Comparison

Frontier Minilab vs Caparoom

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

Caparoom

Features
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Make carousels that flow from slide to slide. CapaRoom turns your photos into seamless carousels: one design that runs across every slide, so each swipe feels like one big picture. ONE PHOTO, EVERY SLIDE Stretch a photo, text or sticker across the edge between slides. It lines up perfectly when people swipe. START FROM A TEMPLATE Browse templates for travel, photo dumps, launches, food, events and more. Pick a mood, drop in your photos, done. MAKE IT YOURS Tap anything to edit it. Change fonts, colors, stickers, frames and textures. Magnetic snapping keeps everything lined up. EVERY FORMAT, READY Portrait 4:5, story 9:16, square 1:1 and more. Add, remove and reorder slides at any time. SAVE IT. POST IT. Save full-size slides to Photos, share them with any app, or export a panning video of the whole carousel. YOUR PHOTOS STAY YOURS No account. No sign-in. No tracking. Your projects stay on your phone, and the editor works offline. CAPAROOM PREMIUM Designing is open to everyone. Saving and sharing your carousels needs CapaRoom Premium: a weekly, monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lVU5zLdti0A9493l17hY7SXXH3pP-DIf/view?usp=sharing

Screenshots

Frontier Minilab4 screens
Caparoom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Frontier Minilab at 17.0 against Caparoom's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and Caparoom sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Frontier Minilab versus Caparoom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrontier MinilabCaparoom
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB23 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developerelliot HasseONUR ERGUN

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Frontier Minilab

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
4 purchases

Caparoom

Subscriptions3
  • CapaRoom Premium Weekly$3.997 Days
  • CapaRoom Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
  • CapaRoom Premium Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • CapaRoom Premium Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Frontier Minilab free?
Frontier Minilab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Caparoom free?
Caparoom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Frontier Minilab or Caparoom have ads?
Neither Frontier Minilab nor Caparoom shows ads.

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