Gloss Studio vs Sun 600
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
Sun 600
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Sun 600 is a retro instant camera for making warm, imperfect, memory-rich photos. Frame a shot, tune the exposure, choose a film look, and develop a Polaroid-inspired print with soft grain, lifted shadows, warm bloom, date stamps, light leaks, and tactile print borders. Build photobooks from your favorite shots, add captions or voice notes, save prints to Photos, and view geotagged memories on a map. Features: • Instant-film inspired camera experience • Classic Sun 600-style exposure control • Retro film recipes and custom looks • Realistic print frames and developing animation • Optional 1980s-style date stamp • Randomized light leaks and print imperfections • Photobooks with captions, notes, and voice recordings • Save finished prints to your photo library • Optional location tagging and shot map • Alternate app icons and camera skins Sun 600 is made for people who miss the feeling of physical photos: slower, warmer, less perfect, and more personal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sun 600 at none against Gloss Studio's 2. Sun 600 also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. Gloss Studio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Sun 600 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gloss Studio ships an update every 2 weeks, Sun 600 every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gloss Studio | Sun 600 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (71 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 458 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Gloss Studio LLC | Lawrence Ligad Jr |
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
Sun 600
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Gloss Studio
- All Access Monthly$5.991 Month
- All Access Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
Sun 600
No in-app purchases









