# Blackmagic Camera — user reviews > 1,069 indexed App Store user reviews of Blackmagic Camera by Blackmagic Design Inc, rated 4.80/5 from 21,719 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blackmagic-camera/id6449580241/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blackmagic-camera/id6449580241.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 19,766 · 4★ 1,070 · 3★ 326 · 2★ 170 · 1★ 387 ## What do users think of Blackmagic Camera? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Powerful camera controls - 👍 Intuitive and well-designed UI - 🎥 Cinematic video quality - 💰 Free app with professional features - 🔗 Integration with Blackmagic ecosystem - 🎨 Supports LUTs and color profiles - 🔧 Extensive manual controls **Cons** - 🐛 Stability issues and crashes - 🔍 Inaccurate storage indicator - 🔀 Orientation issues when switching cameras - 🔊 Audio input issues - 🔒 Lack of remote control/monitoring options - 🔧 Confusing menu layout in some areas **Commonly reported bugs** - Stabilization issues in certain recording modes - Exposure and focus settings not staying locked - Timelapse mode not clearly indicated - HDMI output not working reliably - Audio source randomly switching to 'None' **Most requested features** - Add log/flat color profiles - Implement waveform and vectorscope monitors - Allow locking shutter speed with auto ISO - Provide preset options for common settings - Add support for external accessories (e.g., gimbals) - Integrate Apple Watch remote control ## Newest reviews (18 of 1,069) ### 2/5 — Not for photos *2026-08-23, version 3.4.1* It says photo and video but its clearly not for photos. ### 3/5 — Great app but… *2026-08-22, version 3.4.1* The app on the phone is great. I love the controls and getting a great shot is easy. However, trying to use it on the Apple Watch is frustrating because it cannot stay awake and the screen freezes constantly making it harder to line up the shot as a single shooter. ### 4/5 — One of the Greatest *2026-08-20, version 3.4.1* Thank you so much for this app. It’s just so good for shooting something in iPhone. Unfortunately, I do have one problem with it: in my 17 pro max I’m faced with a great overexposure when I’m out on the sunny day. ISO is minimum, 24 FPS and 48 shutter speed, WB is okay. Whatever color space or codec I use it’s all the same. Not the camera issue ether since all other apps work just fine. It started ~25days ago, before this everything was great. ### 2/5 — Focus lock *2026-08-15, version 3.4* The focus lock is not working properly. When I lock the focus, it keeps getting released. The focus lock feature simply doesn’t work as expected. ### 4/5 — Great but... *2026-08-14, version 3.4* This is over all a fantastic software that works perfectly with DaVinci. But if it runs on apple's small screen iPhone (like 15, 15pro, not max), the dynamic island was invading the viewfinder. With is super ugly. I understand it would shrink a significant size to avoid this, but at least give user a choice. ### 3/5 — Problemas com a câmera frontal *2026-08-13* Infelizmente a câmera frontal no iPhone 16 não está disponível! Não sei se é algum erro do app. Fora isso eu gostei ### 3/5 — Trying to love this app, but... *2026-08-12, version 3.4* I'm trying to move from MoviePro to this app, but there a couple of crucial features missing. 1. No easy way to record straight to camera roll (only). It should be a menu selection. 2. No way to record from the front and rear camera at the same time. MoviePro will produce two separate files. 3. No easy way to offer suggestions. You need to be a rocket scientist to use the BlackMagic website. Making things more complex is easy. Making complex things simple... that's the hard part (as Apple has so brilliantly showed us for years). ### 3/5 — Vertical monitoring in monitor mode pls *2026-08-11, version 3.4* Forces horizontal monitoring even when vertical capture is enabled when in monitor mode. ### 2/5 — Beyond Frustrating *2026-08-10, version 3.4* I don’t know why at times my cloud folders seem to disappear from the app. I can’t upload my shoots and have to wait until it solves itself but hey, I don’t get to do that when it’s time to pay is it? ### 4/5 — Love this app but I think a stabilizer feature should be added *2026-08-09, version 3.4* The app is very good and I love how well it works. But I a stabilizer feature should be added to keep the shot study. ### 3/5 — Camera Remote needs to be fix *2026-08-09, version 3.4* This apps is 5 stars as a stand alone app .. I been trying for days to use my iPad as a monitor and my iPhone as a camera .. does not work says video feed is not support .. what lease fix this or atleast make it simple to get it done ### 5/5 — Excelente *2026-08-08, version 3.4* Perfecto ### 2/5 — Vincular a orientação do celular *2026-08-07* Quando usado para monitorar no MacBook, o app precisa refletir a orientação da camera (no caso do iPhone). Gravar vídeos verticais é bem complicado. ### 4/5 — бурмалды *2026-08-06, version 3.4* нормалды ### 5/5 — Recomendo *2026-08-05* Excelente ### 5/5 — So cool so awesome *2026-08-04, version 3.4* Gives me the control