Comparison

AnalogColor vs SOFTO

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

Head to head
About

AnalogColor

Apply authentic analog film effects to your digital photos. Achieve a lo-fi aesthetic with toy camera styles, cross-processing, light leaks, and film grain. Create unique visual styles for your images.

Highlights
  • Toy camera effects
  • Cross-processing styles
  • Light leak overlays
  • Film grain simulation
  • Polygon GIF creation
Features
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AnalogColor is a photo editing app that transforms digital photos with toy camera effects, cross-processing, light leaks, and film grain for an authentic analog-style look. Ver.2.5 added the "POLYGON GIF" feature: http://tmblr.co/ZuRUOy1H2MI8n sample photos by hlkljgk, kennymatic, Aih., eren, jenny downing, Daniel Zedda from flickr. thanks!

About

SOFTO

Apply vintage 35mm film and Polaroid filters to your photos. Add custom date and location stamps in a handwritten font. Offers various film types, flash, timer, and selfie modes.

Highlights
  • 35mm film filters
  • Polaroid photo effect
  • Custom date and place printing
  • Handwritten font
  • Multiple film types (Fuji, Kodak, Agfa)
  • Flash, Timer, Selfie modes
Features
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SOFTO Polar Film Camera ■ Photo With 35mm Film Filter ■ One shot! Two Photos Film Photo & Polaroid ■ Print date and place in special handwritten font - Package Mode - Date print - Print city name - Fuji, Kodak, Agfa 36mm film filter - Flash, Timer, selfie Mode Instagram Share #Softo We will choose your photo. https://www.instagram.com/filca.app/

Screenshots

AnalogColor4 screens
SOFTO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AnalogColor at none against SOFTO's 1. AnalogColor also leads on price ($0.99 vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). SOFTO's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

AnalogColor costs $0.99 and SOFTO $1.99 up front. SOFTO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AnalogColor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SOFTO holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 49% of AnalogColor's written reviews are positive against 42% of SOFTO's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AnalogColor ships an update every 3 months, SOFTO every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AnalogColor versus SOFTO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnalogColorSOFTO
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)3.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.2% of reviews — better42.1% of reviews
Number of ratings36 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperpentacomCheol Kim

Customer experience

AnalogColor

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive49.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative39.7%

SOFTO

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive42.1%
Neutral26.3%
Negative31.6%

In-app purchases

None

AnalogColor

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SOFTO

One-time1
  • UPGRADE PRO VERSION$1.99

Questions

Is AnalogColor free?
AnalogColor costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SOFTO free?
SOFTO costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AnalogColor or SOFTO?
SOFTO is rated higher. AnalogColor averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while SOFTO averages 3.8 from 6 ratings.
Do AnalogColor or SOFTO have ads?
Neither AnalogColor nor SOFTO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AnalogColor or SOFTO?
AnalogColor ships an update every 3 months, and SOFTO every 9 days. Most recently, AnalogColor was updated on November 1, 2026 and SOFTO on November 3, 2026.

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