Comparison

ACDSee Camera Pro vs ROVEWORKS CAMERA

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

ROVEWORKS CAMERA

This app gives you full manual control over exposure, color, and focus for photos and videos. It applies film looks live in the viewfinder and offers dual file output: one with your applied look and a RAW file for later editing. Supports various video resolutions and frame rates.

Highlights
  • Manual ISO and shutter speed control
  • Live film looks in viewfinder
  • Rangefinder manual focus
  • 4K and HD video recording
  • HEIF/JPG and RAW dual file output
  • Support for all iPhone lenses
  • Wind noise reduction and external mic support
Features
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Not a filter on a finished photo. Developed from the light your sensor caught. ROVEWORKS CAMERA puts exposure, colour and focus back in your hands. No merging of frames — just the single frame from the instant you press the shutter, the way cameras used to work. RAW development, not a filter Most film apps paint colour over a photo your iPhone has already finished. ROVEWORKS develops every photo from the sensor's original Bayer RAW data. · Smooth tones — film colour is computed on sensor data with 16,384 levels per channel and saved once at the end. Skies and skin stay smooth; highlights roll off like film. · Accurate colour — white balance at the sensor stage; colour conversion from each photo's own calibration data. · No double processing — iPhone's automatic merging and retouching stay out, so the film look is the only look. · Corrections you choose — vignetting, noise and ultra-wide distortion, corrected from the original data or left as they are. RAW development applies to every photo, free version included. Choose your film before you shoot Twelve film looks, live in the viewfinder. The viewfinder and the saved photo share the same Metal shaders, so what you see is what you get. Each film has its own canister in its own colours, showing its character at a glance. Exposure at your fingertips Turn the dials on the screen edges to set shutter speed and ISO — showing only values your lens can actually deliver. Set one to A for shutter or ISO priority, both for auto, with up to ±3 EV compensation beside A. Three viewfinder lamps show under, over or right on. Focus that works like a mirrorless camera The AF point is always on screen — tap or drag it anywhere. Metering reads the whole frame with face priority, or turn on Spot Metering at AF Point to expose for what you focus on. In AF-C, focus follows faces. Rangefinder focusing The centre patch splits the scene into two images. Turn the half-dial around the shutter until they merge, and you're in focus. Uses LiDAR depth on the wide lens, upright or sideways. Two files from one shutter press A Display P3 HEIF or JPG with your film look, and an untouched Bayer RAW (.dng). Share one now; develop the other from scratch later in an app like Lightroom. Video OPENGATE, 4K, HD and 720 at 24p to 120p — only the combinations your lens can record. Film look, tone curve and grain are baked in as you record. Same dials for shutter and ISO, with the 180° shutter marked. Zebra and focus peaking stay on screen, never in the file. HEVC with stereo or mono sound, wind noise reduction, external mics, a live level meter and stabilisation. If a call comes in mid-recording, your footage is saved. Every lens, nothing cropped Ultra wide, wide and telephoto, plus both front angles on iPhone 17 — each read from its own sensor area, so nothing gets cut off. Use it like a camera Shoot with a volume button and launch from the Lock Screen or Control Centre. The in-app gallery shows each shot with its film, settings and location. Why 12 megapixels On iPhone, 48-megapixel photos are made by merging frames, which overrides the exposure you set. We don't merge, so back-camera photos are 12 megapixels — and high-contrast scenes like backlight aren't rescued by merging; you set the exposure. A smaller number, but the photo exactly as you saw it. Free RAW-based development. Manual, shutter-priority, ISO-priority and auto exposure with ±3 EV compensation and the light meter. Three film looks (Standard, Classic, Monochrome). White balance, tone curve, grain, sharpness. AF-S/AF-C with face detection and AF-point spot metering. Lens corrections, level, grid, in-app gallery. PRO PACK — one purchase, no subscription Video recording. Nine more film looks. Rangefinder manual focus. RAW (.dng) capture. Custom presets. Zebra and focus peaking. Already own Pro Pack? Video is included at no extra cost. The rangefinder patch works on the wide lens of devices with a LiDAR Scanner.

Screenshots

ACDSee Camera Pro3 screens
ROVEWORKS CAMERA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ROVEWORKS CAMERA at Free against ACDSee Camera Pro's $5.99. ROVEWORKS CAMERA also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks). ACDSee Camera Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads 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

ROVEWORKS CAMERA is free to download; ACDSee Camera Pro costs $5.99 up front. ROVEWORKS CAMERA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ACDSee Camera Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ACDSee Camera Pro ships an update every 5 weeks, ROVEWORKS CAMERA every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ACDSee Camera Pro versus ROVEWORKS CAMERA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterACDSee Camera ProROVEWORKS CAMERA
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperACD Systems International Inc.로브웍스

Customer experience

ACDSee Camera Pro

All ratings22 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews142 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral10.6%
Negative19.7%

ROVEWORKS CAMERA

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ACDSee Camera Pro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ROVEWORKS CAMERA

One-time1
  • Pro Pack$6.99

Questions

Is ACDSee Camera Pro free?
ACDSee Camera Pro costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ROVEWORKS CAMERA free?
ROVEWORKS CAMERA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ACDSee Camera Pro or ROVEWORKS CAMERA have ads?
Neither ACDSee Camera Pro nor ROVEWORKS CAMERA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ACDSee Camera Pro or ROVEWORKS CAMERA?
ACDSee Camera Pro ships an update every 5 weeks, and ROVEWORKS CAMERA every 6 days. Most recently, ACDSee Camera Pro was updated on October 21, 2026 and ROVEWORKS CAMERA on October 22, 2026.

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