Comparison

RAW Power vs Nitpic

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

Head to head
About

RAW Power

This app offers advanced RAW image processing and organization for your photo library. It allows for precise, non-destructive editing with a wide range of tools, and syncs changes across devices. Manage albums, filter images, and enhance photos with features like Depth Effect.

Highlights
  • Advanced RAW processing
  • Non-destructive editing
  • Photo library organization
  • Cross-platform editing
  • Batch processing
  • Depth Effect enhancement
  • LUT support
Features
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OVERVIEW — ADVANCED RAW: Unlock the power of Apple's RAW engine with easy-to-use controls. Develop images with the same outstanding RAW processing in Apple’s Aperture professional photo app. Unique adjustments let you improve your images in ways that can't be done in any other app. — ORGANIZE: RAW Power is a complete photo app to organize and manage your photo library. Fully compatible with iCloud Photo Library, so all changes are synced. Every image and every change is available to every app on your iPhone or iPad. — RATE & FILTER: Filter albums by file type, rating, flag, and edit state. Ratings and Flags sync over iCloud Photo Library! — FILES.APP: Store images in the Photos library or Files.app. Use our new Share extension to import from other apps directly into RAW Power’s Files container. Same non-destructive editing, rating, and filtering features! (iCloud syncing is not supported). — NOT JUST RAWs: RAW Power is great with JPEGs, with many tools missing from the Photos app. Plus an innovative Depth Effect for photos shot on iPhones with a dual camera system. — EDIT CROSS-PLATFORM: Edit on iOS and continue on the Mac (or vice-versa) using RAW Power 3 for macOS.
 — BATCH PROCESSING: Apply presets, paste adjustments, and export multiple images. Export to the photo library or to Files.app. Using iOS 16 or later? You may be interested in Nitro Photo. It includes masking, XMP support, synchronized Pan and Zoom and many other features. Search for 'Nitro Photo' on the App Store. ORGANIZATION AND DISPLAY — Zoom up to 800% for extremely precise adjustments. — Create and rename albums, delete images from albums and the library, and move images into albums. Full access to your folder hierarchy. — Display file name, exposure information, flash status, and location with a map. REAL-TIME EDITING — Full non-destructive editing. All changes stored in the iOS Photo Library and iCloud Photo Library, so you can edit on one device and continue on another, without loss of quality. Even between Mac and iOS! — Optimized for small screens. Choose which adjustments to show by default and in what order — Unparalleled highlight recovery with Boost and Recovery sliders. Real-time control of Apple's RAW engine, including Noise Reduction, Black Point, Gamut Mapping and more — Auto Enhance, Auto White Balance, Auto Levels and Auto Curves. Apply them to multiple images at once! — Apply presets, and Copy / Paste Adjustments to one image or many — Histogram with Clipping Indicators and Hot Pixels Overlay — LUTs (Look up tables) with built-in looks and film simulations. Add your own! — Crop and Straighten, Rotate and Flip, White Balance with sampler and auto — Highlights, Shadows, Vibrancy, Local Contrast and incredible Lighten and Darken sliders — Curves and Levels. Curves has Linear and Lab modes, and samplers — Depth Effect to enhance photos shot with the dual camera system — Chromatic Aberration to correct lens artifacts, Perspective, Black & White, Vignette with a controllable center point — All sliders are real-time and GPU accelerated — High-precision, deep color imaging engine — Export JPEG, PNG, and TIFFs (8- and 16-bit) to Files.app or Photos.app COMPATIBILITY — Compatible with hundreds of cameras, including iPhone RAW images. (EXTENDED SUPPORT REQUIRES iOS 14. Full List at https://www.gentlemencoders.com/extended-raw/index.html) RAW support is downloaded in the background by Apple. Your device must be on WiFi and plugged in to get updates. — Great with JPEGs, TIFFs, PNGs, and most DNGs — Video Tutorials (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7l78rOzFxaHG-e5AT-MGWQ) RAW POWER for MAC RAW Power is also available on the Mac App Store as a Photos Extension and standalone app with Photos Library support. Rated 4.5 stars worldwide! ABOUT GENTLEMEN CODERS Gentlemen Coders was founded by a former Senior Director of Engineering at Apple. For more information, visit www.gentlemencoders.com.

About

Nitpic

Streamline your photo culling process with this intuitive tool. Quickly sort through thousands of images using simple swipe and tap gestures, compatible with RAW and various image formats. Non-destructive sorting ensures your original files remain untouched.

Highlights
  • Intuitive swipe and tap interface
  • Rating and Keeper/Reject sorting modes
  • Non-destructive photo sorting
  • RAW and TIFF file support
  • Wi-Fi and Bluetooth syncing with desktop app
  • Zoom and detail viewing
Features
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Nitpic is the exciting new tool for pro-photographers and hobbyists alike. DSLR owners know the frustration of sorting through thousands of images after a photoshoot. It's boring. It's tedious. It's slow. But Nitpic takes advantage of your device's intuitive interface to do what other professional apps have failed to do so far: make it quick, streamlined, and intuitive. With Nitpic, sorting photos has never been easier! Nitpic links up with the Nitpic Desk companion app over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth (now available, free on the Mac App Store). Then it loads all of your images into a simple and intuitive interface. Sort and cull your photos by swiping. Zoom in and check tiny details by pinching. Nitpic offers two sort modes: Rating mode (for photographers who like to use the 5 Star rating system): • Tap, hold, and slide right or left to assign a rating between 1 and 5 stars • Tap and slide left from the right side of the screen to undo the previous rating • Pinch to zoom in and out​ Swipe mode (for photographers who like to sort their photos into keeper and reject piles): • Swipe right to sort into Keeper folder • Swipe left to sort into Reject folder • Tap and slide left from the right side of the screen to undo the previous rating • Pinch to zoom in and out All sorting is NON-DESTRUCTIVE. No photos are altered or deleted in the sort process. Once you’re done, you can move your photos into your photo library of choice in a quick and orderly fashion and apply your ratings accordingly. Nitpic is currently compatible with RAW (CR2, NEF, etc) TIFF, JPG, PNG, PSD, and others!

Screenshots

RAW Power4 screens
Nitpic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nitpic at Free against RAW Power's $12.99. RAW Power's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 48 months). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Nitpic is free to download; RAW Power costs $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RAW Power holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RAW Power has 874 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of RAW Power's written reviews are positive against 67% of Nitpic's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RAW Power ships an update every 2 months, Nitpic every 48 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
RAW Power versus Nitpic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRAW PowerNitpic
Price$12.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (874 ratings) — better3.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews60.9% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings874 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 48 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#107 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGentlemen CodersWilliam Yelvington

Customer experience

RAW Power

All ratings874 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews327 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral8.6%
Negative30.6%

Nitpic

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

RAW Power

No in-app purchases

None

Nitpic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RAW Power free?
RAW Power costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nitpic free?
Nitpic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RAW Power or Nitpic?
RAW Power is rated higher. RAW Power averages 4.6 out of 5 from 874 ratings, while Nitpic averages 3.3 from 3 ratings.
Do RAW Power or Nitpic have ads?
Neither RAW Power nor Nitpic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RAW Power or Nitpic?
RAW Power ships an update every 2 months, and Nitpic every 48 months. Most recently, RAW Power was updated on September 25, 2026 and Nitpic on June 5, 2026.

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