Simple RAW Camera vs Manual Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple RAW Camera
Capture professional-grade photos with RAW image support, offering Apple ProRAW or Adobe DNG formats. Easily share your high-resolution images via email or file sharing with your computer.
- RAW image capture
- Apple ProRAW support
- Adobe DNG format
- HEIC capture
- Email file sharing
- Mac/PC file sharing
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This is the simplest but professional use camera. RAW capture available, file format is Apple ProRAW or adobe DNG. Apple ProRAW format is available for iPhone 12 Series and later. Once you capture photo, then you can send raw file through mailer. Or File Sharing is available where your iPhone and Mac/PC connected. Open Finder to find your iPhone, then you can drag and drop to pull RAW data. And also, HEIC capture is available.
Manual Camera
Take full control of your mobile photography with manual adjustments for focus, ISO, shutter speed, and white balance. Achieve professional-looking shots with reduced noise and creative motion blur effects.
- Manual focus control
- Adjustable ISO sensitivity
- Variable shutter speed
- Customizable white balance
- Long exposure photography
- RAW photo capture
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With mcamera you can control parameters that are not available in the standard camera app: - Focus distance - ISO sensitivity - Shutter speed - White balance With manual control of shutter speed you can keep ISO as low as possible which will give you less noise on the photos. Long shutter speed would also give you opportunity to take photos with smeared elements such as car lights or smooth river water. Terms of service: https://vdugnist.com/mcamera_tos.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Manual Camera at none against Simple RAW Camera's shown. Manual Camera also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (454 vs 83). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Simple RAW Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Manual Camera sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Simple RAW Camera against 4.3 for Manual Camera. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Manual Camera has 454 ratings behind it against 83, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of Simple RAW Camera's written reviews are positive against 59% of Manual Camera's.
Simple RAW Camera ships an update every 2 months, Manual Camera every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple RAW Camera | Manual Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (83 ratings) — better | 4.3 (454 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.8% of reviews | 58.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 83 | 454 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KANAME OHARA | Vladislav Dugnist |
Customer experience
Simple RAW Camera
Manual Camera
Bugs and requests
Simple RAW Camera
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Manual Camera
Reported bugs
8 issues- Unable to save photos
- Aspect ratio not saving correctly in free version
- Slow shutter not working as expected
- App crashes
- Cannot access selfie camera
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- EXIF data not displayed in native Photos app
- ISO value discrepancy between slider and display
- Cannot save photos due to photo access settings
Requested features
8 requests- Ability to turn on macro focus mode
- Option to switch to selfie camera
- Longer exposure times (e.g., 30 seconds)
- Support for ultra wide and telephoto cameras
- ND filter for daylight slow shutter speeds
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- Ability to change lenses on iPhone 12Pro
- More settings and controls
- Fix alignment issue with aperture symbol
In-app purchases
Simple RAW Camera
- Full feature option$4.99
Manual Camera
- Manual Camera PRO7 Days trial$5.991 Year
- Manual Camera PRO7 Days trial$11.991 Year
Questions
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