Comparison

Manual Camera vs ATOMOS

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

Head to head
About

Manual Camera

Take full control of your mobile photography with manual adjustments for focus, ISO, shutter speed, and white balance. Achieve professional-looking shots with reduced noise and creative motion blur effects.

Highlights
  • Manual focus control
  • Adjustable ISO sensitivity
  • Variable shutter speed
  • Customizable white balance
  • Long exposure photography
  • RAW photo capture
Features
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With mcamera you can control parameters that are not available in the standard camera app: - Focus distance - ISO sensitivity - Shutter speed - White balance With manual control of shutter speed you can keep ISO as low as possible which will give you less noise on the photos. Long shutter speed would also give you opportunity to take photos with smeared elements such as car lights or smooth river water. Terms of service: https://vdugnist.com/mcamera_tos.html

About

ATOMOS

Control your ATOMOS Neon 17 or 24 device remotely via Bluetooth LE. Adjust input and output settings, manage playback, apply LUTs, and utilize image analysis tools for easier monitoring and recording.

Highlights
  • Remote configuration and operation
  • Bluetooth LE wireless communication
  • Input and output setting adjustments
  • Playback control
  • Custom 3D LUT application
  • Image analysis tools
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The Neon app provides external controls for ATOMOS devices NEON 17, and NEON 24. The app communicates wirelessly via Bluetooth LE to perform remote configuration and operation tasks. Input options let you select connection type, select gamma/EOTF, and adjust gamut settings. For monitoring, application can control playback, select dynamic-range settings, apply custom 3-D LUTs, and use default color-space transformations. Output controls provide options for 4K-to-HD downconversion and HDR output. In addition to starting and stopping a recording, Atomos - Neon can activate a full suite of image-analysis tools, including exposure and focus assistance.  Being able to adjust these settings remotely is ideal for situations where it is difficult or unsafe to access your rig.

Screenshots

Manual Camera3 screens
ATOMOS3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Manual Camera at 4.3 against ATOMOS's 1.0. Manual Camera also leads on ratings volume (456 vs 1). ATOMOS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Manual Camera sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. ATOMOS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Manual Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Manual Camera has 456 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Manual Camera versus ATOMOS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManual CameraATOMOS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (456 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews58.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings456 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVladislav DugnistAtomos Ltd.

Customer experience

Manual Camera

All ratings440 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive58.7%
Neutral2.2%
Negative39.1%

ATOMOS

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Manual Camera

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Unable to save photos
  • Aspect ratio not saving correctly in free version
  • Slow shutter not working as expected
  • App crashes
  • Cannot access selfie camera
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  • EXIF data not displayed in native Photos app
  • ISO value discrepancy between slider and display
  • Cannot save photos due to photo access settings

Requested features

8 requests
  • Ability to turn on macro focus mode
  • Option to switch to selfie camera
  • Longer exposure times (e.g., 30 seconds)
  • Support for ultra wide and telephoto cameras
  • ND filter for daylight slow shutter speeds
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  • Ability to change lenses on iPhone 12Pro
  • More settings and controls
  • Fix alignment issue with aperture symbol

ATOMOS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Manual Camera

Subscriptions2
  • Manual Camera PRO7 Days trial$5.991 Year
  • Manual Camera PRO7 Days trial$11.991 Year
None

ATOMOS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Manual Camera free?
Manual Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ATOMOS free?
ATOMOS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Manual Camera or ATOMOS?
Manual Camera is rated higher. Manual Camera averages 4.3 out of 5 from 456 ratings, while ATOMOS averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Manual Camera or ATOMOS have ads?
Neither Manual Camera nor ATOMOS shows ads.

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