Corp. SoftwareJHEN-HUA CHEN

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Filtron

One-time9
  • Ashley Baxter Premium Pack$0.99
  • Jackie Tran Anh Premium Pack$0.99
  • Spectrum Premium Pack$0.99
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  • Packsol Premium Pack$0.99
  • Vinnt Premium Pack$0.99
  • Timothy Achumba Premium Pack$0.99
  • Kim Wouters Premium Pack$0.99
  • Kelsey Wilson Premium Pack$0.99
  • Builder Upgrade$2.99
None

filterFairy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Filtron free?
Filtron is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is filterFairy free?
filterFairy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Filtron or filterFairy have ads?
Neither Filtron nor filterFairy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Filtron or filterFairy?
Filtron ships an update every 3 days, and filterFairy every 8 months. Most recently, Filtron was updated on November 1, 2026 and filterFairy on November 2, 2026.

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