Comparison

Bluristic vs Mirror Lab

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

Head to head
About

Bluristic

Create stunning long exposure photos with real-time object tracking. This app allows you to capture motion blur in the foreground and background by moving your device or tracking moving subjects after recording. It offers multiple capture modes and high-resolution export options.

Highlights
  • Real-time object tracking
  • Post-capture object tracking
  • Multiple capture modes (Blend, Additive, Negative)
  • JPG and PNG export
  • Capture images in 4K
  • Exposure control
Features
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Long & multi exposure photography with real-time tracking. Track moving or still objects with a real-time preview to create smooth background and foreground blur. You can also record first and apply tracking afterward, which is ideal for faster-moving objects. Combine multiple exposures and step back to remove the last one. Choose between four different capture modes: Blend – smooth, natural long exposure results Additive – bright light trails Negative - creative and experimental dark exposures Zebra - black & white pattern effect Additional features: + three tracking points available + Mirror Mode + long exposure up to 30 minutes + record video during live capture + capture images in 4K + and much more... No subscription. Pay once. Future updates included

About

Mirror Lab

Create stunning mirror photos, kaleidoscope art, and distorted images with over 50 customizable filters. This app also features an animation module for smooth video creation and a powerful undo system for endless creative exploration.

Highlights
  • 50+ customizable filters
  • Mirror and kaleidoscope effects
  • Distortion and glitch art filters
  • Animation module for video
  • Adjustable parameters for effects
  • Undo system
Features
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Mirror Lab aims to be the most fun, easy to use and powerful photo-editing app to creatively enhance pictures, make mirror photos, kaleidoscope images and distort faces and scenery. Mirror Lab now comes with a powerful animation module. Create smooth videos with parameter interpolation between key frames (be sure to activate video from the app settings). Effects Choose from 50+ filters, each with multiple fine-tunable options. - classic symmetries: horizontal and vertical reflections - ripples, whirls, stretching and other distortions - kaleidoscopic and fractal effects - 3D effects - tiny planet effects - triangulation, pixel sort and halftone effects - shape cut-outs, including concentric iterations - glitch art friendly filters such as stripes and broken glass effect - adjust your image's brightness, contrast, saturation, vignetting and more - swipe through 40+ preset options to browse through possibilities in an instant Parameters All filters come with several parameters to adjust, allowing for a large range of varied results. Effects can usually be simply placed by simple touch-drag for position and double-touch-drag for size. Some of the most common parameters you will find: - intensity of effect - dampening of effect (the further from the center of the effect, the lesser the intensity) - rotation angle - aspect ratio Ease of use Compose filters for endless creative options. The + button reapplies an effect immediately - some effects like to be stacked! The app has a powerful undo system allowing you to track back at any time. Please note that the top and bottom toolbars can scroll. There are a lot of effects to the right of the bottom bar! PRO Version Available as an in-app purchase, the PRO version comes with extra filters, extra parameters, higher resolutions and lossless file saving (PNG).

Screenshots

Bluristic4 screens
Mirror Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mirror Lab at Free against Bluristic's $4.99. Mirror Lab also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (83% vs 74%). Bluristic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#48 vs unranked). On ratings volume, 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

Mirror Lab is free to download; Bluristic costs $4.99 up front. Mirror Lab sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Bluristic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mirror Lab holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Bluristic's written reviews are positive against 83% of Mirror Lab's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Bluristic versus Mirror Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluristicMirror Lab
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (27 ratings)4.1 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.4% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#48 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohannes PfahlerIlixa Ltd

Customer experience

Bluristic

All ratings22 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative31.8%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive74.4%
Neutral5.1%
Negative20.5%

Mirror Lab

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Bluristic

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Mirror Lab

One-time3
  • Mirror Lab PRO$9.99
  • MirrorLab MAX (upgrade)$19.99
  • Mirror Lab MAX$29.99

Questions

Is Bluristic free?
Bluristic costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mirror Lab free?
Mirror Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bluristic or Mirror Lab?
Mirror Lab is rated higher. Bluristic averages 3.8 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Mirror Lab averages 4.1 from 14 ratings.
Do Bluristic or Mirror Lab have ads?
Neither Bluristic nor Mirror Lab shows ads.

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