Comparison

AcuiCam Pro vs BlaX Macro Camera

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

Head to head
About

AcuiCam Pro

Capture stunning, high-quality images with extended dynamic range using a unique process that reveals intricate details, colors, and light. Organize your photos with an event album system and fine-tune your shots with a professional editor. Save images in various formats for sharing or printing.

Highlights
  • RealVision process with Gain Maps for EDR
  • Workshop editor for fine-tuning images
  • Event Album system for photo organization
  • Supports Apple ProRAW, Deep Fusion, Macro
  • Save images as HEIC, JPG, MP4, or PNG
  • Intuitive and elegant user interface
Features
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AcuiCam Pro RealVision - Close to reality Do you want to shoot images of the highest quality possible with an iPhone? - Then AcuiCam Pro is for you. AcuiCam Pro 1.7.4 works with all iPhone 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 Standard and Pro series running iOS 18.1 or later. It is the only app that offers: The unique RealVision process with Gain Maps in the ISO 21496-1 Standard to deliver EDR (Extended Dynamic Range). RealVision produces Quality Pixels that reveal details, colors, and light in your images, making them look close to the reality you experienced when you shot them. Further, RealVision will automatically add Gain Maps to the camera Viewfinder, older images or images from other apps or external cameras without a Gain Map. You can adjust the Gain Maps using the Workshop editor to get a balanced and natural result with EDR-capable displays, such as HDR and XDR displays with 1000 nits of brightness or more. The Event Album system. Here you can create albums to organise images from e.g. family gatherings, birthdays, travels, etc. This feature helps you keep all relevant photos from a specific event in one place, making it easier to find them within this app and the Photos app for further editing and/or sharing. You can create, rename and select to save to Album(s) in the Viewfinder and the Workshop, and select which Album(s) to view in Image Selector. But don’t just take our word for it - download AcuiCam Pro for free and see for yourself. AcuiCam Pro is a professional Camera & Editor app that is simple, elegant and intuitive. It supports Apple ProRAW, Deep Fusion, Macro and much more. AcuiCam Pro is designed to bring you into focus and let you compose and shoot stunning images. That means you can select the relevant RealVision Preset, point and shoot to get high-quality images without further editing. When you are a professional or dedicated amateur photographer who wants to fine-tune your images to perfection, use the built-in Workshop editor with a collection of custom-made enhancement tools. Each time you shoot an image, AcuiCam Pro processes it automatically. That means, “What you see is what you get” - in both the Viewfinder, Preview and the auto-saved HEIC image. You can share this image(s) directly with family, friends and the world by tapping the More and Share buttons in the Image Selector. You can select to shoot in either STD (Standard) or ProRAW mode. Then AcuiCam Pro saves a Master image you can edit non-destructively in the built-in Workshop editor. Try the fully functional Workshop editor and experience how to fine-tune your images to perfection and save 1 image a day for free. To get unrestricted access to save all your edited images, please use the in-app purchase. An edited STD or ProRAW Master image can be saved as a HEIC, JPG, or MP4 Still Image Movie for sharing or use on websites. Finally, you can save the Master image as a lossless PNG for high-quality printing. AcuiCam Pro cannot make poor images look good, but it can make great images appear close to reality! For info on Special Features & Tech, please scroll down to "Information" and click on our Developer Website link. Here you will find a complete list of special features and other valuable information about AcuiCam Pro, including our iPhone Photo Tutorial. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

