Comparison

Prizmia vs Surrealizer

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

Head to head
About

Prizmia

Enhance your photos and videos with a vast array of professional filters and manual controls. This app offers features like time-lapse, stop-motion, adjustable video speed, and real-time filter previews while recording. Customize every aspect of your media for stunning results.

Highlights
  • 90 professional filters with live preview
  • Independent contrast, saturation, gamma, brightness controls
  • Time-lapse and stop-motion recording
  • Adjustable video speed with presets
  • Manual focus, exposure, and white balance
  • Video stabilization
Features
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Special Effects & Filters for Photos and Video. An Abundance of Features • 90 professional & unique filters — with live ON/OFF setting. • Independent controls for Contrast, Saturation, Gamma & Brightness. • Time-lapse & stop-motion features. • Adjust video speed with 9 preset settings. • Customize video resolution and FPS settings. • Option to auto-save to your Camera Roll. • Mono and stereo audio settings. • 8 aspect ratio options. • Manual controls for focus, exposure and white balance. • Auto-lock Focus & Exposure. • Video Stabilization on supported devices. LIVE FILTERS Want to view selected filter as you record? Select Real-Time Filters in Prizmia settings. Further customize your shots by choosing the perfect filter every time. 24-HOUR CUSTOMER SUPPORT We appreciate your feedback. Email us at iphone@i4software.com with any questions and we will get back to you with solid answers! Prizmia® is a USPTO Registered Trademark Serial Number: 86327089

About

Surrealizer

Create unique and surreal visual effects for your videos and photos. Apply over 20 distinct filters and manipulate the screen in real-time while recording. Easily save your creations and share them on social media.

Highlights
  • 20+ unique surreal effects
  • Real-time screen manipulation
  • Load photos and videos from library
  • Intuitive controls
  • Save and share creations
  • Classic surrealizer, inception, abyss, and more
Features
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Surrealizer is the latest and greatest thing to happen to video and photo FX ! There are 20+ unique effects that absolutely cannot be found anywhere else. Simply load video or photos from your iPhone/iPad photo library, and then when you have your settings the way you like it, save it back. Manipulate the screen while it is recording! Intuitive and easy to understand controls. There are : •the classic surrealizer effect •inception effect •abyss •ghost blur •wornhole •planetizer •binocculus •spiralizer •fisheye •warp •pixelator •hyperion •coloriser •random coloriser •procedural •flags •dotti •escherizer •clone •videomixer •dissolver •time tangler •time tunnel Turn ordinary footage into surreal landscapes and upload to social media. *** keep it unreal....with the SURREALIZER***

Screenshots

Prizmia3 screens
Surrealizer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Surrealizer at Free against Prizmia's $2.99. Surrealizer also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Prizmia's advantage is review sentiment (52% vs 20%). On rating, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Surrealizer is free to download; Prizmia costs $2.99 up front. Prizmia sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Surrealizer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 — 3.4 for Prizmia against 3.3 for Surrealizer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of Prizmia's written reviews are positive against 20% of Surrealizer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prizmia ships an update every 12 months, Surrealizer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Prizmia versus Surrealizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrizmiaSurrealizer
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.4 (5 ratings) — better3.3 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews51.7% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings511 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB165 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeri4softwareKathrin Brock

Customer experience

Prizmia

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive51.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative48.3%

Surrealizer

All ratings11 ratings
Positive54.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative45.5%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative73.3%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Prizmia

One-time5
  • Dusk Filter Effects$0.99
  • Bleach Bypass Filter Effects$0.99
  • Colors Filter Effects$0.99
Show 2 more
  • Vintage Filter Effects$0.99
  • B&W Filter Effects$0.99
1 purchases

Surrealizer

One-time1
  • Unlock all effects$4.99

Questions

Is Prizmia free?
Prizmia costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Surrealizer free?
Surrealizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Prizmia or Surrealizer?
Prizmia is rated higher. Prizmia averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Surrealizer averages 3.3 from 11 ratings.
Do Prizmia or Surrealizer have ads?
Neither Prizmia nor Surrealizer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prizmia or Surrealizer?
Prizmia ships an update every 12 months, and Surrealizer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Prizmia was updated on November 1, 2026 and Surrealizer on November 3, 2026.

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