Simple RAW Camera vs Residue*
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.
Residue*
This app allows you to create a visual record of your life by curating photos, music, movies, and other experiences. It focuses on personal reflection rather than social performance, making it easy to add and arrange moments.
- Curate photos, music, movies, and shows
- Create a visual record of life moments
- Focus on personal reflection, not social performance
- Effortless design for quick additions
- No feeds, followers, or likes
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Your life, curated like art // Residue is where you build the artifacts of who you are: the photos, songs, movies, shows, books, and little moments that defined each month. // Journaling asks you to write. Residue asks you to curate. Turn the things you loved, noticed, and experienced into a visual record of your life. It’s something closer to art-making than homework. // No feeds. No followers. No likes. Residue isn't asking you to perform your life for anyone. It's just yours. // Effortless by design, Residue fits into your life instead of demanding time from it. Add a moment and arrange it in seconds, not sit-down sessions. // Remember how life feels by curating what mattered.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Residue* at 100% against Simple RAW Camera's 55%. Residue* also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Simple RAW Camera's advantage is ratings volume (83 vs 16). On price, device support 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
Both are free to download. Simple RAW Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Residue* asks for nothing beyond the download.
Residue* holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple RAW Camera has 83 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Simple RAW Camera's written reviews are positive against 100% of Residue*'s.
Simple RAW Camera ships an update every 2 months, Residue* every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple RAW Camera | Residue* |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (83 ratings) | 5.0 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 83 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | KANAME OHARA | Logarithm LLC |
Customer experience
Simple RAW Camera
Residue*
In-app purchases
Simple RAW Camera
- Full feature option$3.99
Residue*
No in-app purchases
