Comparison

TakeStage vs Chromagraph Camera

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

Head to head
About

TakeStage

This app provides high-quality video and audio recordings during calls, specifically designed for musicians. It offers individual participant recording, remote device control, and intelligent audio features for professional results. Recordings are automatically uploaded to a cloud library for easy access and sharing.

Highlights
  • Individual participant recording
  • Durable local recording
  • Remote device control
  • Simple roles and invites
  • Intelligent audio switching
  • Automatic cloud library
Features
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Record your audition video in HD, during your online lesson. TakeStage is a video call built for music lessons. Your teacher guides from their screen while every take records on your own iPhone or iPad in HD: one clean, unedited recording, the way schools and festival panels prefer. DURING THE LESSON • Call your teacher directly, or join with their invite link. • Auto Record starts recording when you play and stops after you finish, so your teacher can focus on guiding. They can switch it on for you, start a take with a count-in, or zoom the camera. • The take records on your device, so a frozen call never ends up in your video. • Notes and markings are pinned to the exact second. Spoken notes become text. AFTER THE LESSON • Takes save and upload on their own, notes included, to participant's libraries. • Tap a note to jump to that moment and pick your best take together. • Name it, save it to Photos or share a link for your application. SOUND TUNED FOR MUSIC Stereo sound made for instruments, not voices. Works with the iOS Wide Spectrum mic mode, audio interfaces and wireless mics. FOR TEACHERS AND STUDIOS • 6+ participants per session, for studio classes from home. • Every take is shared with the whole session, in its original HD quality. For prescreens, auditions, competitions and weekly lessons, on any instrument or voice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Chromagraph Camera

This app offers a unique approach to mobile photography, bypassing default camera processing for custom color and texture rendering. It allows for artistic adjustments and stores original raw files alongside the processed look.

Highlights
  • Custom color and texture rendering
  • Raw image data processing
  • Post-capture look preview
  • Adjustable color, tone, and texture
  • Gallery with original raw files
  • Exportable processed images
Features
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Replace your phone camera’s default processing with bespoke, curated color and texture rendering designed by cinematographer Steve Yedlin and used on the Knives Out films. Chromagraph starts from raw image data and builds the image its own way: not a filter laid over the usual look processing, but a different process from the start. (Chromagraph is a stills-only camera; it does not shoot video. Note that on some devices such as the iPhone 11, not all cameras support raw capture and will not be usable in Chromagraph) SHOOT FIRST, SEE THE LOOK AFTER As with a film camera, you frame through the viewfinder and see the finished look only after the image is processed. Take the picture, then open the gallery to see it with the Chromagraph look applied. ADJUST WITHOUT LOSING THE LOOK Intuitive yet powerful tools for color, tone, and texture give you real control while keeping every image true to the look that’s the core of the app. A GALLERY THAT KEEPS THE ORIGINALS Store full-quality raw files and view them in the app with the look applied live, along with any adjustments you make. Export smaller files to share with friends or save to your photo library, or turn on auto-export in Preferences to send every photo to your library right away as a JPEG or HEIC with the look applied. NOT A FILTER A filter sits on top of the processing your phone has already done. Chromagraph skips that processing and uses its own methods for the curated look preferred by director Rian Johnson and cinematographer Steve Yedlin.

Screenshots

TakeStage4 screens
Chromagraph Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TakeStage at Free against Chromagraph Camera's $12.99. TakeStage also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (100% vs 69%). Chromagraph Camera's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On ads 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

TakeStage is free to download; Chromagraph Camera costs $12.99 up front. TakeStage sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per month. Chromagraph Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TakeStage holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chromagraph Camera has 215 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of TakeStage's written reviews are positive against 69% of Chromagraph Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TakeStage ships an update fortnightly, Chromagraph Camera every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
TakeStage versus Chromagraph Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTakeStageChromagraph Camera
PriceFree — better$12.99
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.2 (215 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better69.2% of reviews
Number of ratings6215 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#1 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB45 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPopovMedia LLCChromatic Applications LLC

Customer experience

TakeStage

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Chromagraph Camera

All ratings192 ratings
Positive79.7%
Neutral10.4%
Negative9.9%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral13.7%
Negative17.1%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TakeStage

Subscriptions1
  • Enthusiast Package Monthly$7.991 Month
None

Chromagraph Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TakeStage free?
TakeStage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chromagraph Camera free?
Chromagraph Camera costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TakeStage or Chromagraph Camera?
TakeStage is rated higher. TakeStage averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Chromagraph Camera averages 4.2 from 215 ratings.
Do TakeStage or Chromagraph Camera have ads?
Neither TakeStage nor Chromagraph Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TakeStage or Chromagraph Camera?
TakeStage ships an update fortnightly, and Chromagraph Camera every 2 days. Most recently, TakeStage was updated on November 12, 2026 and Chromagraph Camera on November 11, 2026.

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