Comparison

Fjorden Camera vs Chromahora

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

Head to head
About

Fjorden Camera

This app provides advanced manual camera controls for your iPhone, mimicking the experience of a DSLR. It allows for precise adjustments to shutter speed, aperture, and zoom, along with shooting in various RAW formats for greater editing flexibility.

Highlights
  • Manual camera controls
  • Exposure compensation
  • ISO & shutter speed adjustment
  • Assisted & manual focus
  • Shoot in ProRAW, RAW, JPG & HEIF
  • One-handed UI
Features
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Fjorden Camera is the companion app to the Fjorden Grip, a compact and ergonomic attachment that lets you handle and shoot your iPhone like a DSLR—without the added bulk. Enjoy tactile controls to adjust shutter speed, aperture, and zoom. Use the two-step shutter button to capture moments with more control. Learn more about the grip at Fjorden.co. ++ FEATURES ++ • Manual camera controls • Exposure compensation • ISO & shutter speed • White balance (preset & fully manual) • Assisted & manual focus • Face detection • Focus peaking • Composition tools • Digital zoom • One-handed UI • Dynamic type support • Shoot in ProRAW**, RAW, JPG & HEIF • EXIF/Metadata viewer **ProRAW requires iPhone 12/13/14/15/16 Pro / Pro Max ---- Thank you for choosing our app! We greatly appreciate your support. If you enjoy using our app, please consider leaving a review on the App Store. Your feedback is invaluable in helping us enhance our app and provide an even better experience for you and other users. If you encounter any issues or have suggestions for improvement, please don’t hesitate to get in touch → team@fjorden.co. Privacy policy: https://fjorden.co/privacy Terms of Use: https://fjorden.co/terms

About

Chromahora

Visualize your day's light conditions on a color-coded timeline. Plan shoots with golden hour, blue hour, and twilight predictions, integrated with weather forecasts and moon phases. Scout locations and dates with precision for optimal photography and filmmaking.

Highlights
  • Daily light timeline
  • Golden hour and blue hour prediction
  • Weather forecasting integration
  • Moon phase and moonrise/moonset
  • Location-based planning
  • Astrophotography dark-sky windows
Features
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Great light doesn't wait. Chromahora shows the light for your whole day on one timeline, painted in the colors of the sky, so you know when to be in place and when to shoot. THE LIGHT, HOUR BY HOUR - Golden hour and blue hour, morning and evening, clearly marked - Sunrise, sunset and every twilight in between - A "now" marker, so you always know how long you have left - Tap any phase to jump straight to it PLAN AROUND THE WEATHER - Rain, snow and cloudy spells laid over the timeline - The sky at sunrise and sunset, so you'll know whether clouds will light up or blot out the sun - Hourly UV index and visibility, including fog that cuts how far you can see AFTER DARK - Moonrise, moonset and moon phase - Dark-sky windows for astrophotography, and a clear note when the moon is up or the sky never gets fully dark ANY PLACE, ANY DAY - Use where you are, or search any town, park or landmark - Pick any date to scout a shoot weeks ahead - Times stay in the place's own time zone, so planning a trip abroad just works - Handles the edge cases: midnight sun, polar night and all-day golden hour MADE FOR APPLE DEVICES - Built with Liquid Glass - On iPad and in landscape, the day's details sit right beside the timeline - Supports VoiceOver and Dynamic Type Chromahora is made for landscape, portrait and street photographers, filmmakers, and anyone who chases the light. It's also open source! https://github.com/afollestad/Chromahora Sun and moon data from sunrise-sunset.org. Weather from Apple Weather.

Screenshots

Fjorden Camera4 screens
Chromahora4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Chromahora at 5.0 against Fjorden Camera's 4.3. Chromahora also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). Fjorden Camera's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chromahora holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fjorden Camera has 1.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fjorden Camera ships an update every 5 weeks, Chromahora weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fjorden Camera versus Chromahora: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFjorden CameraChromahora
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.3K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFjordenAidan Follestad

Customer experience

Fjorden Camera

All ratings1,237 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral4.6%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews335 reviews
Positive51.9%
Neutral9.6%
Negative38.5%

Chromahora

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Fjorden Camera

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Bluetooth connectivity issues with Fjorden grip
  • Zoom feature getting stuck or not working properly
  • Settings not saving consistently
  • Freezing and crashing when switching between modes
  • Compatibility problems with newer iPhone models

Requested features

6 requests
  • Video recording mode
  • Advanced white balance controls
  • Customizable camera shortcuts
  • Faster zoom functionality
  • Improved portrait mode and depth control
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  • Compatibility with more third-party lenses

Chromahora

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Fjorden Camera

No in-app purchases

None

Chromahora

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fjorden Camera free?
Fjorden Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chromahora free?
Chromahora is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fjorden Camera or Chromahora?
Chromahora is rated higher. Fjorden Camera averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Chromahora averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Fjorden Camera or Chromahora have ads?
Neither Fjorden Camera nor Chromahora shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fjorden Camera or Chromahora?
Fjorden Camera ships an update every 5 weeks, and Chromahora weekly. Most recently, Fjorden Camera was updated on November 3, 2026 and Chromahora on October 31, 2026.

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