Comparison

FilterFactory vs Spectre Camera

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

Head to head
About

FilterFactory

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FilterFactory is an app that allows you to shoot and edit while simultaneously previewing filters categorized by color. Camera Mode - Capture photos and videos. - Choose from screen sizes 4:3 or 1:1. - Preview multiple filters in real-time while selecting your preferred one. - For videos, you can switch filters while recording. Editing Mode - Apply filters and adjust colors to your photos and videos after shooting. - Preview multiple filters simultaneously, just like in camera mode. ※ Filter effects are updated regularly and may change over time. Thank you for your understanding.

About

Spectre Camera

This app uses AI to create stunning long exposure photographs, making it easy to capture professional-quality shots. Remove crowds, create light trails, and achieve silky smooth water effects effortlessly.

Highlights
  • AI-powered long exposures
  • Crowd removal
  • Light trail creation
  • Silky water effects
  • Live Photos and video support
  • Automatic scene detection
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Apple iPhone App of the Year, 2019 Introducing Spectre, from the makers of Halide, one of the top camera apps in the App Store. Spectre uses AI to help you make amazing long exposure photographs. Spectre can remove crowds, turn city streets into rivers of light, make waterfalls look like paintings, and much more. Until now, it was difficult to take long exposures: from keeping the camera steady to guessing the amount of light you need. Spectre takes care of all of that! WHAT YOU CAN DO • MAKE CROWDS DISAPPEAR: Spectre helps take photos of crowded, touristy places. Simply set a medium or long duration and take a shot to erase the crowd from a location. Capture the those special moments like you remember them. • RIVERS OF LIGHT: At night, AI scene detection automatically switches modes to draw beautiful light trails, for stunning nighttime city photography or light painting. • GORGEOUS WATER: Capture waterfalls, ocean waves, fountains and more with beautiful ghostly water. LIVE PHOTOS AND VIDEO Spectre’s intelligent computational shutter takes hundreds of shots over the span of a few seconds, and saves them in an accompanying live photo. That means you can pick a different frame as your photo, apply live-photo effects, and even use the long exposure as a live-wallpaper! ENDLESS SMARTS Spectre is a packed with powerful technology from by the team that brought you Halide. From machine learning-based scene detection to computer vision aided image stabilization, Spectre is jammed full of impressive technologies to get the best possible image. DESIGNED FOR HUMANS Spectre is meticulously designed. Its dark UI is gentle on the eyes when you shoot at night. Gorgeous glowing highlights infuse it with a unique style. Custom typefaces and iconography combined with unique, smooth controls make it as tactile and delightful as an actual physical camera. Like its sister app Halide, the app is easily usable with one hand, even on the largest iPhones. HIGH-TECH SHOWCASE Build with the latest tech, Spectre isn't just a long exposure camera — it’s the cutting edge technology showcase of one of the App Store’s foremost camera apps, Halide. Here’s just a few of the latest technologies that we use in Spectre: - DCI-P3 Wide Color Pipeline - Live Photos - Metal Graphics Acceleration - Tripod Detection - Siri & Shortcuts - AI Stabilization - Machine Learning & CoreML - Computer Vision COMPATIBILITY: Spectre’s smart Automatic Scene Detection requires iOS 12. AI-based stabilization features are available on iPhone 6S and later.* For the best experience, we recommend iPhone 8 or later. On iPhone 6, Spectre captures in lower resolution. ABOUT US We’re Ben and Sebastiaan, two friends living in the San Francisco Bay Area that love building fantastic apps for photography. We hope you love Spectre! We’d love your feedback to make it even better or any reports of bugs you run into. You can always contact us directly via email: support@halide.cam, on our Twitter: @halidecamera or Instagram: @halideapp Don’t forget to share your amazing results by tagging them with #SpectreShot so we can share them on our growing social media accounts!

Screenshots

FilterFactory4 screens
Spectre Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FilterFactory at none against Spectre Camera's 1. FilterFactory also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Spectre Camera's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and iOS requirement 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. Spectre Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FilterFactory asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FilterFactory ships an update monthly, Spectre Camera every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FilterFactory versus Spectre Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilterFactorySpectre Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (2.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—45.6% of reviews
Number of ratings—2.4K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperREAFO CO., LTD.Lux Optics Incorporated

Bugs and requests

FilterFactory

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Spectre Camera

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and freezes on some devices
  • Compatibility issues with older iPhones
  • Focusing and stabilization problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Longer exposure time options
  • More manual control over settings
  • Raw image format support
  • Apple Watch remote support
  • Improved low-light performance

In-app purchases

None

FilterFactory

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Spectre Camera

One-time1
  • Spectre Pro$4.99

Questions

Is FilterFactory free?
FilterFactory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spectre Camera free?
Spectre Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FilterFactory or Spectre Camera have ads?
FilterFactory shows ads; Spectre Camera does not.
Which is updated more often, FilterFactory or Spectre Camera?
FilterFactory ships an update monthly, and Spectre Camera every 3 months. Most recently, FilterFactory was updated on September 15, 2026 and Spectre Camera on September 22, 2026.

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