Comparison

Chromis vs vDarkroom

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

Head to head
About

Chromis

This app offers professional filmmaking tools on your iPhone, allowing you to shoot in Apple Log with manual controls and grade footage with advanced color tools. It provides a streamlined workflow for creating cinematic content directly on your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Apple Log and ProRes recording
  • Manual camera controls
  • Live histogram and composition grids
  • LUT preview and professional color grading
  • RGB curves and HSL secondaries
  • Media organization and export
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Chromis Shoot. Grade. Create. Chromis is a professional filmmaking camera built for creators who want complete control from capture to final color—all on their iPhone. Record in Apple Log with professional manual controls, preview your footage with LUTs that never bake into your recording, and finish your grade using desktop-inspired color tools without ever leaving the app. At just 9MB, Chromis leaves all your iPhone storage exactly where it belongs—for your high-bitrate ProRes and Apple Log footage. Experience zero bloat, lightning-fast launch times, and maximum hardware performance. Whether you’re creating cinematic travel films, short films, social content, or visual effects shots, Chromis provides a complete mobile workflow. Professional Camera • Apple Log recording • ProRes recording • Manual ISO, shutter speed, white balance, and focus • Live histogram • Horizon level • Composition grid • Preview LUTs • Seamless lens switching during recording • Optional camera tracking while recording • Blender camera tracking export Professional Color Grading • Primary color adjustments • RGB curves • HSL secondaries • Professional LUT support • 3 built-in LUTs for an instant film aesthetic • Built-in and custom LUTs • Waveform, RGB histogram, and vectorscope • Save and reuse custom Looks • Non-destructive editing • Before/after comparison Media Management • Organize clips • Favorites • Rename • Export • Easily identify graded clips Chromis combines professional capture and advanced color grading into one streamlined filmmaking workflow.

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. · Capture: records the raw image in RAW format, preserving the sensor's richest tonal data for reuse. · Exposure: applies multiple metering modes and assist tools to the captured raw data, exposing your selected film. · Development: supports multiple developers with fine-tuned parameters, including D-76, Rodinal, DD-X and more, to process the exposed film. · Enlargement: pure digital output with multiple paper choices, producing the final black-and-white image. · 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

Chromis4 screens
vDarkroom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: vDarkroom at Free against Chromis's $2.99. vDarkroom also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Chromis's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and chart position (#199 vs unranked). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

vDarkroom is free to download; Chromis costs $2.99 up front. vDarkroom sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Chromis asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chromis ships an update fortnightly, vDarkroom every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Chromis versus vDarkroom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChromisvDarkroom
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#199 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRamsey Thomas雷光 单

In-app purchases

None

Chromis

No in-app purchases

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 Chromis free?
Chromis costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is vDarkroom free?
vDarkroom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chromis or vDarkroom have ads?
Neither Chromis nor vDarkroom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chromis or vDarkroom?
Chromis ships an update fortnightly, and vDarkroom every 4 days. Most recently, Chromis was updated on October 13, 2026 and vDarkroom on October 2, 2026.

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