Comparison

Fillca vs vDarkroom

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

Head to head
About

Fillca

Features
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One roll. Intentional frames. Pure film soul. Fillca brings the analog film camera experience to your iPhone. Load a roll, choose your focal length and ratio, shoot your frames — and when the roll is full, develop it into a permanent, timeless record. [ Film Roll System ] • Choose 12, 24, or 36 exposures per roll • When full, the roll "develops" — every shot preserved as a permanent collection • Track remaining shots live on Dynamic Island & Lock Screen [ Film Filters & Effects ] • Vintage Ā· Cinematic Ā· Mood Ā· Destination Ā· Flash — premium LUT-based filters • Add grain, vignette, light leak, and date stamp for true analog texture • Focal lengths: 28mm Ā· 35mm Ā· 48mm Ā· 120mm • Aspect ratios: 1:1 Ā· 3:4 Ā· 9:16 [ Pro Camera Controls ] • Manually dial in ISO, shutter speed, white balance, and focus • Save ProRAW DNG on supported devices [ Always Connected ] • iCloud sync across all your devices • Home Screen widgets & Live Activity support • Share Extension for editing photos from anywhere [ Free & Subscription ] • Free: shoot up to 3 rolls at any time • Subscribe for unlimited rolls — ā‚©1,000/month or ā‚©10,000/year

About

vDarkroom

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vDarkroom brings the complete traditional film darkroom workflow to iPhone — capture, exposure, development, enlargement — striving to recreate an authentic silver-halide photography experience. Ā· Capture: records the raw image in RAW format, preserving the sensor's richest tonal data for reuse. Ā· Exposure: applies multiple metering modes and assist tools to the captured raw data, exposing your selected film. Ā· Development: supports multiple developers with fine-tuned parameters, including D-76, Rodinal, DD-X and more, to process the exposed film. Ā· Enlargement: pure digital output with multiple paper choices, producing the final black-and-white image. Ā· More: classic film packs (Kodak/Ilford/Retro/Fujifilm), HDR bracketing, B&W filters, multiple metering modes, neutral-gray indicator, lossless PNG export, Chinese, English & Japanese support, and more.

Screenshots

Fillca4 screens
vDarkroom4 screens

Verdict

The call

Fillca and vDarkroom are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

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

Both are free to download. Fillca sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and vDarkroom sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Fillca versus vDarkroom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFillcavDarkroom
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size219 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEun Kwan Sung雷光 单

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Fillca

Subscriptions2
  • Fillca Pro$0.491 Month
  • Fillca Pro$6.991 Year
6 purchases

vDarkroom

One-time6
  • Kodak Film Pack$1.99
  • Ilford Film Pack$1.99
  • Retro Film Pack$1.99
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  • Fuji Film Pack$1.99
  • Alternative Process Pack$1.99
  • vDarkroom Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Fillca free?
Fillca is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is vDarkroom free?
vDarkroom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fillca or vDarkroom have ads?
Neither Fillca nor vDarkroom shows ads.

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