Comparison

Granul vs Clear Frame Camera

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

Head to head
About

Granul

This app emulates the unique optical and chemical properties of analog film, applying realistic grain, halation, and color curves to your photos. Choose from a variety of film stocks or import your own images for real-time editing. Export your creations in full resolution with metadata.

Highlights
  • Realistic analog film emulation
  • Luminance-dependent grain
  • Highlight halation effect
  • Per-channel tone curves
  • Live camera preview
  • Full-resolution export with metadata
Features
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Granul models the actual optical and chemical characteristics of analog film: per-channel tone curves, luminance-dependent grain, highlight halation, and color crossover. Then applies them to your photos in real time. This isn't another filter pack. Each of the 10 film stocks is built from the physical properties of real film: how silver halide crystals form grain at different exposure levels, how light scatters through the emulsion base to create halation, and how each color channel responds with its own distinct curve. FILM STOCKS • Kodak Portra 400: Warm, natural skin tones • Kodak Gold 200: Saturated daylight warmth • Kodak Ektar 100: Ultra-fine grain, vivid color • Kodak Portra 800: Pushed warmth for low light • Fuji Superia 400: Cool greens, punchy contrast • Fuji Pro 400H: Soft pastels, low contrast • Fuji Velvia 50: Hyper-saturated slide film • Ilford HP5 Plus 400: Classic British B&W • Kodak Tri-X 400: Gritty street photography grain • Kodak T-Max 400: Sharp, modern black & white WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • Real rendering pipeline: color curves, crossover, saturation, halation, grain, vignette • Luminance-dependent grain. More grain in midtones, less in shadows and highlights, just like real film • Highlight halation. The soft red/orange glow around bright areas caused by light bouncing off the film base • Per-channel tone curves modeled from actual film response data • Adjustable intensity slider so you can dial the effect from subtle to full • Before/after swipe comparison SHOOT OR IMPORT • Live camera preview with your selected stock applied in real time • Import any photo from your library • Full-resolution export with EXIF metadata stamping • Save directly to your camera roll FREE & PRO 3 stocks are free forever: Portra 400, Gold 200, and Tri-X 400. Upgrade to Pro to unlock all 10 stocks, remove the export watermark, and get every new stock added in future updates. Built with Metal and Core Image for fast, GPU-accelerated rendering.

About

Clear Frame Camera

Features
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Is the thing you want to photograph hidden behind the shutter button? Shooting a plate of food from above. Placing your child, your dog or your cat low in the frame. On the stock camera app, the shutter button can land right there. You cannot tell how it came out until you take the shot. Clear Frame Camera is a camera app that promises to keep the shutter button outside the frame. ( 1 ) The shutter never hides your frame Nothing overlaps the frame. What you see is what you get. ( 2 ) It works like the camera you know Nothing new to learn. The same gestures as the stock camera, doing the same things. - Tap to focus and set exposure - Pinch to zoom - Flash (auto / on / off) - Timer (3s / 10s) - Grid - Photos and videos save straight to your photo library ( 3 ) Settings step aside while you shoot The gear in the top corner opens flash, timer, ratio, grid and exposure in one panel. Close it and the wide view is back. While you are shooting, settings never sit over the frame. ( 4 ) Pro (one-time purchase) A single purchase unlocks these features. There is no monthly fee. - Video recording (HD / 4K, 24 / 30 / 60 fps) - 16:9 and 1:1 aspect ratios - Live Photos - Exposure compensation Photo capture stays free forever, whether or not you buy it. ( 5 ) We collect nothing No ads. No usage analytics. The photos and videos you take are only saved to the photo library on your device.

Screenshots

Granul4 screens
Clear Frame Camera3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Clear Frame Camera at 18.0 against Granul's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Granul sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Clear Frame Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Granul ships an update fortnightly, Clear Frame Camera every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Granul versus Clear Frame Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGranulClear Frame Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHenry PL, LLCRyuichi Kayashima

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Granul

One-time1
  • Pro$9.99
1 purchases

Clear Frame Camera

One-time1
  • Clear Frame Camera Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Granul free?
Granul is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clear Frame Camera free?
Clear Frame Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Granul or Clear Frame Camera have ads?
Neither Granul nor Clear Frame Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Granul or Clear Frame Camera?
Granul ships an update fortnightly, and Clear Frame Camera every 10 days. Most recently, Granul was updated on October 31, 2026 and Clear Frame Camera on October 31, 2026.

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