# trycheese

> trycheese is a film camera app for iPhone and Android. Film looks (colour, grain, halation, filmic tone) are applied at the moment of capture; there is no live filter preview and photos cannot be imported — it is a camera, not an editor. Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play; free at launch.

Key facts:
- Platforms: iPhone (iOS) and Android, launching together.
- No live filter preview: the viewfinder shows the scene; the look appears on the captured photo.
- No importing of existing photos; no editing suite.
- No account required; photos stay on the device unless the user shares them.

## Product
- [Home](https://trycheese.app): what trycheese is, its film looks and camera features
- [Film looks](https://trycheese.app/#looks): the looks and how they are tuned
- [Why no live preview](https://trycheese.app/#in-the-moment): the no-preview, no-import principles

## Journal topics
- [Film looks](https://trycheese.app/blog/topic/film-looks): How film stocks get their colour, and how film looks recreate negative, slide, instant and black-and-white character on a phone.
- [Grain & halation](https://trycheese.app/blog/topic/grain-and-halation): Film grain, halation, bloom and filmic tone: what they are on real film and how they are rendered in digital photos.
- [Phone photography](https://trycheese.app/blog/topic/phone-photography): Shooting better photos on a phone: computational photography, HDR, exposure, lenses and taking pictures that feel less clinical.
- [Film cameras on Android](https://trycheese.app/blog/topic/android-film-cameras): Film camera apps and analog-style photography on Android phones: Pixel, Samsung and beyond.
- [Film photography](https://trycheese.app/blog/topic/film-photography): Analog photography culture and news: film stocks, prices, cameras and why people still shoot film.

## Journal posts
- [Why phone photos look overprocessed (and how to fix it)](https://trycheese.app/blog/why-phone-photos-look-overprocessed): Why phone photos look overprocessed: HDR merging, sharpening and smoothing. Plus the settings that tone it down on iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy phones in 2026.
- [What is halation? The red glow around lights, explained](https://trycheese.app/blog/what-is-halation): What is halation? Why film puts a red-orange glow around streetlights, how it differs from bloom and lens flare, and how to spot a convincing digital version.
- [Film camera apps for Android in 2026: what exists, and what's still missing](https://trycheese.app/blog/film-camera-apps-for-android-2026): The best-known film camera apps are still iPhone-only. Here's what Android shooters can use in October 2026, what separates a real film camera app from a filter app, and what to look for.

## Optional
- [Full text of every post](https://trycheese.app/llms-full.txt)
- [RSS feed](https://trycheese.app/feed.xml)
- [Sitemap](https://trycheese.app/sitemap.xml)