Comparison

Camera1 vs Round Camera

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

Head to head
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

About

Round Camera

Features
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Take round pictures with this camera app and save them immediately in the photo album. The wide-angle or ultra-wide-angle or telephoto or front camera is used to achieve an optimal result. You can now switch between: Normal and Fisheye effect. You can take the photo with the blue button or with the volume buttons. The resolution of the finished photos is 3200x3200 pixels. You can set whether the border should be black or white or without a border. Save the image in color or b/w. New: Design switchable: Standard, Warehouse Camera (vintage design from the well-known television series "Warehouse 13"). LED or screen (for selfie) on/off Volume button improved Image optimization Optional: fisheye effect New: Round images with white, black or transparent round borders New: Display minimum distance in cm for each camera New: Resolution increased (4K from sensor) New: Filter: normal, b/w, sepia, retro, Panavision, old TV, pink New: Effects: normal, round, fisheye, tilt shift, lens ball | black hole, mirror New: Detection of whether the image is sharp or blurry and whether it is bright or too dark New: Animation with sound when LED flash is switched on New: spirit level, HDR mode Well suited for the use of additional lenses. Fisheye, macro, filter. The round edge gives you optimal results. - Camera app with live image - Camera selection: Wide, UltraWide, Telephoto, Front camera - Edge: without (square), black round, white round - Photo is saved immediately - black or white border - Image in color or b/w - Camera shutter sound - Photo in 3200x3200 pixels, square or round Preview of some photos: https://pocketkai.net/asp/foto/rundekamera/details.aspx

Screenshots

Camera14 screens
Round Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Round Camera at every 2 months against Camera1's every 4 months. Round Camera also leads on price ($1.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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

Camera1 costs $4.99 and Round Camera $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Camera1 ships an update every 4 months, Round Camera every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and December 16, 2025 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Camera1 versus Round Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamera1Round Camera
Price$4.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.7 (128 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings128 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSebastien ArdonKai Bruchmann

In-app purchases

None

Camera1

No in-app purchases

None

Round Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Camera1 free?
Camera1 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Round Camera free?
Round Camera costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Camera1 or Round Camera have ads?
Neither Camera1 nor Round Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Camera1 or Round Camera?
Camera1 ships an update every 4 months, and Round Camera every 2 months. Most recently, Camera1 was updated on October 6, 2026 and Round Camera on December 16, 2025.

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