Comparison

Panols vs Chromis

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

Head to head
About

Panols

Easily split any photo from your library into multiple squares for seamless posting on Instagram. Showcase your panoramic shots or other images across your profile grid. Organize and edit your photos with metadata, tags, and personal branding.

Highlights
  • Split photos into multiple squares
  • Post panoramas to Instagram
  • Edit and organize photos
  • Add personal branding
  • View photo metadata
  • Sync edits with Photo Library
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Your story. Beyond the frame. Turn one photo into a seamless, swipeable story. Panols gives every detail room—and every frame your personal touch. CREATE Choose a photo and a layout. Make a single-image post or spread your story across 2–5 tiles. Or ask Siri: “Create a new Panol.” MAKE IT YOURS Refine the crop and rotation. Add borders, rounded corners, colors, and watermarks. Find the words with optional title and description suggestions from Apple Intelligence—or write your own. SHARE Export your images in order, ready to share. Your original stays untouched. Revisit saved Panols or explore your geotagged moments on the Globe. YOUR LANGUAGE. YOUR WAY. More languages. Layouts for larger text and right-to-left reading. Clearer accessibility labels and support for your motion and transparency settings. On iOS 27, bring supported RAW and ProRAW photos into your editing workflow with Apple’s new RAW 9 processing. The frame is limited. Your story isn’t. For iPhone and iPad running iOS/iPadOS 18 or later. AI suggestions require iOS 27 and supported Apple Intelligence capabilities. RAW processing requires iOS 27 and supported, local, unadjusted photos. Some layouts and branding tools require Panols+. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Chromis

This app offers professional filmmaking tools on your iPhone, allowing you to shoot in Apple Log with manual controls and grade footage with advanced color tools. It provides a streamlined workflow for creating cinematic content directly on your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Apple Log and ProRes recording
  • Manual camera controls
  • Live histogram and composition grids
  • LUT preview and professional color grading
  • RGB curves and HSL secondaries
  • Media organization and export
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Chromis Shoot. Grade. Create. Chromis is a professional filmmaking camera built for creators who want complete control from capture to final color—all on their iPhone. Record in Apple Log with professional manual controls, preview your footage with LUTs that never bake into your recording, and finish your grade using desktop-inspired color tools without ever leaving the app. At just 9MB, Chromis leaves all your iPhone storage exactly where it belongs—for your high-bitrate ProRes and Apple Log footage. Experience zero bloat, lightning-fast launch times, and maximum hardware performance. Whether you’re creating cinematic travel films, short films, social content, or visual effects shots, Chromis provides a complete mobile workflow. Professional Camera • Apple Log recording • ProRes recording • Manual ISO, shutter speed, white balance, and focus • Live histogram • Horizon level • Composition grid • Preview LUTs • Seamless lens switching during recording • Optional camera tracking while recording • Blender camera tracking export Professional Color Grading • Primary color adjustments • RGB curves • HSL secondaries • Professional LUT support • 3 built-in LUTs for an instant film aesthetic • Built-in and custom LUTs • Waveform, RGB histogram, and vectorscope • Save and reuse custom Looks • Non-destructive editing • Before/after comparison Media Management • Organize clips • Favorites • Rename • Export • Easily identify graded clips Chromis combines professional capture and advanced color grading into one streamlined filmmaking workflow.

Screenshots

Panols4 screens
Chromis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chromis at 100% against Panols's 48%. Chromis also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). Panols's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and ratings volume (122 vs 4). On 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

Panols is free to download; Chromis costs $2.99 up front. Panols sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Chromis asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chromis holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Panols has 122 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Panols's written reviews are positive against 100% of Chromis's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Panols ships an update every 5 days, Chromis fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Panols versus Chromis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPanolsChromis
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.4 (122 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings122 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuan ArreguinRamsey Thomas

Customer experience

Panols

All ratings120 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral3.3%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive48.1%
Neutral9.3%
Negative42.6%

Chromis

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Panols

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App freezes during image creation
  • App crashes when loading images
  • App crashes on high-resolution photos
  • App crashes on iPhone X
  • App crashes upon choosing a photo
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  • App stalls or does nothing when clicking split button
  • App doesn't export photos
  • Photos not saved to library
  • In-app purchases not restoring
  • App adds a vignette effect
  • Seams visible in split photos
  • Lower quality in one half of split photo
  • App doesn't start or respond to input
  • App freezes or shows black screen
  • Unable to restore purchases

Requested features

7 requests
  • Option to choose number of parts to split into
  • Support for more than 3 parts/squares
  • Ability to split into portrait orientation
  • Add spaces between generated images
  • Support for 3x2, 3x3, 4x1, or more grid sizes
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  • Option to make pictures over more than one row
  • Add vignette effect removal option

Chromis

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Panols

Subscriptions2
  • Panols+ Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Panols+ Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time5
  • Portrait Formats$0.99
  • Watermarks$1.99
  • Multi-grid Formats$2.99
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  • Unlock All Features$4.99
  • Panols+ Lifetime$24.99
None

Chromis

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Panols free?
Panols is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chromis free?
Chromis costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Panols or Chromis?
Chromis is rated higher. Panols averages 4.4 out of 5 from 122 ratings, while Chromis averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Panols or Chromis have ads?
Neither Panols nor Chromis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Panols or Chromis?
Panols ships an update every 5 days, and Chromis fortnightly. Most recently, Panols was updated on November 2, 2026 and Chromis on October 31, 2026.

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