Comparison

Bricolage vs Flexture Mirror Camera

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

Head to head
About

Bricolage

Create professional visual effects for photos and videos using a node-based compositing system. Chain over 150 effects to achieve unique looks, from subtle color correction to complex distortions and animations. Supports HD video processing and real-time playback.

Highlights
  • Node-based compositing
  • Over 150 effects
  • Video and photo processing
  • Real-time playback
  • Customizable templates
  • Face recognition integration
  • Bezier curve shape cutting
Features
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Bricolage is a powerful special-effects toolbox for tricking out your photos and movies like the Hollywood pros do. Pipe your video through a chain of basic effects, each processing the picture in a different way. With over 150 to choose from it is easy to create completely unique looks and effects. And now its mature 3DTV tools shine with the perfect stereo of the Vision Pro. Mix multiple images and animate special effects to give your videos the finishing touches they need, from subtle regional color correction or exposure adjustment, to wild cartoon colors or funhouse-mirror distortions. Just bring in a video (or photo!) and drop effects between the input and the output. Bricolage takes advantage of the powerful graphics hardware in your iPad or iPhone to deliver smooth playback and responsive controls. You can even zoom into your video while it's playing. And when you've built a great effect, you can save it for reuse with other projects. Bricolage uses the industry-standard technique known as 'node-based compositing' to build complex effects from a chain of simple building blocks. You'll combine different layers using photoshop-style blending modes or black & white masks. Make different versions of an image and combine them back together to blur or darken the edges of an image, or selectively recolor the sky or ground. Use animated transitions to switch video streams or overlay text and graphics. Cut out shapes from pictures using Bezier curves. Apply image distortions and move them around the video, or use Apple's Face Recognition technology to mark or cover faces detected in your video. Place, scale and animate video overlays or shapes and gradients. Process your shots to look like a desert, or add film grain and a vintage photo process. You can even add titles or overlay time code on your movies. Bricolage uses custom Metal programs to process HD video in real time directly on the graphics processor. If you have an older device, don't worry, Bricolage offers half- and quarter-resolution 'proxy' modes, so you can get a preview of most effects with responsive controls even at HD, while still producing a full-resolution movie. Despite its great power, Bricolage is quite simple to use. Just build a chain of effects for your images to flow through from the inputs to the output. Drag effect nodes to 'kiss' the output of one to the input of another to form a connection. Or press and hold a link to insert a new node in the middle. With a zooming, scrolling canvas, you can organize your flows the way you like. Immediate feedback in the nodes makes it easy to experiment, while the full-screen node editor lets you perfect a single effect with enhanced tools. Features: Process still images or videos, pick stills from video Combined preview and node editing lets you create with live feedback Pre-built templates to make advanced effects easy to give you a head start on your own awesome creations. Save your node flows as templates and import them into other projects Built-in help with inline descriptions of nodes and their parameters Infinite undos, and for the indecisive, re-dos. Playback proxies at reduced resolution for more responsive editing on older devices Zoom and pan photos and videos, even while playing Multiple output resolutions Over 127 standard Core Image Effects Many more custom effects including: Map Generator Path Move Recolor Tilt Shift Edge Outlines Lens Distortion 360° Spherical VR Unwrap Stipple Semantic Segmentation Node Saliency Detector Bricks pattern Radial Grid Four-Up node ASCII Art Green Screen Remover* Fractal Noise* Film Grain* Text* Face Mask Relative Crop Fade Over Switcher Multi-mixer Color Bands Depth Key, Fog, Mix, Blur HSL/YUV/HWB Convert Time Code Overlay Red-Blue and Split-Screen Stereoscopic composite Primary, Secondary, 3D LUT Color Correction Flipbook/Sprite Atlas player *Fully functional effect, in-app purchase removes watermark

About

Flexture Mirror Camera

This app allows you to creatively manipulate your photos by mirroring, warping, twisting, flipping, and melting them. It offers preset layouts and intelligent sky blending for unique visual effects. Add elements like birds, the sun, or the moon to further enhance your images.

Highlights
  • Mirror and warp images
  • Preset layouts
  • Intelligent sky blending
  • Layering with elements
  • Twist, flip, and melt effects
Features
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FLEX - WARP - TWIST - FLIP - MELT The possibilities are endless with Flexture! Features • Mirror and Warp • Preset Layouts • Intelligent Sky Blending • Layers; Birds, Sun, Moon, etc. A FredWreck + BrainFeverMedia collaboration No subscriptions! No in-app purchases!

Screenshots

Bricolage4 screens
Flexture Mirror Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flexture Mirror Camera at 4.6 against Bricolage's 3.6. Flexture Mirror Camera also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 48%) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). On ratings volume, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Bricolage costs $6.99 and Flexture Mirror Camera $4.99 up front. Bricolage sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Flexture Mirror Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flexture Mirror Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Bricolage's written reviews are positive against 86% of Flexture Mirror Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bricolage ships an update every 4 months, Flexture Mirror Camera every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bricolage versus Flexture Mirror Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBricolageFlexture Mirror Camera
Price$6.99$4.99 — better
Rating3.6 (16 ratings)4.6 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.1% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1626 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.2 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPixelSplincherJames Grote

Customer experience

Bricolage

All ratings16 ratings
Positive56.3%
Neutral25.0%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive48.1%
Neutral33.3%
Negative18.5%

Flexture Mirror Camera

All ratings26 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Bricolage

One-time5
  • Noise Pack$0.99
  • Greenscreen Remover$1.99
  • Shapes$1.99
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  • Cutouts$1.99
  • Title Pack$1.99
None

Flexture Mirror Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bricolage free?
Bricolage costs $6.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Flexture Mirror Camera free?
Flexture Mirror Camera costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bricolage or Flexture Mirror Camera?
Flexture Mirror Camera is rated higher. Bricolage averages 3.6 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Flexture Mirror Camera averages 4.6 from 26 ratings.
Do Bricolage or Flexture Mirror Camera have ads?
Neither Bricolage nor Flexture Mirror Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bricolage or Flexture Mirror Camera?
Bricolage ships an update every 4 months, and Flexture Mirror Camera every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bricolage was updated on October 23, 2026 and Flexture Mirror Camera on October 28, 2026.

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