Comparison

Poloska vs DevGlass

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

Head to head
About

Poloska

This app transforms your phone into a slit-scan camera, capturing continuous slices of time to create surreal and dynamic images. Explore motion, distortion, and unique visual effects to unleash your creativity in photography.

Highlights
  • Slit-scan photography
  • Dynamic image creation
  • Motion and distortion effects
  • Horizontal and vertical scanning
  • Creative photo manipulation
Features
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Experience time in a whole new way! Poloska transforms your iPhone into a slit-scan camera, letting you take surreal and mesmerizing pictures like never before. Rather than taking a single snapshot, Poloska records continuous slices of time, creating dynamic images that reveal motion, distortion, and unique visual effects. Unleash your creativity and have fun with photography! How it works: - Slit-scan magic: Poloska captures hundreds of frames per second, extracting a narrow slice from each frame and merging them into one flowing image. The longer you shoot, the wider your final image will be. - Unleash your creativity: Capture images of stretched cars, melting landscapes, or warped portraits—your imagination is the limit. - Customizable viewport: Choose between horizontal or vertical scanning to shape your shot just the way you want. - Pro tip: For the best results, use a tripod to stabilize your shots and unlock even more incredible effects. Download Poloska today and start bending time with your photos!

About

DevGlass

Features
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DevGlass is a film development reference and processing timer built for black & white film photographers. Whether you're developing your first roll or you're a seasoned darkroom hand, everything you need is at your fingertips — and it works completely offline. DEVELOPMENT DATABASE 308 films, 190 developers, and 11,849 development recipes built in. Filter by format (35mm, 120, sheet), pick your film and ISO, and get the exact development time and dilution. Most combinations include push/pull times. MULTI-STEP PROCESSING TIMER Start a full process with one tap. The timer guides you through every step — pre-soak, developer, stop bath, fixer, hypo clear, wash, and photo-flo. Each step can be enabled, disabled, or adjusted. Sound and haptic alerts mean you never miss a step, even face-down; progress shows on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, and the screen stays awake while timing. COLOR PROCESSING — C-41 / E-6 (new) Built-in C-41 and E-6 timer presets with continuous-agitation handling. The Color Process Guide lays out the standard steps, times, and precise temperatures for both processes. AGITATION REMINDERS Standard, continuous, minimal, and custom schemes. DevGlass nudges you with sound and vibration whenever it's time to agitate. COMPENSATION Temperature compensation (based on the Ilford formula), plus reciprocity and rotary compensation — your adjusted development time, calculated automatically. DILUTION CALCULATOR Quickly work out concentrate and water volumes. Common tank presets included (Paterson, Jobo, AP Compact), with custom volumes and any standard dilution ratio. FAVORITES, LOG & STATS Save go-to recipes for quick access. Log every session's film, developer, time, temperature, and roll count, with your own notes. Export your log to CSV for backup, and look back on your darkroom year with charts and a year-in-review. MY CHEMICALS (new) Track each bottle's open date and shelf life, with a reminder before it expires. TANK GUIDE A handy reference for common tanks — capacity, supported formats, and agitation method. MADE FOR THE DARKROOM A vintage-print-inspired interface that's easy on the eyes. Available in 6 languages (English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, German, French). All data stays on your device — no account, no cloud, no tracking.

Screenshots

Poloska4 screens
DevGlass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Poloska at Free against DevGlass's $7.99. Poloska also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). DevGlass's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On 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

Poloska is free to download; DevGlass costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Poloska ships an update every 4 months, DevGlass monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Poloska versus DevGlass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoloskaDevGlass
PriceFree — better$7.99
Rating4.1 (76 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings76 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNIKITA SHANIN存滨 崔

In-app purchases

None

Poloska

No in-app purchases

None

DevGlass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Poloska free?
Poloska is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DevGlass free?
DevGlass costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Poloska or DevGlass have ads?
Neither Poloska nor DevGlass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Poloska or DevGlass?
Poloska ships an update every 4 months, and DevGlass monthly. Most recently, Poloska was updated on October 24, 2026 and DevGlass on October 28, 2026.

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