Est. Gold Coast, Australia ◆ Dept. of Colour
The World's Best-Dressed Photos. now editing daily
Available on the App Store ◆ Filters ◆ Overlays ◆ Tones
The 2026 Exclusives
This Season's Filter Drops
fresh from the darkroomAs admired by the colour-literate press
Letters to the Department
Correspondence from Well-Graded Members
“My camera roll went from chaos to editorial in one afternoon. My phone has never dressed this well.”— chelsea, Sydney
“I stopped asking friends which filter they used. I became the friend they ask.”— lucinda, Los Angeles
“Grain, halation, the lot. It's the only app on my phone with better taste than me.”— hannah, London
Leisure-Enhancing Colour Science
Formulated for the Discerning Camera Roll
Every Colourtone® filter is graded by hand for a very particular kind of good taste — sun-drunk warmth, clean neutrals, romantic pinks, moody blues, and the occasional film moment when nostalgia calls.
No presets pretending to be filters. No neon nonsense. Just colour with somewhere nice to be.
graded with careRead the Method
Grain ◆ Halation ◆ Bloom
The Full Analogue Wardrobe
Layer authentic grain, light leaks, dust, and date stamps from the Overlays collection. Finish with Tones — manual controls for members who like to season their own photographs.
Tested extensively by photographers, perfectionists, and one very opinionated founder.
wear it wellBrowse Overlays
The Studio Awaits
Edit Like It's a Standing Appointment
Open the Studio, import a photograph, and give it the treatment. Video too — because your clips deserve the same tailoring as your stills.
see you in the studioEnter the Studio
A Tour of the Premises
Inside the App, Naturally
do come through
Dept. of Colour ◆ Technical Services Division
The Instruments of Leisure. tools, effects, overlays & grain
A proper editing suite with none of the Photoshop. Every instrument a photographer actually reaches for, laid out clean and pressed.
Department of Tools
Every Dial a Photographer Would Ask For
Exposure, contrast, curves, HSL, split toning, sharpen, vignette, crop and rotate. Not a beginner's control panel, not a Photoshop clone — the exact set of tools you actually use, arranged like a well-kept workbench.
Department of Effects
The Finishing Touches, Applied Generously
Halation that blooms like CineStill. Glow that actually glows. Date stamps for that particular y2k energy, double exposures, chromatic aberration, motion blur. Everything you'd lean on in Resolve, one polite tap away.
Department of Overlays
One Hundred and Eighty Textures, Filed by Taste
Light leaks, dust, prism flares, paper textures, halftones, polaroid borders, full analogue film frames. Seven blend modes to layer them however you please. The thing that makes an iPhone photo look like it was shot on something with a strap.
Department of Grain
The Texture You Simply Cannot Fake
Eight custom grain models, from subtle digital noise to proper Tri-X character. Each one hand-tuned to behave like real film: luminance-responsive, per-channel differentiated, clumping correctly at every intensity. The single thing that separates a good edit from a considered one.
The Whole Toolkit
Everything in One App, as It Should Be
Free to start. Pro+ unlocks the full instrument cabinet, keys included.
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Honorary Positions Available at the Colourtone® Department of Colour
Duties include editing photographs at leisure, holding strong opinions about grain, and correcting the colour of everything you see. No experience required. Taste mandatory.