Comparison

Calibration Flow vs Demosaic

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

Head to head
About

Calibration Flow

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Calibration Flow is the tonal calibration tool for silver-based and alternative photographic processes: cyanotype, platinum-palladium, gum bichromate (Aquaprint), carbon, Van Dyke, resinotype. KEY FEATURES • Custom calibration curves per process, paper and negative • Pre-calibration sheet: 9 variants around a central reference, with a correction curve applied first and increments of 5, 10 or 25; larger photos, targets and grayscale ramps help compare settings. • Digital negative: high-resolution generation and export (300 to 720 dpi, continuous tones or halftones) • Direct printing: send the negative to your printer from the app, with no AirPrint and no third-party app — it asks the machine what it can do before sending, honors its hardware margins, and follows the job • CMYK tonal separation with black generation control (GCR), including multi-zone • Full Gamut color mode with 5, 6 and 7 channels (Orange, Green, Violet), to go beyond simple CMYK • Ink steps: set where each ink stops, in negative as well as positive, combinable with zones • Screen angles: one angle per ink (rosette) or all aligned • Color Venn: printing test target and ink-layer overlay simulator, with eyedropper and magnifier • .acv export for Photoshop, Lightroom, Affinity Photo and GIMP • Registration marks: a frame of targets around the image and a mini-target that follows the output, in negative as well as positive • Harmonic exposure timer with circular dial, multi-device sync, and Dynamic Island / Live Activity on iPhone • Bluetooth control for compatible UV lamps (BanlanX SP630E controller) — on/off control from the app, no variable-intensity dimming • HD media library with cloud sync and multi-device access • Large-format tiling: edge-to-edge A4, A3 and A3+ sheet assembly PRO SUBSCRIPTION Calibration Flow is free with: – 3 cloud-synced calibration curves – 300 MB of cloud storage – Unlimited presets – CMYK tonal separation (4 inks) The Pro subscription unlocks: – Unlimited calibration curves – 5 GB of cloud storage – .acv export (Photoshop) – Color mode with extended inks (5 to 7) – Advanced separation settings: black generation, fine tuning Two plans: €9.90/month, or €99/year (equivalent to €8.25/month, effectively 2 months free). Auto-renewing, cancel anytime in your Apple account Settings. Your subscription works across all your Picturale devices. Calibration Flow is part of the Picturale ecosystem, dedicated to silver-based photographic processes and non-toxic photography. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Calibration Flow Terms: https://calibrationflow.com/cgu

About

Demosaic

Edit RAW and standard images with professional tools on your iPhone or iPad. Offers advanced controls for exposure, color, tone curves, and RAW sensor reconstruction. Supports wide-gamut color spaces and local on-device processing.

Highlights
  • RAW and standard image editing
  • Exposure, contrast, and saturation controls
  • Tone and RGB curves
  • Highlight recovery and shadow adjustment
  • White balance and color tools
  • RAW sensor reconstruction tools
  • Wide-gamut color space support
Features
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Demosaic is a local RAW and image editor for iPhone and iPad. Built around a direct photographic workflow, Demosaic supports both RAW and standard image editing, including: • Exposure, brightness, contrast, and saturation • Tone curves and RGB curves • Highlight recovery and shadow adjustment • Sharpening, denoise, local contrast, and dehaze • White balance and color tools • HSV equalizer and channel mixer • Crop, rotation, perspective, and lens correction • High bit-depth export and wide-gamut workflows For RAW files, Demosaic also provides lower-level sensor and reconstruction tools, including: • Demosaicing controls • RAW black level adjustment • False color suppression • Chromatic aberration correction • Input sharpening • Hot and dead pixel cleanup Supported color spaces include: • sRGB • Display P3 • Adobe RGB • ProPhoto RGB • Rec.2020 All editing is performed locally on-device. Performance Note: Some RAW workflows, including denoise, local tone mapping, and high-quality export, can be demanding on CPU and memory. For a more stable experience, M-series iPads or devices with A17 Pro and newer chips are recommended.

Screenshots

Calibration Flow4 screens
Demosaic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Demosaic at none against Calibration Flow's 2. Calibration Flow's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads 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. Calibration Flow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.90 per month. Demosaic asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calibration Flow ships an update weekly, Demosaic every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Calibration Flow versus Demosaic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalibration FlowDemosaic
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB456 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertristan sidem实隆 杨

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Calibration Flow

Subscriptions2
  • Picturale Pass Monthly$8.901 Month
  • Picturale Pass Yearly$89.001 Year
None

Demosaic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calibration Flow free?
Calibration Flow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Demosaic free?
Demosaic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Calibration Flow or Demosaic have ads?
Neither Calibration Flow nor Demosaic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calibration Flow or Demosaic?
Calibration Flow ships an update weekly, and Demosaic every 2 months. Most recently, Calibration Flow was updated on October 24, 2026 and Demosaic on October 24, 2026.

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