GrainLab Film Grain Editor

Name: GrainLab Film Grain Editor
Rating: 4.9 (213 reviews)
Author: Marvin Krueger

Realistic Analog Filmgrain App

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad

213 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Graphics & Design
Developer

Marvin Krueger
Language

EN
English
Size

615.9
MB

For the first time on mobile you can now bring the authentic look and feel of analog film grain to your digital photos. GrainLab gives you nuanced, adjustable film grain controls that blows any image editor out of the water. In GrainLab you will craft authentic film grain with precise controls, from scratch or by starting with grain textures from scanned film plates by renowned film brands. Why film grain matters: Film grain can change the tone of your imagery. It can add a sense of nostalgia and history to your work. And in a time where the most used digital camera lenses produce photos that easily tend to look clinically clean, GrainLab is also the perfect solution for that. GrainLab in a nutshell: GrainLab simulates the organic size variations of silver halide crystals reacting to light, just like in traditional film development. But with powerful adjustment controls over the grain so you can produce beautifully natural results, within seconds. Core Features: GrainLab contains several grain texture presets from generative grains to famous film plate scans and multiple overlay modes. GrainLab really stands out by its unmatched control over the look and feel of your grain. You can even create halide crystal grain clusters, which is inherent to the process of analog photo development, making every develops photo completely unique. And last, but definitely not least, GrainLab Premium features a luminosity based curve editor to control exactly how your grain blends from Highlight to Shadow. Available for iPhone and iPad, it’s time to bring your images to life with the art of film grain. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Ratings & Reviews

4.9

out of 5

213 Ratings

Best In Class!
Jan 3

CarlosBeltran
If you want *realistic* film grain, your search has ended! I’m a professional sports photographer (digital, of course), but I like to go back to my roots and shoot analog when time permits…which is becoming increasingly rare. So to get my film photography “fix,” I have more apps than I care to admit. I find that “RNI Films” does a great job of simulating different emulsions (especially Portra and Tri-X), but I’ve never found an app that did a convincing job with film grain…until now! I *love* the fact that it has highly accurate presets for different emulsions, but what makes it even better is the endless tweakability to take that starting point and customize it to your heart’s content. Kudos to the developer! I consider GrainLab a “must have” for film buffs.
Best In Class!
Jan 3

CarlosBeltran

If you want *realistic* film grain, your search has ended! I’m a professional sports photographer (digital, of course), but I like to go back to my roots and shoot analog when time permits…which is becoming increasingly rare. So to get my film photography “fix,” I have more apps than I care to admit. I find that “RNI Films” does a great job of simulating different emulsions (especially Portra and Tri-X), but I’ve never found an app that did a convincing job with film grain…until now! I *love* the fact that it has highly accurate presets for different emulsions, but what makes it even better is the endless tweakability to take that starting point and customize it to your heart’s content. Kudos to the developer! I consider GrainLab a “must have” for film buffs.
Finally real control over film grain
12/18/2024

AnalogJohn
I’ve been using this app to make photos that I think look too clean some realistic film grain, but find it really essential for adding realism to AI generated pictures! I tried many photo editors, looking for good film grain controls, but this one appears to be the only one that really takes that serious! I do hope the maker of the app will add a feature to save your adjustments as presets! That would complete it for me!

Developer Response
Thanks for your review! Having Presets is on our roadmap already! If you have any problems or ideas for improvements, feel free to contact us at any time using grainlab@mkgames.org. - best Marvin
Finally real control over film grain
12/18/2024

AnalogJohn

I’ve been using this app to make photos that I think look too clean some realistic film grain, but find it really essential for adding realism to AI generated pictures! I tried many photo editors, looking for good film grain controls, but this one appears to be the only one that really takes that serious! I do hope the maker of the app will add a feature to save your adjustments as presets! That would complete it for me!
Developer Response 12/26/2024
Thanks for your review! Having Presets is on our roadmap already! If you have any problems or ideas for improvements, feel free to contact us at any time using grainlab@mkgames.org. - best Marvin
Great app, love the grain options!
Jan 3

theRuphio
I was honestly not expecting much as I use a lot of different film emulations and editing tools. However, the variety of grain adjustments and how detailed I can make the grain look is awesome. The app really surprised me and am happy to own it. I edit photos initially in my normal photo editor then take the selects into GrainLab to add grain. There’s quite a bit of film emulations to choose from as well as different ways to apply the layers. It took me sometime to dial in a recipe that I liked but well worth the time spent to do so. Hope this review was helpful!
Great app, love the grain options!
Jan 3

theRuphio

I was honestly not expecting much as I use a lot of different film emulations and editing tools. However, the variety of grain adjustments and how detailed I can make the grain look is awesome. The app really surprised me and am happy to own it. I edit photos initially in my normal photo editor then take the selects into GrainLab to add grain. There’s quite a bit of film emulations to choose from as well as different ways to apply the layers. It took me sometime to dial in a recipe that I liked but well worth the time spent to do so. Hope this review was helpful!
Subscribed
Sep 14

Shots By Scott
Love the app but now its saying I have to pay monthly when I was subscribed already. How can this get resolved?
Subscribed
Sep 14

Shots By Scott

Love the app but now its saying I have to pay monthly when I was subscribed already. How can this get resolved?

- Added Leica Analog Grain - Other bugfixes Thanks a lot for using GrainLab! If you have problems or feedback, just drop us an email using info@mkgames.org. - best Marvin & David