Comparison

Project Indigo vs Pocket Posters

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

Head to head
About

Project Indigo

This app offers advanced computational photography with manual controls for a natural, SLR-like image look. It captures bursts of photos to create high-quality images with reduced noise and enhanced dynamic range, suitable for both casual and professional users.

Highlights
  • Computational photography pipeline
  • Natural image look (SLR-like)
  • Full manual camera controls
  • Photo and Night modes
  • Super-resolution for zoom
  • Macro mode
  • Live viewfinder with histogram and zebra striping
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Welcome to Project Indigo, a new camera experience from Adobe Labs. With a custom computational photography pipeline, a natural image look, and full set of manual camera controls, it offers something for professional and casual photographers alike. Also with new controls for computational cameras and a glimpse into the future of AI image processing on our Tech Previews page. Available for iPhone 12 and 13 Pro/Pro Max, and all 14, 15, 16, or 17-series devices, and initial support for iPads. For best experience we recommend using iPhone 15 Pro or newer. A COMPUTATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY CAMERA Instead of capturing a single photo, for every shutter press Indigo captures a burst of photos and combines them together to produce a high-quality photo with lower noise and higher dynamic range. PHOTO MODE VS NIGHT MODE Photo mode is intended for everyday use in good lighting and has zero shutter lag, meaning it captures the moment you wanted. Night mode is intended for use in low light. In this mode images are captured after you press the shutter button, but use longer exposure times, further reducing noise. NATURAL LOOK Photos produced by Indigo employ computational photography and AI to produce a natural (SLR-like) look for your photos, including special (but gentle) treatment of subjects and skies. This look is applied when generating JPEG images and is embedded as a rendering suggestion in raw DNG files (if enabled). All raw pixels remain intact – the look does not alter them. PRO CONTROLS Take full control of how Indigo captures the image: manually specify focus, exposure time and ISO, exposure compensation, or white balance. Includes an optional magnified loupe for setting precise focus, and white balance control allows you to tap on an object known to be neutral gray. Unique to Indigo’s Night mode is manual control over the number of frames aligned and merged into a final photo. More frames result in lower noise but longer capture time. There is also a Long Exposure mode: if the phone is on a tripod, this allows the capture of synthetic long exposure effects like “water-into-silk" with infinite number of frames where the camera captures and merges images until stopped. SUPER-RESOLUTION FOR ZOOM Using pinch-to-zoom in any camera app often results in image quality loss. To recover the image Indigo employs multi-frame super-resolution which can restore much of the lost quality. ‘SR’ indicator on the zoom buttons shows when it is active. MACRO MODE Enable Macro from the viewfinder and capture stunning close-up shots. VIEWFINDER Provides a view of the camera parameters that will be used for capture, a live histogram of the scene, zebra striping that shows you where there are over-exposed areas in the image, and a level to help you capture straight images. LIGHTROOM INTEGRATION Adobe Lightroom for mobile is the most powerful photo editor in the App Store. Indigo filmstrip allows you to send an image directly to Lightroom mobile app for editing. In addition, our raw DNG files provide maximum compatibility with Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. TECHNOLOGY PREVIEWS Technology Previews will be a place where we will offer an early look at technologies that may eventually be deployed in Adobe’s flagship products, or that already appear in these products in a slightly different form: - AI Denoise is a variant of the AI-based denoising from Camera Raw and Lightroom desktop clients. It uses DNG as input, and it saves a new DNG to your camera roll. - Remove Reflections is a variant of the technology from Camera Raw and Lightroom desktop clients. It uses DNG as input, and it saves a medium-resolution JPEG to your camera roll. It tries to remove reflections when shooting through plate glass windows covering most of the camera field of view. - Face Dewarp corrects warp on faces near the edge of images captured using wide-angle lenses. It uses DNG or JPEG as input and saves a JPEG to your camera roll.

About

Pocket Posters

Generate short-form videos, looping clips, and poster visuals from text prompts. Apply various AI styles and templates, add captions, and preview creations in AR before exporting for social media platforms.

Highlights
  • AI text-to-video generation
  • Multiple AI video styles and templates
  • AR preview for creations
  • Automatic captions and subtitles
  • Quick export for social media
  • Built-in effects and filters
Features
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Pocket Posters is an AI video maker and AI video editor built for creators who want fast, cinematic results. Type a prompt and generate short-form videos, looping clips, and poster-style visuals for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts—then export in creator-ready formats and preview your creations in AR. AI Video Maker that’s fast and simple Text-to-Video MAGIC: turn a prompt into cinematic video clips in seconds AI video styles & templates: neon, glitch, parallax, handheld, time-lapse, slow motion, and more Multiple variations: create several versions quickly and pick the best Built-in tools to polish your content Captions & subtitles: make your videos easier to watch and more engaging Effects & filters: instantly style your clip with creator-friendly looks Quick export & share: post faster to TikTok, Reels, and Shorts AR Preview (3D) Preview your AI video creations in the real world with AR, capture unique shots, and make your posts stand out. Pocket Posters is designed for creators who want speed, style, and repeatable output—without complicated editing. Download Pocket Posters and start creating with an AI video maker built for short-form.

Screenshots

Project Indigo4 screens
Pocket Posters4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Project Indigo at Free against Pocket Posters's $1.99. Project Indigo also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). Pocket Posters's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Project Indigo is free to download; Pocket Posters costs $1.99 up front. Pocket Posters sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Project Indigo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Project Indigo holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Project Indigo has 719 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Project Indigo's written reviews are positive against 27% of Pocket Posters's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Project Indigo ships an update every 3 weeks, Pocket Posters every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Project Indigo versus Pocket Posters: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProject IndigoPocket Posters
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.8 (719 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews45.3% of reviews — better27.3% of reviews
Number of ratings719 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.518.5
Further details — not scored
Size347 MB200 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAdobe Labs, Inc.James Harrison Burt

Customer experience

Project Indigo

All ratings702 ratings
Positive64.1%
Neutral11.5%
Negative24.4%
Written reviews1,193 reviews
Positive45.3%
Neutral15.8%
Negative39.0%

Pocket Posters

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative72.7%

Bugs and requests

Project Indigo

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Shutter sound cannot be disabled
  • AI-based features causing loss of detail

Requested features

3 requests
  • Support for higher resolution photos
  • Improved tap-to-focus functionality
  • Better optimization for battery and thermal performance

Pocket Posters

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Project Indigo

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Pocket Posters

Subscriptions3
  • Pocket Posters Pro3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Pocket Posters Pro3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Pocket Posters Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • 3D Mode$9.99
  • Pocket Posters Pro$14.99
  • Pocket Posters Pro2 variants$29.99

Questions

Is Project Indigo free?
Project Indigo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Posters free?
Pocket Posters costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Project Indigo or Pocket Posters?
Project Indigo is rated higher. Project Indigo averages 3.8 out of 5 from 719 ratings, while Pocket Posters averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Project Indigo or Pocket Posters have ads?
Neither Project Indigo nor Pocket Posters shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Project Indigo or Pocket Posters?
Project Indigo ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pocket Posters every 4 days. Most recently, Project Indigo was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pocket Posters on October 7, 2026.

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