Comparison

Camera M vs Kuuvik Capture 7

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

Head to head
About

Camera M

This app offers professional manual camera controls for capturing high-quality photos, akin to a DSLR. It provides advanced features like RAW and ProRAW support, precise manual adjustments for focus, exposure, and white balance, and various shooting modes for creative control.

Highlights
  • Fluid gesture-based manual controls
  • Zero-process RAW and ProRAW support
  • Max Image Processing for best quality
  • Manual focus, exposure, and white balance
  • Multiple shooting modes (Burst, Timer, Bracket)
  • Focus Peaking and 4x magnifier
  • Live RGB and luminance histograms
Features
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Camera M is a professional manual camera app designed to do one thing exceptionally well — help you capture beautiful photos at the highest possible quality with powerful, precise manual controls akin to a DSLR. HIGHLIGHTS • Fluid gesture-based native manual controls with Fine-Tuning feature • iOS 27 optimization with Liquid Glass design • Optimized for iPhone 18 Pro, with aperture control • Zero-process RAW support for the most natural look • Max Image Processing to ensure the absolute best image quality • ProRAW*, RAW, HEIF, JPEG, TIFF, and PNG image formats • Single, Burst, Timer, Live, Depth*, Dual Photo*, and Bracket shooting modes • Triple Photo mode with simultaneous ultra-wide, wide-angle, and telephoto camera capture* • Minimum focus distance display for macro photography • Intelligent Focus Tracking • Focus Peaking and 4x magnifier loupe with panning function • Live RGB and RGB luminance histograms • Manual gray card calibration • Great widgets for photography • Darkroom integration CAMERA CONTROLS – Manual focus – Macro and Scene focus presets – Exposure bias – Manual ISO & exposure duration adjustments – ISO & exposure duration semi-priority modes – Manual white balance temperature and tint – White balance presets – Gray card white balance calibration – Auto, on, and off flash modes – Manual torch brightness level – Manual switching between Ultra Wide, Wide, and Telephoto cameras* – Digital pinch zoom with 10x range – Camera Control support for all manual controls – Lock Screen camera capture support IMAGE FORMATS – Apple ProRAW* – RAW with stabilization – HEIF with optional minimum compression – JPEG with optional minimum compression – TIFF – PNG – Live Photo – P3 wide color support* SHOOTING MODES – Single – Burst – Timer – Depth* – Dual/Triple Photo* – Live Photo* – Bracket TOOLS – Exposure offset gauge – Intelligent Focus Tracking – Live focus peaking assistant – 4x magnifier loupe with panning function – Minimum focus distance display – Live RGB and RGB luminance histograms – Highlight & shadow alert display – Horizon level with available pitch tracking and flat options – Rule of Thirds, Golden Ratio, Quadrant, and Square grids – Siri Shortcuts and App Shortcuts – Detailed camera specifications display with PDF export MAX IMAGE PROCESSING – Deep Fusion and Smart HDR support for iPhone 11 and later. – Ensures maximum image quality with better noise reduction, image stabilization, and additional processing for all other iPhones and iPads ZERO-PROCESS RAW – Capture standard RAW files with no extra processing PHOTO LIBRARY – Summarized and full EXIF metadata display – Location data display with compass and elevation – RGB and RGB luminance histogram displays – Access to all photo albums and folders WIDGETS – Home Screen: Golden Hour, EXIF, and Cameras – Lock Screen: Cameras and Golden Hour – Control Center: Focus, exposure, and white balance APPLE WATCH SUPPORT – Shutter button control – Sunrise, sunset, and Golden Hour display with sun position indicator ERGONOMICS – True one-handed control on all iPhones – An uncompromising approach to user experience in landscape orientation ACCESSIBILITY – Dynamic Type support  – Bold Text support – Increase Contrast support TECHNOLOGY Camera M is powered exclusively by native APIs and frameworks. There are absolutely no dependencies on any outside sources. This makes it responsive and efficient — from its small download size to its quick app launch times. We hope you enjoy taking amazing photos with Camera M! Website: www.camera-m.com User manual: www.camera-m.com/manual Get in touch: contact@camera-m.com Follow us: @CameraMApp #CameraM * These features are available on supported devices only. * Depth capture for selfies requires an iPhone or an iPad with a TrueDepth camera system. * Apple ProRAW capture requires iPhone 12 Pro or later. * For more information on device and feature compatibility: www.camera-m.com/compatibility

About

Kuuvik Capture 7

This premium app offers advanced tethering for Canon EOS cameras, providing photographers with multi-point live view, focus peaking, and exposure automation. It enhances composition, control, and image evaluation for various slow-paced photography genres, while also streamlining culling for fast-paced shoots.

