Comparison

Cinematic Camera vs tinwidget

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

Head to head
About

Cinematic Camera

Transform your iPhone into a cinematic film camera with live film LUTs baked into the preview. Offers powerful editing tools for pro-level grading and a growing library of curated film stocks for authentic vintage looks.

Highlights
  • Live film LUTs in viewfinder
  • Apple Log 10-bit capture
  • Pro editing tools (Halation, Grain, HSL)
  • Curated film stock library
  • One-tap presets
  • Side-by-side before/after slider
Features
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No laptop. No second app. Film at the moment you press the shutter. Plivka is a film camera, not a filter. Real film LUTs are baked into the live preview, so the shot you frame is the shot you get — finished, graded, ready to post. Every look is built by a professional colorist, which is why they hold up where generic retro filters fall apart. LIVE FILM CAMERA • Real film LUTs applied live in the viewfinder • Apple Log 10-bit capture for maximum colour latitude • Photo and video, both with the same look • Clean shutter, focus reticle, zoom, flash — no retro clutter LOOKS MADE BY A COLORIST • Curated film stocks — warm, cool, faded, punchy, cinematic • Graded by a professional colorist, not generated presets • Built for the look of 35mm, 8mm, vintage digicam, and Leica-style colour POWERFUL EDIT ROOM • Drop any photo or clip in and watch it become film • Side-by-side before / after slider • Halation, Film Grain, HSL, MTF — pro tools, simple controls • One-tap presets when you don't feel like dialling in WHAT YOU GET FOR FREE • The live film camera, with looks • A full roll — 36 frames — saved to your library PLIVKA PRO Unlock the full LUT library, unlimited photos and videos, and every pro preset. • Free trial available • Cancel anytime in Settings Privacy Policy: https://plivka.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://plivka.app/terms Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase.

About

tinwidget

Features
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Fill a little tin with photos and stickers, then put it on your Home Screen. tinwidget is a tiny scrapbook. Add your photos as framed prints or cut the people, pets and things out of them, type words in cut-out magazine letters, add stickers from fourteen packs, and arrange it all inside an open tin on a cloth backdrop. Your tin becomes a Home Screen widget in three sizes. • Auto decorate: pick a few photos and tinwidget lays out a finished tin for you, with matching stickers, a title and a backdrop. Tap Shuffle for another look. • Photo frames: add a photo as an instant print, a postage stamp, a film frame, a taped or torn print, a round or black-and-white photo. Change the frame any time. • Photo cutouts: pick a photo and tinwidget lifts the subject out for you. Every cutout is kept, so you can use it again in another tin. • Words three ways: cut-out magazine letters, a flowing script, or a paper label, in the colour you choose. • Fourteen sticker packs, 550 stickers: wax seals, postcards, postage stamps, a grocery run, sunwashed souvenirs, binder clips, glossy trinkets, little everyday things, a little bakery and its coffees, embroidered patches, Y2K desktop icons, a full alphabet of cut-out letters, party pets and gym cats, and retro halftone prints. Plus every emoji. • 62 backdrops: gingham, denim, linen, knits, paper and more, or your own photo. • Easy to arrange: drag, pinch and turn with your fingers. Bring a sticker to the front, tuck it behind the tin, give it a border, flip it or copy it. • Widgets: small, medium and large, and a different tin for each one. • Share it: post your tin to your Instagram Story in one tap, save it to Photos, or send it anywhere. • Decorate together: invite one person through iCloud and fill a tin together, each on your own half. • Private by design: no account, no sign-up, no tracking. Your tins live only on your iPhone and in your own iCloud. tinwidget is free with two tins, six backdrops and five sticker packs. One purchase unlocks everything, forever. No subscription.

Screenshots

Cinematic Camera4 screens
tinwidget4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cinematic Camera and tinwidget are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Cinematic Camera sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and tinwidget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cinematic Camera ships an update weekly, tinwidget every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Cinematic Camera versus tinwidget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCinematic Cameratinwidget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size199 MB148 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleh LohinovKERNBASE.STUDIO

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cinematic Camera

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Plan3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Annual Plan1 Year trial$34.991 Year
1 purchases

tinwidget

One-time1
  • tinwidget — Everything$14.99

Questions

Is Cinematic Camera free?
Cinematic Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is tinwidget free?
tinwidget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cinematic Camera or tinwidget have ads?
Neither Cinematic Camera nor tinwidget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cinematic Camera or tinwidget?
Cinematic Camera ships an update weekly, and tinwidget every 9 days. Most recently, Cinematic Camera was updated on October 30, 2026 and tinwidget on October 31, 2026.

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