Comparison

Cobalt Image vs Foray

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

Head to head
About

Cobalt Image

Enhance your iPhone photos with advanced AI, HDR, and smart portrait modes. This app offers unparalleled control over non-raw images, featuring cutting-edge white balance and Luma curve adjustments. Access renowned digital and film emulations for professional-level editing.

Highlights
  • AI-enhanced picture processing
  • HDR and smart portrait modes
  • Advanced color models for HEIC files
  • Unprecedented control over non-raw photos
  • White balance and Luma curve adjustments
  • Renowned digital and film emulations
  • Direct editing from Apple Photos
Features
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Please note that Cobalt Image PHOTO is available through subscription plans. The Full Access Yearly subscription provides a 7-day trial period during which you can try the full app and decide to cancel at any time. Our Digital and Film packs are renowned for their accuracy and are now available for all images taken by your favorite device. Your AI-enhanced pictures with HDR and smart portrait mode will be the starting point for our emulations. Cobalt Image PHOTO introduces a new advanced tool powered by the latest color models, specifically designed for treating AI-enhanced iPhone HEIC files. Leveraging the best color science available, it enhances and edits your cherished memories captured by the iPhone. Experience unparalleled freedom with our image editor, where you’ll be astonished by the unprecedented level of control over your non-raw photos. Our advanced color pipeline, featuring cutting-edge white balance and Luma curve adjustments, elevates the app to extraordinary heights, setting a new standard in photo editing. Features: - A complete set of renowned emulations made by Cobalt, both Digital and Film (Film available on Full Access subscription) - Advanced BW scientific conversion - Advanced White Balance - Luma curve on CIECAM16 - RGB curves on ProPhoto - Brightness, Contrast, Saturation all on CIECAM16 - Clarity - Structure - Advanced grain - Vignette The app can also be accessed directly from Apple Photos through the sharing function, allowing for direct editing of the selected photo. Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Foray

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Your camera roll remembers everything. Foray remembers why: the evening you waited out the rain for one frame, the first roll through the new 50mm, the trip that changed how you see. Foray is a journal for photographers. Log your shoots. Track your gear. Reflect on your craft. THE JOURNAL Log a moment in seconds: photos, words, or both. Write a note on any photo about what you were going for and what you'd do differently. Record a voice note while the shoot is still in your hands. Logging last month's shoot? Foray reads capture dates, so entries land on the day you pressed the shutter. YOUR GEAR, MEASURED Every photo already carries a record of the camera, lens, and settings that made it. Foray reads that and shows you what no general journal can: the lens you actually shoot, how your focal-length habits change over a year, and the story of every camera you've owned, from first frame to last. Then share your Year in Photos. TRIPS, PROJECTS, PLACES One journal, many ways to see it. Trips hold time-bounded shoots ("Iceland, March"). Projects hold the long games ("The 50mm Year"). The map shows everywhere you've stood with a camera. GETS ALONG WITH EVERYTHING Share photos into Foray from any app. Import your entries from Apple Journal. Export your whole journal anytime as a complete archive or a printable PDF book. Export is free, forever, because your journal is yours. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No analytics. No ads. Foray works fully offline, and your photos never leave your device. A journal should be the most private thing on your phone. FORAY PRO Every download starts with 7 days of full Pro: no signup, no card, nothing to cancel. Pro unlocks photo notes, voice notes, trips, gear stats, and Year in Photos. Keep it with a yearly subscription (free trial included) or a one-time lifetime purchase. The journal itself is free forever: writing, projects, the map, import, and export. What did you shoot today? Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cobalt Image4 screens
Foray4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Cobalt Image at 15.0 against Foray's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cobalt Image sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month and Foray sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.00 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Cobalt Image versus Foray: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCobalt ImageForay
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size203 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCobalt Image LTDKishkind Ghildial

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Cobalt Image

Subscriptions3
  • Cobalt Image Pro Digital$3.491 Month
  • Cobalt Image Pro Monthly$5.491 Month
  • Cobalt Image Pro Yearly7 Days trial$44.991 Year
2 purchases

Foray

Subscriptions1
  • Foray Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.001 Year
One-time1
  • Foray Pro Lifetime$49.00

Questions

Is Cobalt Image free?
Cobalt Image is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Foray free?
Foray is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cobalt Image or Foray have ads?
Neither Cobalt Image nor Foray shows ads.

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