Comparison

Koloristika vs MoonMap

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

Head to head
About

Koloristika

This app captures photos using raw sensor data, bypassing computational photography to deliver authentic film-like results. It offers advanced editing tools based on photochemical processes and allows for sharing unique looks via short codes.

Highlights
  • Bypasses computational photography for raw sensor data
  • Film-inspired photochemical editing tools
  • RAW + JPG capture
  • Non-destructive RAW editor with six sliders
  • DRX Dynamic Range Extension
  • Tone Seed for sharing looks
  • Scout Mode with focal length equivalents
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Your phone finishes every photo before you see it. Face detection, scene recognition, exposure blending, a neural network deciding what your sky should look like. Koloristika keeps the negative, a RAW, and develops it with color made for cinema. It comes from The Brim® Industrial Imaging Bureau, the cinema color-science lab that has defined what "cinematic" looks like since 2014. Color for IMAX features, global campaigns, Netflix and Apple TV+ series. Every shot is saved as a RAW and a JPEG, paired. Your edits sit on top of the RAW and never touch it, so you can change the look tonight or a year from now. Reframe to a longer simulated lens in real millimeters, in cinema or photo formats, and the RAW is never cut. Auto Horizon straightens up to ten degrees at capture. If you disagree, put it back. Nothing else is built this way. MONOLITH. Not a black & white mode. A new kind of photograph, and a world first: the first panchromatic black & white RAW from a color sensor. It never makes a color photo. It builds the black & white straight from the sensor data, every color counted by how bright it looks to the eye, like black & white film. One 16-bit channel, no color noise. Neutral, Red, Yellow, Green and Blue filters go into the negative, like glass on the lens. Long-press any older Koloristika RAW to make a mono negative from it. No AI. DOUBLET. The first app to make a true double-exposure RAW. The two frames are added at the sensor-data level, before the picture is built, and saved as one negative. DSTOCK. Seven years of R&D. Every stock is measured from motion picture film. SILVERLITH. Bleach bypass built in film density, the way a lab does it. Slide it the other way and only the dye moves. FORMULATIONS. F1, F2, F3. Set your look before the shot. Change it after. THE EDITOR. Six sliders modeled from film: density, exposure, upper density, temperature, tint and subtractive saturation. Horizontal for big moves, vertical for fine ones. Saved as you go. DRX. Two extra stops from one shot, two renders fused by luminance. Not HDR, not bracketing. CLR. Color Locus Reset. Color noise that falls outside real color is walked back to the edge of what light can be. The grain stays. ON SET. Scout Mode adds cinema and photo ratios and simulated lenses beyond the one on your phone. Chromogram reads the seven dominant hues of the frame live and sizes each by how much of the frame it fills. Turn on FrameStamp when you export. TONE SEED. A whole edit in eight characters, short enough to text to the DP. GALLERY. Chronological, with a badge on every thumbnail. Calendar view. Map view. EXPORT. JPEG or TIFF. Full or half resolution. 8-bit or 16-bit. QUICK ACCESS. Open the camera from the Lock Screen, Control Center, or Camera Control on iPhone 16 and later. 36 shots free, no clock. Then a subscription, monthly or yearly. Your photos stay on your device. Location is off until you turn it on. No accounts with us, no tracking, no ads. iCloud sync is optional and runs on your own account. The negative is yours. So is everything you make from it. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.thebrim.pictures/koloristika-privacy.html

About

MoonMap

This app acts as a media server for lighting control, playing video and complex effects on DMX or CRMX fixtures. It integrates with industry-standard consoles and offers advanced fixture control, including per-fixture dimming and color curves. Supports various video formats and network protocols for seamless playback.

