Poketa vs Chromis
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Chromis
This app offers professional filmmaking tools on your iPhone, allowing you to shoot in Apple Log with manual controls and grade footage with advanced color tools. It provides a streamlined workflow for creating cinematic content directly on your mobile device.
- Apple Log and ProRes recording
- Manual camera controls
- Live histogram and composition grids
- LUT preview and professional color grading
- RGB curves and HSL secondaries
- Media organization and export
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Chromis Shoot. Grade. Create. Chromis is a professional filmmaking camera built for creators who want complete control from capture to final color—all on their iPhone. Record in Apple Log with professional manual controls, preview your footage with LUTs that never bake into your recording, and finish your grade using desktop-inspired color tools without ever leaving the app. At just 9MB, Chromis leaves all your iPhone storage exactly where it belongs—for your high-bitrate ProRes and Apple Log footage. Experience zero bloat, lightning-fast launch times, and maximum hardware performance. Whether you’re creating cinematic travel films, short films, social content, or visual effects shots, Chromis provides a complete mobile workflow. Professional Camera • Apple Log recording • ProRes recording • Manual ISO, shutter speed, white balance, and focus • Live histogram • Horizon level • Composition grid • Preview LUTs • Seamless lens switching during recording • Optional camera tracking while recording • Blender camera tracking export Professional Color Grading • Primary color adjustments • RGB curves • HSL secondaries • Professional LUT support • 3 built-in LUTs for an instant film aesthetic • Built-in and custom LUTs • Waveform, RGB histogram, and vectorscope • Save and reuse custom Looks • Non-destructive editing • Before/after comparison Media Management • Organize clips • Favorites • Rename • Export • Easily identify graded clips Chromis combines professional capture and advanced color grading into one streamlined filmmaking workflow.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Poketa at Free against Chromis's $2.99. Chromis's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On rating, 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
Poketa is free to download; Chromis costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Poketa against 5.0 for Chromis. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Poketa ships an update every 3 weeks, Chromis fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Poketa | Chromis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IRMANJOT SINGH THIARA | Ramsey Thomas |
In-app purchases
Poketa
No in-app purchases
Chromis
No in-app purchases
