Comparison

Inkling vs Oqra Cam

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

Head to head
About

Inkling

This app simulates the unique aesthetic of Risograph printing, allowing users to create images with overprint effects, halftone dots, and intentional misregistration. It offers extensive control over ink colors, screen angles, and paper types to achieve authentic print results.

Highlights
  • Simulates Risograph printing
  • Halftone screening and overprinting
  • Adjustable ink colors and density
  • Control over screen angle and ruling
  • Customizable paper and sheet options
  • High-resolution export for printing
  • Separation PDF export
Features
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Turn your photos into spot-ink prints, and make a keepsake of your own. • Preview eight print styles on your photo, including Risograph, Line Cut and Curved Weave. Choose your inks and adjust the result from soft to bold. • Frame your favourite detail with Cutout. Drag and zoom, choose a natural outline, then carry the same crop and inks into a layout. • Make a card, photo strip or page of memories. Arrange up to four photos, add a date, a few words or a drawing, and print them together. • Add tactile paper, deboss or foil. Tilt your phone in the app to watch light move across the surface. Your saved prints stay in the Press Room, ready to share or edit as copies. START FOR FREE Use basic print styles, framing, circle and oval outlines, and save standard PNGs with a small stamp. Preview full-version styles, inks and special outlines on your photo before buying. ONE LIFETIME PURCHASE Unlock every print process and ink, all layouts and outlines, high-resolution saves without a stamp, separation PDFs and print animations. No subscription. High-resolution output follows your photo's resolution; it does not add detail to a small source image. Your photos are processed on your device. No account or analytics. Photo editing works offline; purchasing and restoring use the App Store.

About

Oqra Cam

This app brings the authentic look and feel of film photography to your iPhone. It allows you to apply various film styles in real-time, customize them deeply, and even share your unique creations with others. Capture stunning photos and videos with a distinct analog aesthetic.

Highlights
  • Real-time film look application
  • Physics-based film engine
  • Customizable film recipes
  • Shareable film recipes via QR codes
  • ProRAW and RAW DNG capture
  • Live Photos and Film Clips support
  • Lock Screen controls
Features
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Oqra brings the character of film to your iPhone, with looks you can make your own. Its physics-based film engine models light-sensitive layers, dye color, grain, and halation, developing each image entirely on your device. LOAD A FILM. POINT AND SHOOT. Choose a film recipe and see its character in the live viewfinder. Shoot with the look already applied, without a separate editing step. MAKE LOOKS YOURS. Start with a preset or build your own. Shape color, grain, halation, and the response from shadows to highlights. Go deeper with individual emulsion layers, dye settings, and H&D response curves. In-app guides explain the controls as you explore. SCAN. LOAD. SHARE. Share your film recipes as QR codes or links. Scan a friend's code, add the recipe to your collection, and shoot with their look. FILM CHARACTER. RAW DETAIL. Capture and develop Apple ProRAW or RAW DNG on supported cameras. Still-photo capture reaches up to 48 MP where supported by your device and camera. Enable Keep RAW Original to retain the original DNG alongside your developed photo when shooting RAW stills. KEEP THE MOMENT MOVING. Capture Live Photos with the film look in both the still image and the motion, or record Film Clips up to 30 seconds long. READY FROM THE LOCK SCREEN. Open Oqra from its Lock Screen control, or assign it to Camera Control on supported iPhones. Your selected film recipe is ready when the camera opens. PRIVATE BY DESIGN. Your photos are developed on your iPhone. No Oqra account. No upload needed for processing. Live Photos, Film Clips, and unlimited custom recipes require a one-time in-app purchase. No subscription. REQUIRES iOS 18 or later. iPhone 12 or newer, or iPhone SE (3rd generation). Apple, iPhone, Live Photos, ProRAW, and Camera Control are trademarks of Apple Inc. DNG is a trademark of Adobe Inc. Oqra is an independent product and has not been authorized, sponsored, or approved by Apple Inc.

Screenshots

Inkling4 screens
Oqra Cam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Inkling at free against Oqra Cam's free with in-app purchases. Inkling also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Inkling sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Oqra Cam sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Inkling against 5.0 for Oqra Cam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inkling ships an update every 4 days, Oqra Cam every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Inkling versus Oqra Cam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInklingOqra Cam
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer亚 张匡明 秦

Customer experience

Inkling

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Oqra Cam

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Inkling

One-time1
  • Inkling Full$3.99
3 purchases

Oqra Cam

One-time3
  • A Small Print$2.99
  • A Medium Print$4.99
  • A Large Print$9.99

Questions

Is Inkling free?
Inkling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Oqra Cam free?
Oqra Cam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Inkling or Oqra Cam?
Inkling and Oqra Cam are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Inkling or Oqra Cam have ads?
Neither Inkling nor Oqra Cam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Inkling or Oqra Cam?
Inkling ships an update every 4 days, and Oqra Cam every 10 days. Most recently, Inkling was updated on October 24, 2026 and Oqra Cam on October 18, 2026.

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