Total RAW Camera + Editor vs Paralight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Paralight
Create and share films with an AI writing partner and a full video studio. Transform ideas into movies in thirteen phases, from screenplay to final cut. Connect with a community of creators and showcase your work.
- AI writing partner and guide
- Full video editing studio
- Quick video creation
- Screenplay writing and editing
- Film production workflow
- Social feed for creators
- Channels for series and films
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Paralight is the social network of The New Hollywood — where anyone with an idea can make a film, and share it with people who make things too. A full film studio lives inside it, and Scarlett, your AI guide and writing partner, is beside you at every step. MAKE SOMETHING IN A MINUTE • Quick Create — say what you want, and Scarlett plans it, prices it, and makes it. Add a photo and it stays the same person all the way through. • New World — record yourself, describe a place, and your real performance is kept while the world around you is re-made. • The Video Studio — Become a character, change one thing, restyle, dub into another language, re-say a line, add captions, trim, upscale to 1080p. • Looks and Change for photos. MAKE A FILM • Create with Paralight takes a story from a page to a finished film in thirteen clear phases: breakdown, characters, voices, props, locations, storyboards, filming, score, poster, credits, the final cut. • The Production Office shows where your film stands and what it needs next. • Film a sequence more than one way, compare the timelines, and choose the one that goes in the film. • Read and edit every prompt before anything is made. Nothing is charged without a price on the button first. WRITE • Create full screenplays from an idea. A full screenplay creator and editor on your phone, with Scarlett as a writing partner, coverage, and export to PDF, Fountain and Final Draft. SHARE • A feed built for people who make things: For You and Following, posts that carry the recipe that made them, polls, collaborators, scheduling. • Repost what you love to your followers — as it is, or with your own comment. • Channels — a show people follow on its own: a series, a film, one kind of work. With a broadcast to everyone who follows it. • Messages with video messages, voice notes and the work itself travelling in the thread. • Paralight+ to watch, and Paralight Star for the people behind the films. BUILT TO BE TRUSTED • Before any AI tool runs on a photo or video of a real person, you confirm it is you, or that you have their written permission. • Every post, profile and channel can be reported, and anyone can be blocked. • A job that fails refunds itself. Paralight uses credits for AI generation. Browsing, posting, messaging, writing and trimming are free. Available in English, Español and Korean. Paralight memberships are auto-renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. A subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before that. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Paralight Terms of Service: https://paralight.ai/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://paralight.ai/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Paralight at 5.0 against Total RAW Camera + Editor's 2.0. Total RAW Camera + Editor's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Total RAW Camera + Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Paralight sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $70.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Paralight holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Total RAW Camera + Editor has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Total RAW Camera + Editor | Paralight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | AppJud | Paralight LLC |
Customer experience
Total RAW Camera + Editor
Paralight
In-app purchases
Total RAW Camera + Editor
- Unlock features$4.99
Paralight
- Elite Studio$70.991 Month
- Ultra Studio$141.991 Month
- Elite Studio$709.001 Year
- 330 Credits$5.99
- 660 Credits$11.99
- 1,320 Credits$23.99
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- 3,500 Credits$58.99
- 7,500 Credits$117.99
- 16,000 Credits$239.00
- 48,000 Credits$709.00
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