Comparison

Raw! Photo DNG Camera vs AuraHDR Camera

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

Head to head
About

Raw! Photo DNG Camera

Capture professional-quality photos with advanced camera controls, offering RAW DNG, PNG, TIFF, JPG, and HDR formats. Features include manual focus, exposure bracketing, time-lapse, stop-motion, and in-app editing tools for stunning results.

Highlights
  • RAW DNG, PNG, TIFF, JPG, HDR photo capture
  • Complete camera control (focus, exposure)
  • Time lapse, stop motion, burst modes
  • In-app post-processing and editing
  • High resolution 4K photos
  • Full EXIF data support
  • Image stabilization
Features
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Raw! Photo is the most advanced mobile device camera app available on the market today! Take great raw DNG, PNG, TIFF, JPG, and HDR photos with complete camera control just like your favorite DSLR! • Raw DNG Photos: True uncompressed Raw DNG photos in all capture modes including time lapse, stop motion, burst, time delay, exposure bracketing, and HDR. • PNG and TIFF: Uncompressed PNG and TIFF photos. • JPG Photos: Highest quality JPG photos. • HDR Photos: Professional high dynamic range photos with perfectly aligned images, includes tonemap and .hdr file. • 4K Photos: Take stunning high resolution photos. • Rotate Camera: You can rotate the camera view to use Moment or similar lenses. • Picture Style: Apply auto, custom, or no picture style to your photos. • Post Processing: Adjust saturation, contrast, brightness and more in app. • Digital Zoom: Up to 200x digital zoom. • Touch Screen Focus and Exposure: Touch screen for quick and easy focus and exposure setting. • Burst Mode: Up to continuous 12 photos per second photo capture. • Exposure Bracketing: Create exposure bracketed photos in single, burst, time-delay, and time-lapse modes. • Full EXIF Data: Complete EXIF data per photo viewable in app and sharable. • Image Stabilization: Take clear shake-free photos with digital image stabilizer. • Time Delay: Take great time delay selfie photos. • Time Lapse: Make time-lapse projects with ease. • Stop Motion: Create fantastic stop motion animations. • Playback Viewer: Playback your photo albums, time lapse and stop motion projects at selected frame rates from within the app. • Make Video: Make videos from your photo albums, time lapse and stop motion projects at selectable fame rates then easily share them. • Noise Reduction: Turn on to reduce noise in your photos. • Photo Size: Select maximum, large, medium, small photo sizes. • Fast Focus: Use fast auto focus for quick photo capture. • High Resolution: Allows app to capture the highest resolution available for your camera. • Focus Mode: Lock, momentary auto, continuous auto, and manual focus modes. • Photo Types: Save JPG, Raw DNG, uncompressed PNG and TIFF image formats as well as High Dynamic Range photos. • Photo Sharing: Immediately share your photos, and EXIF data from within app. • Copy Photo: Copy JPG photos from app to your device's Photo Album. • iTunes File Sharing: Get all of your photos and EXIF data on to your computer with file sharing. • Save JPG Location: Choose to save JPGs in the app, to your device's photo album, or both. • Flash Mode: Set flash to full auto, on, or off. • Front/Back Camera: Easily switch between back and front cameras. • Camera/Video Light: Turn on/off your video camera light with adjustable power level. • Crop Marks: Built in set of popular crop marks. • User Settings: All user settings are automatically saved. • Settings Presets: Save your favorite camera settings as presets to quickly setup your camera. • User Guide: Includes in-app user guide for quick and easy mastering of the camera app. • Exposure: Full manual exposure control as well as exposure lock, momentary auto, continuous auto, time priority, and ISO priority modes. • White Balance: Full manual white balance control from 1,000 to 10,000 kelvin and -150 to +150 tint as well as white balance lock, momentary auto, and continuous auto modes. • Gray Card White Balance: Manually set your white balance using standard grey card. • Low Light Boost: Enhance your photos in low light. • Free Space: Quickly check your device's free space. • Real-time Exposure Values: View real-time ISO and shutter values as they continuously update. • And much more! This app version is fully functional except for the following in-app purchase features: Photo Buffer, Burst Mode, Exposure Bracketing, PNG Image, TIFF Image, DNG Image, Time Lapse, HDR Image, Stop Motion, Video Maker.

About

AuraHDR Camera

This app enhances mobile photography with advanced HDR and focus stacking capabilities. It allows users to capture detailed images in challenging lighting, achieve edge-to-edge sharpness for close-ups, and shoot in high resolutions like 48MP ProRAW. Tutorials are available to help master its professional-grade features.

