Pellica vs Grainery.
Grainery is a social app — an ad-free, algorithm-free feed where film photographers post finished shots and follow each other. Pellica is a logbook for the data behind those shots. They do different jobs, and most people use both.
Pick Pellica if: you want to record what you shot — settings, GPS, weather, and which lab — and keep a private, searchable log of every roll and frame.
Pick Grainery if: you want to publish your film photos, get feedback, and follow other analog shooters in a community feed built for film, not an algorithm.
This is a maker’s comparison written by the Pellica team; Grainery is a sharing app rather than a competitor, and we check its facts against its live listings and reporting. Facts last verified July 3, 2026.
Side by side.
Checked against each app's live listing and website, July 3, 2026.
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Using Pellica alongside Grainery
You do not switch from one to the other — they sit at opposite ends of the same workflow. A natural loop looks like this:
Shoot the roll and log each frame in Pellica: film stock, aperture, shutter, ISO, GPS, and weather, captured in one tap while the details are fresh.
Send the roll to a lab you found on Pellica’s map, then get your scans back and match them to your logged frames.
Post your favourites to Grainery to share with the community — and use the exposure data from your Pellica log to write an accurate, useful caption.
When Grainery is what you want
Grainery is a genuinely nice place to be a film photographer online. Reach for it — not Pellica — when:
You want to share your work and get feedback from other analog shooters in an ad-free, algorithm-free feed.
You want a public profile and a community rather than a private logbook.
You want your posts tagged with film stock, camera, and lens so viewers know how a shot was made.
You want to browse on the web as well as on iOS and Android — Grainery offers all three as of July 2026.
Straight answers.
What is the difference between Pellica and Grainery?
Grainery is a social app for sharing film photos and following other photographers, similar to an ad-free Instagram for analog. Pellica is a logbook that records the settings, location, and lab behind each frame. Many shooters log in Pellica and post in Grainery.
Can I use Pellica and Grainery together?
Yes, and most people do. Log each roll frame by frame in Pellica, then share your favourite scans on Grainery with an accurate caption pulled from your exposure notes. The two apps cover different halves of the same hobby.
How much do Pellica and Grainery cost?
Both are free to start. Grainery offers a Grainery+ membership at $3 per month or $36 per year as of July 2026. Pellica offers an optional Pro plan at €4.99 per month, €34.99 per year, or €129.99 lifetime.
Sources, checked July 3, 2026: grainery.app · 35mmc — Grainery story · PetaPixel — Grainery. Spotted something out of date? Email [email protected] and we will fix it.
Log the roll. Share the frame.
Pellica is the free logbook behind your best film photos — per-frame settings, a built-in light meter, and a 1,200+ lab map on iOS and Android.