Comparison

FARGLO vs Postra Mobile

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

Head to head
About

FARGLO

This app provides a professional-grade color grading studio for photographers on iPhone. It offers layered, non-destructive editing with advanced tools and film textures, along with robust export options for various formats and social media layouts.

Highlights
  • Non-destructive layered editing
  • Advanced color and tone controls
  • Film texture effects
  • Import/export .cube LUTs
  • RAW-aware editing
  • Multiple export formats (HEIC, TIFF)
  • Social media layout creation
Features
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Build color. Don't just choose it. FARGLO is a focused iPhone color grading studio for photographers who want layered control, RAW-aware editing, film texture, and clean export workflows. Shape a look with non-destructive layers: - Primary tone and color controls - Curves, HSL, Color Mixer, Density, Memory Color, and CST - Atelier Mix for expressive color blending - Film Response for digital positives - Grain, halation, chromatic aberration, vignette, crop, and frame finishing - Before/After comparison while you edit FARGLO Studio expands the workflow for repeat editing: - Import .cube LUTs as adjustable LUT nodes - Export your color grade as a 33-point .cube LUT - Copy selected layers and apply looks across photos - Export HEIC and 16-bit TIFF, not only JPEG - Create 4:5, 9:16, and 1:1 social layouts - Export before/after contact sheets - Convert real color-negative scans with Negative Lab - Work with up to 100 active photos and unlimited saved presets FARGLO keeps the editing environment quiet: - No account required - No ads - No tracking - No automatic photo uploads For photographers who want more than presets, and a mobile workflow that still feels intentional. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Postra Mobile

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Postra turns your camera roll into a single flow: find, compose, refine, and export. The core of the app is free. For more, Postra Pro is a one-time in-app purchase that you keep forever. Items marked (Pro) are part of Postra Pro. Find the one shot • Recent or Random to surface buried photos fast • Filter freely by camera and lens • Search by words like "flower" or "sky" with on-device AI search (Pro) • Tap any photo to gather visually similar ones (Pro) Build photo collages • Grid, Free, and Carousel layouts; Carousel keeps portrait and landscape photos uncropped (free: up to 4 photos per collage or carousel) • Margins, gap, background color, and drop shadow to frame your work • Build several boards at once and export them together, great for finishing a tall composite as a multi-image post (Pro) • Up to 10 photos per collage or carousel (Pro) • Presets for Instagram, X, Threads, Stories, TikTok, YouTube, and Pinterest aspect ratios • "Preview" shows how your post will look on each platform before sharing • Layered, tilted Design templates and Mosaic, which packs photos at their original ratios (Pro) Refine • Basic retouch: brightness, contrast, saturation, highlights, shadows, temperature, and more • Copy & paste adjustments to other photos • Advanced retouch with HSL, tone curve, color balance and clarity, built-in presets, and RAW development (Pro) Play: film and analog textures • Basic effects such as halation, light leaks, film grain and fade, plus 11 looks, for free • Over 60 effects including double exposure, film scratches, mold and halftone, and every one of nearly 40 looks (Pro) • Fine-tune the strength of each effect in the detail settings Finish and export • Print-style finishing with drop shadow and frames • JPEG export up to 2048px, ready to share • Full-size export and PNG, HEIC or TIFF (Pro) • Caption band with EXIF (camera, lens, aperture, date), date stamp, paper texture, and film base (Pro) Postra Pro (one-time in-app purchase) • One purchase unlocks every (Pro) feature above, forever. It is not a subscription • Layout and export favorites, your own retouch presets, and your own Play looks: one of each for free, unlimited with Postra Pro • If you bought the earlier paid version of Postra, you keep every feature with no extra purchase • On a new device or after reinstalling, use Restore Purchase in Settings Privacy first • All analysis, layout, and export happen entirely on your device • Your original photos are never modified • No account, no tracking, no ads Note: AI search downloads a search model (~146MB) once on first use. Your photos are never uploaded. For iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

FARGLO4 screens
Postra Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FARGLO at none against Postra Mobile's 1. Postra Mobile's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $5.99). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

FARGLO costs $5.99 and Postra Mobile $4.99 up front. Postra Mobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FARGLO asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FARGLO ships an update every 5 days, Postra Mobile every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 6 level
FARGLO versus Postra Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFARGLOPostra Mobile
Price$5.99$4.99 — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGenki TakedaKoji Chikazawa

In-app purchases

None

FARGLO

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Postra Mobile

One-time1
  • Postra Pro$4.99

Questions

Is FARGLO free?
FARGLO costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Postra Mobile free?
Postra Mobile costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do FARGLO or Postra Mobile have ads?
Neither FARGLO nor Postra Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FARGLO or Postra Mobile?
FARGLO ships an update every 5 days, and Postra Mobile every 3 days. Most recently, FARGLO was updated on October 8, 2026 and Postra Mobile on October 25, 2026.

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