Gloss Studio vs Memo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gloss Studio
This app offers a digital darkroom for film emulation with cult favorite film-inspired presets for photos and videos. It provides professional editing tools and batch editing capabilities to perfect your content with a nostalgic film aesthetic.
- Film-inspired presets
- Digital darkroom for film emulation
- Professional editing adjustments
- Real film grain effect
- Batch editing for photos and videos
- Light leaks & dust effects
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GLOSS® Studio by Ash Levi is a collection of cult favorite film-inspired presets for photo and video, a digital darkroom for film emulation, and a pro editing suite of adjustments. DARKROOM Nothing beats the nostalgic feeling of film. Featuring iconic and original film stocks like classics like that disposable camera flash + fun film soup edits with light leaks & dust. PRESETS 40+ carefully curated filters created to make editing simple. Choose your aesthetic to find the perfect preset: Analog, Grunge, Minimal, Bright, Black & White, Moody, Soft and Vintage. ADJUSTMENTS Perfect your content with our suite of professional grade adjustments like HSL, Skin Smoothing and Real Film Grain. BATCH EDITING Easily copy and paste edits to any of your photos and videos. Tag @gloss_____studio or #glossapp to be featured on our socials. __________________________ GLOSS® ALL-ACCESS SUBSCRIPTION: • $5.99 Monthly • $49.99 Yearly GLOSS® ALL-ACCESS Subscribers have access to all features in the GLOSS® app including all new releases for as long as you're subscribed. FREE TRIAL AND SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Start your GLOSS® subscription with a 7-day free trial. Once the trial period ends, you'll be charged a subscription fee ($5.99 per month or $49.99 per year). Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can go to Settings > iTunes Account & App Store > Apple ID > Subscriptions to manage your subscription. Your iTunes account will be charged when you confirm the purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription during the free trial period. TERMS OF USE: https://gloss-studio.app/terms-of-service PRIVACY POLICY: https://gloss-studio.app/privacy-policy
Memo
Emulate the look of classic analog cameras with realistic film grain, colors, and aberrations. Capture new photos or import existing ones to apply vintage filters and customize camera settings for a unique retro aesthetic.
- Realistic film photography emulation
- Vintage camera effects
- In-app photo capture
- Import and edit photos
- Customizable camera settings
- Film grain and color emulation
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Capture realistic film photography on your phone using emulated analog cameras. Memo is designed to reproduce the characteristic colors, grain and visual aberrations that classic vintage cameras are known for. You can capture pictures through the in-app camera or import photos to edit. The cameras are fully customizable so that you can make adjustments that fit your photos. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://appostrophe.com/memo/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Memo at free with in-app purchases against Gloss Studio's subscription. Memo also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (896 vs 71). Gloss Studio's advantage is review sentiment (95% vs 76%). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Gloss Studio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Memo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Gloss Studio against 4.7 for Memo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Memo has 896 ratings behind it against 71, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Gloss Studio's written reviews are positive against 76% of Memo's.
Gloss Studio ships an update every 2 weeks, Memo every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Gloss Studio | Memo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (71 ratings) — better | 4.7 (896 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.9% of reviews — better | 76.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 71 | 896 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 458 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gloss Studio LLC | SCRL AB |
Customer experience
Gloss Studio
Memo
User reviews
Gloss Studio
From 71 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Aesthetic and unique filters
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 🎨 Great for social media content
- 💡 Innovative editing features (Blur, Grain, HSL)
- 🚀 Replaces other editing apps
Room to improve
- 💰 Limited free options
- 💸 Subscription is expensive
- 🚫 No free trial for premium
- 🤔 Hard to justify subscription for casual users
Memo
From 896 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great camera app
- 💡 Vintage/nostalgic filters
- 🚀 Excellent photo quality
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes when loading photos
- 🔒 Link sharing to unlock cameras doesn't work
Bugs and requests
Gloss Studio
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unresponsive app
- Settings app not functional
- Locked features without clear subscription option
Requested features
4 requests- More free options/presets
- Grit options
- More dark room options
- Trash bin or recently deleted folder
Memo
Reported bugs
2 issues- Losing photo metadata when converting images
- Inability to unlock additional cameras
Requested features
2 requests- Save photos to camera roll
- One-time purchase option
In-app purchases
Gloss Studio
- All Access Monthly$5.991 Month
- All Access Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
Memo
- Memo Gold7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Memo Gold$29.991 Year
