Comparison

Pro Camera vs PhotoPack Pro

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

Head to head
About

Pro Camera

This advanced photography app offers DSLR-style manual controls for iPhone users. It provides tools for long exposure, focus and exposure bracketing, and zero shutter lag capture, supporting various RAW formats.

Highlights
  • Full manual controls (ISO, shutter speed, focus, white balance)
  • Long exposure modes (Motion Blur, Light Trails)
  • Focus and Exposure Bracketing
  • Zero Shutter Lag capture
  • Live histograms and zebra stripes
  • RAW and ProRAW support
Features
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Reeflex is the most advanced photography app on the App Store built for enthusiasts, creatives, and professionals! It brings advanced DSLR-style controls to your iPhone in a clean, intuitive interface. Recognized as “App of the Day” and featured in “Apps We Love” by the App Store team, Reeflex gives you everything you need to elevate your photography in one app. — Professional Tools for Everyone — Reeflex combines classic still photography and advanced Slow Shutter modes for long exposure, together with full manual control over focus, exposure, shutter speed, ISO, and white balance. Monitor exposure with live histograms and zebra stripes. Fine-tune focus with focus peaking and focus loupe. With a simple two-finger gesture, independently place focus and exposure reticles anywhere in the scene. Shoot with Zero Shutter Lag, powered by an optimized capture pipeline that delivers one of the fastest capture experiences on the App Store. Reeflex supports HEIF, JPG, and RAW on all iPhone models, plus Apple ProRAW* and 48MP*** on compatible devices. — Slow Shutter Mode — Reeflex offers powerful long exposure tools leveraging the iPhone Smart-HDR for incredible dynamic range. Use Motion Blur or Light Trails to smooth moving water and clouds, make crowds disappear, or transform roads and night skies into flowing streaks of light. Long exposure on iPhone has never been easier. — Focus & Exposure Bracketing — Capture multiple frames across different focus points for edge-to-edge sharpness, or bracket exposures to preserve detail in highlights and shadows — ready for perfect blends and full creative control. — Burst Mode & Burst On Tap — Capture every moment with Burst Mode. Press and hold the shutter for rapid sequences with a real-time shot counter, or enable Burst on Tap for instant bursts with zero delay. Customize shot count, focus lock, and burst grouping. — Honorable Mentions — Reeflex has been recognized by the App Store team as “App of the Day” and featured in “Apps We Love". Praised within the photography community as one of the best manual camera apps available on iPhone. Reeflex has also been featured across leading photography platforms and publications, including PetaPixel, Fstoppers, Mobiography, and other specialized media. — MAIN FEATURES — • Full manual controls (ISO, shutter speed, exposure, focus, white balance) • Focus Bracketing for edge-to-edge sharpness • Exposure Bracketing for extended dynamic range • Burst Mode & Burst On Tap • Zero Shutter Lag capture • Live histograms & zebra stripes • Focus Peaking & Loupe (Magnifier) • AF/AE reticles • Camera selection • Gyroscopic tiltmeter & ext digital zoom • JPG, HEIF, TIFF, ProRAW* and RAW** formats • 12MP and 48MP capture support*** • Enhanced gallery with RAW+JPG tags and burst/bracket grouping • Advanced metadata view with GPS location • Accessibility support for color-blind users • Tutorials (in settings) — SLOW SHUTTER MODES — •⁠ ⁠Motion Blur — smooth water, flowing clouds, dynamic movement •⁠ ⁠Light Trails — transform traffic and stars into streams of light •⁠ ⁠Capture durations from 0.5 seconds up to 2 hours and Bulb (unlimited) •⁠ ⁠Live Preview — watch your image build in real time — REMARKS — *ProRAW is supported on iPhone 12 Pro and newer. **RAW format is limited to 12MP and requires iPhone 6s or newer. On iPhone 11 and earlier, RAW is not supported on the Ultra Wide camera. ***48MP is supported on the: •⁠ Main Wide camera of iPhone 14 Pro & newer •⁠ ⁠Ultra Wide camera of iPhone 16 Pro & newer •⁠ Telephoto camera of iPhone 17 Pro & newer — CONNECT — • Need help or want to share feedback? support@reeflexstore.com • Tutorial: https://reeflexstore.com/pages/pro-camera-2 • FAQ: https://reeflexstore.com/pages/faq-reeflex-pro-camera • Follow @ReeflexCamera and tag #ShotWithReeflex — ADMIN — Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://reeflexstore.com/pages/privacy-policy

About

PhotoPack Pro

This app helps photographers prepare for shoots by creating and sharing customizable gear checklists. It offers smart reminders and offline access to ensure critical items are never forgotten, simplifying planning for professional results.

