Rainbow Video Effects vs ColourCam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rainbow Video Effects
Easily add vibrant, glowing rainbow effects and cinematic filters to short videos and photos. Create thousands of unique clips with editing and layering options, then export in various aspect ratios for social media and websites.
- Add glowing rainbow effects
- Apply cinematic light filters
- Edit and layer effects
- Supports photos and short videos
- Multiple export aspect ratios
- Unique filter library
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Rainbow Video Filters & FX for Making Colorful 30s Clips - Download free - Add glowing rainbow effects to photos or short videos (less than 30 seconds) - Ultra-simple workflow - quick & easy add filters to make your content pop! - Photo to video and video to video - 50 unique rainbow video filters you won't find anywhere else - Edit and layering options allow for 1,000's of unique clips! - Export in 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1 with original audio or muted - for multi-media use - Create for websites, social media and marketplaces - Ad free In-App Purchases - 1 Day Pass - Unlimited watermark-free exports for 24 hours - Subscribe Monthly - Auto-renews. Unlimited exports for duration of subscription Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ColourCam
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Capture snapshots of colour from the environment Features - Copy a colours HEX or RGBA value for use in other applications - Delete all colours or a single one to continue capturing - Gradient creation with 9 captured colours - Point and capture with a single button - Save a single colour or an entire gradient to the Photo Library Source Code ColourCam is open-source, licensed under GPLv3 for people who want to see how the app works https://github.com/colourcam-app/colourcam
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ColourCam at none against Rainbow Video Effects's 3. Rainbow Video Effects's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Rainbow Video Effects sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ColourCam asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rainbow Video Effects ships an update every 2 months, ColourCam every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rainbow Video Effects | ColourCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (82 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 82 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 252 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Love is All Around, LLC | Jarrod Norwell |
Bugs and requests
Rainbow Video Effects
Reported bugs
38 issues- App doesn't work anymore
- Struggling to get it to work
- Many bugs
- Doesn't work
- Half of the app features aren't available
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- Doesn't even open 'art' features
- App quit working
- This app worked and now it doesn't
- Fix the bugs
- No longer working
- None of the art cards load
- Glitchy
- Can't get it to do anything
- Zero access to my camera roll
- Keeps coming up blank when attempting to add a photo
- So many glitches
- Filters got deleted
- App crashed when trying to save
- Crashes constantly
- App crashes every time I get close to finishing
- App crashing is worse now
- App is now totally rearranged and has things missing
- Crashes about 30-45 seconds after opening
- Beautiful App; Glitchy and Crashes
- Keeps shutting off
- Shuts off right in the middle of editing
- Buggy
- Can't scroll without it bugging out
- Doesn't pick up a lot of photos from camera roll
- App is totally bugged now
- If I try to use my own photo it immediately shuts down
- Still shuts down or won't even open
- Art doesn't load in certain categories
- Missing category issue
- Weird glitch
- App closes unexpectedly and project is lost
- Laggy and not very fluid
- App crashes due to editing photos
Requested features
7 requests- Update app to work on latest iOS
- Fix bugs and glitches
- Restore disappearing art options
- Allow full photo editing (not just squares)
- Add plain watercolor 'happy birthday' art pieces
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- Keep old art available
- Improve camera roll access
ColourCam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rainbow Video Effects
- Subscribe Monthly$4.991 Month
- 1-Day Pass$0.99
- 3-Day Pass$1.99
ColourCam
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Rainbow Video Effects free?
Is ColourCam free?
Do Rainbow Video Effects or ColourCam have ads?
Which is updated more often, Rainbow Video Effects or ColourCam?
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