Grain+ vs MomentPaper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grain+
Easily add realistic film grain and noise to your photos with adjustable intensity and multiple grain sizes. This app offers a straightforward, ad-free experience with a single purchase for lifetime access.
- Add film grain and noise
- Adjustable intensity
- 3 grain sizes (fine, medium, coarse)
- Instant sharing
- No ads or subscriptions
- One-time purchase
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We looked for a simple way to add grain to our photos, but with no ads and no subscriptions. It didn't exist, so we built it. Grain+ does one thing, beautifully. Pick any photo. Add film grain. Done. • 3 grain sizes: fine, medium, coarse • Adjustable intensity • Instant sharing • No ads. No subscription. • One purchase. Yours forever.
MomentPaper
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Moment is a minimal photo layout maker for still photos, Live Photos, and video clips. Instead of focusing on heavy filters or complex retouching, Moment helps you turn everyday moments into calm, well-composed visual pages. After importing a photo, Moment can extract its main colors, read available capture time and location metadata, and apply clean templates for social posts, cover images, wallpapers, and personal visual journals. Key features: - Import still photos, Live Photos, and video clips - Generate smart color palettes from your photo - Minimal templates including Smart Header, Smart Top, Smart Split, Magazine, Cinema, Polaroid, Ins-style, and Wallpaper layouts - Edit title, subtitle, font, and text size - Export still images, looping videos, and Live Photos - Light mode and dark mode support - Chinese, English, and Japanese interface support Great for: - Daily photo layouts - Live Photo memories - Social cover images - Wallpaper materials - Travel, food, and lifestyle records - Clean visual posts with a quieter aesthetic Moment keeps the workflow simple: import one piece of media, choose a template, adjust the text and palette, then export. All editing is handled on device. Exported work is saved to your Photos library.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Grain+ at every 2 days against MomentPaper's weekly. Grain+ also leads on chart position (#200 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Grain+ costs $0.99 and MomentPaper $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Grain+ ships an update every 2 days, MomentPaper weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grain+ | MomentPaper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #200 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benedikt Hannemann | 智航 万 |
In-app purchases
Grain+
No in-app purchases
MomentPaper
No in-app purchases
Questions
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