MellowSnap vs Chroia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MellowSnap
This app helps you capture and edit photos with atmospheric filters and composition guides. Choose from various presets to enhance your shots before or after taking them, and fine-tune colors and effects for a natural look.
- Camera presets for different moods
- Real-time filter preview
- Composition guides (Rule of Thirds, Symmetry)
- Built-in level for straight shots
- Photo editing with mood filters
- Before/after comparison view
- Manual camera controls
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MellowSnap is a snap camera and photo editor that lets you choose a mood and start shooting right away, or transform photos from your library with soft, atmospheric filters. Choose from Basic, Portrait, Food, Night, and Travel shooting presets to apply a filter, composition guide, aspect ratio, and exposure setting at once. Preview the mood before pressing the shutter, then use composition guides and the built-in level to capture more balanced photos. You can also import photos from your library, apply a variety of mood filters, and continue adjusting colors and effects. Compare the original and edited versions at a glance, then save or share your finished photo. Key Features Camera Coach Presets • Choose from Basic, Portrait, Food, Night, and Travel presets. • Preview the filter mood and final look before shooting. • Apply a matching filter, composition guide, aspect ratio, and exposure setting together. • Fine-tune filters, guides, and other settings after selecting a preset. Composition Guides and Level • Use composition guides including Rule of Thirds, Center, Symmetry, and Horizon. • Follow on-screen coaching tips to adjust subject placement and spacing. • Check the real-time level to keep your shots straight and balanced. Mood Filter Camera • Preview filters in real time while composing your shot. • Explore filters suited to portraits, food, travel, night scenes, and everyday moments. • Edit, share, or remove your latest photo directly from the capture review. Photo Editing • Import photos from your library and apply mood filters. • Adjust filters, enhancements, effects, eraser, aspect ratio, and export settings in one workflow. • Compare before and after using horizontal or vertical comparison views. • Add date and time styles to your photos. Manual Camera Controls • Easily adjust exposure, white balance, and focus. • Fine-tune camera settings to match your preferred tone and shooting environment. Pro Features • Apply the same filter to multiple photos with batch editing. • Save frequently used editing settings as custom recipes and share them with others. • Unlock all premium filters and advanced features with a one-time purchase. MellowSnap is designed for natural, soft colors rather than excessive editing. Capture everyday moments with ease and finish them in the mood that feels right to you.
Chroia
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A camera that reproduces risograph printing — multi-plate color separation, halftone dot screens, and intentional plate misregistration, rendered live in your viewfinder and applied in full the moment you press the shutter. SIX REAL PRINT PROCESSES * Riso Duotone — pink + cobalt ink plates, overprinted * Flat Screenprint — halftone-free spot color * Offset Newsprint — a genuine CMY rosette, vintage press texture * Photocopy — Xerox-style decay and scan noise (free) * Engraving — single-plate crosshatch * Mimeograph — blocky ink blotches Each one is a genuinely different rendering pipeline — not one filter with six color presets. EVERY VALUE IS A SLIDER Ink color, screen angle, dot width, and misregistration strength — nothing is hardcoded to a preset. Dial in your own look. LIVE PREVIEW, FULL PRINT AT CAPTURE The viewfinder shows a fast live approximation; pressing the shutter applies the complete multi-plate overprint — every ink plate, composited with the same intentional plate misregistration real risograph and offset printing has. FREE TO START Shoot with Photocopy at no cost. Full Unlock is a single one-time purchase ($5.99, not a subscription) that opens the other five mechanisms: Riso Duotone, Flat Screenprint, Offset Newsprint, Engraving, and Mimeograph. EVERYTHING ELSE YOU'D EXPECT * HEIC capture, saved straight to a dedicated "Chroia" album in your Photos library — no separate account, no cloud * The mechanism you shot with is written into every photo's own EXIF * English and Japanese from day one No ads. No tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MellowSnap at 16.0 against Chroia's 18.6. 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
Both are free to download. MellowSnap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chroia sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | MellowSnap | Chroia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ChanGyu Kang | Jaehoon Lee |
In-app purchases
MellowSnap
- MellowSnap Pro$3.99
Chroia
- Full Unlock$5.99









