Relive film photography with 0 AI enhancements. The results? Crisp edges, real grain, and no smudges. Point and shoot—one step.
Kodist is a point-and-shoot camera app that produces lifelike film photographs.
◎ No AI enhancements
Kodist eschews all AI enhancements by processing data directly from the sensor:
- Your shots are never too evenly lit
- There’s no excessive sharpening, aggressive denoising, or artificial smudging
- No weird, frowned-upon HDR artifacts along edges
- Natural, pleasant-looking film grain produced by physics, not algorithms
◎ Film photography profiles
Your shots are rendered with your choice of professional film color profiles. They deliver natural, balanced colors that make your photos stand out in a sea of phone photos.
◎ Photos in 1 step
Point and shoot, and that’s it: your photo is saved to your iOS Photo Library, and the camera gets out of your way. You can review your last photo and adjust for a different exposure or focus.
◎ Tap and swipe for focus/exposure
Tap the viewfinder to focus and expose on a point of interest. Tap and hold to lock it in.
After you tap to focus/expose:
- Swipe up/down to adjust exposure
- Swipe left/right to manually focus — a focus peaking overlay helps you identify the area in focus
◎ Packed Technologies
Your experience is not an afterthought in Kodist. It’s packed with quiet, quality-of-life technologies:
- 10-bit HEIF: Your photos are saved in a modern, rich, space-efficient format.
- Skin tone mapping: Your photos are subtly adjusted to preserve skin tones across different lighting — without ruining the film look.
- Extended Dynamic Range (EDR, often called HDR): Details are preserved in highlights, making your photos look true to life — all without the in-your-face brightness.
- Geo-tagging: Your photos are placed on a map and searchable in your Photo Library.
- Automatic image orientation: Photos are automatically oriented to how you hold the camera.
- EXIF info preserved: Camera metadata is faithfully preserved for your future reference.
- Hardware buttons: Use the volume up/down buttons to take a photo, or use the camera button on a supported device.
- Start the camera from the Lock Screen: Add Kodist to your Lock Screen, or set it to launch with the camera button on a supported device.
◎ Software you own
Kodist includes 1 film effect you can use for free. A single, one-time purchase unlocks all other film effects — simple for you, honest from us.
Hi Fgrave, thank you for the feedback and I’m glad you enjoy Kodist! We will consider your feedback in our future updates.
Amazing, but…
TFIB!
I loved it, I had a challenge with “make a certain amount of shots to unlock new film filter”, it was a cool simple app until “pay to win” model kicked in. Now all the unlocked effects are off, my favourite Lomo is behind a paywall. The app is well-made, love everything about it but $7 is a little too steep for a nostalgic basic product. Especially when Huji exists, which does essentially the same thing. Shame but I choose to uninstall.
Developer Response
Hi there, I wouldn’t call it pay to win if it’s a one-time $7 purchase to literally unlock everything. I wish you the best and hope you find a great camera app you enjoy.
peak app?
the-real-jtlw99
cool camera app
Developer Response
Thanks, and I’m glad you enjoy the app! Cheers 🍺
Hi there! This update contains some improvements to the photos you make with Kodist.
◎ Manual focus
After tapping to focus, you can now swipe left/right to adjust the focal distance. Zebra lines are overlaid to help you see where you are focused. We hope you like having manual focus control while keeping Kodist's lightweight camera experience.
◎ Technical improvements
* Your photos are now oriented more accurately and reliably, especially when you take portrait and landscape shots in quick succession.
* Photo orientations are locked when you press the capture button — the orientation won’t change if you move the device after capture.
* Photo timestamps are locked to the moment you pressed the shutter.
* When photographing a person, colors now subtly correct toward natural skin tones.
* Kodist now launches 50% faster — from 0.87s to 0.41s on an iPhone 15 Pro. Not huge, but we like it ;)
Thank you and hope you’ll enjoy the update.
Version 2026.5
The developer, Sasquatch Studio Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Usage Data
Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More
Supported Features
Larger Text
Dark Interface
Differentiate Without Color Alone
Sufficient Contrast
Reduced Motion
Information
Seller
Sasquatch Studio Inc.
Size
31.1 MB
Category
Photo & Video
Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.2 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 26.2 or later.
Languages
English and 9 more
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese