One Tap FilmFilm camera for iPhone and Android
Pick a film. Tap once. Done.
One Tap Film is a camera app with 46 films. Choose a film and tap the shutter. The app develops the photo in that film and saves it to your gallery, so there's nothing to edit later.
Standard, Saturated and Mono are free for good. Try all 46 films free for 7 days, then get them for US$4.99, once.
How it works
Three steps from your eye to your gallery
Choose a film
Swipe the viewfinder left or right to change film. Or tap the film button to see all 46. You see the film live before you shoot.
Tap the shutter
One tap takes the photo. Either volume button works too. You can take the next photo right away.
Find it in your gallery
The app develops the photo at full size in your film. Then it saves it to Photos on iPhone, or to the gallery on Android.
The camera
Focus and light are automatic, and you can still take over
The camera sets focus, brightness and white balance for you. These are the controls for when you want more.
Tap to focus
Tap the viewfinder to focus and set the light on that spot. A small orange box shows where you tapped.
Brighter or darker
After you tap, swipe up or down. A ruler with a sun shows the change, up to 2 stops each way. One stop doubles or halves the light.
Lenses and selfies
Tap the round lens button to see your phone's lenses and zoom steps. The flip button switches to the front camera.
Flash and timer
Flash is off, auto or on. The timer waits 3 or 10 seconds. To cancel it, tap the shutter again.
Three shapes
Shoot in 4:3, 3:2 or 1:1. The viewfinder shows the shape before you shoot.
Date stamp
Tap DATE to print the day on the photo in orange, like an old film camera.
Turn the phone
Hold the phone sideways, and you get an upright wide photo. The buttons stay where they are.
Keep shooting
Up to six photos can wait to develop while you shoot. A number on the small photo shows how many are left.
Frame counter
The film strip under the viewfinder counts from 1 to 36, like a roll of film. It starts again each day.
46 films
Colour negative, slide and black and white
The films come from Chobial, my other film camera app. One Tap Film uses the same film engine, with the same 46 films, names and codes.
- STDStandard FreeTrue-to-life colour with crisp, moderately hard tone.
- SFTSoftGentle tone with bright colour, flattering on skin.
- CHRChromeMuted documentary colour with firm shadows and cyan-leaning skies.
- NEGNegativeConsumer negative film: hard contrast, teal greens, deep reds, warm highlights.
- NOSNostalgiaAmber highlights and rich shadows, like 1970s colour prints.
- PORPortraitProfessional portrait negative: soft contrast, creamy skin and muted greens.
- SPTSoft PortraitStudio portrait negative: low contrast, muted colour, open shadows.
- GLDGoldConsumer negative: golden warmth, punchy yellows and olive greens.
- SATSaturated FreeSlide film for scenery: deep greens and skies, colour pushed hard.
- NATNaturalFaithful colour with an open, gentle highlight.
- PCDPostcardDense slide colour: red survives, green does not.
- EXPExpeditionThe documentary slide: blues kept, greens held back, deep shadows.
- CINCinemaMotion picture film: flat, quiet colour and shadows full of detail.
- BLCBleachBleach bypass: silvery, desaturated colour with hard contrast.
- VNTVintageOld print colour: deep and warm, with heavy grain and soft detail.
- TNGTungstenTungsten motion picture film: cool, blue-leaning colour, quiet greens and a glow round the lights.
- HERHeritageClassic slide colour: rich greens and magentas, golden highlights, deep shadows.
- VIVVividFine-grained negative: hard contrast, deep blues and clean reds.
- PSTPastelAiry negative: soft highlights, cool shadows and minty greens.
- DSKDuskFast negative pushed a stop: warm shadows, cool highlights and coarse grain.
- EVDEverydayConsumer negative: punchy contrast, warm shadows and bright reds.
- LIFLifelikeFaithful negative colour: neutral greys, clean skies and fine grain.
- INSInstantInstant film: warm shadows, pale greens and bright, turned cyans.
- PELPeel ApartPeel-apart instant colour: warm shadows, soft highlights and gentle colour.
- WEDWeddingPortrait negative: warm skin, cool highlights and soft yellows.
- HOLHolidayConsumer negative: warm shadows, firm contrast and rosy reds.
- EGTEightiesOld portrait negative: warm, gentle contrast and soft colour.
- AERAerialAerial survey negative: hard contrast, muted greens and yellows.
- SNPSnapshotConsumer negative: green-leaning colour with cool, clean highlights.
- COLCoolBudget negative: cool, clean colour with crisp shadows.
- NGTNightFast negative: warm shadows, cool highlights and heavy grain.
- DAYDaylightDaylight motion picture film: muted colour and gentle, cool highlights.
- PRJProjectionMotion picture print: cool, silvery highlights and quiet reds.
- LNDLandscapeSlide film pushed hard: deep blues and glowing reds and oranges.
- CLRClearModern slide film: saturated greens and blues, warm highlights.
