RNI Colibri vs RitchieCam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RNI Colibri
Enhance digital photos with intelligent color adjustments designed by film photography enthusiasts. Achieve subtle yet impactful color harmony and emotional depth in your images with minimal effort.
- Intelligent color harmony enhancement
- Subtle and intelligent color pop
- Film photography inspired rendering
- Emotional essence creation
- Minimal editing effort
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SHORT: This little app has been designed by film photography aficionados to make your digital photos look nicer with minimal editing effort. Find out more at www.reallyniceimages.com and don't hesitate to email support@reallyniceimages.com if having any issues or suggestions. LONG: Use RNI Colibri to magically enhance the colour harmony of your digital photos. Make your colours pop in a subtle and intelligent manner. RNI Colibri uses the same innovative rendering engine as its sibling RNI Flashback. But unlike Flashback it has been trained on quite a narrow selection of the finest slide scans. This makes for a totally different colour rendering and allows to easily enhance the bland colours of digital. A picture is worth a thousand words, so please check image samples to find out what this mighty little app can do for you. Unlock colour. Create an emotional essence in your photography with RNI Colibri. — #RNIColibri Tag your photos with #RNIColibri for a chance to get featured in RNI’s official newsletter, blog and Instagram @reallyniceimages. Find out more at reallyniceimages.com
RitchieCam
This app offers a collection of retro-inspired filters for your photos, allowing you to capture and share images instantly without the need for editing. It provides a simple yet sophisticated experience for both casual users and photography enthusiasts.
- Easy-to-use interface
- Minimalistic controls
- No-edit photo capture
- 17 retro filters (14 color, 3 B&W)
- One-step sharing/printing
- Suitable for all skill levels
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RitchieCam is a free app for streamlining your iPhone photography. Easy to use. With intuitive minimalistic controls, RitchieCam is simple for beginners, yet useful for experienced photographers. Whether you have no interest in cameras yet want some snaps of your kids or pets or vacation to share on social media, or if you are a pro doing a Route 66 photography project, or anywhere in-between, you’ll find this app straightforward enough—yet sophisticated enough—for your needs. One-step philosophy. RitchieCam produces photos that are ready to be shared or printed the instant that they’re captured (no editing needed!), which saves you time and hassle. There are 17 filters in RitchieCam to choose from: 14 color and 3 B&W. These filters have a retro vibe, and you’re sure to find at least one that compliments your style. Three are available for free—Standard Film, Analog Color, and B&W Negative; unlock the other 14 by becoming a RitchieCam Patron for only $9.99 (USD + Tax Annually) today! Terms of Use: https://ritchiecam.com/faq#Terms Privacy Policy: https://ritchiecam.com/faq/#privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: RitchieCam at Free against RNI Colibri's $3.99. RNI Colibri's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#194 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
RitchieCam is free to download; RNI Colibri costs $3.99 up front. RitchieCam sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. RNI Colibri asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for RNI Colibri against 4.7 for RitchieCam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 152 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of RNI Colibri's written reviews are positive against 77% of RitchieCam's.
RNI Colibri ships an update every 2 months, RitchieCam every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RNI Colibri | RitchieCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (70 ratings) | 4.7 (152 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.2% of reviews | 77.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 70 | 152 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #194 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RNI | Ritchie Roesch |
Customer experience
RNI Colibri
RitchieCam
Bugs and requests
RNI Colibri
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
RitchieCam
Reported bugs
6 issues- Roasted images with watercolor effect/noise reduction
- Photos come out at 12mp instead of 48mp
- Black screen when accessing photos
- Volume button activates shutter when settings/editor open
- Loading camera shows last frame briefly
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- HEIC only output despite JPG setting
Requested features
19 requests- Apply filters to existing photos
- One-time purchase option
- Apply film simulations to RAW images
- Additional new effects (e.g., Positive Film)
- Limit drag to select effects to favorites
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- Clickable icons in favorites list
- Import pictures and edit with filters
- Use regular camera functions (zoom, portrait mode)
- Black out viewfinder in app switcher
- Numbers on intensity slider
- Tweak basic settings before shot (saturation, contrast, WB)
- Self-timer setting
- Apply filters to video
- More customization of free filters
- Add grain option
- Add basic editing options
- Add GPS info recording
- Improve filter switching
- Move lens switching and EV comp out of picture area
In-app purchases
RNI Colibri
No in-app purchases
RitchieCam
- RitchieCam Patron$9.991 Year
