Comparison

TruePix Camera vs GRADE

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

Head to head
About

TruePix Camera

Capture photos as your camera sees them, without algorithmic enhancements or post-processing. Enjoy instant shooting, multiple lens support, and a focus on privacy with all images saved directly to your device.

Highlights
  • Instant shooting
  • Multiple lens support
  • JPEG or HEIF export
  • On-device gallery
  • Privacy by design
  • Focus lock
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Remember when photos looked like memories, not algorithms? TruePix Camera brings back the simple joy of point-and-shoot photography. No AI processing. No computational tricks. No post-processing mess. Just your camera, as it is. What you get: • Instant shooting – tap once, photo's done • Multiple lenses – ultra-wide, wide, telephoto (if your device supports them) • JPEG or HEIF – pick your format, no fuss • Gallery – swipe through your shots, zoom in, drag to close • Privacy by design – everything stays on your device, always NOTE: all images are saved at maximum available size, which is apparently without fusion-processing is limited to 12mp. Unfortunately. Not through lack of trying on our end. Sorry. What you won't get: No AI enhancement. No scene detection. No HDR stacking. No computational photography. No cloud uploads. No data collection. Why this matters: You've probably seen it—take a photo, it looks fine for a second, then suddenly it darkens, over-sharpens, and turns into a grimy mess. That's AI trying too hard. TruePix Camera changes that. It captures what your camera actually sees. Not what an algorithm thinks you meant. No hidden processing. No surprises. It's built for: People who want their photos to feel like memories, not lab experiments. Folks tired of over-processed Instagram shots. Anyone who misses the simplicity of old point-and-shoot cameras. Technical bits: • Supports all iPhone camera lenses (ultra-wide, wide, telephoto) • Focus lock – tap and hold to lock focus • Export as JPEG or HEIF • Location tagging (optional, helps organize your shots) • Saves straight to your Photos library

About

GRADE

Features
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GRADE turns your iPad or iPhone into a live on-set grading station. Build a look while the camera rolls, and send it straight to the camera, or to the LUT boxes feeding the monitors on the floor. STRAIGHT INTO THE CAMERA ARRI cameras over the network (ALEXA 35, Mini LF and the rest of the CAP family): push the live look, switch the camera to any look — Default included — and back, or upload to the camera's own Look Library. RED cameras: live CDL over RCP2 and LUT upload, with the Log3G10 / REDWideGamutRGB working space. Find devices lists the monitors, LUT boxes and cameras on the set network without typing an IP. MULTIPLE LUT BOXES, EACH WITH ITS OWN LOOK Every LUT box on the network gets its own grade and keeps it. Work on camera A, switch to camera B, come back — your first look is exactly as you left it. Gang several boxes onto one grade when they should match, hold a monitor on what it is showing, and dial any box back with its own blend. FSI BoxIO and DM/XMP series, Teradek COLR. A COMPLETE GRADING PIPELINE Seven nodes, in the order a colourist expects: Input, Primary, Log, Curves, Secondaries, LUT and Output. • Lift / Gamma / Gain wheels, plus exposure, contrast, pivot, temperature, tint, saturation and colour boost • Log wheels for lows, mids and highs with adjustable ranges • Curves: Hue vs Hue, Hue vs Sat, Hue vs Lum, Lum vs Sat, Sat vs Sat, and a tone curve per channel • Secondaries with a colour qualifier — tap a colour in the image to pick it • Fine mode on every control for the small moves that matter SCOPES YOU CAN TRUST Waveform (luma, colour and RGB), RGB parade and vectorscope, live on the same screen as the grade (iPad). ARRI COLOUR, DONE PROPERLY Work in Rec.709, ARRI LogC3 (AWG3) or LogC4 (AWG4). The official ARRI render transforms are built in, so a Log signal is graded in Log and rendered to Rec.709 the way ARRI intends. EVERY LOOK FORMAT, IN AND OUT .cube, .3dl, .csp, .spi3d, .vlt, ASC CDL (.cdl / .cc / .ccc), ACES (AMF + CLF), ALE, ARRI .alf4 / .alf4c. Send looks to DaVinci Resolve as editable stills (CDL + LUT), through the cloud or over the local network with GradeSync for Mac. LOOKS THAT TRAVEL Save looks to a library that syncs to your account and follows you to any iPad or iPhone. Organise them by project. BUILT FOR THE JOB Shot lists with scene and take, stills with notes and CDL values, a session log, and PDF reports to hand off at wrap. WHAT YOU NEED A camera or LUT box on the same network as the device: ARRI or RED cameras, FSI BoxIO / DM / XMP, or Teradek COLR. Live video reaches the iPad through an Accsoon SeeMo (SDI or HDMI). Without them you can still build looks, import and export LUTs and organise your library, but there is nothing to send them to. TRY IT Fifteen days free, with everything unlocked. After that GRADE Pro is €349/year or €49/month, and it renews until you cancel. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple account settings. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://grade-app.click/privacy/

Screenshots

TruePix Camera4 screens
GRADE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TruePix Camera at none against GRADE's 2. GRADE's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GRADE sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $45.00 per month. TruePix Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TruePix Camera ships an update every 5 weeks, GRADE every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
TruePix Camera versus GRADE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTruePix CameraGRADE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVolodymyr StrashkovRendeando SL.

In-app purchases

None

TruePix Camera

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

GRADE

Subscriptions2
  • GRADE Pro Monthly$45.001 Month
  • GRADE Pro Yearly$299.001 Year

Questions

Is TruePix Camera free?
TruePix Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GRADE free?
GRADE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TruePix Camera or GRADE have ads?
Neither TruePix Camera nor GRADE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TruePix Camera or GRADE?
TruePix Camera ships an update every 5 weeks, and GRADE every 3 days. Most recently, TruePix Camera was updated on October 24, 2026 and GRADE on October 25, 2026.

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