Comparison

Filter Candy vs RCam Pro

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

Head to head
About

Filter Candy

Transform your photos with a wide array of film-inspired presets and powerful editing tools. Achieve stunning visual effects for any subject or setting, from classic vintage looks to vibrant, high-contrast styles. Enhance your images with adjustments like vignette, grain, and sharpness before sharing.

Highlights
  • Film-emulation presets
  • Vignette, grain, sharpness adjustments
  • Exposure and contrast controls
  • Saturation enhancement
  • Multiple preset packs (Essential, Classic, Instant, Slide, Creative, Black)
  • Photo sharing
Features
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Filter Candy is a collection of powerful film-emulation presets and editing tools. Edit your photos with our presets to transform them into something beautiful. Our extensive collection of presets have something which is ideal for almost any setting or subject. Enhance your photos with editing tools (such as but not limited to vignette, grain, sharpness, exposure, contrast, saturation) and share with loved ones. Included preset packs: Essential: This pack consists of our most popular and versatile presets Classic: Vintage-inspired pack recreates the look of days gone by Instant: Recreate the look of tradition instant film with this pack Slide: Vivid colors and extreme contrast makes this pack ideal for fashion and outdoors Creative: Reimagine the boundaries of color with this pack Black: Create a stronger emotional connection with your subject by removing the distraction of color Photos by Mark Sebastian

About

RCam Pro

This app offers professional video and photo recording tools with manual controls for focus, exposure, and resolution. It supports RAW image formats and advanced features like focus peaking and false color for enhanced creative control.

Highlights
  • Manual focus and exposure control
  • RAW and PRORAW photo support
  • 4K video recording
  • Focus peaking and false color assist
  • Custom resolutions and frame rates
  • Multiple shooting modes (slow motion, time-lapse, night)
Features
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RCam Pro is a professional video recording and photo shooting application designed for iOS devices. It provides professional tools including focus peaking, false color, Histogram and support for PRORAW / RAW shooting --DNG export photos. It gives you audio metering, custom resolutions, and framerates. To build eight kinds of professional model, and its manual mode has extremely fast response speed, allowing you to control the shooting parameters freely. Support shoot log / fat video Support free switch wide camera, ultra wide camera, telephoto camera Camera eight modes: 1. Slow motion --- Support 24fps , 30fps , 48fps , 50fps , 60fps different frame rates 2. Time-lapse ---- Support 24~60 different frame rate settings, adjust the shutter interval and set the automatic shooting time 3. Video --- Support 1080P, 3k, 4K video shooting, 24~60 different frame rate settings, 5 kinds of picture quality adjustment, up to 100 Mb/s encoding rate, self-timer, beauty filter 4. Photo -- Support PRORAW, RAW, HDR, AEB ,self-timer, beauty filter , and aspect ratio (4:3 / 3:2 / 16:9 / 1:1) 5. Night mode-- Supports 1s, 2s, 4s and other slow shutter speed settings 6. Motion Blur - Easily generate personalized special effects photos such as water fog effects 7. Light painting -- support sensitivity adjustment 8. Light field - easy to take pictures first, focus, every detail is retained Camera function: • Focus peaking and expanded focus for manual focus assist • False Color exposure assist • Manual exposure and focus control - select individual focus and exposure, drag to adjust • Full Manual control: exposure, shutter speed, focus, zoom, ISO • Focus, exposure, and white balance (WB) lock • Support horizontal and vertical shooting • Support for freely settable delay photography • Anti-shake - Active video anti-shake eliminates sloshing during shooting • Support HEVC and H.264 video encoding • Support JPEG、HEIF and RAW format photos • Support RAW、HDR、AEB • Support for setting aspect ratio of photo: 1:1 / 4:3 / 3:2 / 16:9 • Support multiple resolution settings for video: 720P, 1080P, 1440P, 3k, 4k • Support Video frame rate : 24fps , 25fps , 30fps , 48fps , 50fps , 60fps • Mobile space and mobile phone battery display • Slow motion video mode, 6 playback speeds (60 fps / 50 fps / 48fps / 30fps / 25fps / 24fps) • 6x digital zoom • Volume meter (level average / peak) • Location • Snap to the grid • Support for front/rear cameras • Flash settings (Auto / On / Off) SHOOTING ASSISTANTS: - Focus peaking and Expanded focus helps for focus - False color helps for exposed Video sharing: • Copy videos to your computer using iTunes file sharing • Support for exporting videos to mobile photo albums • AirDrop contact us:1242296736@qq.com

Screenshots

Filter Candy4 screens
RCam Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Filter Candy at Free against RCam Pro's $5.99. RCam Pro's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (78% vs 50%). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Filter Candy is free to download; RCam Pro costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RCam Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Filter Candy's written reviews are positive against 78% of RCam Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Filter Candy ships an update every 5 months, RCam Pro every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Filter Candy versus RCam Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilter CandyRCam Pro
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.3 (20 ratings)4.9 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews78.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20 — better19
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better10.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB182 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer205L Studio桐明 陈

Customer experience

Filter Candy

All ratings20 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative37.5%

RCam Pro

All ratings19 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive78.4%
Neutral5.4%
Negative16.2%

In-app purchases

None

Filter Candy

No in-app purchases

None

RCam Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Filter Candy free?
Filter Candy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RCam Pro free?
RCam Pro costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Filter Candy or RCam Pro?
RCam Pro is rated higher. Filter Candy averages 4.3 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while RCam Pro averages 4.9 from 19 ratings.
Do Filter Candy or RCam Pro have ads?
Neither Filter Candy nor RCam Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Filter Candy or RCam Pro?
Filter Candy ships an update every 5 months, and RCam Pro every 3 months. Most recently, Filter Candy was updated on November 6, 2026 and RCam Pro on November 6, 2026.

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