Masking Cam vs Blackmagic Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Masking Cam
This app helps you take precise photos by using a reference image as a guide. You can adjust the mask's appearance and use advanced features like picture-in-picture reference photos and mask editing tools.
- Use gallery photos as mask guides
- Adjust mask density and color
- Picture-in-picture reference photos
- Mask eraser tool
- Dark Mode support
- Manual focus and zoom
- Automatic cropping
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Take a picture in three steps · Tap the gallery to select a photo and the photo will be rendered as a mask guide · Move the camera or objects so that the reference guide coincides with the objects · Capture photo Mask photo adjust · Adjust the density of the mask reference guide by adjusting the blur radius, upper threshold or lower threshold · Tap the mask button in the top toolbar to switch the mask color or close the mask Reference photo [Advanced Feature] · Photos in the gallery will be displayed in picture-in-picture style · The relative position indicator is displayed while focusing, which is convenient for you to adjust the shooting Angle at any time · Drag, zoom, minimize Mask mode [Advanced Features] · Adjust the size of the eraser and erase excess mask references guide Other features · iOS 13 Dark Mode · Swipe the preview up and down (or tap the arrow at the top) to switch albums, and click the name of the current album again to refresh the entire gallery · Click the preview to manually focus · Preview the zoom with two fingers · Automatic crop according to the scale of mask photo · Long press to delete the photo taken · Four Orientations:Portrait、Portrait Upside Down、Landscape Left、Landscape Right About us We want to improve your photography with our app, but we want you to get rid of this camera aid and shoot something of your own as soon as possible.
Blackmagic Camera
Transform your iPhone or iPad into a professional digital film camera. Achieve a cinematic look with Hollywood-grade controls, including frame rate, shutter angle, and ISO adjustments. Record in industry-standard formats directly to cloud storage for seamless global collaboration.
- Digital film camera controls
- Cinematic 'look' for Hollywood films
- Adjust frame rate, shutter angle, white balance, ISO
- Record to Blackmagic Cloud
- Industry standard 10-bit Apple ProRes files up to 4K
- Interactive Heads Up Display (HUD)
- Professional audio options
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Introducing Digital Film for iPhone and iPad! Blackmagic Camera unlocks the power of your iPhone and iPad by adding digital film camera controls and operating systems! Now you can create the same cinematic ‘look’ as Hollywood feature films. You get the same intuitive and user friendly interface as Blackmagic Design’s award winning cameras. So it’s just like using a professional digital film camera! This means you can adjust settings such as frame rate, shutter angle, white balance and ISO all in a single tap. Or record directly to Blackmagic Cloud in industry standard 10-bit Apple ProRes files up to 4K! Recording to Blackmagic Cloud Storage lets you collaborate on DaVinci Resolve projects with editors anywhere in the world, all at the same time! Get the "Hollywood Look" with Digital Film! Blackmagic Camera puts the professional features you need for feature film, television and documentaries in your pocket. Now you can create YouTube and TikTok content with a cinematic look, and broadcast quality ENG! Imagine having a run and gun camera on hand to capture breaking news whenever it happens! Or use Blackmagic Camera as a B Cam to capture angles that are difficult to reach with traditional cameras, while still retaining control of important settings. Best of all, recording to Blackmagic Cloud allows you to get your footage to the newsroom or post production studio in minutes. Interactive Controls for Fast Setup Blackmagic Camera has all the controls you need to quickly setup and start shooting! Everything is interactive, so you can tap any item and instantly change settings without searching through confusing menus! The HUD shows status and record parameters, histogram, focus peaking indicators, levels, frame guides and more. Show or hide the HUD by swiping up or down. You can auto focus by tapping the screen in the area you want to focus. You can shoot in 16:9 or vertical aspect ratios, plus you can shoot 16:9 while holding your phone vertically if you want to shoot unobtrusively. On Screen Heads Up Display The heads up display, or HUD, controls have the most important camera controls such as lens selection, frame rate, shutter angle, timecode, ISO, white balance, gain and audio levels. You can adjust settings such as exposure by touching the ISO indicator, or you can change the audio levels simply by touching the audio meters. Everything is interactive, so if you tap any item you can instantaneously change its settings without having to search through complex menus! Camera Setup Menus The settings tab unlocks the full power of your phone’s camera, with quick access to advanced settings such as monitoring, audio, camera setup, recording and more! The record tab gives you total control over video resolution and recording format including industry standard Apple ProRes or space efficient H.264 and H.265. Plus, you can set anamorphic de-squeeze and lens correction settings. Professional audio options include AAC and PCM format and VU or PPM audio metering. You can even add external microphones! Or add 3D LUTs to recreate film looks! Media The Blackmagic Camera media tab has all the controls you need to browse or scrub clips for quick review, search and sort and view the upload status of your media. Access your media from Blackmagic Camera’s all clips folder by choosing the Media button to see the thumbnails for each clip you have stored. Plus, you can save to the files folder on the phone, send it to Blackmagic Cloud Storage via Blackmagic Cloud or manually choose which clips to upload to a project library. You can even sync media from Blackmagic Camera directly into the DaVinci Resolve project so you’re ready to edit! Live Sync to Blackmagic Cloud Storage When shooting with Blackmagic Camera, the video you capture can be instantly uploaded as a proxy file, followed by the camera originals, and saved to Blackmagic Cloud Storage. This means you can start editing quickly using your proxies, speeding up your workflow.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blackmagic Camera at 4.8 against Masking Cam's 3.0. Blackmagic Camera also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (24K vs 2). Masking Cam's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Masking Cam sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Blackmagic Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.
Blackmagic Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blackmagic Camera has 24K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Masking Cam's written reviews are positive against 68% of Blackmagic Camera's.
Masking Cam ships an update every 3 months, Blackmagic Camera monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Masking Cam | Blackmagic Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.8 (24K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 68.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 24K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #28 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 203 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 育良 邱 | Blackmagic Design Inc |
Customer experience
Masking Cam
Blackmagic Camera
Bugs and requests
Masking Cam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Blackmagic Camera
Reported bugs
5 issues- Stabilization issues in certain recording modes
- Exposure and focus settings not staying locked
- Timelapse mode not clearly indicated
- HDMI output not working reliably
- Audio source randomly switching to 'None'
Requested features
6 requests- Add log/flat color profiles
- Implement waveform and vectorscope monitors
- Allow locking shutter speed with auto ISO
- Provide preset options for common settings
- Add support for external accessories (e.g., gimbals)
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- Integrate Apple Watch remote control
In-app purchases
Masking Cam
- Drag and DropFree
- Remove the watermark$0.99
- Erase the mask photo$0.99
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- Removable Reference Photo$0.99
Blackmagic Camera
No in-app purchases
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