Comparison

Pro Camera vs Cat's Eye

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

Cat's Eye

This app offers manual camera controls with real aperture simulation for iPhone 18 Pro models. Adjust shutter, ISO, and zoom without menus, and utilize advanced features like focus peaking and zebras for precise control over your shots.

Highlights
  • Real aperture simulation (ƒ/1.48 to ƒ/4)
  • On-screen shutter, aperture, ISO, and zoom controls
  • Focus peaking with distance measurement
  • Zebras and histogram for exposure control
  • HEIF, JPEG, or ProRAW output up to 48 MP
  • Manual white balance in Kelvin
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A full manual camera, with Portrait, a solar compass and depth of field in view. ◉ NEW: solar compass. Where the sun rises and sets today, where it is now, which way shadows fall and when golden hour begins ◉ NEW: depth of field. What stays sharp at each distance, and the hyperfocal distance in one tap ◉ NEW: a new screen, with every control in view and labelled, the three lenses and the front camera ◉ Portrait: the background is blurred using the real distance measured by the LiDAR scanner, no generative AI ◉ Real aperture from ƒ/1.48 to ƒ/4 on iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max: the ring moves the blades ◉ Shutter, aperture, ISO and zoom on four rings around the viewfinder THE SUN, BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT Tap “sun” and a plate appears that turns with the camera: today’s path of the sun, when it rises and sets, where it is now and a little figure with its shadow. It tells you whether the light is in front, to the side or behind, and alerts you to golden hour and blue hour. WHAT WILL BE SHARP Tap “DoF” and you’ll see, for the lens, zoom and aperture you have set, from where to where things are sharp at the distance you choose. “Focus at hyperfocal” sets focus at the hyperfocal distance: everything is sharp from half that distance to infinity, the classic trick for landscapes. PORTRAIT — THE BACKGROUND BLURRED YOUR WAY Choose Portrait by swiping under the shutter and shoot, in AUTO too. Cat's Eye measures the distance of every point with the LiDAR scanner and blurs the background like a fast lens. Then, in the editor: • A slider from ƒ/1.4 to ƒ/16 sets how much the background is blurred. • “Sharp zone” sets how much stays in focus around the person. • “Subject light” brightens only the person, ideal against the light. • Six bokeh styles: creamy, classic, cat’s eye, anamorphic, bubble and hexagon. On iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, a second shot with the aperture closed fixes the depth on railings, bars and leaves. AUTO OR MANUAL In AUTO 1 the screen stays clean: frame and shoot. Tap the mode button and the four rings appear (AUTO 2); tap again and you’re in M, with the values the camera was using. Each ring has an A position: take aperture off A and you’re in Av; shutter, Tv; both, M. • Ultra Wide, Main and Tele with one tap, and the front camera with SELFIE. • Zoom with two fingers or its ring, in millimeters and magnification; the digital range is marked in amber with the megapixels you really have left. • Exposure compensation, auto or Kelvin white balance, flash and torch, in the top row. • Distance-based focus peaking (with LiDAR), zebras and RGB histogram. • Tap to focus, hold to lock, double-tap to track the subject; manual focus in one tap. AND ALSO • Photos in 4:3, 16:9 or 1:1, as HEIF, JPEG or ProRAW, up to 48 MP. • Burst and self-timer; shoot with the volume buttons too. • Standby: the screen goes black when you’re not using it or face down, and comes back with a tap or when you lift the iPhone. • The viewer shows your Cat's Eye photos as they are in your library. WHAT EACH iPhone DOES • iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max: Portrait with the second shot, an aperture that really moves and distance peaking. • Other iPhone Pro models with LiDAR: Portrait, the full manual camera and distance peaking. • All others: the full manual camera, with the fixed aperture of their lens. One-time purchase. No subscription. No account. Your photos go to your library and never leave your phone; nor does the solar compass’s location. Cat's Eye is made by Andrés Arocha, author of Camera Trainer and PhotoPractice.

Screenshots

Pro Camera4 screens
Cat's Eye4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cat's Eye at 100% against Pro Camera's 53%. Cat's Eye also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Pro Camera's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and ratings volume (1K vs 1). On ads, device support 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

Pro Camera is free to download; Cat's Eye costs $3.99 up front. Pro Camera sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year. Cat's Eye asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cat's Eye 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 1, 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 Cat's Eye's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pro Camera ships an update every 5 weeks, Cat's Eye every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pro Camera versus Cat's Eye: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPro CameraCat's Eye
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.4 (1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReeflex GmbHANDRES ARTURO AROCHA DIAZ

Customer experience

Pro Camera

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

Cat's Eye

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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

Cat's Eye

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

Cat's Eye

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pro Camera free?
Pro Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cat's Eye free?
Cat's Eye costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pro Camera or Cat's Eye?
Cat's Eye is rated higher. Pro Camera averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Cat's Eye averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pro Camera or Cat's Eye have ads?
Neither Pro Camera nor Cat's Eye shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pro Camera or Cat's Eye?
Pro Camera ships an update every 5 weeks, and Cat's Eye every 3 days. Most recently, Pro Camera was updated on October 27, 2026 and Cat's Eye on October 29, 2026.

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