I want. If you know how to use your camera and you can learn it pretty quick, but there are a lot of settings to go through that said it’s a lot of power on the phone. Also, I just love black magic design. It’s the only tech company I truly can say I support. Grant Petty is the man. ### 5/5 — Great option *2026-08-03, version 3.4* This is my “go to” video app when I need specific settings for a project. ### 5/5 — This is actually a legit app *2026-08-03, version 3.4* I’m beyond amazed with this app. We were able to produce short films and such. I love it!! Thank you for making internet as it should be - creative tools accessible for us all ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Please make camera transitions smooth and not freeze while recording *2026-08-26, version 3.4.1* The app freezes every time I switch from 0.5 to 1x it messes up the video and the audio please fix on 16 Pro Max in the new iPhone 17s please and add spatial audio, please ### 1/5 — Bad *2026-08-05, version 3.4* Very bad not hot enough ### 1/5 — Does not feature red log *2026-08-03, version 3.4* Unlike the apps claim you can’t even use log. Do not download. ### 1/5 — Focus assist not working *2026-07-30, version 3.4* No matter how much I mess with the settings I can’t seem to make the focus assist to work neither for peeking or coloured lines. Bought an iPhone 17pro just for shooting hoping to have a good experience with the black magic app but might have to look for another option of app ### 1/5 — Useless - Can't take pictures *2026-07-23, version 3.4* Don't install, you're welcome. ### 1/5 — Permission problem in ios 26.5.2 *2026-07-17* I am using an iphone 15 pro 26.5.2 version on it and i have downloaded the app for the first time and after trying several methods and bugs fixes also i can use the app it asks for permission of camera microphone etc and no pop ips are thier for allowing them also i have checked all the settings and bug fixes for the same and no solution could be found help me out i want to use the app fix the bug if any or if thier is any aolution, i have teied everthing over internet and Ai and nothing helped so may be this is an app issue or bug fixes it soon ### 1/5 — Needs to Support Atomos Time Code *2026-07-02, version 3.3.1* Can’t use this app because it doesn’t support my Atomos time code unit. Not a fan of the options this app does support. ### 1/5 — remote doesn’t work *2026-06-13, version 3.3.1* the only real practical reason anyone would need the app on their M1 MacBook air is for the remote feature to control a better camera on their phone, and that simply doesn’t work. ### 1/5 — Useless on both iPad Pro and iPhone *2026-05-30, version 3.3.1* Unnecessarily complex, unintuitive and pretty much a waste of code. Same with the Remote Camera app. Just don’t work. ### 1/5 — No sound recorded *2026-05-25, version 3.3.1* I rocorded event with everything setup, just to find out at the end that it disdnt recorded sound. Mic vas enabled. So disappinting. Not recomending for serious recording. Not reliable app ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Kyc *2026-08-27, version 3.4.1* Great ### 5/5 — Excelente !!!! Lo mejor *2026-08-26, version 3.4.1* Definitivamente, si deseas mejorar un poco tus videos, te recomiendo 100% de esta aplicación, claro, debes de ver algunos tutoriales para que te den tres en el seteo básico y posteriormente en un seteo un poco más avanzado, sin embargo, con el seteo básico está súper bien. Ánimo, al principio pudiera aparecer un poco difícil, sin embargo, conforme vas avanzando, tus videos se van viendo más profesionales. 👌🙏🏼👍🏼☀️ ### 5/5 — Black magic *2026-08-26, version 3.4.1* Black magic is a great way to get started with your own video and that will help you learn about your own experience ### 5/5 — это просто имбп *2026-08-23, version 3.4.1* круто ### 5/5 — Best camera app for filming videos *2026-08-23, version 3.4.1* All the settings can be a bit daunting at first but nothing a few simple Google searches can't fix. It truly unlocks your phone! If you want to do anything that required full control of your camera settings this is the app for you. All that said, it would be nice if I could take still photos (I just set it to time laps and extract the frame in post, lol) ### 5/5 — Blackmagic *2026-08-19, version 3.4* Esta es la mejor herramienta en tu teléfono.🔥 ### 5/5 — O melhor aplicativo de câmera *2026-08-14* Sensacional ### 5/5 — I’m a Hack but this all makes me feel cool *2026-08-12, version 3.4* My iPhone says no when I try to zoom so I use BlackMagic to make it work. Awesome software completely free. It’s what pros use. They basically had to build the software to power their hardware so they give it away. Nothing even shady about the free software. How often can you say that in 2026? ### 5/5 — Me encanta *2026-08-10, version 3.4* Esto realmente le da un plus al IPhone, los videos se ven espectaculares ### 5/5 — Please add max iso range lock so we can make it auto safely *2026-08-09, version 3.4* Please add max iso range lock so we can make it auto safely --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-29.*