Highlights
  • Multi-point live view
  • Focus peaking
  • Dual histogram
  • Variable-step bracketing
  • Advanced composition tools
  • Exposure automation
  • Image culling
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Multi-point live view, focus peaking, dual histogram, variable-step bracketing, industrial strength reliability and swift operation are the cornerstones of this premium Canon EOS tethering app. Photographers practicing slow-paced genres (like architecture, product, portrait, macro, landscape and astrophotography) will benefit from working on a large screen with advanced composition and evaluation tools, extensive exposure automation, precise exposure control and improved focusing accuracy — a must with today's high-megapixel sensors. Sport, wedding and wildlife photographers will also find it an indispensable time-saver when culling thousands of images. ADVANCED LIVE VIEW • Auto-focus with confirmation • Auto-rotation following camera orientation • Intuitive manual focus pulling • White balance picker • Interactive zooming and panning • Navigator showing the entire image while zoomed in (for stationary compositions) • Automatic live view restart FOCUS EVALUATION • Non-destructive sharpening • Color/mono/mask peaking modes with selectable color • Multi-point magnified live view EXPOSURE EVALUATION • Dual histogram (RAW and processed) • Shadow/highlight clipping warnings for images and live view • RAW-based clipping warnings for images COMPOSITION ASSISTANCE • Customizable guides with templates for still photo and movie scenarios • Overlays with position/size/rotation/opacity settings MOVIE RECORDING • Support for 1/8-stop aperture increments • Audio recording level indicator • Record/Stop button functioning as a tally lamp EXPOSURE SEQUENCE AUTOMATION • Mirror lock-up with timed auto-release • Timed bulb exposures • Up to 15-shot exposure brackets with selectable baseline and step size; frames can be individually disabled • Bracketing monitor for checking frame exposures • Up to 100-shot focus brackets • Executing camera controlled exposure and focus brackets • Intervalometer with support for executing brackets multiple times • Audible finished notifications SESSIONS • Clean and simple folder-based session storage accessible via the Files app or iTunes File Sharing • Instantaneous high quality image display using embedded previews in RAW files; no need to wait for preview generation • Downloading captured RAW and/or JPG images from the camera • Filename template with date/time, metadata and numbering tags • Manual image renaming • Rating and color labels; stored in industry-standard XMP files for interoperability • Sorting by name/date/rating • Purging unrated images with optionally decreasing existing ratings • Showing images with GPS info in Maps CAMERA CONTROL • USB and Wi-Fi/Ethernet connections • Two-way control; settings can be changed in-app or on-camera • Unitary white balance setting • Time synchronization • Copyright information management • IPTC export/import USER INTERFACE • Hardware keyboard, trackpad and mouse support • Hide-able browser/rulers/info overlay • Reversible shutter speed and aperture directions • Extensive long press and multi-touch gesture support • Home screen quick actions THERE'S MORE The free eBook "Kuuvik Capture Inside Out" explains every feature of the app: https://www.direstudio.com/kuuvik-capture/the-book/ SUPPORTED CANON EOS CAMERAS 1DC/1DX/1DX2/1DX3/5D3/5D4/5DS/5DSR/6D/6D2/7D/7D2/70D/77D/80D/90D/100D/200D/200D2/250D/750D/760D/800D/850D/1200D/1300D/1500D/2000D/3000D/4000D/8000D/9000D/C50/M6II/M50/M50II/R/R1/R3/R5/R5C/R5II/R6/R6II/R6III/R7/R8/R10/R50/R100/RP; Rebel SL1/SL2/SL3/T5/T6/T7/T6i/T6s/T7i/T8i/T100; Kiss M/M2/X7/X8i/X9/X9i/X10/X10i/X70/X80/X90 Wi-Fi/Ethernet connection is supported on all cameras with built-in Wi-Fi/Ethernet and via the optional Canon transmitters. FOR DETAILED COMPATIBILITY INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT: https://www.direstudio.com/kuuvik-capture/tech-specs/

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Camera M at $8.99 against Kuuvik Capture 7's $149.99. Camera M also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 2) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). Kuuvik Capture 7's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 68%). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Camera M costs $8.99 and Kuuvik Capture 7 $149.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kuuvik Capture 7 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Camera M has 1.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Camera M's written reviews are positive against 100% of Kuuvik Capture 7's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Camera M ships an update every 4 weeks, Kuuvik Capture 7 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Camera M versus Kuuvik Capture 7: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamera MKuuvik Capture 7
Price$8.99 — better$149.99
Rating4.5 (1.4K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#51 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPad, Mac
Requires iOS16 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperbxbDIRE Studio

Customer experience

Camera M

All ratings1,421 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral4.7%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews319 reviews
Positive68.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative19.1%

Kuuvik Capture 7

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Camera M

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Viewfinder freezes and app crashes
  • RAW images come out blurry
  • Depth mode has issues with focus and bokeh
  • Settings buttons become unresponsive
  • Shutter speed resets after each shot

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add video capture mode
  • Implement longer shutter speed options
  • Include focus bracketing and stacking
  • Add color grading tools for RAW images
  • Provide more aspect ratio options
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  • Integrate with external photo editing apps

Kuuvik Capture 7

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Camera M

No in-app purchases

None

Kuuvik Capture 7

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Camera M free?
Camera M costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kuuvik Capture 7 free?
Kuuvik Capture 7 costs $149.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Camera M or Kuuvik Capture 7?
Kuuvik Capture 7 is rated higher. Camera M averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Kuuvik Capture 7 averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Camera M or Kuuvik Capture 7 have ads?
Neither Camera M nor Kuuvik Capture 7 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Camera M or Kuuvik Capture 7?
Camera M ships an update every 4 weeks, and Kuuvik Capture 7 every 3 months. Most recently, Camera M was updated on November 11, 2026 and Kuuvik Capture 7 on November 3, 2026.

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