Comparison

Frontier Minilab vs CyberCamera

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

Head to head
About

Frontier Minilab

Recreate the classic film lab aesthetic on your iPhone. Apply authentic presets, fine-tune colors with CMYK controls, and batch edit entire rolls of film. Experience instant, lag-free edits with haptic feedback.

Highlights
  • Authentic film lab presets
  • CMYK color control
  • Batch editing
  • GPU-accelerated Metal rendering
  • Custom haptic feedback
  • Film borders and contact sheets
  • Google Drive export
Features
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Frontier brings the film lab to your iPhone. The Frontier scanner has defined the film lab look for decades. Warm highlights. Smooth rolloff. Colors that feel right instead of processed. We studied thousands of Frontier scans. Built that look into three presets. Supra — Daylight warmth. Superia soul, Portra glow. Chrome — Tungsten cinema. Fujichrome punch, Kodachrome mood. XXX — Contrast and grain. Double-X grit, Tri-X punch. That's it. Metal fast. Runs on Apple's Metal framework. GPU-accelerated shaders render your edits in milliseconds. Drag a slider, see it instantly. No lag. No waiting. Batch editing. Edit up to 36 frames at once. Lock your settings, swipe through your roll, apply to the batch. Like a real lab. Feel every adjustment. 30+ custom haptics. Every tap, every slider tick, every preset has its own feel. CMYK color control. Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Density. Adjust like a lab tech. Film borders. 14 authentic borders. Each preset has its own. Contact sheets. Auto-generated proof sheets. Perfect for carousels or archiving. Google Drive export. Export direct. Browse folders. Stay organized. Try free for 7 days. Then $3.99/month or $12.99/year. Terms of Use: https://frontierminilab.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://frontierminilab.com/privacy/

About

CyberCamera

Transform ordinary photos into cinematic stills with AI-powered composition, lighting, and color adjustments. Create movie-like portraits, dramatic before-and-after comparisons, and explore various artistic styles from renowned directors and photographers. Save and share your creations in 2K HD.

Highlights
  • AI cinematic photo transformation
  • Director/photographer style emulation
  • Composition, lighting, and color reinterpretation
  • Before-and-after comparison
  • Support for diverse aesthetic directions
  • 2K HD result saving and sharing
Features
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Turn everyday photos into cinematic movie-still images. CyberCamera is an AI cinematic photo editor using Lingya AI and director-inspired visual language. Import a photo or take one in the app, choose a style, and let AI reinterpret the image with cinematic composition, movie-grade lighting, expressive gaze, guided poses, film color grading and texture. What you can create: • Cinematic portraits from selfies and everyday photos • Before-and-after transformations you can compare instantly • 50 director and photographer styles across Asian cinema, classic black-and-white, street photography, fashion portraiture and staged cinematic tableaux • 2K high-resolution output for saving and sharing • Camera capture and photo library import CyberCamera keeps the same recognizable person, clothing, scene and background while reworking mood, light, framing, color and film texture. No account is required for camera, photo import, AI generation or in-app purchases. Sign-in is optional for account management and cross-device acceleration-credit sync.

Screenshots

Frontier Minilab4 screens
CyberCamera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CyberCamera at none against Frontier Minilab's 2. CyberCamera also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, ads, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Frontier Minilab sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. CyberCamera asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Frontier Minilab ships an update weekly, CyberCamera every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Frontier Minilab versus CyberCamera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrontier MinilabCyberCamera
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB96 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developerelliot Hasse凯 王

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Frontier Minilab

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
None

CyberCamera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Frontier Minilab free?
Frontier Minilab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CyberCamera free?
CyberCamera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Frontier Minilab or CyberCamera have ads?
Neither Frontier Minilab nor CyberCamera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Frontier Minilab or CyberCamera?
Frontier Minilab ships an update weekly, and CyberCamera every 2 days. Most recently, Frontier Minilab was updated on October 24, 2026 and CyberCamera on October 12, 2026.

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