Vistax vs 65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vistax
This app offers professional-grade manual camera controls, including shutter speed, ISO, and focus. It features film simulations, RAW capture, and non-destructive editing for creative flexibility. Prioritizing privacy, it includes a distraction-free Zen Mode and composition aids.
- Manual camera controls (shutter, ISO, white balance, focus)
- ProRAW/DNG capture
- Film simulations and custom LUT support
- Non-destructive editing
- Zen Mode for distraction-free shooting
- Exposure bracketing and live histogram
- Composition aids and rangefinder mode
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Vistax combines pro-level manual controls with creative tools like film simulations and Zen mode — all in a privacy-first camera app with zero tracking. Pro-Level Control: - Manual Mode: Full control over shutter speed, ISO, white balance, and focus - ProRAW/DNG: RAW capture for maximum post-processing flexibility - Non-Destructive Edits: Apply color filters or image formats while preserving your original — saved as an iOS photo edit or a separate file Creative Expression: - Zen Mode: A distraction-free, minimalist interface focused solely on composition - Film Simulations: A vast library including iconic Fuji-X emulations. Bring your own custom .cube LUTs - Camera Presets: Save and recall your favorite camera settings with a single tap Exposure Tools: - Shutter priority, ISO priority, full auto, and manual exposure modes - Automatic exposure bracketing: up to 5 brackets, -5/+5 EV - Exposure compensation, live histogram, and zebra over-exposure warning Full Feature Set: • iOS Widget: Quick access to presets from your home or lock screen • Camera Control: Launch Vistax or take shots with the hardware Camera Control (iPhone 16 Pro (& Max) to 18 Pro (& Max)) • High-Resolution Capture: Stunning 48MP images (*) • Portrait Mode: Professional portraits with depth effects (*) • iOS Deep Fusion and Smart HDR (*) • Focus peaking and manual focus • Manual and auto white balance • Capture in HEIC / JPEG / RAW+JPEG / RAW+HEIC / RAW / ProRAW (DNG) • Wide Gamut: Vibrant, accurate colors across supported displays • Composition Aids: Rule of thirds, golden triangles, and fine mesh grids • Rangefinder Mode: See beyond the frame with rangefinder-style framing lines • Shutter Timer: 3s and 10s delays Privacy-First • Vistax contains zero tracking or third-party SDKs (*) Compatibility Notes Some features depend on your device's hardware: • Camera Control: iPhone 16 Pro (& Max) to 18 Pro (& Max) • 48MP capture: iPhone 14 Pro (& Max) and later Pro models. Not available in manual, semi-auto, or portrait modes • ProRAW: iPhone 12 Pro (& Max) and later Pro models • RAW: Most iPhones from 6S onwards, iPad Pro (varies by model) • Portrait mode: iPhone 7 Plus and later, iPad Pro • Smart HDR / Deep Fusion: iPhone 11 and later • Ultra Wide lens may not support RAW or manual focus/exposure modes on some devices
65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA
This app is a native panoramic camera for iPhone that emulates the classic 65:24 aspect ratio of 35mm film cameras. It offers a highly customizable interface and advanced controls for professional photography, with options for framing and various export formats.
- Classic 65:24 aspect ratio
- Customizable interface and viewfinder
- Modular controls with 30+ options
- Advanced processing and pro photography controls
- Full 48MP resolution support
- JPEG/HEIC/TIFF support
- Framing options for social media
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A meticulously designed native panoramic camera for your iPhone, carrying forward the iconic 65:24 aspect ratio pioneered by 35mm film cameras such as the Hasselblad XPan. While designed to provide an immediately familiar experience as a panoramic point-and-shoot, 65×24 includes a depth of features only few camera apps can match, including: - A gorgeous, customizable interface, including a personalizable viewfinder, haptic feedback, night mode, left handed mode, and more. - Modular controls: only the controls you care about, where you want them. 30+ controls to choose from. - No subscription: a single in-app purchase gets you all the features and all future updates on all your devices. - Advanced processing options, letting you come up with the perfect look for your photographs. - Pro photography controls: precise EV control, manual ISO and shutter speed controls, 35mm equivalent focal length display - Full 48MP resolution support and 2× mode support on iPhone Fusion cameras. - JPEG/HEIC/TIFF support - Immersive, full screen shooting experience when using Camera Control or volume buttons for capture - 2 visual themes: Liquid Glass (iOS 26 only), and a focused, minimalist Classic appearance - Control Center and Lock Screen control for iOS 18 - The option to render panorama photos with a frame (1:1, 4:3, or 16:9), to prevent the awkward cropping on many social media platforms - Absolutely no tracking, third party libraries, data collection or transmission. A full user manual is available at https://65x24.net/doc
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: 65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA at Free against Vistax's $6.99. 65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Vistax's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA is free to download; Vistax costs $6.99 up front. 65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Vistax asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Vistax against 4.7 for 65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 26 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Vistax's written reviews are positive against 91% of 65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA's.
Vistax ships an update every 2 months, 65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vistax | 65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (25 ratings) — better | 4.7 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.0% of reviews | 91.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sebastien Ardon | Héliographe, Inc |
Customer experience
Vistax
65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA
In-app purchases
Vistax
No in-app purchases
65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA
- Full Unlock$19.99
- Full Unlock (base price)$29.99
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