CDNC vs Strips Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CDNC
This app offers professional video capture with manual controls and advanced color grading tools. It allows users to apply cinematic looks, refine footage with detailed color adjustments, and export in high-quality formats. Features include ProRes recording, shutter drag for motion blur, and stabilization.
- Manual capture controls (exposure, shutter, focus, white balance)
- Built-in Film Looks with live preview
- Advanced color grading tools (wheels, curves, HSL)
- ProRes 422 HQ recording
- Shutter drag for motion blur
- CDNC Steady stabilization
- Framing guides and histogram
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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/
Strips Camera
This app simulates the experience of using a disposable camera on your phone. Capture moments with a variety of authentic film looks and develop them to achieve a vintage aesthetic. Unlock all camera styles and filters with a premium subscription.
- Disposable camera simulation
- Authentic film looks
- Multiple camera styles (Polaroid, iPhone 1, G7X, Disposable, 35mm)
- Shake to develop feature
- Timed film development
- Unlockable Pro features
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Strips is a disposable camera for your phone. Point, shoot, and let it develop. Every shot gets a real film look baked in: warm, faded, a little grainy, exactly like the disposables you'd pass around at a party. Pick a look and shoot the whole roll in it: • Polaroid: Warm, faded instant film • iPhone 1: Lo-fi 2007 phone cam • G7X: Clean vlog-cam pop • Disposable: Flashy 35mm throwaway • 35mm: Grainy film stock Shake to develop, or let your shots develop in some time like real film. Unlock every camera and filter with Strips Pro. Monthly or yearly, with a free trial. Cancel anytime. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://strips.camera/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Strips Camera at 5.0 against CDNC's 3.7. Strips Camera also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). CDNC's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. CDNC sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Strips Camera sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Strips Camera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
CDNC ships an update fortnightly, Strips Camera every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CDNC | Strips Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 691 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CDNC Studio LLC | Internet Companies, Inc. |
Customer experience
CDNC
Strips Camera
In-app purchases
CDNC
- CDNC Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- CDNC Pro Annual$29.991 Year
- CDNC Pro Lifetime$59.99
Strips Camera
- Strips Pro3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Strips Pro3 Days trial$34.991 Year
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