Comparison

Zoty Camera vs Chroia

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

Head to head
About

Zoty Camera

Take full manual control of your iPhone camera with advanced settings like ISO, shutter speed, and manual focus. Apply film-style effects such as bloom, halation, and color shaping to give your photos a unique character. This app is designed for photographers who want precise control and creative freedom.

Highlights
  • Full manual camera controls
  • ISO and shutter speed adjustment
  • Manual focus control
  • Film-style effects (bloom, halation)
  • Customizable color shaping
  • Exposure and focus lock
  • Adjustable timer
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This app gives you full manual control over your iPhone camera, with the tools photographers actually want: ISO, shutter speed, manual focus, and film‑style effects like bloom, halation, and color shaping. Dial in your shot with precision: • Adjust ISO for clean or gritty exposure • Set shutter speed for motion blur or crisp detail • Fine‑tune manual focus for cinematic pulls • Lock exposure and focus exactly where you want them • Timer (3-10s) to give you time to pose Give your photos a unique character with subtle, customizable film‑inspired looks: • Bloom for soft highlights • Halation for glowing reds • Color shaping for film‑like palettes Every control is fast, responsive, and built to stay out of your way. Whether you’re shooting street, portraits, or cinematic video, you get the freedom to shape the image exactly how you want. Just a camera app made for people who love making images.

About

Chroia

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A camera that reproduces risograph printing — multi-plate color separation, halftone dot screens, and intentional plate misregistration, rendered live in your viewfinder and applied in full the moment you press the shutter. SEVEN REAL PRINT PROCESSES * Riso Duotone — color-separated into pink + cobalt plates, overprinted * Flat Screenprint — halftone-free spot color * Offset Newsprint — a genuine CMY rosette, vintage press texture * Photocopy — Xerox-style decay and scan noise (free) * Engraving — single-plate crosshatch * Mimeograph — blocky ink blotches * Spot Color Halftone — the most saturated color survives a black dot screen Each one is a genuinely different rendering pipeline — not one filter with seven color presets. EVERY VALUE IS A SLIDER Pick a catalog spot ink or mix your own with hue, saturation, and brightness — plus paper stock and paper grain, screen angle, dot width, halftone dots or riso grain, and misregistration strength. Nothing is hardcoded to a preset. Dial in your own look. WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU PRINT Riso Duotone and every single-plate process render in full in the viewfinder — every ink plate and the intentional misregistration, exactly as saved. Offset Newsprint previews one CMY plate live for speed and composites all three at the shutter. FREE TO START Shoot with Photocopy at no cost. Full Unlock is a single one-time purchase ($5.99, not a subscription) that opens the other six mechanisms: Riso Duotone, Flat Screenprint, Offset Newsprint, Engraving, Mimeograph, and Spot Color Halftone. EVERYTHING ELSE YOU'D EXPECT * HEIC capture, saved straight to a dedicated "Chroia" album in your Photos library — no separate account, no cloud * The mechanism you shot with is written into every photo's own EXIF * English and Japanese from day one No ads. No tracking.

Screenshots

Zoty Camera4 screens
Chroia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zoty Camera at none against Chroia's 1. Zoty Camera also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). 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. Chroia sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Zoty Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zoty Camera ships an update every 6 days, Chroia fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Zoty Camera versus Chroia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZoty CameraChroia
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.618.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNick NJaehoon Lee

In-app purchases

None

Zoty Camera

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Chroia

One-time1
  • Full Unlock$5.99

Questions

Is Zoty Camera free?
Zoty Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chroia free?
Chroia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zoty Camera or Chroia have ads?
Neither Zoty Camera nor Chroia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zoty Camera or Chroia?
Zoty Camera ships an update every 6 days, and Chroia fortnightly. Most recently, Zoty Camera was updated on October 31, 2026 and Chroia on October 31, 2026.

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