Liquid Lens Cosmic Camera vs Bricks Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Liquid Lens Cosmic Camera
Transform your everyday scenes into a mesmerizing light show with real-time video effects. Explore elastic color and shape, and use the back camera for a funhouse mirror experience.
- Eight real-time video effects
- Elastic color and shape manipulation
- Transforms everyday scenes
- Funhouse mirror effect
- Back camera integration
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Turn your world—or any photo in your library—into surreal art in real time. Liquid Lens is a playful effects camera with 15 animated looks, from cosmic color and comic-book ink to VHS, glitch, pixel art, sketch, ghost, and face-aware transformations. Swipe between effects instantly, then add left–right, top–bottom, four-way, or kaleidoscope symmetry and animated warp. CREATE YOUR WAY • Use the front or back camera • Import photos from your library • Capture exactly what you see • Record video with sound or muted audio FREE TO EXPLORE • All 15 effects • Real-time, on-device rendering • No account, ads, or subscription • No data linked to you Saved photos include a small Liquid Lens mark. Video capture and watermark-free photos are available as separate one-time upgrades. Point. Swipe. Bend reality.
Bricks Camera
This app allows you to capture photos and GIFs in a unique "brick mode." You can customize the brick size, apply various filters, and even edit existing photos and videos. Easily share your brick-style creations or get instructions to build them in real life.
- Capture photos and GIFs in brick mode
- Adjustable brick size
- Apply and change filters
- Edit captured photos/GIFs
- Brick existing library photos
- Real-life building instructions
- Share creations easily
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Capture your favorite moments in brick mode! With Bricks you can take selfies and GIFs in brick mode, change the brick size, apply filters and share your creations with everyone! It's that easy! - Change the brick size by swiping to match your style. - Tap anywhere to change filter. - Tap the record button for photos or tap and hold it for videos and GIFs. - Switch cameras by double tapping even while recording. - Brick your Photo Library photos! - Get an instruction booklet on how to build your photo in real life! - Change the brick size or filter even after capturing a photo or GIF! - Shoot both vertical and horizontal photos and GIFs! - Share them with everyone with just one tap! - Save your creations to the Camera Roll! Feel free to contact us at bricks@horizon.camera ;)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bricks Camera at every 8 days against Liquid Lens Cosmic Camera's every 2 months. Bricks Camera also leads on review sentiment (55% vs 44%) and ratings volume (955 vs 218). On price, rating, 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. Liquid Lens Cosmic Camera sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Bricks Camera sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Liquid Lens Cosmic Camera against 4.5 for Bricks Camera. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 218 and 955 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 44% of Liquid Lens Cosmic Camera's written reviews are positive against 55% of Bricks Camera's.
Liquid Lens Cosmic Camera ships an update every 2 months, Bricks Camera every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Liquid Lens Cosmic Camera | Bricks Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (218 ratings) | 4.5 (955 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | 55.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 218 | 955 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Miles Egan | PZ Mobile Limited |
Customer experience
Liquid Lens Cosmic Camera
Bricks Camera
User reviews
Liquid Lens Cosmic Camera
From 218 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Amazing effects and creative
- 👍 Fun and trippy experience
- 👏 Appreciated fixes and updates
- 💡 Unique photography app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Video function useless/won't save
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Incompatible with older devices
- 🐛 No sound in paid video feature
- 🐛 Cannot select own photo
Bricks Camera
From 955 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Interesting concept
- 🎨 Unique photo effects
- 💡 Creative way to transform photos
- 🤩 Fun and engaging app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 📷 Low-quality output images
- 🎨 Limited color options
- 🤔 Unclear user interface
Bugs and requests
Liquid Lens Cosmic Camera
Reported bugs
10 issues- App doesn't save videos
- App crashes constantly
- Won't film video in panorama
- Won't save videos over half the tries
- Video function is useless
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- App not compatible with older devices
- Video feature has no sound
- App doesn't let me take pictures from library
- Entering password doesn't work
- Won't allow user to pick own photo
Requested features
7 requests- Restore password button
- Fix video saving
- Add flash
- More controls for effects (speed, palettes)
- Allow microphone input for visualizer
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- Ability to record video with no effect
- Ability to record video with kaleidoscope feature
Bricks Camera
Reported bugs
3 issues- Camera roll import not working
- Incorrect color rendering
- Inconsistent performance
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to adjust brick size and resolution
- Option to save images without watermark
- Import photos from camera roll
- More customization options
In-app purchases
Liquid Lens Cosmic Camera
- Remove Watermark$1.99
- Enable Video Recording$1.99
Bricks Camera
- Tip Jar$0.99
- Booklet Addon$1.99
- Remove Watermark$2.99
Questions
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