Comparison

grayamer vs Camera1

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

grayamer

Easily capture short, five-second black-and-white movies with this straightforward application. Select your camera, record, and then preview or share your creation.

Highlights
  • Five-second video recording
  • Black-and-white only
  • Easy camera selection
  • Preview screen
  • Share functionality
Features
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Now, do not use the movie for apps, those apps are complicated and difficult to use. Release the use that can be easily shared, black-and-white color shooting app. Using this app, you can easily take a five-second black-and-white movie. 1. Select the camera. 2. Movie. 3. Check (if you want to share to share) So the end. Key Facts and features - Video recording time is 5 seconds (the recording is stopped after 5 seconds and automatically go to the preview page.) - Available only in black and white movie - Share button functions supported on the preview screen. - Select the camera and shoot.

About

Camera1

This app offers a dedicated manual camera experience for black and white photography. It provides full creative control over contrast and exposure in real-time, allowing users to develop their vision before capturing the shot. Users can also manually adjust focus and exposure for professional-quality monochrome images.

Highlights
  • Black and white photography only
  • Manual focus and exposure control
  • Real-time contrast and exposure adjustments
  • Live histogram and over-exposure warning
  • Support for RAW, ProRAW, TIFF, and JPEG formats
  • Zen mode for distraction-free shooting
  • Multiple crop formats and grid views
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Camera1 is the dedicated Black & White manual camera for iPhone. No colour, no compromise — just pure monochrome photography with full creative control. DEVELOP YOUR CREATIVITY Learn to "see" in Black & White through Camera1 unique simultaneous contrast and exposure adjustments. Explore the infinite black and white image possibilities in real-time, such as high-key/low-key right in the viewfinder, before taking the shot. Use the Zen mode to focus all your creative attention on the picture, and not the camera or technique. TAKE CONTROL Take control of the camera, with manual overrides of exposure and focus. Super easy access to focus lock using the manual focusing slider, for ultra-fast shooting - as the camera won’t need to re-focus between shots. PROFESSIONAL OUTPUT Camera1 takes full advantage of your camera hardware and saves in a variety of different file formats, including JPEG, TIFF, RAW & ProRAW / DNG, allowing for maximum editing flexibility in applications like Photoshop and Lightroom later in your workflow. Advanced iOS image processing such as Deep Fusion and Smart HDR is used on supported devices. Live histograms, flash, grid views and a range of manual controls allow you to get the perfect shot, every time. Features • Black & white photography only: commit to Black and White at shooting time. • High-quality image processing engine. Take full advantage of your device camera hardware. • Manual focus (with magnification of the center focusing area), focus lock, spot focus, auto-focus • Manual exposure compensation, or use Auto exposure • Live histogram, when adjusting exposure, optional over-exposure warning indicator (zebras) • 6 contrast/color filters for Black & White: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, infrared (simulated) • Manual contrast control • High-resolution capture (48MP) (*) • Support for multi-lens devices - standard, telephoto and ultra wide-angle (*) • ProRAW, RAW, JPEG, HEIC, TIFF file formats. DNG files contain colour information, allowing later editing. A full-resolution JPEG, processed to Black and White by Camera1 is saved alongside the DNG file, to the camera roll • Support for iOS Deep Fusion and Smart HDR (*) • Tap on the picture to take the shot • 5 crop formats: 3:2, 4:3 (native), 1:1, 16:9, 2.35:1 (panorama) • Zen mode: all controls disappear, leaving only the viewfinder on the screen for the ultimate picture-taking experience • 3 flash modes: On, Off, Torch • 2 framing grid types: Rule of Thirds and Golden Triangles • Live view of all controls above • iOS Widget - quickly launch the app from your lock or home screen • Camera Control: use hardware camera control to launch Camera1, or to take shots (iPhone 16 Pro & Pro Max) • Black and White camera roll, image viewer at full resolution "The most brilliant Camera App in recent years" -- Keisuke Takahashi "I like the results-a bit like film (Tri-X) with a slight grain pattern. Lots of latitude" -- Eric Mencher @emencher Don't forget to tag your pictures with #camera1app ! Privacy-first • Camera1 does not embed any tracking / third-party SDKs (*) Compatibility Notes Camera1 features depend on the capabilities of your iOS device: • High-resolution (48MP) capture: iPhone 14 Pro and later Pro models • ProRAW capture: iPhone 12 Pro and later Pro models • RAW capture: iPhone 6S and later, iPad Pro • Smart HDR & Deep Fusion: iPhone 11 and later • Multi-lens support (standard, telephoto, ultra wide): devices with multiple rear cameras • Ultra Wide lens may not support RAW or manual focus/exposure on some devices

Screenshots

grayamer3 screens
Camera14 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Camera1 at 77% against grayamer's 0%. Camera1 also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (128 vs 1). grayamer's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

grayamer is free to download; Camera1 costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Camera1 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Camera1 has 128 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of grayamer's written reviews are positive against 77% of Camera1's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

grayamer ships an update every 5 weeks, Camera1 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
grayamer versus Camera1: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametergrayamerCamera1
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.7 (128 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews76.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1128 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHyun-Su KimSebastien Ardon

Customer experience

grayamer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Camera1

All ratings128 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive76.6%
Neutral6.3%
Negative17.2%

In-app purchases

None

grayamer

No in-app purchases

None

Camera1

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is grayamer free?
grayamer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Camera1 free?
Camera1 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, grayamer or Camera1?
Camera1 is rated higher. grayamer averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Camera1 averages 4.7 from 128 ratings.
Do grayamer or Camera1 have ads?
Neither grayamer nor Camera1 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, grayamer or Camera1?
grayamer ships an update every 5 weeks, and Camera1 every 4 months. Most recently, grayamer was updated on October 2, 2026 and Camera1 on October 20, 2026.

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