Excellent pano app
I have loved using this great app even on my old iPhone SE (original SE). It’s wonderful that this developer appreciates the organic rendering of the older sensors and continues to support old phones like the SE.My only complaint is that the old phones lack good image stabilization on the sensor and it’s very easy to get camera shake in this camera app when tapping the shutter button. Adjusting the exposure compensation is a little touchy with such a small square on a small screen but it works. The developer was also very responsive when I had a few follow-up questions after purchasing. Great service and a great app! And now even better with his new version 2.05.
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Brilliant
A brilliant App well thought out I really like it keep up the great work
Hijacks iPhone
I had to uninstall because it was impossible to close out of it. What a UX calamity. Shouldn’t have to power off iPhone to leave an application. Potentially cool app but fails the most basic usability hurdle.
Response from developer
Hello! The app runs in landscape, so you need to swipe from the bottom in landscape (the phone’s long edge) to leave the app, like in any other landscape app. Don’t hesitate to reach out to contact@heliographe.net for any other issues. Cheers!
Homage without function is just theater
The app presents itself as a tribute to the iconic XPan — a noble intention, until you realize that it lacks the single most basic digital feature: a horizon level.
Not a subtle oversight, but a conceptual failure.
Yes, the original XPan didn’t have one either. That’s because it shot film and required skill. This app pretends to honor that, but offers neither precision nor control, only a theatrical interface and a static grid.
What could have been a serious digital homage is just a design cosplay — more invested in looking minimal than in offering minimum necessary function.
If this app had existed in the era of the original XPan, it would have been laughed off the darkroom table.
Aesthetic isn’t the enemy of utility — but here, it replaces it entirely.
Even the official site listed in the App Store (heliographe.net) returns a 404 error.
No support, no documentation, no updates — just dead links and dead features.
This app feels like an abandoned design student project — not a working tool for 2025.
Not a subtle oversight, but a conceptual failure.
Yes, the original XPan didn’t have one either. That’s because it shot film and required skill. This app pretends to honor that, but offers neither precision nor control, only a theatrical interface and a static grid.
What could have been a serious digital homage is just a design cosplay — more invested in looking minimal than in offering minimum necessary function.
If this app had existed in the era of the original XPan, it would have been laughed off the darkroom table.
Aesthetic isn’t the enemy of utility — but here, it replaces it entirely.
Even the official site listed in the App Store (heliographe.net) returns a 404 error.
No support, no documentation, no updates — just dead links and dead features.
This app feels like an abandoned design student project — not a working tool for 2025.
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Response from developer
We thank you for your well written review! Definitely check out our latest mark II update as it brings a horizon level, customizable grid, and tons more features making it truly the best panoramic camera app ever made. We couldn’t have done it without your lovely feedback! :)
Spectacular new update
Love it so much now it’s even better !!!
