InkCam vs GR8 Cam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
InkCam
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InkCam is a camera app that transforms photos and videos into distinctive, ink-inspired artwork. Stippling, bold areas of black, and delicate outlines turn light and shadow into striking monochrome images, giving everyday scenes the look of hand-drawn illustrations or manga. See the effect in real time as you compose your shot, so you know exactly how the finished image will look before you capture it. Adjust contrast, dot size, and other settings to create an ink style of your own. InkCam works with both photos and videos. You can also import existing photos from your library and transform them with InkCam. Features * Real-time ink-inspired camera effects * Stippling, outlines, and bold black rendering * Adjustable contrast, and other settings * Photo capture * Video recording * Import photos and videos from your Photo Library and apply effects * Save processed images to your photo library * Save a copy of the photo without effects.
GR8 Cam
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GR8 Cam turns your iPhone into a compact camera with a photographer's controls and a finished photo every time. It captures 48MP RAW, develops it with the phone's sharpening and AI enhancement switched off, and applies the look you chose, live in the viewfinder. IMAGE CONTROL Fifteen looks: Standard, Vivid, Monotone, Soft Monotone, Hard Monotone, Hi-Contrast B&W, Positive Film, Negative Film, Bleach Bypass, Retro, Cross Processing, Cinema (Yellow), Cinema (Green), Film and Mono Film. Each has its own adjustments, -4 to +4: saturation, hue, high/low key, contrast, highlight and shadow contrast, sharpness, clarity, shading, grain effect and grain size. Monochrome looks add colour filter effects and toning. Reset takes any look back to factory. Standard, Positive Film and Retro are free, with all their adjustments. TWO FOCAL LENGTHS 28mm or 40mm equivalent, 3:2, both cropped from the main camera so switching is instant. The viewfinder shows exactly the frame you will get. WHITE BALANCE LIKE A REAL CAMERA Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, four fluorescents, Tungsten, CTE, measured Manual and a Kelvin dial, plus an amber-blue / green-magenta compensation grid. Presets lock the camera so colour holds from shot to shot. HIGHLIGHT DIFFUSION FILTER A switchable bloom on the bright parts of the frame for a softer, filmic highlight roll-off. D-RANGE Highlight and shadow correction applied in the RAW develop. RECIPES Save a whole look, white balance included, and recall it in a tap. A CAMERA'S SCREEN Mode, look, white balance and focal length along the top. Live aperture, shutter speed and ISO along the bottom. Tap to focus. Subject tracking for faces, people and pets. The volume buttons fire the shutter. PRIVATE No account, no network, no data collection. Photos go straight to your library as HEIC with full EXIF. Standard, Positive Film and Retro, 28mm, Auto WB and Shade with the compensation grid, D-Range and one recipe slot are free. A single one-time purchase unlocks everything else. No subscription.
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Verdict
InkCam and GR8 Cam are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. InkCam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and GR8 Cam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | InkCam | GR8 Cam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kouichi INAFUKU | LUCK THONG TAN |
In-app purchases
InkCam
- Full Package$4.99
GR8 Cam
- GR8 Cam Pro$0.99









