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I’ve been using VSCO on Android for a while, and I can’t help noticing how many features seem to be missing compared to iOS — especially things like proper RAW support and some advanced tools.

Given that the subscription price is the same on both platforms, I’m curious how other Android users feel.

Do you think VSCO on Android is still worth paying for, or does the feature gap make it hard to justify?

Would appreciate hearing experiences from both Android and iOS users.

Hey everyone,

I’ve been using VSCO on Android for a while now, and I’m genuinely curious about one thing: why is there still no proper RAW editing support on Android?

On iOS, RAW files (DNG, ProRAW, etc.) seem to be handled much better, with more flexibility in exposure, highlights, shadows, and color depth. On Android, even when I import DNG files from my camera or phone, VSCO feels very limited—or sometimes treats them almost like compressed images.

Is this:

A technical limitation of Android APIs?

A device fragmentation issue (different sensors, ISPs, vendors)?

A deliberate product decision by VSCO?

Or something related to performance and optimization?

There are other Android apps that handle RAW fairly well, so I’m wondering what the real blocker is here. I really like VSCO’s color science and presets, but the lack of full RAW control on Android feels like a big gap.

If anyone has insight—especially from past statements by VSCO, dev experience, or comparisons with iOS—I’d love to understand what’s going on.

Thanks.

I’ve been trying to recreate the look of Mood.camera⁠� on Android since the app is iPhone-only and apparently there are no plans to bring it to Android.

What I really like about its rendering is:

soft filmic contrast

natural color response

realistic grain

subtle analog rendering

that imperfect point-and-shoot film feel

less of the overprocessed HDR smartphone look

I know Lightroom itself does not really support true bloom or halation effects like a dedicated imaging pipeline would, andthat’s fine. I’m mainly interested in color rendering, tone mapping, grain, highlight rolloff, and the overall film-like character.

Has anyone found Lightroom presets, LUTs, film simulations, or editing workflows that get genuinely close to the Mood.camera aesthetic?