Comparison

Poketa vs Grade Studio

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

Head to head
About

Poketa

This app turns your smartphone into an instant camera, capturing photos with a soft, natural daylight feel and realistic flash. It's designed for users who prefer a simple, no-fuss shooting experience without the need for edits or retakes.

Highlights
  • Instant camera simulation
  • Realistic daylight and flash effects
  • No editing required
  • Simple, intuitive interface
  • Focus on immediate capture
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Poketa transforms your phone into a true instant camera. Tap. Shoot. Done. Daylight feels soft. Flash feels real. Every photo looks like it already belongs. No edits. No retakes. No distractions. Designed for people who don’t want to think — just shoot.

About

Grade Studio

Features
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Professional color grading for every photo — the ones you shoot and the ones you already have. NEW: AI LOOKS An AI editor that runs entirely on your iPhone. It grades your photo in 14 styles — golden hour, teal & orange, Portra, Fuji Chrome, nordic cool, B&W and more — and picks its top 3 for that exact shot. Not a filter pasted on top: sky, skin and shadows are each handled on their own, adapted to your photo. MATCH ANY PHOTO Love the colors in a picture? Pick it as a reference and Grade Studio brings those colors to your photo — sky to sky, skin to skin. GRADE WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE Import any photo and move the color pad. It measures your image and moves it toward the look you choose, so a warm shot barely shifts and a cold one travels the whole way. Fine-tune with Intensity and Dehaze, compare before and after with a split view, and layer the pad on top of an AI look. SHARE THE LOOK, NOT THE PHOTO Every look becomes a short code. Send it to a friend and it lands on their photo, adapted to it. SHOOT THE LOOK, SKIP THE EDITING Prefer to get it right in camera? Pick one of 56 hand-built film and cinema grades, see it live in the viewfinder, and capture the photo already graded at full resolution. • Signature grades — Editorial, Cinematic, Bleach Bypass, Noir, Nordic, Amber, Kinfolk, Monaco and more • Film emulations — warm consumer stocks, fine-grain portrait looks, punchy slide film, rich black & white • Cinema grades — teal & orange, midnight, golden hour, log-inspired flat profiles • Digital profiles — Crystal, Vivid, Graphite, Natural Each look is a real color pipeline — tone curves, split toning, channel mixing, grain — not an overlay. BUILT LIKE A CAMERA • Ultra-wide, wide and telephoto lenses • Front and rear capture, flash and composition grid • HDR capture for wider dynamic range • Save Original: keep an untouched copy next to the graded shot • Instant-print style frame • Set a default look so the app opens ready to shoot PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything — the AI editor included — runs on your device. Your photos are never uploaded, and there is no account to create. FREE TO START Grading, AI Looks, look codes and the camera with a set of free grades — all free, no limits on use. GRADE STUDIO PRO Save your graded photos, unlock the full catalogue of 56 grades, remove the watermark and get the instant-print frame. Monthly or annual subscription — annual saves the most, and a free trial is available on eligible plans. Have an offer code? Redeem it in Settings. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRqlr4Uit78Xe5Gv6X_6PSxrHPH8C9hmlHXxsZWGRyuAfDixL4ybQRTNlYoU3iBwSBkkrb_f_EfJbtO/pub Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQaAbgbo1QkH3j1XQyA_uU-2hC4z9ULLQZz-MqtSpPL-bR3s7952Y5KB9yqu-Tq3qhCsRweRZsLi2VI/pub

Screenshots

Poketa4 screens
Grade Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Poketa at none against Grade Studio's 2. On price, update cadence, 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. Grade Studio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Poketa asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Poketa ships an update every 3 weeks, Grade Studio monthly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Poketa versus Grade Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoketaGrade Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIRMANJOT SINGH THIARALiviu Iorga

In-app purchases

None

Poketa

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Grade Studio

Subscriptions2
  • Grade Studio Pro$2.991 Month
  • Grade Studio Pro$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Poketa free?
Poketa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grade Studio free?
Grade Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Poketa or Grade Studio have ads?
Neither Poketa nor Grade Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Poketa or Grade Studio?
Poketa ships an update every 3 weeks, and Grade Studio monthly. Most recently, Poketa was updated on October 31, 2026 and Grade Studio on October 31, 2026.

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