Koloid app for iPhone

This intriguing app brings the traditional darkroom to the world of the iPhone by mimicking the key ingredient in traditional wet-plate photography.

Our Verdict

Koloid is unique and substantially more fun than so many other effects apps.

For

  • Fun app
  • Never quite get the same results each time
  • Can use on images taken with the app or from the phone’s Camera Roll

Against

  • Can only develop in black and white

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Koloid app

The inevitable demise of the darkroom has been a sad sight for photography purists, but Koloid turns your iPhone into a virtual developing tray that you tilt to darken areas of your shot.

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The Verdict
6

out of 10

Koloid

Koloid is unique and substantially more fun than so many other effects apps.

Craig Stewart

Craig Stewart is a writer, SEO strategist and content marketer, and is a former editor of Creative Bloq. Craig has written about design, typography, tech and football for publications including Creative Bloq, T3, FourFourTwo and DSG, and he has written a book on motoring for Haynes. When he's not writing, you'll usually find Craig under his old car learning about DIY repairs the hard way.