LÒMÒGRAPH vs ChaReader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LÒMÒGRAPH
Add vintage-style date watermarks and random light leak effects to your photos. Simulate a disposable camera experience with various film types and random filters to make everyday moments memorable.
- 1000+ light leakage effects
- Random filter effects
- Color date watermarks
- Add date watermarks to existing photos
- Simulates disposable camera
- 8mm/35mm film simulation
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LÒMÒGRAPH Contains 1000+ wonderful random light leakage and filter effects, as well as many different color date watermarks, photos of your daily life and travelling can be depicted as the most memorable moment, LÒMÒGRAPH can re-add the date watermark to the photos in your album, allowing you to regain your memories and record all the good times. Want to get a stunning photo with touch? LÒMÒGRAPH simulates a real one-time camera. Your camera has pre-installed 8mm/35mm film, all date watermark or lenses are random. As long as you click repeatedly, you will add different filters, light leaks, and even more traditional films. It’s so simple and fast to take great photos! Enjoy it! LÒMÒGRAPH by Lòmògraph Studio® was founded in 1997 Thanks for using! We're always working on new features and constantly working to improve your photo editing experience. If you have any questions or feedback, please contact us: https://anaapp.weebly.com
ChaReader
Convert text from various sources into spoken word. Save articles as audio or PDF, and extract key information. Personalize your reading experience with adjustable voice settings and display options.
- Import articles from web, documents, images (OCR)
- Read articles aloud with adjustable voice settings
- Export audio to MP3
- Export articles to PDF
- Extract key information (email, links, phone)
- Save favorite sentences to Collections
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ChaReader - An elegant text-to-speech app Using ChaReader, you can easily import articles from various resources, use iOS built-in libraries to read these articles, export them to MP3 or PDF format, and add your favorite paragraphs to the Collections! The main functions are: -Various resources for adding articles: copy text from clipboard, extract text from web page, extract text from documents, extract text from images using OCR -Read added articles aloud -Use a slider to quickly scroll to the sentence you want to listen to -Choose whether the screen follows the text during reading -Export audio of article readings to MP3 files -Export articles to PDF files -Extract useful information from article (e.g. email, link, phone number, etc.) -Use iOS's built-in voice bundles for personalization -Adjust speaking speed, pitch, volume and language for reading -Support reading articles in all languages in iOS -Stick favorite articles on top -Manage added articles and exported files -Except when importing text from web pages, all actions are done locally using iOS machine learning frameworks -Select and text your favorite sentences to Collections, and save them as images into your album -View articles in plain text and rich text modes -Elegant design (including Dark mode) and continuous updates If you have any questions, please contact via Email or iMessage: krayc425@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ChaReader at 83% against LÒMÒGRAPH's 46%. ChaReader also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). LÒMÒGRAPH's advantage is ratings volume (292 vs 6) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. LÒMÒGRAPH sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. ChaReader asks for nothing beyond the download.
ChaReader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LÒMÒGRAPH has 292 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of LÒMÒGRAPH's written reviews are positive against 83% of ChaReader's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LÒMÒGRAPH | ChaReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (292 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.2% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 292 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | LI HUNG WANG | Kuixi Song |
Customer experience
LÒMÒGRAPH
ChaReader
In-app purchases
LÒMÒGRAPH
- Film Pack 1$0.99
- Film Pack 2$0.99
- Film Pack 3$0.99
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- Film Pack 4$0.99
- Effect Pack 1$0.99
- Effect Pack 2$0.99
- Retro Package$0.99
- Idea Package$0.99
- Remove ads$0.99
- Upgrade Deluxe Edition$4.99
ChaReader
No in-app purchases