Highlights
  • Video playback on DMX/CRMX fixtures
  • sACN/Art-Net and HDMI media server
  • Integration with industry consoles
  • Per-fixture dimming and color curves
  • Support for multiple video formats
  • WiFi and Ethernet connectivity
  • Camera input and generator support
Features
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MoonMap is a full lighting console for iPhone and iPad, with pixel mapping and video built in. Program and play back a show on location, on stage or on set. MoonMap drives up to 40 universes or 2,500+ pixels of DMX or CRMX fixtures over sACN or Art-Net, from iPhone 11 up to iPad Pro 13". CONSOLE - Cues and sequences with cue timing, waits and follows. - Faders you can set to Blend, LTP or HTP. - A command line: type commands as on a traditional desk, or use the on-screen keypad. - Groups that remember their selection order, presets, and full undo and redo. - A rebuilt effects engine with ready-made looks, and a trackball for moving lights. - Custom windows: lay out your screen for the job, with five saved layouts, macro buttons and desk lock. PIXEL MAPPING AND VIDEO - Map video onto your rig and record it into cues. Video cues recall fast and fade cleanly. - Fire, TV, fireworks, car process and other evolving effects across any mix of fixtures, including traditional tungsten. - Seamless looping with ProRes (preferred), .mov, .mp4, .m4v, H.264 and H.265 (HEVC). - Built-in generators for test signals and complex effects, plus camera input and UVC video input on iPad. - Video output to HDMI. - Drag and resize fixtures on top of the video, with per-fixture and per-cell dimming and colour curves. PATCHING - A Patch window built for speed. - Import from GDTF, Open Fixture Library, Blackout, Sidus Link Pro and grandMA2 patch files. - A large, growing fixture library, and a builder for custom profiles. - Multi-universe fixtures supported natively: no need to split a 196-pixel fixture into several. NETWORKING - Works standalone or alongside grandMA, Blackout, Eos, Sidus Link Pro, Luminair and other sACN or Art-Net consoles. - sACN and Art-Net input, so a console can run playback, grade the image live and control output. - Per-address sACN priority, universe merge, channel testing and easy gateway setup. - Wi-Fi or Ethernet. — — — LICENSE TIERS MoonMap offers three tiers — Artist, Show and Pro — each available as a 3-month or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Lifetime licences include every update through version 2.9. Upgrade from Artist or Show to a higher tier and pay only the difference. Prices vary by territory and are shown in your local currency at the point of purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off 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 subscriptions in Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions on your device after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/dlozanothornton/2920cc526c5aeaa2f7aac9cbceef6035/raw/d25a9268f977f1a30500d4907268b43c08b67e5b/gistfile1.txt Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Koloristika4 screens
MoonMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Koloristika at free with in-app purchases against MoonMap's subscription. Koloristika also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Koloristika sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and MoonMap sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Koloristika against 5.0 for MoonMap. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Koloristika versus MoonMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKoloristikaMoonMap
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB147 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTHE BRIM - FZCODario Lozano Thornton

Customer experience

Koloristika

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

MoonMap

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Koloristika

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year
17 purchases

MoonMap

Subscriptions7
  • MoonMap Player – 3 Months7 Days trial$29.993 Months
  • MoonMap Artist – 3 Months7 Days trial$39.993 Months
  • MoonMap Show – 3 Months7 Days trial$74.993 Months
Show 4 more
  • MoonMap Artist – Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • MoonMap Pro – 3 Months7 Days trial$124.993 Months
  • MoonMap Show – Yearly7 Days trial$149.991 Year
  • MoonMap Pro – Yearly7 Days trial$249.991 Year
One-time10
  • Pro 7-Day TrialFree
  • Artist 7-Day TrialFree
  • Show 7-Day TrialFree
Show 7 more
  • Upgrade Artist to Show$99.99
  • MoonMap Player – Lifetime$99.99
  • MoonMap Artist – Lifetime$149.99
  • MoonMap Show – Lifetime$249.99
  • Upgrade Show to Pro$349.99
  • Upgrade Artist to Pro$449.99
  • MoonMap Pro – Lifetime$599.99

Questions

Is Koloristika free?
Koloristika is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MoonMap free?
MoonMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Koloristika or MoonMap?
Koloristika and MoonMap are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Koloristika or MoonMap have ads?
Neither Koloristika nor MoonMap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Koloristika or MoonMap?
Koloristika ships an update every 5 days, and MoonMap every 5 days. Most recently, Koloristika was updated on October 31, 2026 and MoonMap on October 28, 2026.

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