JINBEI vs Phocus Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JINBEI
Control Shanghai JINBEI Photographic Equipments Co.,LTD. flash strobes and LED video lights for efficient photography and videography. This app seamlessly integrates lighting control for professional shooting.
- Control flash strobes
- Control LED video lights
- Efficient shooting
- Photography and videography
- Lighting control
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此款APP是一款摄影及摄像完美结合的应用程序。可以控制上海金贝摄影器材实业有限公司的闪光灯及LED常亮灯，以实现高效拍摄。 This is a App for both flash strobe and LED video light. It’s a combination to control flash strobes and LED video lights from Shanghai JINBEI Photographic Equipments Co.,LTD.
Phocus Mobile
Edit and manage high-resolution RAW images from Hasselblad cameras on your mobile device. Experience natural color reproduction and advanced noise reduction with HDR capabilities for stunning detail and light.
- HNCS HDR image display, editing, and export
- Full quality RAW editing
- Multi-format RAW/JPG/HEIF download
- TIFF generation for lossless editing
- Camera control of capture parameters
- Download/delete images from camera
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“Hasselblad Natural Noise Reduction” is the first noise reduction model that can run locally on mobile, perfectly preserving Hasselblad's natural tones and image details, and noise reduction of 100 million pixel RAW images can be completed in about 15 seconds, further unlocking the potential of Hasselblad's images. When viewed on an HDR-capable iPhone or iPad, photos shot with the Hasselblad cameras truly come to life in Phocus Mobile — revealing the stunning light and shadow details and rich color gradations enabled by HNCS HDR. Expanding the possibilities of the Hasselblad workflow, Phocus Mobile takes the image editing process to a new, portable level. Enabling the traveling or studio photographer to have a quicker, more seamless workflow. Phocus Mobile can render natural and true colors to the greatest extent, taking full advantage of the Hasselblad Natural Color Solution (HNCS). The following functionality is supported: - Brand-new HNCS HDR image display, editing, and export experience - Full quality raw editing powered by HNCS engine - Support multi-format download (RAW/JPG/HEIF) - Supports generating TIFF for cross-platform quality lossless editing - Download or delete images from camera - Camera control of capture parameters - Supports generating full or medium size JPEG Compatible Camera Models [USB or Wi-Fi]: -X2D II 100C* -CFV 100C* -X2D 100C* -X1D II 50C -CFV II 50C *Only Chinese and English are supported within the app This app is only compatible with iOS and iPadOS. To use it on Mac devices, please download Phocus for Mac from the official Hasselblad website. For X1D/H system cameras, please download Phocus for X1D/H system from the App Store.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Phocus Mobile at 4.6 against JINBEI's 1.0. Phocus Mobile also leads on ratings volume (522 vs 1) and review sentiment (46% vs 22%). JINBEI's advantage is iOS requirement (12 vs 16.2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Phocus Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phocus Mobile has 522 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of JINBEI's written reviews are positive against 46% of Phocus Mobile's.
JINBEI ships an update every 11 days, Phocus Mobile every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JINBEI | Phocus Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.6 (522 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.7% of reviews | 46.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 522 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 435 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 方卓 叶 | Hasselblad |
Customer experience
JINBEI
Phocus Mobile
Bugs and requests
JINBEI
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Phocus Mobile
Reported bugs
18 issues- App crashes when opening high ISO files
- Photos disappear after update or when selecting for processing
- Export fails for multiple images, erasing original capture date/time
- Images not available in library despite camera connection
- App crashes on iPad Pro with M1/M2 chips
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- USB-C connection not recognized after updates
- Noise reduction adjustments not updating properly
- Moire and pattern noise appearing on JPEG export
- App fails to connect to X2D despite camera being recognized
- Exposure simulation locked on regardless of camera settings
- EV correction not working in all modes on X2D
- Live view picture cropped on long sides of frame
- Error when saving multiple photos to Photos app (PHPhotosErrorDomain error 3301)
- App crashes when resizing window with Stage Manager on iPad
- Wired connection not supported in recent versions
- TIFF export producing 8-bit files instead of 16-bit
- Drive mode settings overwritten when using remote shutter
- App not recognizing HEIF format files from camera firmware 3.0
Requested features
25 requests- Import photos from external SSD or USB storage
- Manual color control for watermarks
- Support for multiple camera connections
- Layer masking and adjustment layers
- Delayed shutter release/self-timer functionality
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- Erase/content removal tool
- Dodge and burn tools
- Export in HEIF/HEIC format
- 16-bit TIFF export capability
- Perspective/keystone correction
- Batch import retry functionality
- Custom watermark options with date/name
- Geo-tagging support
- Fine art frame auto-application
- Live view support for X2D
- Ability to import RAW files directly from app
- Compressed DNG export option
- Android version of the app
- Black point adjustment
- Portrait orientation support for live view
- Ability to stop interval drive mode remotely
- Precise value input for edits (not just sliders)
- HEIF10 or TIFF16 export for better dynamic range
- Files API integration between mobile and desktop
- Exposure simulation toggle for flash photography
In-app purchases
JINBEI
No in-app purchases
Phocus Mobile
No in-app purchases
