Comparison

Pro Camera RAW vs FlowLapse

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

Head to head
About

Pro Camera RAW

Gain DSLR-level manual control over your iPhone's camera. Adjust shutter speed, ISO, focus, and white balance, and choose processing styles. Shoot in RAW, ProRAW, or high-resolution formats for professional results.

Highlights
  • Manual shutter speed, ISO, focus, and white balance controls
  • RAW, ProRAW, and 48 MP capture options
  • Adjustable processing styles (Natural, Balanced, Enhanced)
  • Focus peaking and live exposure meter
  • Exposure bracketing up to ±3 EV
  • Customizable grids (Rule of Thirds, Golden Ratio)
Features
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Modus brings DSLR-level manual control to your iPhone and iPad. Set shutter speed, ISO, focus and white balance yourself, choose how much processing each photo gets, and shoot RAW, ProRAW or 48 MP for professional-quality results. ⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃ ⌘ Two Levels of Control ⌘ ⁍ Essential Point-and-shoot simplicity: exposure and zoom on screen, and the camera handles the rest. • Tap to set focus and exposure where you want them • Swipe to adjust exposure compensation • Split focus and exposure with a two-finger tap • Zoom across your iPhone's lenses ⁍ Advanced Shutter speed, ISO, white balance, focus and zoom, each on its own dial. • Shutter speed: freeze action or blur motion • ISO: trade brightness against noise in low light • Focus: set it by hand for close-ups and portraits • White balance: correct color under any light Double-tap a control to return it to Auto. Lock exposure, focus or white balance to keep them the same from shot to shot. ⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃ ⌘ Processing Styles ⌘ Choose how much processing each photo gets: • Natural: minimal processing, for a more authentic rendering of light and color • Balanced: consistent detail and dynamic range • Enhanced: extensive computational processing, for more detail and tonal depth ⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃ ⌘ Capture ⌘ • RAW and ProRAW for maximum dynamic range, on their own or with a JPEG • HEIF and JPEG at 12 or 48 MP • Aspect ratios: 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 2.39:1 and 1:1 • Live exposure meter • Focus peaking to check what's sharp before you shoot • Exposure bracketing: three frames, up to ±3 EV, on iPhone • Self-timer, flash and torch • Rule of Thirds and Golden Ratio grids • A heads-up when a lens looks smudged, on supported iPhones ⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃ ⌘ Built Around Your iPhone ⌘ • Shoot with Camera Control or the volume buttons • Adjust exposure, zoom, focus or white balance with Camera Control • Open Modus from the Lock Screen, Control Center or a Lock Screen widget for each lens • Optimized for one-handed shooting, with layouts made for iPad and iPhone Duo ⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃ ⌘ Your Photos ⌘ • Photo info for every shot: device, exposure settings and files • Safe Roll keeps any photo that couldn't be saved to your library until you save it • Your author name and copyright, added to every photo • Optional location tag • Front flash in any color, and a mirrored front camera • Pin up to 3 settings to the top of Settings ⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃⁃ Start with 5 free shots. Then unlock unlimited shots with Modus Pro, as an affordable yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. ⌘ Why a Subscription? ⌘ I've kept Modus Pro affordable, and the subscription supports ongoing development. Apple brings new camera features to iPhone every year, and every year I work on bringing them to Modus for everyone. • One purchase works on all your devices signed in with the same Apple Account • Lifetime includes Family Sharing, so up to five family members can use Modus Pro too Modus is for photos only. It doesn't record video. Feedback and feature requests: support@modus.cam Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FlowLapse

Features
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FlowLapse is a screen timelapse recorder designed for long creative sessions, workflows, and processes. Capture your screen over time and turn hours of work into compact, shareable timelapses. SMART MODE FlowLapse can detect changes on your screen and reduce unnecessary frames when little or nothing is happening, helping create more efficient timelapses. FLEXIBLE CAPTURE Choose the capture interval that fits your workflow and select your preferred output frame rate. KEEP WORKING Start your timelapse, switch back to your creative app, and continue working while FlowLapse captures your screen. READY TO SHARE When you’re finished, FlowLapse creates your timelapse and lets you save or share the result. Great for digital art, 3D sculpting, design, drawing, editing, tutorials, and other long on-screen workflows. FlowLapse includes 3 free timelapse recordings. Unlimited recordings can be unlocked with a one-time Lifetime Unlock purchase. No subscription required.

Screenshots

Pro Camera RAW4 screens
FlowLapse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pro Camera RAW at weekly against FlowLapse's every 2 weeks. Pro Camera RAW also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 27.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 RAW sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and FlowLapse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pro Camera RAW ships an update weekly, FlowLapse every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pro Camera RAW versus FlowLapse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPro Camera RAWFlowLapse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (686 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings686 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size184 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSarva LabsBerkehan Kucukaras

Bugs and requests

Pro Camera RAW

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Manual settings not saving properly
  • Exposure bracketing feature not working reliably
  • Sharing RAW photos causes app to freeze
  • Torch/flash not functioning as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add video recording capabilities
  • Improve manual focus control
  • Implement image stabilization for all lenses
  • Allow customization of file naming scheme
  • Provide a zoom slider for easier zooming

FlowLapse

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Pro Camera RAW

Subscriptions2
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
  • Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time3
  • Pro Access2 variants$5.99
  • Pro Access$7.99
  • Lifetime Access$24.99
1 purchases

FlowLapse

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$5.99

Questions

Is Pro Camera RAW free?
Pro Camera RAW is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FlowLapse free?
FlowLapse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pro Camera RAW or FlowLapse have ads?
Neither Pro Camera RAW nor FlowLapse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pro Camera RAW or FlowLapse?
Pro Camera RAW ships an update weekly, and FlowLapse every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pro Camera RAW was updated on November 7, 2026 and FlowLapse on October 29, 2026.

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