Comparison

FilmNote vs NextFrame

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

Head to head
About

FilmNote

Organize and manage your digitized film photography scans. Track film stocks, cameras, shooting details, and development processes. Create a searchable archive of your analog work.

Highlights
  • Organize scans by roll
  • Record film stocks and cameras
  • Track shooting dates and notes
  • Manage development process templates
  • Custom categories and photo views
  • Built-in film stock and camera libraries
Features
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FilmNote is a film photography archive app for managing digitized film photos on your phone. Organize your scans by roll, record film stocks, cameras, shooting dates, notes, and development details, and revisit your work through a clean timeline, custom categories, and detailed photo views. Built-in film stock and camera libraries make setup fast, while custom entries let you keep track of your own gear and favorite emulsions. FilmNote also includes tools for tracking film development. Create or customize development process templates, record each processing session step by step, adjust timing for individual stages, and keep a history of your darkroom workflow alongside your photo archive. Whether you are archiving daily snapshots, documenting a long-term project, or refining your development process, FilmNote helps turn the small details of analog photography into a clear, searchable, and beautifully organized record.

About

NextFrame

Features
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Shooting films with your iPhone, converting negatives, everything about film is in NextFrame. Photograph or import a real negative (RAW supported) and invert it on your iPhone: film-base and white-point sampling, color-cast correction, DCMY channels, perforations, curves, and HDR. Source files stay in the app until you export. Nothing is uploaded to our servers, and there is no account. What it does • Copy a negative with the camera, or import from Photos / Files • Invert on device and save a positive • Sample film base and white by hand, or use on-device color prediction • Adjust the invert by channel, plus perfs, tone, white balance, and curves • Develop RAW locally, with common color spaces Also included • Film looks for positives or RAW, with stock recipes and imported .cube / .3dl / XMP LUTs • Pair a still and a video into a system Live Photo • Split a long frame into 3:4 stills Built for people who scan or copy their own film. The job is to turn a negative into a positive. Everything else is secondary. Auto-renewable subscriptions NextframePro includes a monthly plan, a yearly plan (auto-renew), and a lifetime purchase. Prices are shown on the purchase screen. Cancel anytime in iOS Settings. Purchase means you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://docs.qq.com/doc/DWk5iamhyS3FIVm9s#

Screenshots

FilmNote3 screens
NextFrame4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NextFrame at Free against FilmNote's $3.99. NextFrame also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). FilmNote's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On 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

NextFrame is free to download; FilmNote costs $3.99 up front. NextFrame sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. FilmNote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FilmNote ships an update every 3 weeks, NextFrame every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FilmNote versus NextFrame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilmNoteNextFrame
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB192 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer文豪 冯琪 闫

Customer experience

FilmNote

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NextFrame

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

In-app purchases

None

FilmNote

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

NextFrame

Subscriptions2
  • 月卡$6.991 Month
  • 年卡$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • 终生会员$9.99

Questions

Is FilmNote free?
FilmNote costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is NextFrame free?
NextFrame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FilmNote or NextFrame have ads?
Neither FilmNote nor NextFrame shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FilmNote or NextFrame?
FilmNote ships an update every 3 weeks, and NextFrame every 3 days. Most recently, FilmNote was updated on October 12, 2026 and NextFrame on October 24, 2026.

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