Comparison

Gradient Magick vs KaleidoScope FilterCam

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

Head to head
About

Gradient Magick

Enhance your photos with stunning gradient effects. Easily share your creations to popular social media platforms and messaging apps. Transform your images with a touch of artistic flair.

Highlights
  • Add gradient effects to photos
  • Share to Mail
  • Share to Instagram
  • Share to Facebook
  • Share to Twitter
  • Share to Line
Features
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Gradient Magick add beautiful gradient effect to your photo. Share to other apps Mail, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Line etc.

About

KaleidoScope FilterCam

Capture stunning photos with a unique kaleidoscope effect and 27 artistic filters. Adjust focus, exposure, and filter strength for personalized images. Save and share your creations instantly.

Highlights
  • Kaleidoscope filter
  • 27 art filters
  • Adjustable focus and exposure
  • Filter strength adjustment
  • Pinch-to-zoom
  • High/medium/low resolution options
  • Instant and timer shutter
Features
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This app allows you to take photos using the kaleidoscope filter and 27 types of art filters. ・When launched, the demo screens of various filters are split into 4 screens and displayed. ・Tapping the numbers 1 to 4 on the navigation bar will display the demo screens of each filter. ・Tapping the small filter screen will launch the camera using that filter. You can see the scenery you normally see through the kaleidoscope filter as if you were looking through a kaleidoscope. Tapping the shutter will take a picture of the beautiful kaleidoscope screen at that time. The other functions of the 27 types of camera are as follows. ・You can determine the focus and exposure positions by tapping the preview screen. ・Two markers, one for focus and one for exposure, are displayed at the tapped position. ・The markers can be dragged to separate positions. ・Depending on the type of filter, parameters such as filter strength can be adjusted. ・Use the pinch gesture to zoom. ・You can select high, medium, or low resolution. ・You can select the back camera or the face camera. (Only for models with face cameras) -Instant shutter and 2-second timer shutter are available. -Photos taken are stored in the camera roll and within the app. -Displays a list of photos taken. -Approximately 60 filters can be used to process images, including brightness adjustment, contrast, blur, sharpening, sepia, monochrome, edge detection, sketch, etc. -Photos taken can be posted to Facebook and X. *** This app uses GPUImage (Copyright (c) 2012, Brad Larson, Ben Cochran, Hugues Lismonde, Keitaroh Kobayashi, Alaric Cole, Matthew Clark, Jacob Gundersen, Chris Williams. All rights reserved.) as an open source. [Caution] This app does not provide any warranty for any reason.

Screenshots

Gradient Magick4 screens
KaleidoScope FilterCam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Gradient Magick at Free against KaleidoScope FilterCam's $1.99. Gradient Magick also leads on rating (3.3 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). KaleidoScope FilterCam's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#200 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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

Gradient Magick is free to download; KaleidoScope FilterCam costs $1.99 up front. Gradient Magick sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. KaleidoScope FilterCam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gradient Magick holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gradient Magick has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Gradient Magick versus KaleidoScope FilterCam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGradient MagickKaleidoScope FilterCam
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.3 (6 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#200 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKenichi KobayashiHIROFUMI MARUO

Customer experience

Gradient Magick

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative62.5%

KaleidoScope FilterCam

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Gradient Magick

One-time1
  • Unlock a lot of gradient pattern & Remove Ads$0.99
None

KaleidoScope FilterCam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gradient Magick free?
Gradient Magick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KaleidoScope FilterCam free?
KaleidoScope FilterCam costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gradient Magick or KaleidoScope FilterCam?
Gradient Magick is rated higher. Gradient Magick averages 3.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while KaleidoScope FilterCam averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Gradient Magick or KaleidoScope FilterCam have ads?
Neither Gradient Magick nor KaleidoScope FilterCam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gradient Magick or KaleidoScope FilterCam?
Gradient Magick ships an update every 8 months, and KaleidoScope FilterCam every 8 months. Most recently, Gradient Magick was updated on October 23, 2026 and KaleidoScope FilterCam on October 26, 2026.

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