Comparison

Profoto Camera vs A Past Day

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

Head to head
About

Profoto Camera

This app empowers ambitious creators to produce stunning images using their iPhone and Profoto lights. It offers two modes: Smart Mode for intuitive control over flash effects and mood, and Classic Mode for full manual control over settings and multiple flash units.

Highlights
  • Smart Mode with Contrast and Warmth controls
  • Classic Mode for full manual control
  • Flash power and color temperature adjustment
  • Support for multiple Profoto flash units
  • Computational photography enhancements
Features
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We developed the Profoto Camera for ambitious image creators who want to create amazing images using iPhone and Profoto lights. Key features*: Profoto Camera has two different modes, each one optimised for different needs. That way it will work better for you in different situations. SMART MODE: INNOVATIVE EASE OF USE Helps you create professional images with two innovative controls, powered by computational photography: - Go between natural and dramatic flash effect with “Contrast” control. - Control the mood of your photos with “Warmth” control. CLASSIC MODE: UNLEASH YOUR CREATIVITY Profoto Camera app gives you also full manual control over all features, such as flash power, color temperature, and camera settings. It also supports using multiple flash units simultaneously. Ultimately, Profoto Camera lets you be as creative as you can be. The world of smartphone photography just got bigger. LOOKING FOR PROFOTO CONTROL APP? Looking for remote control functionality when shooting with your traditional camera? Search App Store for “Profoto Control” and start using it! Please send your feedback and feature ideas to hello@profoto.com! Love, Profoto team. * Supported Profoto products: Profoto C1 Profoto C1 Plus Profoto A10 Profoto B10-series lights Profoto Pro-11

About

A Past Day

Features
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"This café — it had been two years." Circle a place you've been on the map, and the photos you took there line up across the years. A time you'd forgotten quietly comes back. —— The rest, you'll discover just by tapping around. A Past Day quietly brings back memories you'd long forgotten. Not the photos you look at all the time — the ones you'd forgotten you had. A Past Day draws from your own photo library and, by chance, surfaces a single picture from a day you haven't thought about in years. One tap follows the thread — to nearby places, the same season in other years, a color, a feeling — and a memory you didn't know you still had comes quietly back. • By chance — you don't search; a forgotten day finds you. • Long ago — not yesterday's photos, but the ones from years back. • Revived — one picture pulls a whole day back into focus. On This Day See this date across every year you have photos for. Feel how much time has passed — and imagine where the same stretch of time ahead might take you. Footprints on the map Photos with a location connect into the path you walked that day. Retrace where you went — and remember things the photos alone don't show. Wander From any photo, take an associative walk through your library — by place, time, or color. Each step is a small, involuntary discovery. Everything stays on your device Your photos are never uploaded to the cloud or any server. Storage and on-device AI analysis all happen locally on your iPhone. Nothing leaves your device. Start with about 20–30 photos, or bring in your whole library.

Screenshots

Profoto Camera4 screens
A Past Day4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: A Past Day at every 3 days against Profoto Camera's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Profoto Camera ships an update every 3 months, A Past Day every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Profoto Camera versus A Past Day: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProfoto CameraA Past Day
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (38 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews39.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings38 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProfotoYusuke Tanaka

In-app purchases

None

Profoto Camera

No in-app purchases

None

A Past Day

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Profoto Camera free?
Profoto Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is A Past Day free?
A Past Day is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Profoto Camera or A Past Day have ads?
Neither Profoto Camera nor A Past Day shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Profoto Camera or A Past Day?
Profoto Camera ships an update every 3 months, and A Past Day every 3 days. Most recently, Profoto Camera was updated on October 24, 2026 and A Past Day on October 12, 2026.

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