Comparison

barecam vs Total RAW Camera + Editor

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

Head to head
About

barecam

This app captures photos directly from your camera sensor with minimal processing, offering raw data or a curated signature look. It provides manual controls for ISO, shutter speed, exposure, white balance, and focus, with an editor that preserves the original RAW file.

Highlights
  • Bayer RAW (DNG) capture
  • Signature HEIC output
  • Manual ISO and shutter control
  • Adjustable exposure and white balance
  • Manual focus control
  • Non-destructive RAW editor
  • RAW Max 48MP ProRAW
Features
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barecam shows you what your camera actually saw. Your iPhone takes a beautiful photo, but it's not quite yours. Before you ever see it, frames are stacked, faces are guessed at, skies are repainted and shadows are lifted. barecam stays out of the way. One exposure, read straight off the sensor. TWO WAYS TO SHOOT • Bayer RAW: the sensor's own 12-bit data, saved as a DNG with nothing added. Open it in Lightroom, Capture One or Photos and make it yours. • Signature: barecam's own look, made for people who want a finished photo. Warm, quiet colour, a soft film curve, fine grain and a gentle glow around lights. It's developed from the RAW and saved as a HEIC. WITH BAYER, NONE OF THIS • Deep Fusion • Smart HDR • Tone mapping • Sharpening • Semantic rendering • Photographic Styles FIVE DIALS, ON GLASS • ISO and shutter across your camera's full range • Exposure up to ±3 stops • White balance from 2500 to 9000 K, kept as metadata in RAW • Manual focus • Every dial has an Auto stop, one swipe away AN EDITOR THAT NEVER TOUCHES THE RAW • Tone, colour, grain, halation and crop, with a live RGB histogram • Save as a new photo, or apply the edit to the original and revert it any time • Every edit is developed from the RAW, and the DNG underneath stays exactly as shot ALSO (promise I'm not yelling) • RAW Max: ProRAW at 48 MP on the main camera • HEIF and JPEG with eight Looks: Epic, Wasteland, Sodium, Postcard, Haze, Mood, Tempo and Sunday • A gallery that shows only the photos you took with barecam • Shoot from the lock screen, or with the volume buttons • On iPhone Duo, unfold for a live histogram and instrument panel beside the lens • Grid and level One price. No account, no subscription, no tracking. barecam makes no network calls, so your photos never leave your iPhone unless you share them. I hope it makes you fall in love with your camera again.

About

Total RAW Camera + Editor

Capture stunning, sharp RAW and ProRAW images with full manual control over camera settings. Edit your photos with a comprehensive suite of tools, including exposure, highlights, and shadows. Export your work in various formats, perfect for aspiring photographers.

