Comparison

Koloristika vs CreativePass

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

CreativePass

This app offers professional-grade color tools, real-time effects, and production features for photo and video editing. It includes a pro camera with live LUT preview, a teleprompter, and over 100 LUT presets. Design graphics with a built-in canvas system for social media content.

Highlights
  • Pro camera with live LUT preview
  • Speech-recognition teleprompting
  • 100+ LUT presets and import option
  • Advanced creative effects (bloom, halation)
  • Real-time video editing with LUTs
  • Canvas designer with text and overlays
Features
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CreativePass — LUTs, Effects & Creator Tools CreativePass is a creator-first photo and video editor built for speed, precision, and cinematic results. Designed for photographers, filmmakers, and content creators, Creative Pass gives users professional-grade color tools, real-time effects, and production features all in one streamlined app. Shoot With Creative Control Capture content using the built-in pro camera featuring live LUT preview, manual controls, and real-time visual adjustments so you can see your look before you hit record. Use speech-recognition teleprompting to deliver scripts smoothly on camera without losing eye contact. Free Photo Editor With LUTs Transform your images instantly using included LUT presets, ready right out of the box. • Import your own LUTs • Save favorites into folders • Apply looks in seconds • Fine-tune with precision controls Adjust brightness, contrast, vibrance, fade, and more to craft anything from bold social edits to soft cinematic grades. Advanced Creative Effects Professional visual tools designed to give your work a distinctive signature look: • Bloom glow effect • Halation film simulation • Highlight & shadow shaping • Color tone sculpting Create subtle film emulation or push your visuals into stylized cinematic territory. Video Editing With Real-Time LUTs Apply LUTs and color adjustments directly to video using the same tools you use for photos. Preview changes instantly and export clips optimized for social platforms. Add text, overlays, and frames for quick thumbnails, titles, social visuals, or branded content without switching apps. Built for Creators Who Move Fast CreativePass eliminates slow workflows by combining camera, editing, and design into a single creative environment. No clutter. No distractions. Just tools that keep up with your ideas.

Screenshots

Koloristika4 screens
CreativePass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CreativePass at none against Koloristika's 2. CreativePass also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Koloristika's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. CreativePass asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CreativePass holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Koloristika's written reviews are positive against 100% of CreativePass's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Koloristika ships an update every 5 days, CreativePass weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Koloristika versus CreativePass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKoloristikaCreativePass
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTHE BRIM - FZCOmoonbear

Customer experience

Koloristika

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

CreativePass

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Koloristika

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year
None

CreativePass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Koloristika free?
Koloristika is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CreativePass free?
CreativePass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Koloristika or CreativePass?
CreativePass is rated higher. Koloristika averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while CreativePass averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Koloristika or CreativePass have ads?
Neither Koloristika nor CreativePass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Koloristika or CreativePass?
Koloristika ships an update every 5 days, and CreativePass weekly. Most recently, Koloristika was updated on November 5, 2026 and CreativePass on October 31, 2026.

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