Comparison

Grade Studio vs KaKa Camera

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

Head to head
About

Grade Studio

Features
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Shoot the look. Skip the editing. Grade Studio puts professional color grading inside your camera. Pick a look, see it live in the viewfinder, and capture the photo already graded β€” full resolution, no editing app, no filter stacked on afterwards. WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU SHOOT Every grade renders live at full frame rate as you compose. Swipe through the catalogue and watch the scene change in real time β€” the shot you take is exactly the shot you framed. 50+ HAND-BUILT LOOKS Signature grades β€” Editorial, Cinematic, Bleach Bypass, Noir, Halcyon, Nordic, Amber, Ember, Kinfolk, Monaco and more Classic film emulations β€” warm consumer stocks, fine-grain portrait looks, punchy slide film, and rich black & white Cinema grades β€” teal & orange, midnight, golden hour, and log-inspired flat profiles Digital profiles β€” Crystal, Vivid, Graphite and Natural for a clean modern finish Each look is a real color pipeline β€” tone curves, split toning, channel mixing, grain and clarity β€” not a translucent overlay dropped on top. BUILT LIKE A CAMERA Optical lens switching: ultra-wide, wide and telephoto, snapped to real focal lengths Front and rear capture, flash control, and composition grid HDR capture for wider dynamic range Shutter haptics that make every frame feel deliberate Save Original: keep an untouched copy in your library alongside the graded shot Instant-print style frame for a classic square finish YOUR CAMERA, YOUR DEFAULTS Set a default look so the app opens ready to shoot. Mark favorites, reorder what you actually use, and hide the rest. FREE TO START A full set of grades is free forever, with the complete camera. Shoot as much as you like. GRADE STUDIO PRO Unlock the entire catalogue, remove the watermark, and get the instant-print frame. Available as a monthly or annual subscription β€” annual saves the most, and a free trial is available on eligible plans. 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. Privacy: your photos stay on your device. Nothing is uploaded, and there is no account to create. 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

About

KaKa Camera

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KaKa Camera turns taking a photo into a small ritual. Pull the viewfinder down from the top of the screen and press the shutter. Your photo does not appear at once. It arrives sealed in a pack at the bottom of the screen. Swipe upward to tear it open and reveal the film look at the final moment. A true-to-life viewfinder The preview stays clear and unfiltered while you compose. Your selected film look appears only after the shot is unwrapped, bringing back a sense of anticipation. Eight film-inspired looks Choose from warm portraits, vivid landscapes, gentle everyday colors, cinematic tones, and distinctive black-and-white stylesβ€”or keep the original image. A tactile unwrapping experience A deliberate tear gesture with natural resistance, subtle haptic feedback, and gentle parallax that responds to the tilt of your iPhone make each photo feel more tangible. An on-device photo library Browse and manage photos inside the app, change their film look, and save, share, or delete one or many at a time. When saving to Photos, choose a framed white border or a borderless export. Privacy first No account, no ads, no third-party analytics, and no photo uploads. Capture, film processing, and storage all happen on your device. Important: Photos stored only inside KaKa Camera are removed when the app is uninstalled. Save anything you want to keep to the system Photos library.

Screenshots

Grade Studio4 screens
KaKa Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Grade Studio at Free against KaKa Camera's $1.99. Grade Studio also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). KaKa Camera's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Grade Studio is free to download; KaKa Camera costs $1.99 up front. Grade Studio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. KaKa Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Grade Studio versus KaKa Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrade StudioKaKa Camera
PriceFree β€” better$1.99
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size9 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLiviu IorgaεΎ·ι‘« 徐

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Grade Studio

Subscriptions2
  • RetroSnap Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • RetroSnap Premium Yearly$24.991 Year
None

KaKa Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grade Studio free?
Grade Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KaKa Camera free?
KaKa Camera costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Grade Studio or KaKa Camera have ads?
Neither Grade Studio nor KaKa Camera shows ads.

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