Comparison

Mamera vs Grain Studio

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

Head to head
About

Mamera

Features
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사진 찍기 전, 필터부터 고르느라 셔터 타이밍을 놓친 적 있나요? Mamera는 지금 이 장면에 어울리는 필름을 미리 골라둡니다. 1순위는 자동으로 적용되고, 마음에 안 들면 화면을 좌우로 스와이프해서 바로 다른 필름으로 바꿀 수 있어요. 실시간 필터 프리뷰 - 찍기 전부터 결과를 봅니다 촬영 후에도 필름 교체 · 강도 조절 가능 "Mamera" 전용 앨범에 자동 정리 필터를 고르는 시간이 아니라, 순간을 담는 시간을 위한 카메라.

About

Grain Studio

Capture photos and videos with a vintage film camera aesthetic. Collaborate with friends on shared rolls, develop existing library content with a film look, and post images without cropping. Your first roll is free, with a one-time purchase to unlock all features.

Highlights
  • Shoot with 120, 35mm, or Flash film types
  • Record clips, Live Photos, and Lock Screen camera shots
  • Collaborate on shared rolls with friends
  • Develop existing library photos with film grain
  • Post photos optimized for Instagram and RedNote
  • One-time purchase for full access
Features
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Your first roll is free. After that you pay once and it’s yours. A film camera for your iPhone, on your own or with friends. Load a roll, watch it develop, and post it as one carousel. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Shoot a roll: 120, 35 mm or the Flash roll for nights out, plus clips, Live Photos and a camera on your Lock Screen. • Shoot together: start a shared roll for a night out or a trip, and friends join with one code or link. Everyone needs an iPhone or iPad, Grain Studio and iCloud; joining is free. Up to 20 people share its 12 or 36 frames, and nobody sees one until it develops for everyone at once. Nothing goes public unless you post it. Photos only, one shared roll at a time. It uses a little of the host’s iCloud storage until 30 days after it develops. • Develop what you already have: pick photos and clips from your library, choose a look, and get film grain and a soft glow. • Post it as it looks: each photo is made at the exact size Instagram and RedNote use, so nothing gets cropped or blurred. WHY IT STILL LOOKS LIKE FILM AFTER YOU POST Grain Studio adds grain measured from real film at the final post size, so it survives Instagram. HDR highlights stay bright. TRY IT, THEN PAY ONCE You buy one film camera all year, every year: no fee per event, and nobody but Apple holding your photos. Your first roll, 6 photos and 1 clip are free at full quality. Then try everything free for 7 days and unlock it with one purchase. No subscription, no account, and no charge when the trial ends. It covers iPhone, iPad and Mac. YOUR PHOTOS STAY YOURS Nothing is uploaded to us and there are no analytics. A shared roll goes through your own iCloud, only to the people on it. Your originals are never changed.

Screenshots

Mamera4 screens
Grain Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mamera at none against Grain Studio's 2. Grain Studio's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 6 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Grain Studio sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Mamera asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mamera ships an update every 6 days, Grain Studio daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mamera versus Grain Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMameraGrain Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKyunghwan MaSantiago Munoz

In-app purchases

None

Mamera

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Grain Studio

One-time2
  • 7-Day TrialFree
  • Grain Studio Lifetime Unlock$19.99

Questions

Is Mamera free?
Mamera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grain Studio free?
Grain Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mamera or Grain Studio have ads?
Neither Mamera nor Grain Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mamera or Grain Studio?
Mamera ships an update every 6 days, and Grain Studio daily. Most recently, Mamera was updated on October 31, 2026 and Grain Studio on November 6, 2026.

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