GlitchVideo vs Filter Stack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GlitchVideo
Apply a variety of glitch effects to your videos in real-time or import existing footage. Easily change effects by touching the screen, even while recording. Save your glitched creations directly to your camera roll.
- Real-time glitch effects
- 5 effect types
- Touch screen effect control
- Import from Camera Roll
- Direct save to Camera Roll
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You can glitch your videos with this app. ** Features - You can glitch video in real-time, and also can import videos from your Camera Roll. - You can change effects by touching screen (even if during video recording). - Videos taken in the app are saved directly to your Camera Roll.
Filter Stack
Transform your photos and videos into unique digital art with a wide array of glitch and aesthetic filters. This editor allows for stacking multiple effects, real-time control, and adding custom text to your creations.
- Digital glitch effects
- 3D wave art transformations
- Color distortions
- VHS looks
- Stack multiple effects
- Real-time effect control
- Add glitchy text
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The - ALL NEW - Video & Photo - FX Editor. Turn your images & videos into unique artwork creations. Packed with lots and lots of aesthetic glitch filters. Completely new way of adding FX! DOWNLOAD NOW! FEATURES • Professional digital glitches, 3D wave art transformations, color distortions, crusty VHS looks and more • Stack multiple effects and glitches • Control each glitch effect in realtime • Add Cool FX Layers • Add Glitchy text to your composition • Access to millions of HD Stock Videos, updated daily • Lots and lots of aesthetic video filters • Made to super every video and photo
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Filter Stack at 4.7 against GlitchVideo's 3.4. Filter Stack also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. GlitchVideo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Filter Stack sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Filter Stack holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 177 and 304 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of GlitchVideo's written reviews are positive against 64% of Filter Stack's.
GlitchVideo ships an update every 3 months, Filter Stack fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GlitchVideo | Filter Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (177 ratings) | 4.7 (304 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 64.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 177 | 304 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YU HASHIZUME | Ralph Hubner |
Customer experience
GlitchVideo
Filter Stack
User reviews
GlitchVideo
From 177 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ High-quality glitch effects
- 💰 Completely free with no paywalls
- 🎨 Creative and artistic features
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 🎬 Works with existing videos and live footage
Room to improve
- 📺 Crops and zooms videos excessively
- 🔊 No audio playback during editing
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 📹 Records only 1-2 seconds of video
- 🎯 Inconsistent and confusing interface
Filter Stack
From 304 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great glitch effects
- 👍 Simple UI
- 👍 Good quality effects
- 👍 Allows quality/size choice on export
- 👍 Easy to understand UI
Room to improve
- 🐛 Cannot open photo albums
- 🐛 Terrible, useless selector
- 🐛 Cannot play videos
- 🐛 Does not let edit/save regular photos
- 🐛 Does not export 4k
Bugs and requests
GlitchVideo
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes when importing videos
- Photos and videos not loading from gallery
- Recording stops after 1-2 seconds
- App freezes during effect application
- Settings menu unresponsive
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- Video export fails after import
- Audio not syncing with video
- Image flipping unexpectedly
- Excessive ad interruptions during use
- Unexpected charges/billing issues
- Video sides cut off during glitch effect
- App won't work without camera/microphone enabled
Requested features
13 requests- Audio playback during video editing
- Ability to sync effects with music beats
- Lockable effect controls (no need to hold slider)
- Apply multiple effects simultaneously
- Preset filters and random mode
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- Square video format for Instagram
- Widescreen/landscape support without zooming
- SoundCloud music integration
- More glitch effect varieties
- Glitch sound effects
- Option to remove ads (paid version)
- Easier effect selection preview
- Better video import functionality
Filter Stack
Reported bugs
7 issues- Cannot open photo albums
- Cannot play videos
- Saving photos results in a different image
- Cannot save photo without also saving a video version
- No save feature, only share
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- Freezes at launch
- Paid but still cannot access pro features
Requested features
6 requests- Key frame feature for tuning effects
- Export as GIF option
- Ability to save filters for later use
- Add number values to slides for precise control
- Ability to 'mute' an effect without clearing it or setting strength to 0
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- Darker colors for interface
In-app purchases
GlitchVideo
- Remove Ads$0.99
Filter Stack
- Remove Ads$1.99
- More Fonts$1.99
- Pixabay Search$1.99
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- Remove Watermark$2.99
- All Filters$2.99
- Extra Layers$2.99
- Full Access$5.99
