ACDSee Camera Pro vs Silhouette Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ACDSee Camera Pro
Unlock advanced camera capabilities on your mobile device. Shoot in RAW, apply real-time filters and adjustments, and gain manual control over exposure, focus, and white balance for professional-quality photos and videos.
- RAW photo capture
- Manual exposure, focus, and white balance controls
- Real-time effect filters
- Real-time adjustments
- Exposure bracketing
- HDR Fusion
- Video recording with real-time filters
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ACDSee Camera Pro lets you harness the full power of your device's camera. RAW Support Shoot RAW on capable devices and write captured photos in DNG format. Lossless TIFF/PNG Write captured photos in lossless TIFF or PNG format, or choose one of three JPEG quality settings. Manual Controls Precisely control exposure, focus and white balance, including a custom white balance preset. Real-time overexposure and underexposure visualization. Shutter Priority Mode Set the shutter speed and ACDSee Camera Pro automatically chooses the ISO for proper exposure. Selfie Mode Look your best with skin smoothing and lightening, plus a front-facing torch/flash for low-light situations. Real-time Effect Filters Choose from 24 effects, including high-quality black & white, Orton, film grain, halftone, and various color tone filters. Real-time Adjustments See brightness, contrast, vibrance, sharpness, clarity, skin tune and vignette adjustments in real time and add additional noise reduction during capture. Exposure Bracketing Capture three exposures at once at different exposure levels. HDR Fusion Combine three shots taken at different exposures to create a single high-dynamic-range image, with manual override of composition parameters. Flash Fusion Combine a naturally-illuminated capture with a flash-illuminated capture. Video Mode Capture those special moments with video and apply filters and adjustments in real-time. Flash Modes Choose from six flash modes: Off, On, Auto, Torch, Torch & flash, and Flash Fusion. All modes work with either the rear-facing or the front-facing camera. Touch Focus and Exposure Touch to select focus and exposure point. For more precise control, independently select focus and exposure points. Lockable AF, AE and AWB Independently lock focus, exposure, and white balance. Cropping modes Crop before you shoot to square, 4:3, 3:2, and 16:9 aspect ratios. Independent settings for front and rear cameras, still photo and video modes. Level Indicator Compose your shots with precise alignment using a dual-axis level indicator. ACDSee is a trademark of ACD Systems International Inc. and may be registered in Canada, the United States, the European Union, Japan, or certain other jurisdictions.
Silhouette Editor
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■ Use two photos, one for the foreground and one for the background, to create a single photo. ■ Darken the foreground photo to easily create a "silhouette composite photo." ■ Background transparency is fully automatic. Enjoyable and quick photo compositing. ■ To fine-tune the automatic background transparency, you can enlarge the image and edit in detail. ● Foreground recognition function automatically makes only the background of the photo transparent. ● Adjust the brightness of the foreground and background using the brightness graph. ● Leave only the foreground you want to focus on, such as people, pets, cars, buildings, and flowers, and create a silhouette composite with another background. ● Zoom and scroll the image to correct foreground recognition errors and make detailed corrections to transparent parts. ● Zoom, rotate, and edit the position of the foreground and background. ● Copy, save, and share transparent images and composite images. ● Save transparent images to a collection (reusable) [Photo Selection] ・Launch the camera and take a photo. ・Select a photo from the photo album. ・Select a foreground image from a collection. ・Import shared files from other apps. ・Paste photos copied from web images, etc. [Outputs] ・Save to camera roll: Photos ・Share photos: AirDrop, LINE, Facebook, Dropbox, Instagram,...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ACDSee Camera Pro at every 5 weeks against Silhouette Editor's every 4 months. Silhouette Editor's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $5.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). 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
ACDSee Camera Pro costs $5.99 and Silhouette Editor $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ACDSee Camera Pro ships an update every 5 weeks, Silhouette Editor every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ACDSee Camera Pro | Silhouette Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (22 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 69.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ACD Systems International Inc. | Masanori Katsuta |
In-app purchases
ACDSee Camera Pro
No in-app purchases
Silhouette Editor
No in-app purchases
Questions
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