Comparison

Fotufilm vs CDNC

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

Head to head
About

Fotufilm

Features
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Fotufilm is a film camera and editor that develops photos and video through a physical simulation of photographic film. It is not a preset or a filter placed over the image. Shoot with live film previews, or choose a photo, camera RAW image, or video from your library. Grain, halation, color crossover, softness, and highlight roll-off respond naturally to the light and image. DEVELOP, DON’T FILTER • Preview every included film stock on your image • See film develop live in the camera viewfinder • Edit photos, RAW images, and video with the same film engine • Touch and hold to compare with the original • Work in SDR or HDR FILM AT PHYSICAL SCALE Choose gauges from Super 8 and 16mm through Super 35, 35mm, 120, and 4×5. Grain, softness, and halation change with the frame size instead of behaving like an arbitrary texture. MAKE THE PRINT YOURS Adjust exposure, undertone, shadows, highlights, saturation, vibrance, grain, halation, and development couplers. Grade shadows, midtones, and highlights independently, or select a color or range of light for precise adjustments. Finish with crop presets for standard ratios, film gauges, and social formats, plus rotate, mirror, straighten, and perspective controls. Undo and redo make experimentation easy. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything runs on your device. Fotufilm has no account, ads, analytics, or server uploads. Your photos and videos stay yours. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://fotufilm.com/privacy.html

About

CDNC

This app offers professional video capture with manual controls for exposure, focus, and white balance. It includes built-in film looks and advanced color grading tools to refine your footage. You can record in high-quality formats and apply cinematic effects for polished video production.

Highlights
  • Manual capture controls
  • Built-in Film Looks
  • Precise color grading tools
  • ProRes 422 HQ recording
  • Shutter drag for motion blur
  • Video stabilization (Beta)
  • Export with HEVC
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Professional capture. Cinematic color. CDNC is an iPhone video camera with manual capture controls, built-in Film Looks, and precise color grading tools. Set exposure, shutter, focus, and white balance before you roll, then shape the finished image in the same app. START WITH GOLD 200 Gold 200 is included free: monitor with it while filming, refine your clips, save finished edited versions, and export. Core recording, supported capture formats, manual controls, import, playback, basic editing, original-file export, framing guides, and the histogram are also included. CHOOSE A FILM LOOK Try other built-in Film Looks live in Camera or in the Editor before upgrading. Camera labels a Pro preview and asks you to unlock or switch to free Gold 200 before recording. CDNC Pro unlocks recording while monitoring these Looks, saving finished edited versions, and export, plus reusable creative presets and advanced monitoring tools. REFINE THE COLOR Shape your image with exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, temperature, tint, saturation, skin tone, primary color wheels, curves, and seven-band HSL controls. Make color adjustments before the Film Look, then refine texture with diffusion, grain, lens blur, and sharpening. Dedicated Frames, Resize, and Trim tools help finish the composition. Preview Effects while editing. CDNC Pro is required to save or export with active Effects. To finish for free, choose Gold 200 without Effects and keep your color and composition adjustments. RECORD IN PRORES 422 HQ Capture ProRes 422 HQ original recordings in supported Apple Log and Apple Log 2 modes on compatible iPhones. HQ preserves a 10-bit 4:2:2 original for further grading. It requires substantially more storage than HEVC. Finished graded video exports use HEVC. SHUTTER DRAG. MADE IN CAMERA. Create native 1/5-second motion blur on supported camera configurations. Record and play back normally, then refine your Film Look and color in the Editor. The exposure blur is part of the recording; your grade stays editable. STEADIER SHOTS. SIMPLER FINISHING. Use CDNC Steady (Beta) to analyze a clip, choose Smooth Motion or Fixed Tripod, and adjust the amount. An optional camera Level helps line up your shot. Select your whole Media library and copy or move originals with saved CDNC edits to a Files location or external drive. ONE PRO TIER. YOUR CHOICE. Choose a monthly subscription, annual subscription, or one-time lifetime unlock. Each provides the same Pro access. Lifetime includes future core app improvements and additions to the standard CDNC Film Look collection; separate future products, services, or licensed collaboration packs are outside that promise. Monthly and annual subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. See the in-app purchase screen for current local prices and terms. Manage subscriptions through your Apple Account. A lifetime purchase does not automatically cancel an existing subscription. Capture formats and monitoring options depend on your iPhone and system support. CDNC focuses on capture and look/color refinement, not a multitrack editing timeline. Questions? hello@cdnc.app Privacy Policy: https://www.cdnc.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Fotufilm4 screens
CDNC3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Fotufilm at none against CDNC's shown. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fotufilm sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and CDNC sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fotufilm ships an update every 5 days, CDNC every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Fotufilm versus CDNC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFotufilmCDNC
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size482 MB703 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMUASTUDIO INCCDNC Studio LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Fotufilm

Subscriptions1
  • Fotufilm Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Fotufilm Pro$24.99
3 purchases

CDNC

Subscriptions2
  • CDNC Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • CDNC Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • CDNC Pro Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Fotufilm free?
Fotufilm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CDNC free?
CDNC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fotufilm or CDNC have ads?
CDNC shows ads; Fotufilm does not.
Which is updated more often, Fotufilm or CDNC?
Fotufilm ships an update every 5 days, and CDNC every 4 days. Most recently, Fotufilm was updated on October 31, 2026 and CDNC on October 31, 2026.

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