Vicool vs Dehancer Film Emulation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vicool
Control your Feiyu VIMBLE2 smartphone gimbal for enhanced video and photo creation. Features include recording, capturing photos, camera configuration, zoom, face tracing, panoramas, and video editing.
- Video recording
- Photo capture
- Camera configuration
- Zoom control
- Face tracing
- Panorama photos
- Video clip editing
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The Vicool App is developed specified for Feiyu VIMBLE2 serial handheld smartphone gimbal. Users can perform various operations via this app, including: 1, video recording 2, taking photos 3, camera configuration: white balance, explosure and so on 4,zoom in and zoom out 5, face tracing 6, Panorama photos 7, Video clip and so on. Enjoy your creative life with Vicool
Dehancer Film Emulation
This app offers a comprehensive color grading suite for photos and videos, emulating over 60 real film stocks. It provides professional tools like realistic grain and bloom to achieve an organic, classic cinema look. Join a community of creatives dedicated to authentic, film-inspired color.
- 60+ real film stock emulation
- Retro film vibe presets
- Realistic grain
- Bloom and halation effects
- Hollywood-level color grading tools
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Dehancer is a film emulation app for photo and video editing built on 10 years of color science to bring real analog film looks to your iPhone and iPad. Choose from 86 film presets based on iconic stocks: Kodak, Fuji, Cinestill and more. Each preset is crafted from real film stocks. Refine any look in the Lab with realistic Grain, Bloom, and Halation. Powerful color grading tools give you precise control over every image. Work in Projects to save and revisit your edits anytime. Batch editing lets you apply your grade across multiple photos or videos in one step. RAW support (currently in beta) gives you access to the full range of image data for more accurate, detailed results. Essential video editing tools are built right in. Trim, cut, and arrange your clips before applying your grade, so you can go from raw footage to a finished, cinematic look without leaving the app. Whether you shoot on an iPhone or import footage from a camera, Dehancer brings cinematic color grading to photographers, filmmakers, and creators at every level. Trusted by 1 million+ creators for authentic film emulation, cinematic color grading, and results that look genuinely analog. YOUR PRIVACY IS IMPORTANT TO US Please read the Terms of Use as well as the Privacy Policy carefully. All data is handled under the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy of Dehancer. More details can be found here: https://www.dehancer.com/legal
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dehancer Film Emulation at 50% against Vicool's 7%. Dehancer Film Emulation also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.4) and ratings volume (434 vs 18). Vicool's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads and device support 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. Dehancer Film Emulation sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Vicool asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dehancer Film Emulation holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dehancer Film Emulation has 434 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Vicool's written reviews are positive against 50% of Dehancer Film Emulation's.
Vicool ships an update every 8 days, Dehancer Film Emulation every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vicool | Dehancer Film Emulation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (18 ratings) | 4.3 (434 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.4% of reviews | 50.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 434 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 228 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 桂林飞宇科技股份有限公司 | Dehancer L.L.C-FZ |
Customer experience
Vicool
Dehancer Film Emulation
Bugs and requests
Vicool
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Dehancer Film Emulation
Reported bugs
3 issues- Failed video exports
- Halation feature not working as expected
- Inconsistent performance across devices
Requested features
5 requests- Batch processing and gallery view
- Ability to import from external sources
- More film stock options
- Camera profile matching
- Improved video export quality
In-app purchases
Vicool
No in-app purchases
Dehancer Film Emulation
- Unlimited Photo Export Week$2.997 Days
- Unlimited Photo Export Month7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Unlimited Export (Weekly)7 Days trial$5.997 Days
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- Unlimited Export (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Unlimited Photo Export Year$49.991 Year
- Unlimited Export (Annual)7 Days trial$89.991 Year
- Non-Renewable 1 Month Dehancer$9.99
- Non-Renewable 1 Year Dehancer$150.00
- Unlimited Export$399.00
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