Comparison

AuraHDR Camera vs Text Widget on Home Screen

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

Head to head
About

AuraHDR Camera

This app enhances mobile photography with advanced HDR and focus stacking capabilities. It allows users to capture detailed images in challenging lighting, achieve edge-to-edge sharpness for close-ups, and shoot in high resolutions like 48MP ProRAW. Tutorials are available to help master its professional-grade features.

Highlights
  • RAW HDR bracketing
  • 100-shot Focus Bracketing
  • 48MP ProRAW shooting
  • Moon Shooting Mode
  • Long exposure capabilities
  • Built-in HDR editing sliders
  • Low Light preset
Features
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AuraHDR Camera gives iPhone photographers advanced tools for capturing scenes that ordinary camera apps struggle with. Create detailed HDR images with up to 16-stop RAW exposure bracketing, achieve edge-to-edge sharpness with focus bracketing and automatic focus stacking, and shoot in Bayer RAW or Apple ProRAW—all from one powerful camera app. WHAT MAKES AURAHDR DIFFERENT? ADVANCED HDR CAMERA AuraHDR’s proprietary AuraEngine tone mapping recovers detail in challenging lighting conditions. Each scene is analyzed automatically, while built-in tone controls let you fine-tune the result. For darker scenes, the Low Light preset helps produce cleaner photographs with improved detail. 1. 16-STOP EXPOSURE BRACKETING Capture RAW or JPEG exposure brackets across a range of up to 16 stops for merging in your preferred HDR software. • Capture up to seven bracketed exposures. • Customize the number of exposures and interval between them. • High Quality Low Light mode uses a lower ISO for cleaner brackets. • Supports Bayer RAW and Apple ProRAW on compatible iPhones. 2. RAW FOCUS BRACKETING Capture tack-sharp close-ups and landscapes with greater depth of field. • Choose automatic or manual focus bracketing. • Capture up to 100 bracketed images. • Adjust the focus interval for different subjects. • Capture in RAW or JPEG. • Use the draggable magnifier and real-time focus peaking to identify areas of sharp focus. In Auto mode, select the nearest focus point and let AuraHDR capture the sequence. In Manual mode, tap different areas of the frame to choose each focus position. Import the frames into apps such as Affinity Photo or Luminar Neo to create images with edge-to-edge sharpness. 3. AUTOMATIC FOCUS STACKING CAMERA Automatic Focus Stacking combines bracketed images inside AuraHDR and saves the completed result—no external stacking software required. • Ideal for macro, product, and food photography. • Select the nearest focus point and press the shutter. • Both the bracketed sequence and focus-stacked image are saved. • Designed for use with the iPhone’s main camera. 4. BAYER RAW AND APPLE PRORAW CAPTURE Choose the RAW format that best suits your workflow. • Capture minimally processed Bayer RAW files for maximum editing flexibility. • Use Apple ProRAW for RAW flexibility with Apple’s computational processing. • Capture Apple ProRAW at up to 48MP on supported Pro iPhones. • Available formats and resolution depend on your iPhone model. 5. LONG EXPOSURE AND FRAME STACKING Create smooth long exposures of flowing water, moving lights, and other moving subjects directly inside AuraHDR. Frame Stacking captures a sequence of individual images for processing in compatible software. Blend them to simulate longer exposures or average them to reduce noise in static low-light scenes. 6. ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES Moon Mode captures four exposures to help photograph visible lunar detail. A tripod is recommended for focus stacking, long exposures, frame stacking, and High Quality Low Light capture. Visit the AuraHDR YouTube channel for tutorials covering HDR merging, focus stacking, frame stacking, and other features.

About

Text Widget on Home Screen

Personalize your device's home screen with custom text widgets. Display favorite quotes, important information, or personal messages with extensive text and background customization options. Supports unlimited widgets and custom fonts.

Highlights
  • Unlimited text widgets
  • iOS 14 home screen widget support
  • Customizable font size and name
  • Customizable text color and opacity
  • Customizable background (color, gradient, image)
  • Shadow and outline effects
Features
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Add your favorite text messages on your home screen! By virtue of the full supports for iOS14 home screen widget and amaizingly powerful text editor, you can add any beautiful text messages on your home screen. For instance, - Add your favorite maxim to your home screen. - Add your telephone number to your home screen. - Add your car registration number to your home screen. - Add your favorite names of people your like. • Add unlimited number of text message on home screen. • Supports iOS14 home screen widget. • You can add either random text message or specific text message. • Supports font size and font name. • Supports custom fonts. Use your favorite fonts! • Supports free downloadble fonts from famous font severs. • Supports text color and opacity. • Supports color, gradient and image background. • Supports background blur. • Supports outline color and width. • Supports shadow - offset, blur, direction, inner shadow and color.

Screenshots

AuraHDR Camera4 screens
Text Widget on Home Screen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Text Widget on Home Screen at 80% against AuraHDR Camera's 18%. Text Widget on Home Screen also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). AuraHDR Camera's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99). On ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

AuraHDR Camera is free to download; Text Widget on Home Screen costs $2.99 up front. AuraHDR Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Text Widget on Home Screen asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Text Widget on Home Screen holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of AuraHDR Camera's written reviews are positive against 80% of Text Widget on Home Screen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
AuraHDR Camera versus Text Widget on Home Screen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuraHDR CameraText Widget on Home Screen
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating2.1 (8 ratings)3.9 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.6% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings816 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppJudDongwook Cho

Customer experience

AuraHDR Camera

All ratings8 ratings
Positive12.5%
Neutral37.5%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive17.6%
Neutral29.4%
Negative52.9%

Text Widget on Home Screen

All ratings16 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AuraHDR Camera

One-time1
  • Unlock Features$24.99
None

Text Widget on Home Screen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AuraHDR Camera free?
AuraHDR Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text Widget on Home Screen free?
Text Widget on Home Screen costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AuraHDR Camera or Text Widget on Home Screen?
Text Widget on Home Screen is rated higher. AuraHDR Camera averages 2.1 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Text Widget on Home Screen averages 3.9 from 16 ratings.
Do AuraHDR Camera or Text Widget on Home Screen have ads?
Neither AuraHDR Camera nor Text Widget on Home Screen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AuraHDR Camera or Text Widget on Home Screen?
AuraHDR Camera ships an update every 2 months, and Text Widget on Home Screen every 2 months. Most recently, AuraHDR Camera was updated on October 24, 2026 and Text Widget on Home Screen on October 24, 2026.

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