Comparison

GR8 Cam vs CMRA

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

Head to head
About

GR8 Cam

Features
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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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CMRA

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Shoot clean photos, then give them a film look. Or don't. CMRA is a camera for people who want photos that feel real: twelve film looks, true grain, nothing forced. Keep the original. Or pick Portra, Kodachrome, Tri-X and more, dial in some grain, and see it live in the viewfinder before you press the shutter. What you see is what you save. NO FUSS • One screen, a big shutter, nothing in the way • Tap to focus, pinch or step zoom across every lens • 4:3, 16:9 or full-screen framing • Light control: one slide to adjust exposure FILM LOOKS • Twelve looks based on classic stocks: Portra 400, Kodachrome 64, Ektar 100, Fuji 400H, Provia, Velvia, Astia, Classic Chrome, Pro Neg Hi, Acros, HP5, Tri-X • Grain from a whisper to heavy • Original is always there. No look is ever forced on you MADE FOR IPHONE • Full-resolution photos • Camera Control button support • Shoot from the Lock Screen without unlocking • Full iPhone Duo support, open or closed • Home Screen widget and Shortcuts to open the camera instantly • Show focal length in mm instead of zoom, if you shoot that way FREE AND PRIVATE • No account, no subscription, no ads • Photos go straight to your library • Like it? You can support the app. That's it.

Screenshots

GR8 Cam4 screens
CMRA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: GR8 Cam at 17.0 against CMRA's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. GR8 Cam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CMRA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
GR8 Cam versus CMRA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGR8 CamCMRA
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB64 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLUCK THONG TANBartosz Dariusz Bak

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GR8 Cam

One-time1
  • GR8 Cam Pro$0.99
1 purchases

CMRA

One-time1
  • Supporter$9.99

Questions

Is GR8 Cam free?
GR8 Cam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CMRA free?
CMRA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GR8 Cam or CMRA have ads?
Neither GR8 Cam nor CMRA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GR8 Cam or CMRA?
GR8 Cam ships an update every 4 days, and CMRA every 4 days. Most recently, GR8 Cam was updated on October 26, 2026 and CMRA on October 24, 2026.

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