# tidescii

> Turn photos into ASCII loops

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6803416583](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6803416583)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6803416583`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Daisuke HIRAKAWA
- **Category:** Photo & Video
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-15
- **First published:** 2026-09-15
- **Size:** 973 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tidescii/id6803416583)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://tidescii-privacy.pages.dev](https://tidescii-privacy.pages.dev/)

## Description

One photo becomes a flickering ASCII-art loop. Pick a glyph style, color palette, and speed, then share to Instagram Stories. Free to try with the Standard palette.

Turn a single photo into a flickering ASCII-art loop.

WHAT IT DOES
- Load a photo and it's converted to ASCII art based on luminance, with a 10-frame flicker animation generated automatically
- Choose from 4 rendering styles: ASCII glyphs, Bitmap, Mosaic, Dither
- Color it with the free Standard palette, or unlock 4 Premium categories (Gradient, Multicolor, Duotone, Bicolor — 12 variants each) — or use Original, the source photo's true colors
- Playback speed: 4 / 6 / 12 fps
- Export as MP4 (1080×1920, Instagram Story format) straight to your photo library
- A subtle logo is baked into every export, so it's ready to repost as-is

SIMPLE BY DESIGN
Pick a photo, pick a style and color, export — three steps, one screen, no navigation. Every setting updates the preview in real time.

FREE TO USE
All rendering styles and the Standard color palette are free. Only the Gradient, Multicolor, Duotone, and Bicolor Premium palettes require an in-app purchase.

Made for anyone into glitch, Y2K, or terminal/hacker aesthetics.

## Rankings

- #1,297,985 — Overall

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