Highlights
  • RAW HDR bracketing
  • 100-shot Focus Bracketing
  • 48MP ProRAW shooting
  • Moon Shooting Mode
  • Long exposure capabilities
  • Built-in HDR editing sliders
  • Low Light preset
Features
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AuraHDR Camera gives iPhone photographers advanced tools for capturing scenes that ordinary camera apps struggle with. Create detailed HDR images with up to 16-stop RAW exposure bracketing, achieve edge-to-edge sharpness with focus bracketing and automatic focus stacking, and shoot in Bayer RAW or Apple ProRAW—all from one powerful camera app. WHAT MAKES AURAHDR DIFFERENT? ADVANCED HDR CAMERA AuraHDR’s proprietary AuraEngine tone mapping recovers detail in challenging lighting conditions. Each scene is analyzed automatically, while built-in tone controls let you fine-tune the result. For darker scenes, the Low Light preset helps produce cleaner photographs with improved detail. 1. 16-STOP EXPOSURE BRACKETING Capture RAW or JPEG exposure brackets across a range of up to 16 stops for merging in your preferred HDR software. • Capture up to seven bracketed exposures. • Customize the number of exposures and interval between them. • High Quality Low Light mode uses a lower ISO for cleaner brackets. • Supports Bayer RAW and Apple ProRAW on compatible iPhones. 2. RAW FOCUS BRACKETING Capture tack-sharp close-ups and landscapes with greater depth of field. • Choose automatic or manual focus bracketing. • Capture up to 100 bracketed images. • Adjust the focus interval for different subjects. • Capture in RAW or JPEG. • Use the draggable magnifier and real-time focus peaking to identify areas of sharp focus. In Auto mode, select the nearest focus point and let AuraHDR capture the sequence. In Manual mode, tap different areas of the frame to choose each focus position. Import the frames into apps such as Affinity Photo or Luminar Neo to create images with edge-to-edge sharpness. 3. AUTOMATIC FOCUS STACKING CAMERA Automatic Focus Stacking combines bracketed images inside AuraHDR and saves the completed result—no external stacking software required. • Ideal for macro, product, and food photography. • Select the nearest focus point and press the shutter. • Both the bracketed sequence and focus-stacked image are saved. • Designed for use with the iPhone’s main camera. 4. BAYER RAW AND APPLE PRORAW CAPTURE Choose the RAW format that best suits your workflow. • Capture minimally processed Bayer RAW files for maximum editing flexibility. • Use Apple ProRAW for RAW flexibility with Apple’s computational processing. • Capture Apple ProRAW at up to 48MP on supported Pro iPhones. • Available formats and resolution depend on your iPhone model. 5. LONG EXPOSURE AND FRAME STACKING Create smooth long exposures of flowing water, moving lights, and other moving subjects directly inside AuraHDR. Frame Stacking captures a sequence of individual images for processing in compatible software. Blend them to simulate longer exposures or average them to reduce noise in static low-light scenes. 6. ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES Moon Mode captures four exposures to help photograph visible lunar detail. A tripod is recommended for focus stacking, long exposures, frame stacking, and High Quality Low Light capture. Visit the AuraHDR YouTube channel for tutorials covering HDR merging, focus stacking, frame stacking, and other features.

Screenshots

Raw! Photo DNG Camera4 screens
AuraHDR Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Raw! Photo DNG Camera at 74% against AuraHDR Camera's 18%. Raw! Photo DNG Camera also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Raw! Photo DNG Camera sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and AuraHDR Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Raw! Photo DNG Camera holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Raw! Photo DNG Camera's written reviews are positive against 18% of AuraHDR Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Raw! Photo DNG Camera ships an update every 5 days, AuraHDR Camera every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Raw! Photo DNG Camera versus AuraHDR Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRaw! Photo DNG CameraAuraHDR Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (6 ratings) — better2.1 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews — better17.6% of reviews
Number of ratings68 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProcypher Software Co.AppJud

Customer experience

Raw! Photo DNG Camera

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative18.8%

AuraHDR Camera

All ratings8 ratings
Positive12.5%
Neutral37.5%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive17.6%
Neutral29.4%
Negative52.9%

Bugs and requests

Raw! Photo DNG Camera

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Restore purchase not working
  • Features require re-purchase
  • DNG not compatible with iPhone 6
  • Cannot save in formats other than JPEG
  • App claims features not present
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  • Cannot zoom
  • Album icon does nothing

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add a tutorial or manual
  • Improve user interface friendliness
  • Add EXIF data recording option
  • Fix album icon functionality

AuraHDR Camera

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Raw! Photo DNG Camera

One-time10
  • Raw! Photo TIFF Image Unlock$1.99
  • Raw! Photo PNG Image Unlock$1.99
  • Raw! Photo Image Buffer Unlock$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Raw! Photo Burst Mode Unlock$2.99
  • Raw! Photo Exposure Bracketing Unlock$2.99
  • Raw! Photo Time Lapse Unlock$2.99
  • Raw! Photo DNG Image Unlock$2.99
  • Raw! Photo Photo Adjustment Unlock$2.99
  • Raw! Photo HDR Unlock$3.99
  • Raw! Photo Full Unlock$9.99
1 purchases

AuraHDR Camera

One-time1
  • Unlock Features$24.99

Questions

Is Raw! Photo DNG Camera free?
Raw! Photo DNG Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AuraHDR Camera free?
AuraHDR Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Raw! Photo DNG Camera or AuraHDR Camera?
Raw! Photo DNG Camera is rated higher. Raw! Photo DNG Camera averages 3.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while AuraHDR Camera averages 2.1 from 8 ratings.
Do Raw! Photo DNG Camera or AuraHDR Camera have ads?
Neither Raw! Photo DNG Camera nor AuraHDR Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Raw! Photo DNG Camera or AuraHDR Camera?
Raw! Photo DNG Camera ships an update every 5 days, and AuraHDR Camera every 2 months. Most recently, Raw! Photo DNG Camera was updated on November 2, 2026 and AuraHDR Camera on November 2, 2026.

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