RNI Flashback vs BananaPaint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RNI Flashback
This app offers a unique approach to photo editing, simulating the behavior of traditional film rather than using pre-defined filters. It generates distinct editing options each time, allowing users to achieve a truly artistic and film-like aesthetic for their digital images.
- Deep photo editing
- Simulates real film behavior
- Generates unique editing options
- No pre-defined filters
- Artistic flair and film-like color harmony
- Uses real film data simulation
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This app is a pretty scientific experiment in deep photo editing. At RNI we wanted to make our photos look more special with less effort and more fun. So we created RNI Flashback — an app that works like film not like an app. Using Flashback is simple. You just press the button and it generates editing options for you. And then you choose the best one. Because you’re the boss. Unlike other apps, RNI Flashback has no pre-defined filters. Instead it mixes virtual 'chemicals' and creates a unique look every time you press the button. This transforms digital medium making it more true to life and more refreshing. Flashback is created for everyone. But professional photographers and aficionados familiar with shooting film will especially love it. Because Flashback works more like photographic film rather than like digital software. Unlike any other existing software, Flashback uses real film data and simulates the response of real film layers by light when processing digital colours. This results in a completely unique output which can't be achieved in traditional image editors with conventional tools. Some of its looks can be weird, some can render skintones too red. But some will be just absolutely fabulous, making for film-like colour harmony and colour separation, far beyond what’s achievable in any other piece of software you have ever tried. Experience RNI Flashback now. Bring custom artistic flair into your photos and never get bored again. -- #RNIFlashback Tag your photos with #RNIFlashback for a chance to get featured in RNI’s official newsletter, blog and Instagram @reallyniceimages. To find out more about RNI products please visit reallyniceimages.com
BananaPaint
Experience the 1980s computing era with this app, designed to recreate a groundbreaking classic. It offers a nostalgic interface with modern enhancements for a unique creative tool.
- 1980s computing nostalgia
- Modern iOS enhancements
- Creative design tool
- Simple interface
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BananaPaint lets you relive the 1980s- when life was simpler, and using a computer with mouse and windows was definitely thinking different. BananaPaint is an homage, and labor of love; it painstakingly recreates one of the most groundbreaking applications of the last century, fixes some bugs, and bridges the past to the present with many cool modern features savvy users expect of a cutting edge iOS App. Coming soon: BananaWrite & BananaDraw!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RNI Flashback at 4.6 against BananaPaint's 3.8. RNI Flashback also leads on ratings volume (264 vs 18) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). BananaPaint's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
RNI Flashback costs $3.99 and BananaPaint $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RNI Flashback holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RNI Flashback has 264 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of RNI Flashback's written reviews are positive against 62% of BananaPaint's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
RNI Flashback ships an update every 2 months, BananaPaint every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RNI Flashback | BananaPaint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (264 ratings) — better | 3.8 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.7% of reviews | 61.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 264 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RNI | Amalgamated Coders Inc |
Customer experience
RNI Flashback
BananaPaint
Bugs and requests
RNI Flashback
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes during photo rendering/export
- Saving to camera roll causes app freeze
- Photo picker crashes on iOS 12
- Burst photos cause rendering failure
- Advanced menu controls cut off on certain devices
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- Blank image preview on iPad when selecting from library
- App not compatible with latest iOS updates
- Highlight slider inaccessible on iPhone X
- White interface elements extend beyond screen boundaries
Requested features
14 requests- Save and reuse favorite filter presets across multiple photos
- Ability to adjust filter strength/intensity slider
- iPhone X and newer device screen support
- Landscape orientation mode
- Built-in camera to capture photos directly
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- Dark mode interface option
- Lightroom integration or desktop version
- Batch apply filters to multiple photos
- Swipe gestures to cycle through filters
- Filter naming and organization system
- Slideshow mode for filter variations
- Export to RNI Films app for further editing
- Raw file format support
- Global preference to disable grain and scratches by default
BananaPaint
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RNI Flashback
No in-app purchases
BananaPaint
No in-app purchases
Questions
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