Comparison

Knurl Camera vs Developd

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

Head to head
About

Knurl Camera

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Knurl is a camera for people who would rather develop the photo themselves. It captures true Bayer RAW: the sensor's own mosaic, written straight to a DNG with none of the computational photography that normally happens on the way. No multi-frame fusion, no tone curve, no sharpening. What lands in your library is undeveloped data with all of its latitude intact, ready for Lightroom or Photos to interpret however you like. THE CONTROLS ARE THE POINT A mode wheel you turn, with the real designations: P for program, Tv for shutter priority, Sv for ISO priority, M for full manual. Every position clicks. ISO and shutter move in thirds of a stop along the standard photographic ladders, on a dial that detents at every rung. Whole stops click harder than thirds, so you can count them by feel without looking. The ends of each ladder are the sensor's genuine limits rather than round numbers, which means base ISO, the cleanest the sensor gets, is actually reachable. Exposure compensation on its own scale, in thirds, with a firmer detent at zero. In manual it becomes the meter, because compensation has nothing left to act on when both controls are already fixed. An AF/MF switch and a focus ring you turn like a ring: relative, so touching it never jumps focus, and marked near to far rather than in invented distances. Three lenses, each at its native focal length, read from the hardware. HONEST ABOUT ITSELF Bayer RAW is 12 MP and does not permit zoom. The 48 MP path would mean Apple ProRAW, which is demosaiced and partially processed, so Knurl does not offer it. When the exposure you have asked for is not achievable, it says so rather than pretending. Your shots go to a Knurl album you can browse in the app, pinch to zoom, and swipe through. Volume buttons fire the shutter. Add the Control to your Action Button, Lock Screen or Control Center to open it without unlocking.

About

Developd

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Developd brings the feeling of a disposable camera to the moments you share with friends. Create a roll for a trip, party, weekend, or ordinary day. Invite friends to join from their own phones, capture photos together, and enjoy the anticipation of waiting for the roll to develop. When it’s ready, open the complete collection and relive the memories together. With Developd, you can: β€’ Create shared photo rolls β€’ Invite friends to contribute β€’ See how many shots remain β€’ Wait for each roll to develop β€’ Browse finished rolls in Memories β€’ Keep group moments together in one place No overthinking. Just capture the moment and wait for the reveal.

Screenshots

Knurl Camera4 screens
Developd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Knurl Camera at 18.0 against Developd's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 4 level
Knurl Camera versus Developd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnurl CameraDevelopd
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDimitrios ZarkadasDaniel Josef Selitzer

In-app purchases

None

Knurl Camera

No in-app purchases

None

Developd

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Knurl Camera free?
Knurl Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Developd free?
Developd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Knurl Camera or Developd have ads?
Neither Knurl Camera nor Developd shows ads.

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