Paintle vs GlitchVideo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paintle
Enhance your photos with a variety of stickers, backgrounds, and custom text. Access all features, fonts, and remove watermarks with the full version. Requires an internet connection to use.
- Sticker collection
- Backgrounds
- Customizable messages
- Multiple fonts
- Ad-free experience (full version)
- No watermark (full version)
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Paintle is an awesome image editor! Mix your photos with: * Cool stickers from our collection that grows every day * Amazing backgrounds * Messages with awesome fonts & colors You'll have tons of fun! The FULL version includes: * ALL stickers and backgrounds * Tons of fonts * No ads * No watermark Important: This apps requires Internet connection.
GlitchVideo
Apply a variety of glitch effects to your videos in real-time or import existing footage. Easily change effects by touching the screen, even while recording. Save your glitched creations directly to your camera roll.
- Real-time glitch effects
- 5 effect types
- Touch screen effect control
- Import from Camera Roll
- Direct save to Camera Roll
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You can glitch your videos with this app. ** Features - You can glitch video in real-time, and also can import videos from your Camera Roll. - You can change effects by touching screen (even if during video recording). - Videos taken in the app are saved directly to your Camera Roll.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Paintle at 4.5 against GlitchVideo's 3.4. Paintle also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 60%) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.4). GlitchVideo's advantage is ratings volume (177 vs 31). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Paintle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and GlitchVideo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Paintle holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GlitchVideo has 177 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Paintle's written reviews are positive against 60% of GlitchVideo's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paintle | GlitchVideo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (31 ratings) — better | 3.4 (177 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.3% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 | 177 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Moonlighting | YU HASHIZUME |
Customer experience
Paintle
GlitchVideo
Bugs and requests
Paintle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
GlitchVideo
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes when importing videos
- Photos and videos not loading from gallery
- Recording stops after 1-2 seconds
- App freezes during effect application
- Settings menu unresponsive
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- Video export fails after import
- Audio not syncing with video
- Image flipping unexpectedly
- Excessive ad interruptions during use
- Unexpected charges/billing issues
- Video sides cut off during glitch effect
- App won't work without camera/microphone enabled
Requested features
13 requests- Audio playback during video editing
- Ability to sync effects with music beats
- Lockable effect controls (no need to hold slider)
- Apply multiple effects simultaneously
- Preset filters and random mode
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- Square video format for Instagram
- Widescreen/landscape support without zooming
- SoundCloud music integration
- More glitch effect varieties
- Glitch sound effects
- Option to remove ads (paid version)
- Easier effect selection preview
- Better video import functionality
In-app purchases
Paintle
- Unlock everything! + No ads$4.99
GlitchVideo
- Remove Ads$0.99