Highlights
  • Customizable gear checklists
  • Smart reminders for incomplete lists
  • Event organization and trip planning
  • Offline access and local data storage
  • Shareable lists with clients/photographers
  • Easy event archiving and progress tracking
Features
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Prepare for every shoot with confidence. PhotoPack Pro helps photographers create, customize, and share photography gear checklists, organize preparation tasks, and keep important details close at hand. Whether you’re planning a wedding, heading out for landscape photography, shooting film, or packing for a photography trip, build a checklist around the way you work. START WITH A TEMPLATE. MAKE IT YOURS. Browse and preview ready-made checklists for: • General Photography • Landscape & Nature • Wedding • Film Photography • Astrophotography & Night • Nature & Car Camping Add a template to your collection, customize its categories and items, and reuse it for future shoots. You can also save your own checklists as templates. Restore library templates to their original content whenever needed, with the option to keep a separate copy of your customizations. KEEP YOUR GEAR AND PREPARATION ORGANIZED • Create a separate checklist for each shoot or trip. • Add your own items and categories for equipment, preparation tasks, shot lists, and more. • Mark priority items and track your packing progress. • Set reminders before your start date when a checklist is still incomplete. • Hide items or categories you don’t need and restore them later. • Copy existing checklists to prepare for similar shoots. KEEP THE DETAILS WITH THE LIST Add formatted notes to a checklist, category, or individual item. Keep location details, client requests, equipment instructions, and other useful information alongside the things you need to do or pack. SHARE YOUR PLAN Share checklists with clients, assistants, or other photographers, and import shared lists into PhotoPack Pro. CHOOSE A VIEW THAT WORKS FOR YOU Switch between card and compact dashboard views, expand or collapse all checklist categories, and choose Light, Dark, or system-matched appearance. Layouts adapt to your device’s text-size settings. READY EVEN WHEN YOU’RE OFFLINE Your checklists and template library work offline, with local data storage and no account required. Spend less time rebuilding packing lists and more time preparing for the photographs you want to make.

Screenshots

Pro Camera4 screens
PhotoPack Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PhotoPack Pro at 100% against Pro Camera's 53%. PhotoPack Pro also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Pro Camera's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and ratings volume (1K vs 4). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pro Camera is free to download; PhotoPack Pro costs $2.99 up front. Pro Camera sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year. PhotoPack Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PhotoPack Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pro Camera has 1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Pro Camera's written reviews are positive against 100% of PhotoPack Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pro Camera ships an update every 5 weeks, PhotoPack Pro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Pro Camera versus PhotoPack Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPro CameraPhotoPack Pro
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.4 (1K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#182 — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReeflex GmbHMichael Rung

Customer experience

Pro Camera

All ratings999 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral5.5%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews421 reviews
Positive53.2%
Neutral10.0%
Negative36.8%

PhotoPack Pro

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Pro Camera

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Photos not saving to camera roll
  • Zoom functionality not working as expected
  • Manual settings resetting after each shot
  • Crashes when using certain features like long exposure
  • UI issues on iPad with incorrect orientation

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for 48MP ProRAW on iPhone 14 Pro
  • Implement Bluetooth shutter remote support
  • Improve focus bracketing and auto focus capabilities
  • Allow manual settings to be saved as presets
  • Integrate with photo editing apps like Darkroom

PhotoPack Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pro Camera

Subscriptions2
  • Slow Shutter Modes$6.991 Year
  • Pro Camera Annual3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Reeflex Pro Camera - Lifetime$24.99
None

PhotoPack Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pro Camera free?
Pro Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PhotoPack Pro free?
PhotoPack Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pro Camera or PhotoPack Pro?
PhotoPack Pro is rated higher. Pro Camera averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while PhotoPack Pro averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Pro Camera or PhotoPack Pro have ads?
Neither Pro Camera nor PhotoPack Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pro Camera or PhotoPack Pro?
Pro Camera ships an update every 5 weeks, and PhotoPack Pro every 2 months. Most recently, Pro Camera was updated on November 8, 2026 and PhotoPack Pro on November 5, 2026.

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