Comparison

RNI Aero vs swity

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

Head to head
About

RNI Aero

Transform your photos with unique infrared film simulations inspired by vintage Kodak Aerochrome. This app offers a suite of editing tools to fine-tune your images and share them with the world.

Highlights
  • Infrared film simulation
  • Inspired by Kodak Aerochrome
  • Film-based photo editor
  • Adjustment tools (crop, rotate, brightness, contrast, etc.)
  • Vignette and film grain
  • RAW support
  • Direct social sharing
Features
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RNI Aero will effortlessly make your photos look mesmerising and surreal, like if they were shot on an infrared film. The RNI Aero filters are inspired by Kodak Aerochrome - an infrared film created for military and surveillance purpose. The original Aerochrome has been discontinued a while ago, but this project aims at recreating its look and preserving it for the generations to come. This app has been created by RNI - analog photography and digital imaging expert company based in London. Showcase your work on Instagram with #rniaero for a chance to get featured by RNI. FILM-BASED PHOTO EDITOR The RNI Aero filters are born from real infrared film. The app comes with a versatile introductory package of free film filters. Additional filters and premium features can be unlocked via in-app purchase. ADJUSTMENT TOOLS Use RNI Aero image adjustment tools to make sure your images perfectly meet your creative vision. You can crop and rotate, alter the brightness, contrast, enhance shadows and highlights, add vignette and real film grain, and more. RAW SUPPORT RNI Aero supports RAW. Some minor image artefacts may bee seen while editing RAW in the app's viewport which uses a draft mode for the sake of speed. But those artefacts won't be there on export. SHARING Share your photos to your social networks directly from the app. Supported networks include Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. #rniaero Tag your photos with #rniaero for a chance to get featured by the RNI’s official Instagram @reallyniceimages To find out more about RNI products please visit reallyniceimages.com - If experiencing any bugs or issues with this app - please let us know at support@reallyniceimages.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

swity

Features
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swity gives a physical artwork a digital second half. You build a page about one piece of work in the app: a cover photograph, the story behind it, a gallery of the frames that did not make the cut, a line somebody said about it, a video, and a voice note in your own words. The sections go in any order. Publish, and swity creates a code for that piece. Print the card as a PDF, or hold a blank NFC sticker to your iPhone and the link writes itself. The code goes on the wall beside the work. Someone standing in front of your photograph scans it. The page opens in their browser. No app to install, no account, no sign-up, nothing to dismiss. They read what the wall could not tell them, and from there they can reach the rest of your work, your links, or wherever you sell prints. WHAT GOES ON A PAGE Text, a quote, a photo gallery, a YouTube video, a card pointing at another of your published pieces, and a Where and When section holding the venue, the date, your camera or your materials, and a pin on the map. One voice note per page, recorded in the app or uploaded. THE CODE ON THE WALL A print-ready QR card as a PDF , and NFC writing built in. On a paid plan one piece can carry up to five codes, so the same work hanging in two places is counted separately. WHAT YOU LEARN How many times each code was scanned and how many times the page was opened, over a week, a month, six months or a year, for one piece or for everything you have published. Plain numbers, no dashboard to learn. EXHIBITIONS Group several pieces into one show with its own public page, its own venue and its own dates. Work in a show sits together under its name in your list. YOUR PUBLIC PROFILE One page at swity.app under your own handle, carrying your photograph, your role, your bio, your links and everything you have published. Codes you have already printed keep working if you change your handle. CHECKED BEFORE IT GOES LIVE Every photograph and every line of text is reviewed for safety before a page can be published, and the check runs on our servers rather than on the phone. Nothing becomes public until it passes. BUILT QUIETLY No feed, no follower count, no algorithm, no advertising. You are not shown other people's work and they are not shown yours. Whoever scans your code is never asked to sign up for anything. PLANS swity is free for two published pieces, each with one code. Plus raises that to ten pieces and Max to thirty. Both allow up to five codes per piece and remove the small swity mark from your published pages. The price is shown in the app before you buy. Subscriptions are billed through your Apple Account. Payment is charged at confirmation of purchase, and the subscription renews automatically unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the period. You can manage or cancel a subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://swity.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://swity.app/privacy

Screenshots

RNI Aero4 screens
swity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: RNI Aero at 3 against swity's 1. RNI Aero also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RNI Aero sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and swity sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
RNI Aero versus swity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRNI Aeroswity
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (250 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings250 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRNITomasz Szykulski

Bugs and requests

RNI Aero

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes when exporting/saving photos
  • Slow performance and unresponsiveness
  • Black screen when loading photos
  • Preset previews not loading
  • Use Last Edits feature doesn't retain filter selection
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  • Photo import limitations (iCloud-only restrictions)
  • Pro version subscription not activating after purchase
  • Watermark persists even with Pro subscription
  • App closes unexpectedly on certain devices
  • Cannot restore purchases
  • Two-factor authentication requirement unnecessary

Requested features

12 requests
  • Save custom presets and filter settings
  • Live camera mode with real-time filters
  • Ability to selectively apply filters to specific areas
  • Batch processing for multiple photos
  • Black and white infrared filter options
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  • Selective color editing tool (eraser/brush for partial application)
  • Video editing support
  • Dark mode and icon redesign for consistency with other RNI apps
  • Remove watermark for paid users
  • Default setting to disable date stamp for paid users
  • More filter variety and color options
  • Merge functionality with main RNI Films app

swity

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

RNI Aero

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly RNI Aero Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Yearly RNI Aero Subscription$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • RNI Aero Pro$17.99
2 purchases

swity

Subscriptions2
  • Plus$8.991 Month
  • Max$17.991 Month

Questions

Is RNI Aero free?
RNI Aero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is swity free?
swity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RNI Aero or swity have ads?
Neither RNI Aero nor swity shows ads.

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