Comparison

Grain Studio vs ebcam

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

Head to head
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.

About

ebcam

Features
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ebcam turns your phone into a bag full of film cameras. Pick a camera, shoot, and every frame is developed on your phone with its own film stock, grain, light leaks and date stamp — the way a real roll comes back from the lab. 54 CAMERAS, EACH WITH ITS OWN CHARACTER • Point-and-shoots, half-frame, disposables, medium format and instant film • Early-2000s CCD digicams with that crisp, glowing look • Several film stocks per camera: warm, faded, cross-processed, black & white • Instant-film borders, 35 mm negatives with sprocket holes, slide mounts • Date stamps: classic orange LCD, digital, VHS and camcorder style SHOOT LIKE IT'S FILM • Half frame, collage layouts, 16-shot burst and 3D wiggle photos • Double exposure, straight from the camera or with a photo from your library • Lens accessories: fisheye, prism, star filter, ND and colored flash gels • Tilt the phone and the camera shoots landscape; level and grid included • Manual ISO and shutter speed on supported phones VIDEO CAMERAS • Super 8, 16 mm, VHS and a 2000s camcorder • Real frame rates, gate weave, flicker, tape noise and muffled sound • On-screen REC and date text just like the originals YOUR DARKROOM • Keep the negative and re-develop any shot later with another camera, film stock or exposure • RAW negatives (DNG) on supported iPhones for even more room to fix exposure • Edit film profiles with RGB curves and HSL, and save your own looks • Import photos from your library; the stamp shows the day they were taken • Portrait collage: cut the people out of your photos and put them together in one frame • Try any camera on your own recent photos before you shoot PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your photos are developed on your phone and never uploaded anywhere. EBCAM PRO Most cameras are free. Pro unlocks every Pro camera, all its film stocks and every camera added later. You can try Pro cameras in the viewfinder before buying. Choose a one-time Lifetime purchase or a Yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The Yearly subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://onurbulut.dev/ebcam/terms/ Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://onurbulut.dev/ebcam/privacy/

Screenshots

Grain Studio4 screens
ebcam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Grain Studio at daily against ebcam's every 5 days. ebcam's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Grain Studio sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and ebcam sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grain Studio ships an update daily, ebcam every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Grain Studio versus ebcam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrain Studioebcam
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB36 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSantiago Munozonur bulut

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Grain Studio

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

ebcam

Subscriptions1
  • ebcam Pro Yearly3 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • ebcam Pro Lifetime$19.99
  • ebcam Elite$79.99

Questions

Is Grain Studio free?
Grain Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ebcam free?
ebcam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Grain Studio or ebcam have ads?
Neither Grain Studio nor ebcam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grain Studio or ebcam?
Grain Studio ships an update daily, and ebcam every 5 days. Most recently, Grain Studio was updated on November 6, 2026 and ebcam on November 10, 2026.

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