Comparison

InGrid Rainbow vs Firefly

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

Head to head
About

InGrid Rainbow

This app offers a comprehensive media editing suite, allowing users to create and transform various media types into unique artistic creations. It supports writing on videos, sketching on photos, applying effects, creating collages, and generating animations.

Highlights
  • Media creation and transformation
  • Write on videos and sketch on photos
  • Photo and video effects
  • Collage creation
  • Animation generation
  • Vector and raster drawing tools
  • Text and annotation features
Features
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Do a billion beautiful creations with the most immersive media experience! No limits! Enhanced with Ingrid Omni-Media and Insite browser, this app replaces the utility of hundreds of different apps with just one! This incredible app creates and transforms all types of media on your device into unique beautiful creations within seconds. Write on videos, or sketch on photos, or create drawings and paintings. Apply amazing range of effects on live movies and pictures, and transform them into unique objects of art. Capture and blend videos with filters, annotate videos live, merge images into slide shows, add music and voice over, capture video with camera-in-shape, and a lot more! Edit photos and images using the full suite of tools. Change backgrounds, apply effects or write text. Create Photo Collages for your birthdays, travels or occasions using the beautiful photo frames. You just need to drag-and-drop photos from your device. Apply a wide variety of effects or combine as many effects as you like to create magical effects to photos or videos. Combine advanced text features such as camera-on-text, filters, and masks to create unique text quotes and annotations. Paint like a professional using a variety of brushes. Draw with vector lines and shapes, with unparalleled power. Doodle, or hand-write, if you prefer! Create a grid of photos or videos into various shapes. You can create a video-wall, picture-in-picture or your own photo collages. Record and edit videos and animations from scratch. Crop, add music, write annotations and apply effects. Merge multiple videos and images. Create animations. Create slideshows using multiple images, videos and text. Have fun with faces, glasses, masks, hair and other accessories. Powerful Ingrid Partitions feature helps you create beautiful patterns, designs, collages and art. Create animation gifs using the live recording and video merge features of the app. And here is something even more amazing: Whatever you do with the app can also be captured as a movie. This makes creating animations so simple! Unleash your creativity. Create something new every time! Features • Blend pictures and movies with a variety of modes • Text in beautiful fonts, with camera-in-text, and masking • Transform pictures and movies to unique creations • Write and sketch on photos and videos, with camera-in-shapes • Record video with effects and annotations • Draw and paint in vector and raster modes • Create animations • Create collages • Gradient color presets • Partitions in various modes • Save creations with editable info as jpg, gif, and png, and un-limit creativity to others • Share to your friends and groups • Share and network with Ingrid – with buddies, groups, communities and blogs • Full Ingrid experience • Powered with integrated browser, contact/phone management, and chat

About

Firefly

Personalize your iPhone's charging screen with a wide variety of animated themes and sounds. Customize your experience with flexible settings and enjoy a unique visual display while your device powers up.

Highlights
  • Set charging animations
  • Multiple animation themes
  • Customizable animation sounds
  • Flexible settings
  • Detailed setup guide
  • Personalized charging experience
Features
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This is the best app to get a new look for your iPhone’s screen while it is charged. There are plenty of high quality hot & trendy icon & screen charging animations that can be customized to create your unique charging experience! Main Features: - Set charging animation: Hundreds of high quality animations - Multiple animation themes: Hot, Trending, Anime, Cartoon, Abstract,... - Flexible settings: Support setting animation sound, progress icon display, battery information, etc… You can easily customize your charging screen in your own style! - Convenient and smooth setting experience with detailed guide How to use: - Overlay permission required according to the tutorial to display animation - Choose your favorite theme and charging animation - Customize your animation with flexible setting functions - Plug your phone into the charger and enjoy unique charging experiences! - You can register a premium account with all the features of app without ads - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - Links to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy can be found below: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q5QQ0p7ARSV51n9XFWZI8MVErZd04Cd8NcvNJsGuvfM - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. From now on, when charging iPhones, your screen will be more attractive than ever with various personalized animations! Just install the Master charging animations app and if you like it, please rate 5 stars to support us. Thank you!

Screenshots

InGrid Rainbow4 screens
Firefly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: InGrid Rainbow at 100% against Firefly's 0%. InGrid Rainbow also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). Firefly's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Firefly sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. InGrid Rainbow asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

InGrid Rainbow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of InGrid Rainbow's written reviews are positive against 0% of Firefly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

InGrid Rainbow ships an update every 4 months, Firefly every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
InGrid Rainbow versus Firefly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInGrid RainbowFirefly
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size258 MB216 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZcubes Inc.Mai Pham Thi Ngoc

Customer experience

InGrid Rainbow

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Firefly

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

InGrid Rainbow

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Firefly

Subscriptions5
  • Battery Access Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Weekly Sub Firefly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Monthly Sub Firefly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Battery Access Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Yearly Sub Firefly3 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is InGrid Rainbow free?
InGrid Rainbow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Firefly free?
Firefly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, InGrid Rainbow or Firefly?
InGrid Rainbow is rated higher. InGrid Rainbow averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Firefly averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do InGrid Rainbow or Firefly have ads?
Firefly shows ads; InGrid Rainbow does not.
Which is updated more often, InGrid Rainbow or Firefly?
InGrid Rainbow ships an update every 4 months, and Firefly every 6 days. Most recently, InGrid Rainbow was updated on November 1, 2026 and Firefly on November 3, 2026.

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