Comparison

M=Camera vs AcuiCam Pro

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

Head to head
About

M=Camera

Take full creative control of your mobile photography with advanced manual settings. Adjust ISO, shutter speed, focal length, and white balance for professional-quality shots. Supports various formats and lenses for a sophisticated shooting experience.

Highlights
  • Manual ISO control
  • Manual shutter speed control
  • Manual focal length adjustment
  • White balance temperature control
  • Ultra-wide camera lens support
  • HEIC photo and HEVC video recording
  • Live Photos functionality
Features
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Full manual controllable camera app. - ISO, Shutter Speed - Focal Length (Focus) - Whitebalance (Temperature) - UltraWide Camera Lens - Full pixel photo shooting - HEIC photo, HEVC video - LivePhotos Why don't you try this sophisticated experience?

About

AcuiCam Pro

Capture stunning, high-quality images with extended dynamic range using a unique process that reveals intricate details, colors, and light. Organize your photos with an event album system and fine-tune your shots with a professional editor. Save images in various formats for sharing or printing.

Highlights
  • RealVision process with Gain Maps for EDR
  • Workshop editor for fine-tuning images
  • Event Album system for photo organization
  • Supports Apple ProRAW, Deep Fusion, Macro
  • Save images as HEIC, JPG, MP4, or PNG
  • Intuitive and elegant user interface
Features
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AcuiCam Pro RealVision - Close to reality Do you want to shoot images of the highest quality possible with an iPhone? - Then AcuiCam Pro is for you. AcuiCam Pro 1.7.4 works with all iPhone 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 Standard and Pro series running iOS 18.1 or later. It is the only app that offers: The unique RealVision process with Gain Maps in the ISO 21496-1 Standard to deliver EDR (Extended Dynamic Range). RealVision produces Quality Pixels that reveal details, colors, and light in your images, making them look close to the reality you experienced when you shot them. Further, RealVision will automatically add Gain Maps to the camera Viewfinder, older images or images from other apps or external cameras without a Gain Map. You can adjust the Gain Maps using the Workshop editor to get a balanced and natural result with EDR-capable displays, such as HDR and XDR displays with 1000 nits of brightness or more. The Event Album system. Here you can create albums to organise images from e.g. family gatherings, birthdays, travels, etc. This feature helps you keep all relevant photos from a specific event in one place, making it easier to find them within this app and the Photos app for further editing and/or sharing. You can create, rename and select to save to Album(s) in the Viewfinder and the Workshop, and select which Album(s) to view in Image Selector. But don’t just take our word for it - download AcuiCam Pro for free and see for yourself. AcuiCam Pro is a professional Camera & Editor app that is simple, elegant and intuitive. It supports Apple ProRAW, Deep Fusion, Macro and much more. AcuiCam Pro is designed to bring you into focus and let you compose and shoot stunning images. That means you can select the relevant RealVision Preset, point and shoot to get high-quality images without further editing. When you are a professional or dedicated amateur photographer who wants to fine-tune your images to perfection, use the built-in Workshop editor with a collection of custom-made enhancement tools. Each time you shoot an image, AcuiCam Pro processes it automatically. That means, “What you see is what you get” - in both the Viewfinder, Preview and the auto-saved HEIC image. You can share this image(s) directly with family, friends and the world by tapping the More and Share buttons in the Image Selector. You can select to shoot in either STD (Standard) or ProRAW mode. Then AcuiCam Pro saves a Master image you can edit non-destructively in the built-in Workshop editor. Try the fully functional Workshop editor and experience how to fine-tune your images to perfection and save 1 image a day for free. To get unrestricted access to save all your edited images, please use the in-app purchase. An edited STD or ProRAW Master image can be saved as a HEIC, JPG, or MP4 Still Image Movie for sharing or use on websites. Finally, you can save the Master image as a lossless PNG for high-quality printing. AcuiCam Pro cannot make poor images look good, but it can make great images appear close to reality! For info on Special Features & Tech, please scroll down to "Information" and click on our Developer Website link. Here you will find a complete list of special features and other valuable information about AcuiCam Pro, including our iPhone Photo Tutorial. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

M=Camera3 screens
AcuiCam Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AcuiCam Pro at 100% against M=Camera's 60%. AcuiCam Pro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. M=Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and AcuiCam Pro sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AcuiCam Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of M=Camera's written reviews are positive against 100% of AcuiCam Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
M=Camera versus AcuiCam Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterM=CameraAcuiCam Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (19 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB48 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperKANAME OHARADigital Arts ApS

Customer experience

M=Camera

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative25.0%

AcuiCam Pro

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

M=Camera

One-time1
  • Full Feature$4.99
5 purchases

AcuiCam Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$11.991 Year
One-time3
  • Donate$3.99
  • Donate$8.99
  • One Time Payment$24.99

Questions

Is M=Camera free?
M=Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AcuiCam Pro free?
AcuiCam Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, M=Camera or AcuiCam Pro?
AcuiCam Pro is rated higher. M=Camera averages 4.7 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while AcuiCam Pro averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do M=Camera or AcuiCam Pro have ads?
M=Camera shows ads; AcuiCam Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, M=Camera or AcuiCam Pro?
M=Camera ships an update every 2 months, and AcuiCam Pro every 2 months. Most recently, M=Camera was updated on November 1, 2026 and AcuiCam Pro on October 29, 2026.

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