- BWNB&WFine-grained monochrome with deep blacks and smooth gradation.
- BWYB&W + YeYellow filter: slightly darker skies, more contrast.
- BWRB&W + RRed filter: dramatic dark skies, bright skin.
- BWGB&W + GGreen filter: natural skin tones and lighter foliage.
- MNOMono FreeClean monochrome with an even tone and no grain.
- MNYMono + YeClean monochrome, yellow filter: slightly darker skies.
- MNRMono + RClean monochrome, red filter: dark skies, bright skin.
- MNGMono + GClean monochrome, green filter: lighter foliage, natural skin.
- SEPSepiaWarm brown monochrome, like an old toned print.
- NOINoirMotion picture black and white: bright skies, dark foliage and deep shadows.
- PRSPressClassic press black and white: open shadows, bright skies and gritty grain.
Each film has a three-letter code and a colour, like the box of a roll of film. In the app, press and hold a film to add it to your Favourites.
Describe Edits
Say how the photo should look
Open a photo in the gallery and tap Describe Edits. Type what you want, or tap the microphone and say it. The app turns each request into slider moves and shows each move as a chip. Tap a chip's × to take back that one change.
It can change the light, the colour, contrast and grain. It can change one colour, like the greens. It can also change one part of the photo: the sky, the subject, the background, people or a face. Name a film, and the film goes on top of the photo.
- a bit warmer
- darker sky
- brighter face
- more grain
- greens are too bright
- faded look
Save changes the photo itself at full size. On iPhone, Revert in Photos brings the original back. On Android, the app keeps the original for you.
Describe Edits runs on your phone. It needs Apple Intelligence on a supported iPhone, or Gemini Nano on a supported Android phone. Film names work on every phone. See what you can change.
Pricing
Three films free. All 46 for one price.
Standard, Saturated and Mono, for good.
- The whole camera
- The gallery and share frames
- Describe Edits
All 46 films for 7 days. You start it when you want. When it ends, nothing is charged and the three free films stay.
Every film, for good. One payment, no subscription.
- All 46 films
- Restore it on a new phone
Your store shows the price in your own currency. There's no account and there are no ads. Photos you took during the trial keep their film after it ends.
Privacy
Your photos stay on your phone
One Tap Film has no account, no analytics, no ads and no server. Your photos go from the camera to your gallery, and the app sends them nowhere else. Describe Edits works out your requests on the phone.
Read the privacy policy for the details, including what Apple and Google handle.
Questions
Questions people ask
Which phones does One Tap Film work on?
iPhones with iOS 26 or later, and Android phones with Android 12 or later. Describe Edits needs your phone's own AI as well: Apple Intelligence on a supported iPhone, or Gemini Nano on a supported Android phone. Film names in Describe Edits work on every phone.
Is it a subscription?
No. Three films are free for good. All 46 films cost US$4.99 once, and they're yours from then on. There's no subscription, no account and no ads.
What happens when the 7-day trial ends?
Nothing is charged. You're back to Standard, Saturated and Mono, and swiping the viewfinder moves between those three. The film picker still shows every film, with a lock on the other 43. Photos you already took keep their film. You can buy All Films at any time.
Do I need an account?
No. There's nothing to sign up for. The app has no server, so your photos stay on your phone and in your gallery.
Does the app also save a plain copy without the film?
No. The app saves one photo to your gallery: the finished one, in your film. It keeps the camera's own picture only until that photo is developed and saved.
Can I change the film after I take a photo?
Yes, with Describe Edits. Open the photo, tap Describe Edits and name a film, like “the Cinema film”. The new film goes on top of the photo's current look. To take it back, tap the chip's × or Undo.
Why don't my other photos show up in the gallery?
The gallery in the app shows only photos taken with One Tap Film. Screenshots and photos from other apps stay out, so you see your film photos together. The Photos or Gallery button opens your phone's full photo library.
How is One Tap Film connected to Chobial?
I make both apps. Chobial is my bigger film camera app, with RAW photos and a film editor. One Tap Film uses Chobial's film engine and the same 46 films. It's a camera with one job: you tap once, and the photo is done.
I bought All Films. How do I get it on a new phone?
In the film picker, tap a locked film, then tap Restore purchase. Use the same Apple Account on iPhone, or the same Google account on Android. A purchase on the App Store doesn't carry over to Google Play, or the other way round.
When is it coming to the App Store and Google Play?
One Tap Film is in beta now, on TestFlight for iPhone and as a Google Play test for Android. Join the beta to use it before it comes out.
Beta
Try One Tap Film before it comes out
The beta is free on both phones. If something breaks or feels wrong, write to [email protected]. I read every message.
iPhone, on TestFlight
- Open the TestFlight link on your iPhone.
- If you don't have Apple's TestFlight app, the page sends you to get it.
- Tap Accept, then Install.
Android, on Google Play
- Join the Google Group for testers.
- Opt in on Google Play, signed in with the same Google account.
- Install One Tap Film from Google Play.