BlaX Macro Camera

Capture stunning close-up images with advanced manual controls and real-time previews. This camera app offers a large live viewfinder, customizable interface, and powerful editing tools for macro photography enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Large live viewfinder with real-time preview
  • Customizable interface and presets
  • Manual focus, exposure, and white balance
  • Composition tools like Rule of Thirds
  • RAW and ProRAW capture options
  • Configurable watermark
Features
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BlaX Macro — Beautiful macro photography, made effortless. Built by a macro photographer for macro photographers. Compose, dial in your look, and capture frame-ready close-ups in seconds — no post-processing required. What you see in the live viewfinder is exactly what gets saved. WHY PHOTOGRAPHERS CHOOSE BlaX Macro • NEW in 7.0 — Edit Mode: your photos stay negatives. Re-open, re-develop, re-style any time (Elite) • See your creative look live, before you press the shutter • Capture macro shots in seconds, not minutes • Huge, distraction-free live viewfinder • Share your presets with friends via QR code in one tap • Limited-time Soccer World 2026 event: borders, watermark & corners in your team's flag look • Powerful manual controls when you need them • No ads. No subscription. One purchase, yours forever. FREE FEATURES • Large live viewfinder with real-time result preview • Swipe through presets, filters, and moods directly in the preview • Specialized presets in color and black & white • Focus modes: Manual, Auto, Continuous • Exposure modes: Manual, Auto, Continuous • White balance modes: Manual, Continuous • Pinch to zoom · Tap to focus and meter • Lock Screen widgets and control widgets • Adjust exposure compensation and zoom level • Optimized themes — or build your own • Distraction-free mode and red mode for dark environments • Works on iPhone and iPad • Available in 8 languages PRO FEATURES For photographers who want maximum control and flexibility. Image & color • Customize presets, knobs, colors, and moods • Display P3 wide-color capture • Preset scopes — apply just the look, the border, or the shape • Glow: add a soft, luminous halation that blooms from the highlights • The complete classic color filter set: 11 filters with 3 authentic grades each (#8, #25, 81B …) • Atmospheric, hand-crafted moods — with switchable variants for instant sub-looks • Show sharp image areas on demand • Macro focus support • Image stabilization for steady handheld shots Composition & exposure • Color histogram, luminance histogram, and live exposure info panel (ISO, white balance, tint) • Hyperfocal distance display in the exposure panel • Spirit level • 9 viewfinder masks — Rule of Thirds, Golden Ratio, Fibonacci & more • Set ISO and exposure duration independently in manual mode • Bluetooth trigger, volume-button trigger • Self-timer: 2 / 5 / 15 / 30 / 60 / 120 s • Adjustable iPhone torch White balance, format & sharing • Draggable, resizable gray-card field for pinpoint white balance • Aspect ratios: 1:1, 4:5, 3:4, 2:3 • Image formats: HEIC, PNG, JPEG, TIFF • Capture RAW or TIFF digital negatives (device-dependent) • 48 MP high-resolution mode (device-dependent) • Save an additional square image — ready for Instagram • Configurable watermark with custom text and color • Optional GPS metadata • Save to a dedicated album ELITE FEATURES Edit Mode — the darkroom in your camera: • Re-open any blaX photo on its look • Re-develop from the RAW negative — full quality • New look, frame & ratio after the shot • Saved edits stay re-editable, forever • Capture Apple ProRAW — the negative rides inside every photo (device-dependent) • All upcoming stack modes included Existing Pro owners are upgraded to Elite for free. One-time purchase. No subscriptions, ever. SUPPORT Missing a feature or found a bug? Get in touch — I read every email. support@blaXMacro.com Learn more: blaXMacro.com Requires iOS 17.4 or later. Thank you for supporting an independent developer.

Screenshots

AcuiCam Pro4 screens
BlaX Macro Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AcuiCam Pro at 5.0 against BlaX Macro Camera's 4.5. AcuiCam Pro also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). BlaX Macro Camera's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AcuiCam Pro sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and BlaX Macro Camera sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AcuiCam Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of AcuiCam Pro's written reviews are positive against 75% of BlaX Macro Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AcuiCam Pro ships an update every 2 months, BlaX Macro Camera every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and August 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AcuiCam Pro versus BlaX Macro Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAcuiCam ProBlaX Macro Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital Arts ApSLars Menzel

Customer experience

AcuiCam Pro

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BlaX Macro Camera

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

AcuiCam Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$11.991 Year
One-time3
  • Donate$3.99
  • Donate$8.99
  • One Time Payment$24.99
4 purchases

BlaX Macro Camera

One-time4
  • Upgrade to EliteFree
  • Unlock all the features$8.99
  • Unlock the Pro features$8.99
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  • Small World Tipping$9.99

Questions

Is AcuiCam Pro free?
AcuiCam Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BlaX Macro Camera free?
BlaX Macro Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AcuiCam Pro or BlaX Macro Camera?
AcuiCam Pro is rated higher. AcuiCam Pro averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while BlaX Macro Camera averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do AcuiCam Pro or BlaX Macro Camera have ads?
Neither AcuiCam Pro nor BlaX Macro Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AcuiCam Pro or BlaX Macro Camera?
AcuiCam Pro ships an update every 2 months, and BlaX Macro Camera every 4 days. Most recently, AcuiCam Pro was updated on September 8, 2026 and BlaX Macro Camera on August 19, 2026.

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