Comparison

CameraPixels PRO vs Zeus Focus Stacking

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

Head to head
About

CameraPixels PRO

This app offers advanced manual controls for mobile photography and videography. It provides features like exposure and focus bracketing, slow shutter, and time-lapse modes, along with a histogram and clipping warnings for precise control. Ideal for professional photographers seeking enhanced capture capabilities.

Highlights
  • Manual photography and videography controls
  • Exposure and focus bracketing
  • Slow shutter and time-lapse modes
  • Histogram and clipping warnings
  • Depth capture for dual/triple camera devices
  • Unlimited presets with Widget support
Features
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CameraPixels is a unique manual photography app. The premium tools and intuitive UI make CameraPixels the best choice for professional mobile photographers. CameraPixels participated in Berkley Eclipse Megamovie 2017 thanks to its extensive raw bracketing. All-in-one ============= CameraPixels is all-in-one capture solution, that supports multiple photo and video capture modes. Among them are Bracketing, Slow Shutter and Time-lapse modes. CameraPixels has the most advanced bracketing available on the iOS platform, which includes exposure and focus bracketing. Best for macro photography ============= With CameraPixels you can capture the best macro shots, be it a single image or a series of images, called focus bracketing, which can later be combined into one all-in-focus photo (requires external app for focus stacking). If you have an external macro lens, let CameraPixels save its name to the EXIF data for you, so later you can always remember which lens was used. Currently CameraPixels supports Olloclip™, Loupe System™ and Moment™ lenses. Best for professional HDR photography ============= CameraPixels has the most advanced exposure bracketing on iOS. With up to 15 images per bracket you can capture even the most difficult lighting situations. CameraPixels support auto-, iso and shutter-brackets, with an optional flash frame. The captured images can be used to create stunning HDR photos using your favorite professional HDR software. Intuitive UI ============= CameraPixels has a simple and efficient UI. The most important information is always in front of your eyes, and this allows you to avoid surprises like an unexpected flash fire or the wrong output photo or video format. Stop being distracted by the uncertainty of the settings, concentrate on your capture! ISO/Shutter priority modes ============= CameraPixels is among a few photography apps that support advanced exposure modes like ISO and Shutter priority. These modes are indispensable during dynamic photography when there is no time for adjusting manual exposure. Histogram and clipping warnings ============= The histogram is a great tool to estimate your exposure. It can show you if the photo has under-exposed or over-exposed areas. Clipping warnings, on the other hand, can show you exactly where those under and over-exposed areas in your photo are. Depth capture ============= On dual/triple-camera devices, CameraPixels can capture depth information alongside the colour photo. If the photo has depth information, in the preview window, two additional buttons appear (depth and portrait) that allow you to inspect the depth of the image and apply it to simulate an aperture. Presets ============= CameraPixels was designed for professional photographers that value efficiency of their workflow. The unlimited presets, including the possibility to expose them to Widget make CameraPixels the ultimate photography tool. Features overview ============= - UI optimized for manual capture - RAW and ProRAW (on supported devices) photo capture - Auto, manual and semi-automatic (ISO- and Shutter-priority) exposure modes - Photo, Burst, Portrait, Slow Shutter, Exposure Bracket, Focus Bracket, Video and Time-lapse - Clipping warnings to highlight under- and over-exposed areas in real time - Focus peaking and loupe during the manual focus adjustments - Single or series of Exposure Brackets with up to 15 images per bracket. AEB, ISO- and Shutter-brackets are available. - Single or series of Focus Brackets with up to 100 images per bracket - Adjustable photo and video resolution - Adjustable photo and video quality - Advanced photo processing (Smart HDR and Deep fusion on supported devices) - Unlimited presets with the possibility of exposing them to the widget - Advanced intervalometer - Multiple framing options

About

Zeus Focus Stacking

This app transforms your iPhone into a macro photography studio. It captures multiple images at varying focus points and intelligently blends them into a single, razor-sharp photo from front to back. Advanced features allow for precise control over capture and editing, with an optional Pro upgrade for enhanced capabilities.

