Comparison

REDLIGHT vs DevLog Darkroom

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

Head to head
About

REDLIGHT

This app uses AI to interpret your text descriptions and create unique photo edits, going beyond simple filters. It offers intelligent corrections, scene reimagining, and photo merging, alongside a comprehensive set of manual editing tools and effects.

Highlights
  • AI-powered editing based on text prompts
  • Intelligent image enhancement and correction
  • Customizable look and scene transformations
  • Photo merging and compositing
  • Extensive library of filters and textures
  • GPU-accelerated visual effects
  • Cloud sync for custom presets
Features
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Your phone has a camera. Every app has filters. REDLIGHT has a darkroom. Tell it what you want. "Make this look like expired Kodak film shot in Tokyo at 2am." "Put me on the moon." "Turn this into a movie poster." REDLIGHT's AI doesn't apply a preset — it interprets your words and builds the edit from scratch. Three AI tools, zero guesswork: ▸ AI ENHANCE — Fix blown highlights, recover shadow detail, and correct color in one tap. Not a filter. Actual intelligent correction that reads the image and knows what's wrong. ▸ AI TRANSFORM — Describe any look, scene, or style in plain English. REDLIGHT reimagines your photo to match. This is the tool that makes people say "wait, how did you make that?" ▸ AI COMBINE — Merge two photos into something new. Face swaps that actually look right. Style transfers that keep your subject intact. Composites that feel like they were shot that way. But AI is only half the story. REDLIGHT was built for people who actually care about the edit — not just the trend. Under the hood: ◆ 60+ FILTERS — Not the same 12 filters renamed 5 times. Professional color science with full manual control over every parameter. Dial in exactly what you want. ◆ 48 TEXTURE OVERLAYS — Real film grain, light leaks, dust, scratches, and atmospheric effects. Layer them. Blend them. Make digital photos feel like they were pulled from a shoebox. ◆ 13 GPU EFFECTS — Bloom, halation, chromatic aberration, vignette, and more. Hardware-accelerated and buttery smooth, even on older devices. ◆ TEMPLATES — One-tap looks built from real edit combinations. Not presets — full editable recipes you can tear apart and rebuild. ◆ SYNC — Save your custom presets to iCloud. They follow you across every device. PRIVACY, NOT PERFORMANCE ART: Sign in with Apple. No account required for local edits. No tracking pixels. No analytics SDK watching how you crop your photos. Your images stay on your device unless you choose to use AI features. We don't sell data because we don't collect it. REDLIGHT is free to download. You get 5 AI edits to try everything. All filters, textures, effects, and templates are included free — no paywall on the manual tools. AI credits are $9.99/month or $99.99/year (100 credits/month). We built REDLIGHT because every photo editor either drowns you in complexity or dumbs everything down to one slider. There's a middle: powerful tools that stay out of your way, and AI that actually understands what you're going for. ------ REDLIGHT is free to use with the basic listed features. REDLIGHT Pro is an optional auto-renewable subscription ($3999/month or $99.99/year) the grants you 100 credits to use on the AI photo editing features within the app. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy Policy: https://redlight.photo/privacy Terms of Use: https://redlight.photo/terms

About

DevLog Darkroom

Features
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DevLog is the all-in-one companion for film photographers who develop at home. Track every roll through its entire lifecycle, save the exact development recipe you used, log each frame's exposure data, and review your shooting and developing stats — all in one focused, offline app. From loading a fresh roll into your camera to archiving the final scans, DevLog keeps your analog workflow organized and repeatable. KEY FEATURES • Roll Lifecycle Timeline — Follow each roll through seven stages: loaded, shooting, shot, developing, developed, scanning, and archived, each with its own timestamp. • Development Recipes — Save your developer, dilution, temperature, time, agitation method, stop bath, fixer, wash, and a personal rating for every roll so you can reproduce your best results. • Frame Log — Record shutter speed, aperture, subject, and location for individual frames, so you never forget the shot. • Built-in Presets — Choose from a curated library of popular film stocks, developers, cameras, and lenses to fill in details fast. • Statistics — See your total rolls, rolls in progress, archived rolls, average development time, most-used film and developer, and a breakdown by film type. • 100% Offline & Private — No account, no network, no tracking. Everything stays on your device. Keep your darkroom knowledge in one place, roll after roll.

Screenshots

REDLIGHT4 screens
DevLog Darkroom3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DevLog Darkroom at none against REDLIGHT's 2. REDLIGHT's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. REDLIGHT sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. DevLog Darkroom asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
REDLIGHT versus DevLog Darkroom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterREDLIGHTDevLog Darkroom
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Red Collar Company晓 郭

In-app purchases

2 purchases

REDLIGHT

Subscriptions2
  • REDLIGHT AI - Monthly$9.991 Month
  • REDLIGHT AI - Yearly$99.991 Year
None

DevLog Darkroom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is REDLIGHT free?
REDLIGHT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DevLog Darkroom free?
DevLog Darkroom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do REDLIGHT or DevLog Darkroom have ads?
Neither REDLIGHT nor DevLog Darkroom shows ads.

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