Comparison

Pro Camera vs SANDMARC Camera

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

SANDMARC Camera

This camera app provides manual controls for ISO, shutter speed, and white balance, along with advanced processing modes like RAW and ProRAW. It offers professional monitoring tools such as histograms and focus peaking, designed for photographers using specific lenses.

Highlights
  • Manual ISO, shutter speed, white balance
  • Lens selector and optimal zoom lock
  • Standard, Minimal, RAW, and ProRAW processing
  • Live Luma and RGB histograms
  • False Color exposure overlay
  • Focus peaking and zebra warnings
Features
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A Camera App that gives you manual controls and seamless SANDMARC lens integration, built for photographers and videographers who want more than the default iPhone camera. BUILT FOR SANDMARC LENSES The native camera app has no idea what lens you have attached. The SANDMARC app does. Select your lens from the built-in Lens Selector, and the app immediately tells you exactly which iPhone camera to mount it to. No guessing, no trial and error. It also locks your zoom into the optimal range for that lens, keeping you out of digital zoom territory where image quality suffers. Full anamorphic lens support included, with corrected widescreen previews and automatic desqueeze for SANDMARC 1.33× and 1.55× anamorphic lenses. MANUAL CONTROLS, MADE SIMPLE Aperture, ISO, shutter speed, white balance, and exposure compensation are all accessible directly from the shooting interface. Tap to cycle through settings or press and hold to jump straight to the one you need. Swipe up or down on the slider to dial in your value. Double-tap to reset. Pro-level control without the heavy learning curve. PHOTO PROCESSING MODES Choose how your iPhone processes every shot: · Standard: Default Computational processing by Apple · Minimal: Natural Processing, fast with minimal computational interference · RAW: Full Sensor Data, maximum flexibility in post · ProRAW: Apple Computational RAW, best of both worlds VIDEO Record in HD or 4K with high frame rate options and full manual control over focus, shutter speed, ISO, and white balance. Choose your format and codec based on your workflow: · HEVC for smaller, shareable files · ProRes for professional editing pipelines · Apple Log for maximum flexibility in color grading · Open Gate recording for a taller frame with more room to crop · ProRes RAW direct to external SSD on supported iPhone PROFESSIONAL MONITORING TOOLS · Live Luma histogram and RGB histogram · False Color exposure overlay · Zebra warnings for highlight clipping · Focus peaking · Grid and leveler · Audio meters for video recording · Waveform monitor for video exposure DESIGNED FOR EVERY SHOOTER Whether you just picked up your first SANDMARC lens or you are an experienced mobile photographer and filmmaker looking for more control, the SANDMARC app was built with you in mind. Simple enough to pick up in minutes. Deep enough to grow with you. Download the SANDMARC Camera App and take creative control of every shot.

Screenshots

Pro Camera4 screens
SANDMARC Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SANDMARC Camera at none against Pro Camera's 3. SANDMARC Camera also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 53%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks). Pro Camera's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (999 vs 32). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pro Camera sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year. SANDMARC Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pro Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pro Camera has 999 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of Pro Camera's written reviews are positive against 83% of SANDMARC Camera's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pro Camera ships an update every 5 weeks, SANDMARC Camera every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pro Camera versus SANDMARC Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPro CameraSANDMARC Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (999 ratings) — better4.1 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews53.1% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings999 — better32
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReeflex GmbHSandmarc LLC

Customer experience

Pro Camera

All ratings999 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral5.5%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews418 reviews
Positive53.1%
Neutral10.0%
Negative36.8%

SANDMARC Camera

All ratings32 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

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

SANDMARC Camera

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

SANDMARC Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pro Camera free?
Pro Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SANDMARC Camera free?
SANDMARC Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pro Camera or SANDMARC Camera?
Pro Camera is rated higher. Pro Camera averages 4.4 out of 5 from 999 ratings, while SANDMARC Camera averages 4.1 from 32 ratings.
Do Pro Camera or SANDMARC Camera have ads?
Neither Pro Camera nor SANDMARC Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pro Camera or SANDMARC Camera?
Pro Camera ships an update every 5 weeks, and SANDMARC Camera every 6 days. Most recently, Pro Camera was updated on October 3, 2026 and SANDMARC Camera on September 23, 2026.

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