Comparison

filmy vs Tonalog

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

Head to head
About

filmy

Record videos with black bars at the top and bottom for a cinematic look. Adjust color tones to achieve your desired movie aesthetic.

Highlights
  • Record videos with black bars
  • Adjustable color tones
  • Cinematic video effects
  • Simple video recording interface
Features
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上下に黒い帯がついた動画がとれます。 色味の変更が可能なので、各々の映画っぽさで動画を撮影してください。

About

Tonalog

Capture and edit photos with a vintage aesthetic using a variety of film and retro camera filters. Apply 26 distinct styles, adjust effect intensity, and add date stamps to your images.

Highlights
  • 26 camera styles
  • Photo editing
  • Adjustable effect strength
  • Before/after comparison
  • Date stamp addition
  • Library photo editing
Features
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Your moments, your colors. Tonalog is a camera and photo editor inspired by film photography and vintage digital cameras. Explore 26 camera styles as you shoot, or give photos from your library a new look. Adjust effect strength, compare before and after, and add a date stamp. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

filmy1 screens
Tonalog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: filmy at none against Tonalog's 3. Tonalog's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Tonalog sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. filmy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

filmy ships an update every 3 months, Tonalog every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
filmy versus Tonalog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterfilmyTonalog
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermasataka aokiJUNHYUK CHOI

Customer experience

filmy

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tonalog

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

In-app purchases

None

filmy

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Tonalog

Subscriptions2
  • Tonalog+ Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Tonalog+ Yearly$16.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tonalog+ Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is filmy free?
filmy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tonalog free?
Tonalog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do filmy or Tonalog have ads?
Neither filmy nor Tonalog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, filmy or Tonalog?
filmy ships an update every 3 months, and Tonalog every 5 days. Most recently, filmy was updated on November 3, 2026 and Tonalog on October 31, 2026.

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