Highlights
  • Precision focus bracketing
  • Automatic focus sweep
  • Intelligent alignment engine
  • Built-in adjustable editor
  • AI object removal (Pro)
  • 2x Super Resolution (Pro)
  • Full-resolution export (Pro)
Features
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Every Pixel. Razor Sharp. Zeus Focus Stacking turns your iPhone into a professional macro lab. Capture multiple frames at different focus distances, blend them into one perfectly sharp image — front to back. PRECISION CAPTURE • Focus Range — set Near and Far brackets on the live preview, so each stack sweeps only the depth you want • Tap to rack focus straight to any subject plane • Automatic focus bracketing — sweep from near to far in seconds • 10 or 20 frames per stack (20 with Pro) • Linear or macro-biased focus distribution for optimal coverage (macro with Pro) • Capture Speed — Max Speed, Balanced, or Max Quality for the focus bracket (Pro) • Ultra 48 MP — capture the whole bracket at the sensor's full resolution, on iPhones with a 48 MP-class sensor (Pro) • Lossless 12 MP zoom via the wide camera • Shoot in portrait or landscape — your photo always comes out the right way up INTELLIGENT ENGINE Advanced focus-stacking built for iPhone. Smart alignment holds your frames in register through hand-held movement, lens breathing and focus shifts, and the engine renders them into a single image with finer detail and cleaner edges than any Zeus release before it — clean outlines where your subject meets the background, no glow around bright points, and no doubling when something shifts between shots. Core stacking runs on-device; optional iCloud sync and showcase uploads stay under your control. BUILT-IN EDITOR • Exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, color and vignette — every change stays adjustable, and your original stays safe • Crop and straighten • AI object removal — paint over a distraction and it disappears (Pro) • 2× Super Resolution — double the resolution for galleries and large prints (Pro) PRO • Capture Speed — pick Max Speed for near-instant brackets (lighter per-frame processing) or Max Quality for the most per-frame detail; every stack exports at full resolution • iCloud Sync — projects and original frames across all your devices GALLERY THAT KEEPS UP • Original frames preserved for every project — re-stack with newer engines anytime • HEIC and JPEG export, native Photos sharing • Picture of the Week — submit your best focus stacks to the gallery TUNED TO EACH iPHONE Each iPhone model gets its own calibration profile, so the stacking engine knows exactly how your lens behaves. Sharper alignment, no manual tweaks. Macro photography. Product shots. Jewelry. Watches. Coins. Insects. Botanical specimens. Forensic detail. Whatever the subject — Zeus Focus Stacking handles depth so you don't have to. Free to download. Pro upgrade unlocks full-resolution export, Ultra 48 MP capture, AI object removal, 2× Super Resolution, iCloud sync, Capture Speed control, and 20-frame brackets. Privacy Policy: https://zeusfocusstacking.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://zeusfocusstacking.com/terms

Screenshots

CameraPixels PRO4 screens
Zeus Focus Stacking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Zeus Focus Stacking at Free against CameraPixels PRO's $7.99. Zeus Focus Stacking also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). CameraPixels PRO's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (141 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

Zeus Focus Stacking is free to download; CameraPixels PRO costs $7.99 up front. Zeus Focus Stacking sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. CameraPixels PRO asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zeus Focus Stacking holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CameraPixels PRO has 141 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CameraPixels PRO ships an update every 6 weeks, Zeus Focus Stacking weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
CameraPixels PRO versus Zeus Focus Stacking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCameraPixels PROZeus Focus Stacking
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (141 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings141 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNatalya PetrenkoRoberto Sartori

Customer experience

CameraPixels PRO

All ratings141 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative16.3%
Written reviews169 reviews
Positive71.6%
Neutral4.1%
Negative24.3%

Zeus Focus Stacking

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CameraPixels PRO

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Zeus Focus Stacking

Subscriptions2
  • Zeus Pro · Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Zeus Pro · Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is CameraPixels PRO free?
CameraPixels PRO costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zeus Focus Stacking free?
Zeus Focus Stacking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CameraPixels PRO or Zeus Focus Stacking?
Zeus Focus Stacking is rated higher. CameraPixels PRO averages 4.3 out of 5 from 141 ratings, while Zeus Focus Stacking averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do CameraPixels PRO or Zeus Focus Stacking have ads?
Neither CameraPixels PRO nor Zeus Focus Stacking shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CameraPixels PRO or Zeus Focus Stacking?
CameraPixels PRO ships an update every 6 weeks, and Zeus Focus Stacking weekly. Most recently, CameraPixels PRO was updated on October 14, 2026 and Zeus Focus Stacking on October 1, 2026.

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