Comparison

Colorburn vs InstaPic

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

Head to head
About

Colorburn

This camera app offers an extensive collection of 1000 unique filters and 98 grid filters to transform your photos and videos. Easily edit existing images with professional tools, apply frames, and share your creations instantly to social media.

Highlights
  • 1000 unique color filters
  • 98 grid filters for multiple effects
  • Video recording with filters
  • Live Photo capture
  • Split photography mode
  • Professional editing tools
  • Social media sharing
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***App Store Best of 2015*** Colorburn is a camera app with 1000 filters, the most amount filters in App Store, created especially for those who love to stand out. A photo-filter app with a unique twist, Colorburn makes it easy and fun to turn your favorite moments into cool-looking memories. Its ingenious interface puts a screen full of vibrant filters across your images, letting you quickly cycle through them to find the right look. The results make any pictures an eye-popping work of art; handy image-editing tools and a library of funky picture frames help too. 1000 COLOR FILTERS -1000 uniquely designed filters 20 times more than other apps. -Save your favorite filters into Favorites for a much easier and faster access. -Colorburn provide unique filters to inspire your imagination. 98 GRID FILTERS -98 new designed grid filters to apply multiple filters to one picture. -Make professional designers and photographers take a new look at this world. VIDEO & LIVE PHOTO -Record videos with color filters and grid filters. -Take pictures with live photo in any type of device with iOS 9.1 or higher. SPLIT PHOTOGRAPHY -Support multi-shoot and merge to one picture with grid filters. -You can also make a contrast between front and rear camera. - Just tap the icon "3:4" to entry the split photography mode. PROFESSIONAL EDITING -Edit your existed photos with 1000 filters, vignette, exposure, brightness, contrast, rotate, mirror and adjust intensity of filters. -Use cropping patterns and frames to make your photo outstanding. -Open Colorburn in system's Photos app and have it serve as a filter extension. EASY SHARING -Especially unique square-prepare frames and 1080p pictures for Instagram. -Support to share your filtered picture to social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Tumblr and Dropbox. Be true to yourself. Get Colorburn to support you in your choice of lifestyle. Never give in, never go with the flow and never be out of filters! Be the trend-setter. Get Colorburn today. Have suggestions or problems? Contact us via email: support @ colorscamera. com

About

InstaPic

Experience a unique, retro camera app that integrates with your iPhone's Dynamic Island for a delightful photo-taking and "developing" process. Enjoy realistic paper ejection effects and classic photo borders to add a touch of nostalgia to your digital memories.

Highlights
  • Dynamic Island integration
  • Realistic 3D paper ejection effect
  • Classic instant photo borders
  • Built-in geometric art scenes
  • Secure photo gallery
  • Batch photo management
  • Front/back camera and flash support
Features
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将经典的“拍立得”体验,以前所未有的方式融入你的 iPhone。InstaPic 巧妙利用灵动岛,为你带来极具仪式感、丝滑流畅的拍照与“冲洗”体验。在这个快节奏的数字时代,让我们找回按下快门后那份等待与收获的纯粹快乐。 核心亮点: -灵动岛深度融合 下滑页面,灵动相框即刻丝滑展开,UI 深度适配不同 iPhone 的屏幕物理圆角,带来极致舒适、浑然天成的视觉享受。 -拟真 3D 吐纸特效 按下快门,看着照片从灵动岛下方的“出纸口”伴随逼真的 3D 透视与物理弹跳效果缓缓吐出。每一次拍照,都是一次充满惊喜的实体冲洗仪式。 -经典相纸 自动为你的照片生成经典的拍立得相纸边框。即使在没有实景的情况下,内置的精美几何艺术场景(山脉、窗景、条纹)也能为你的回忆增添独特的复古与文艺气息。 -精致的时光画廊 所有“冲洗”出的照片都会安全保存在你的专属画廊中。支持流畅的下拉网格预览、多选批量管理、沉浸式细节查看,并可一键无损保存至系统相册。 -全场景拍摄支持 支持前后摄像头无缝切换与闪光灯控制,无论是记录生活碎片还是与好友自拍,都能轻松驾驭。 InstaPic 不仅仅是一个相机,它是你口袋里的时光机。 立即下载 InstaPic,让每一次记录都充满仪式感!

Screenshots

Colorburn4 screens
InstaPic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: InstaPic at 5.0 against Colorburn's 4.5. InstaPic also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). Colorburn's advantage is ratings volume (380 vs 1) and review sentiment (87% vs 69%). On price and ads 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

Colorburn costs $0.99 and InstaPic $0.99 up front. Colorburn sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. InstaPic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

InstaPic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Colorburn has 380 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of Colorburn's written reviews are positive against 69% of InstaPic's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colorburn ships an update every 5 weeks, InstaPic every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Colorburn versus InstaPic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorburnInstaPic
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating4.5 (380 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.8% of reviews — better69.2% of reviews
Number of ratings380 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB1.3 GB
Age rating4+4+
Developer晓东 王玺坤 李

Customer experience

Colorburn

All ratings380 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews1,314 reviews
Positive86.8%
Neutral6.2%
Negative6.9%

InstaPic

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral11.5%
Negative19.2%

Bugs and requests

Colorburn

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Saving photos to camera roll not working
  • Live Photos not supported
  • Crashes reported on newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Video editing and filter support
  • Ability to save custom filter combinations
  • Improved photo library integration
  • More free filter options

InstaPic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Colorburn

One-time8
  • Segment Pack$0.99
  • Circle Pack$0.99
  • Ring Pack$0.99
Show 5 more
  • Square Pack$0.99
  • Shape Pack$0.99
  • Unlock All Packs$0.99
  • Face Pack$0.99
  • Special Offer$0.99
None

InstaPic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Colorburn free?
Colorburn costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is InstaPic free?
InstaPic costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Colorburn or InstaPic?
InstaPic is rated higher. Colorburn averages 4.5 out of 5 from 380 ratings, while InstaPic averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Colorburn or InstaPic have ads?
Neither Colorburn nor InstaPic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Colorburn or InstaPic?
Colorburn ships an update every 5 weeks, and InstaPic every 5 days. Most recently, Colorburn was updated on November 1, 2026 and InstaPic on October 31, 2026.

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