Poloska vs Slit Scan Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Poloska
This app transforms your phone into a slit-scan camera, capturing continuous slices of time to create surreal and dynamic images. Explore motion, distortion, and unique visual effects to unleash your creativity in photography.
- Slit-scan photography
- Dynamic image creation
- Motion and distortion effects
- Horizontal and vertical scanning
- Creative photo manipulation
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Experience time in a whole new way! Poloska transforms your iPhone into a slit-scan camera, letting you take surreal and mesmerizing pictures like never before. Rather than taking a single snapshot, Poloska records continuous slices of time, creating dynamic images that reveal motion, distortion, and unique visual effects. Unleash your creativity and have fun with photography! How it works: - Slit-scan magic: Poloska captures hundreds of frames per second, extracting a narrow slice from each frame and merging them into one flowing image. The longer you shoot, the wider your final image will be. - Unleash your creativity: Capture images of stretched cars, melting landscapes, or warped portraits—your imagination is the limit. - Customizable viewport: Choose between horizontal or vertical scanning to shape your shot just the way you want. - Pro tip: For the best results, use a tripod to stabilize your shots and unlock even more incredible effects. Download Poloska today and start bending time with your photos!
Slit Scan Camera
Create captivating slit scan videos with this app. It offers customizable durations, directions, and shapes for unique visual effects. Easily capture and generate your desired slit scan footage.
- Slit scan video creation
- Customizable durations
- Adjustable directions
- Variable shapes
- Video recording
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Slit Scan Camera is a video recording app for creating the slit scan effect. The app can capture slit scans in various durations, directions and shapes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Slit Scan Camera at 5.0 against Poloska's 4.1. Poloska's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (76 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Slit Scan Camera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Poloska has 76 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Poloska ships an update every 4 months, Slit Scan Camera every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Poloska | Slit Scan Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (76 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 76 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NIKITA SHANIN | Anton Heestand |
Customer experience
Poloska
Slit Scan Camera
In-app purchases
Poloska
No in-app purchases
Slit Scan Camera
No in-app purchases