Highlights
  • Sharp RAW + ProRAW image capture
  • Full manual shooting controls (ISO, Shutter, WB)
  • Comprehensive RAW/JPEG editing tools
  • Manual focus with magnifier
  • Bokeh capture with adjustable blur
  • Real-time exposure indicators
  • Auto HDR and exposure bracketing
Features
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Shoot like a pro! Total RAW Camera is a powerful RAW/ProRAW shooter and editor designed to give you sharp images with full manual control and precise editing 15 POWERFUL FEATURES 1. SHARP RAW + ProRAW IMAGES Total Camera doesn't just take RAW images, it does so in a way that maximises sharpness by making better use of iPhone's powerful image stabilization. What you get is sharp RAW images even in low light handheld shooting. In our latest 4.0.0 release, we have added ProRAW support for maximum dynamic range (iPhone Pro only) 2. UI DESIGNED FOR RAW SHOOTING It takes just one tap to toggle RAW on or off. No need to search inside hidden menus and messy dialogs. Total RAW displays comprehensive shooting settings like ISO, shutter, white balance, drive mode and many more so you know at a glance what your shooting parameters are. 3. RAW + JPEG EDITING TOOLS Edit any RAW/JPEG image with a comprehensive set of tools. Exposure, Shadows, Highlights, Contrast, Sharpen, Clarity, Crop, Straighten, Rotate and more Now with 4.0.0 tools have been simplified to perform even better You can also now share an edited image instantly 4. FULL MANUAL SHOOTING Adjust the ISO and Shutter speed for the perfect exposure. Add exposure compensation Adjust the white balance With Total RAW Camera you are in perfect control. 5. RAW/ProRAW EXPORT AND TRANSFER Shoot with the highest quality in the RAW format.  Export your RAW files/ProRAW, original files, or edited files from within the app. 6. MANUAL FOCUS WITH MAGNIFIER Get precise depth-of-field control with manual focus and with the built-in magnifier, helping you achieve accurate focusing 7. BOKEH CAPTURE Now Total Camera makes of Dual Camera and TrueDepth Camera to deliver beautiful Bokeh which you can adjust BEFORE the shot is taken. Its the simplest way to get beautiful background blur! 8. REAL-TIME EXPOSURE INDICATORS otal camera includes a real-time indicator of ISO and Shutter speed which changes in real-time so you know the camera settings before you press the shutter. 9. AUTO EXPOSURE LOCK AND FOCUS LOCK With one long press, lock both exposure and focus and recompose 10. PHOTO BROWSER WITH EXIF SUPPORT View EXIF data in each image to understand the camera settings an other characteristics of a photo. Quickly share or delete images you have taken. You can even export RAW or movie resources 11. AUTO HDR SHOOTING With our proprietary technology we deliver HDR with greater dynamic range producing images of greater color and detail, ideal for high contrast or poor lighting conditions at night. You can use HDR in any camera and it integrates a viewer to help compare between HDR and non-HDR shots 12. AUTO EXPOSURE BRACKETING Bracketing allows you to shoot multiple shots at different exposure. Useful for merging images in HDR or just to ensure you get the right exposure. Total camera allows you to select between four bracketing configurations. 13. REAL-tIME CAMERA SETTINGS (FUNCTION) DISPLAY Never miss a shot because of wrong settings! See the following information with one tap: Shooting mode, exposure mode, focus mode, white balance, lens position, timer, flash, aperture, file type. This augments the real time, ISO, Shutter speed, and exposure compensation values. 14. BURST SHOOTING MODE Shoot multiple images easily with Multi-shot mode useful for better capturing moving objects. 15. TUTORIALS We've spruced up our Youtube channel and website to deliver useful tutorials on every aspect RAW iPhone Shooting. Educate yourself to achieve maximum images with RAW shooting + editing Visit our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa0dJ57GveJ6y4yFJ3g9jg

Screenshots

barecam4 screens
Total RAW Camera + Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Total RAW Camera + Editor at Free against barecam's $4.99. Total RAW Camera + Editor also leads on rating (1.9 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). barecam's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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

Total RAW Camera + Editor is free to download; barecam costs $4.99 up front. Total RAW Camera + Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. barecam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Total RAW Camera + Editor holds the better App Store score, 1.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Total RAW Camera + Editor has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of barecam's written reviews are positive against 9% of Total RAW Camera + Editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

barecam ships an update every 2 months, Total RAW Camera + Editor every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
barecam versus Total RAW Camera + Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbarecamTotal RAW Camera + Editor
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)1.9 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews9.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings111 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDon BytyqiAppJud

Customer experience

barecam

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Total RAW Camera + Editor

All ratings10 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative70.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive9.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.9%

In-app purchases

None

barecam

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Total RAW Camera + Editor

One-time1
  • Unlock features$4.99

Questions

Is barecam free?
barecam costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Total RAW Camera + Editor free?
Total RAW Camera + Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, barecam or Total RAW Camera + Editor?
Total RAW Camera + Editor is rated higher. barecam averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Total RAW Camera + Editor averages 1.9 from 11 ratings.
Do barecam or Total RAW Camera + Editor have ads?
Neither barecam nor Total RAW Camera + Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, barecam or Total RAW Camera + Editor?
barecam ships an update every 2 months, and Total RAW Camera + Editor every 2 weeks. Most recently, barecam was updated on November 12, 2026 and Total RAW Camera + Editor on November 3, 2026.

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