Comparison

KAMRA vs Glimra

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

Head to head
About

KAMRA

This app simulates the look and feel of analog film photography with realistic grain, halation, and color grading. It offers multiple film stocks and randomized effects for unique results with every shot.

Highlights
  • 8 hand-tuned film stocks
  • Realistic grain structure
  • True halation and bloom effects
  • Randomized tone and light balance
  • Live graded viewfinder
  • Adjustable soft focus
  • Multiple lens options
Features
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KAMRA. Film camera. No excuses. Eight hand-tuned stocks — Kodak Gold, Fuji C, Velvia, Ilford, Portra, and more. Each one built with its own grain structure, halation, colour curves, and shadow tint. Applied the moment you shoot. Grain that reads the light. Coarser in the shadows. Finer in the highlights. Animated every frame. Halation that bleeds warm and red from your highlights — not a glow filter. Physics. Every frame gets a randomized tone, light balance, and shadow depth. Same scene. Never the same photo. KAMRA shoots like film feels. — 8 colour-graded film stocks — Real luminance grain · ISO 100 to 3200 — True halation & bloom — Live graded viewfinder — Randomised light leaks per shot — Soft focus with adjustable bloom — 0.5× · 1× · 2× lens switching — Self-timer · flash support — Home screen widget

About

Glimra

Features
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Glimra is a beautifully simple photo editor that respects your privacy. No login, no account, no uploads — and it works completely offline. Pick a photo and make it yours in seconds, knowing every edit happens right on your device and nothing ever leaves your phone. EDIT. OFFLINE. YOURS. FILTERS THAT SET THE MOOD • 10 hand-tuned filters — Vivid, Warm, Cool, Fade, Retro, Instant, Sepia, Mono, Noir and more • Dial each look from a whisper to full strength with the intensity slider FINE-TUNE EVERY DETAIL • 8 precision adjustments: brightness, contrast, saturation, exposure, vibrance, warmth, sharpness, vignette • Rendered live on the GPU, so changes appear instantly • One-tap Auto Enhance when you just want it to look great EXPRESS YOURSELF WITH TEXT • 12 artistic fonts, from bold display to elegant script • 5 text effects: neon, glow, outline, shadow, and clean • Drag text anywhere — it exports exactly as you see it STICKERS, DRAWING & FRAMES • 17 funky vector stickers in vibrant colors • Freehand brush to draw right on your photo • Clean borders and frames to finish the look MADE FOR EVERY PLATFORM • One-tap canvas sizes for Instagram posts and stories, Reels, YouTube, Pinterest and more • Crop without losing quality YOUR WORK, SAVED YOUR WAY • Drafts auto-save on your device and stay re-editable forever • Non-destructive editing — your original is never changed • Undo, redo, and before/after compare SHARE IN ONE TAP • Export in full resolution as JPEG or PNG • Save straight to your photo library, or post directly to Instagram, WhatsApp, Messages and more PRIVACY BY DESIGN • No account and no sign-in • No analytics, no ads networks, no third-party tracking • Works fully offline — even in airplane mode • Your photos never leave your device Glimra is the photo editor with zero strings. Download it, open it, and start creating.

Screenshots

KAMRA3 screens
Glimra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Glimra at none against KAMRA's 1. Glimra also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.2). On price, ads and device support 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. KAMRA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Glimra asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KAMRA ships an update every 3 weeks, Glimra every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
KAMRA versus Glimra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKAMRAGlimra
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.216.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDornell MisterAastha Poudel

In-app purchases

1 purchases

KAMRA

One-time1
  • KAMRAKAMRA PREMIUM$5.99
None

Glimra

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KAMRA free?
KAMRA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glimra free?
Glimra is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do KAMRA or Glimra have ads?
Neither KAMRA nor Glimra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KAMRA or Glimra?
KAMRA ships an update every 3 weeks, and Glimra every 3 days. Most recently, KAMRA was updated on October 24, 2026 and Glimra on October 14, 2026.

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