Comparison

Obscura vs AgBr

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

Head to head
About

Obscura

This camera app offers advanced manual controls for photography and videography. It provides a range of capture formats, live filters, and viewing aids to enhance your creative process. An optional subscription unlocks premium features.

Highlights
  • Manual exposure, focus, and white balance controls
  • RAW, ProRAW, HEIC, and JPEG capture formats
  • Live filters and custom preset creation
  • Grid, histogram, and focus peaking view aids
  • Video and Live Photo recording
  • Integrated photo library browsing and editing
Features
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Obscura V is a camera app packed full of features to help you take incredible photos. Obscura pairs a stunning design with intuitive controls that make taking photos a delight. — Over its 10+ years on the App Store, Obscura has been featured numerous times around the world, including as Editors’ Choice and App of the Day. — Design Obscura squeezes a bunch of powerful features into simple controls anyone can master. The interface balances aesthetics, ergonomics, and intuitiveness. You won’t want to use anything else. Controls can be reached with one thumb, and gestures and haptics combine to create a tactile experience that lets you stay focused on your subject. — Capture Modes & Formats Obscura captures photos, videos, Live Photos, and portraits. Photos can be captured in RAW, ProRAW, HEIC, and JPEG (on supported devices, see http://obscura.camera/compatibility). Capture images in multiple different aspect ratios, or apply filters live in camera for a wide variety of styles. — Camera Settings Obscura gives you control over exposure, focus, white balance, ISO, shutter speed, and flash, with intuitive controls that make you feel in control of your device’s camera. — Live Filters Obscura includes a bunch of great filters to give your photos instant style but you can also create your own and use them live in-camera. It’s very cool and very powerful. — View Options Obscura lets you display a grid, a spirit level, a histogram, focus peaking, a focus loupe, and exposure clipping highlights to help you understand every detail of what you’re shooting. — Photo Library Obscura has its own interface for browsing, rating, editing, and sharing images, but it’s fully integrated with your system photo library, so images captured with Obscura are available everywhere. — Obscura Ultra Obscura is free to use, with an annual subscription for premium features. See http://obscura.camera/ultra for full details. — I hope you love using Obscura as much as I’ve loved designing and building it. If you do, please consider subscribing to Ultra, leaving a review, or just sharing with a friend. All the best, Ben ———— Privacy Policy: http://obscura.camera/privacy Terms of use: http://obscura.camera/terms

About

AgBr

This app emulates the look and feel of classic black and white film for your digital photos. It offers realistic film grain and advanced editing controls, inspired by analogue photography techniques. Enjoy a curated selection of film emulations with new ones added regularly.

Highlights
  • 11 real B&W film emulations
  • Real-time film grain generation
  • Advanced editing controls (Density, Pull & Push)
  • HEIF/JPEG and TIFF export
  • Cross-platform support (iPhone, iPad, Mac)
  • New presets monthly in 2025
Features
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Introducing AgBr — a Black & White Film Emulator A hommage to the soul of analogue photography from the creators of BLACK app and 65×24. Carefully researched and crafted in Tokyo, based on long-term research and development using real modern and expired film stocks. A minimal, smooth interface to process your photos with 19 real B&W film emulations. Each photo gets its own unique film grain, generated in real-time, ensuring an authentic, organic texture. BUILT BY PHOTOGRAPHERS FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS ・ A digital editing tool inspired by analogue processing ・ Real-time film grain & advanced controls: Density, Pull & Push, Colour Filters, and Film Size. ・ Edit photos taken with your iPhone, or with your digital camera AN ADVANCED PROCESSING TOOL ・ Supports export as HEIF/JPEG, and lossless TIFF ・ One app you can use on the go & in the studio — three platforms: iPhone + iPad + Mac ・ Supports native iPad/Mac features such as drag and drop, keyboard shortcuts, contextual menu integration A TOOL FOR LIFE ・ 1-time purchase ・ Your purchase gets you all future presets & feature releases ・ No subscription, no tracking, no ads TRY IT FULLY BEFORE BUYING ・ Full access to all editing tools, free ・ 5 Exports ・ Unlimited exports with a 1-time purchase. THANK YOU for supporting indie creators
 For more information and a behind-the-scenes look → agbr.app Nuevo.Tokyo + Héliographe

Screenshots

Obscura4 screens
AgBr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AgBr at 95% against Obscura's 52%. AgBr also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18). Obscura's advantage is monetization model (freemium vs paid) and ratings volume (277 vs 33). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Obscura sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days and AgBr sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AgBr holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Obscura has 277 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Obscura's written reviews are positive against 95% of AgBr's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Obscura versus AgBr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterObscuraAgBr
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (277 ratings)4.8 (33 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.4% of reviews95.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings277 — better33
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS1815.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBen McCarthyNuevo.Studio Ltd.

Customer experience

Obscura

All ratings277 ratings
Positive72.6%
Neutral8.7%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews206 reviews
Positive52.4%
Neutral15.0%
Negative32.5%

AgBr

All ratings33 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%

Bugs and requests

Obscura

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes when trying to use Pro Raw mode
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between lenses
  • Manual settings randomly resetting
  • Photos not saving properly
  • Freezing and black screen issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to save custom camera settings
  • Variable zoom function in pro mode
  • Separate manual control for exposure and ISO
  • Dedicated selfie button
  • Live audio capture for Live Photos

AgBr

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Obscura

Subscriptions4
  • Obscura Ultra - Weekly$1.497 Days
  • Obscura Ultra - Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Obscura Ultra7 Days trial$24.991 Year
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  • Obscura Ultra Upgrade1 Year trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Obscura Ultra - One Time$74.99
2 purchases

AgBr

One-time2
  • AgBr For Life$14.99
  • AgBr Unlock (full price)$29.99

Questions

Is Obscura free?
Obscura is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AgBr free?
AgBr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Obscura or AgBr?
AgBr is rated higher. Obscura averages 4.1 out of 5 from 277 ratings, while AgBr averages 4.8 from 33 ratings.
Do Obscura or AgBr have ads?
Neither Obscura nor AgBr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Obscura or AgBr?
Obscura ships an update every 2 weeks, and AgBr every 2 weeks. Most recently, Obscura was updated on October 31, 2026 and AgBr on October 23, 2026.

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