Comparison

Macro Mode vs Bimostitch

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

Head to head
About

Macro Mode

Capture detailed close-up photos and videos with advanced manual controls for focus and exposure. This app automatically selects the best lens for macro shots and supports high-resolution video recording with HDR.

Highlights
  • Macro photography and videography
  • Focus peaking and manual controls
  • Adjustable LED flashlight brightness
  • Automatic optimal lens selection
  • 4K 60fps and 1080p 240fps slow-motion video
  • HDR Dolby Vision support
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Shoot stunning macro photos and videos with your iPhone or iPad using Macro Mode. Focus Peaking & Manual Controls Precisely adjust focus and exposure using a simple slider. You can even control the brightness of the LED flashlight to get just the right amount of light on your subject. Always the Right Lens Macro Mode automatically uses the optimal lens for macro shots, avoiding switching between the ultra-wide and wide lenses. Macro Videos Record videos in up to 4K at 60 fps or 1080p slow motion at 240 fps, with full HDR Dolby Vision support.

About

Bimostitch

Effortlessly create high-resolution panoramas from your photos or videos. This app automatically stitches overlapping images into stunning wide-view images, offering advanced features for professional results. Share your creations instantly with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Stitch hi-res panoramas (single-row, multi-row, 360°)
  • Stitch 2 to 200+ overlapping photos
  • Automatic crop, exposure balancing, and straightening
  • Video-to-panorama conversion
  • Ultra high output resolution (up to 1 Gigapixel)
  • JPEG or PNG output format
  • Auto-lens calibration for distortion compensation
Features
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Automatically stitch high quality, high-res panoramas on-device, right in the palm of your hands. -- KEY FEATURES -- +Stitch hi-res single-row, multi-row, vertical, horizontal, 360° panoramas or photospheres. +Stitch many (2 to 200+) overlapping photos into impressive wide-view panoramas. +Simple and intuitive yet powerful panorama stitcher app. +Share your awesome panos with family and friends via Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Instagram and many more. +Automatic crop with minimal reduction in resolution. +Automatic exposure balancing. +Automatic straightening of panorama. -- PRO FEATURES -- + Fast stitching. + High quality output (Maintains quality of source photos). + No ads. + Ultra high output resolution of up to 1 Gigapixels. + Video-to-panorama for converting videos of panning motion into panoramas. + JPEG or PNG output format. + Compress large panoramas to save space on your device. + Auto-color balancing. + Seam detection modes like optimal cuts for high quality output. + Save previews & load them up later + Adjust seam detection quality + Adjust intensity of auto-exposure/color balancing feature + Control the blending intensity + View source images in panorama while in preview mode + Auto-lens calibration for lens distortion compensation when stitching images captured from wide-angle, ultra-wide angle and fisheye lens. HOW IT WORKS? Simply select/get images or a video in the following ways: > Press the gallery icon then select photos to open the default photo picker, select the images then press done. > Press the gallery icon then select videos to open the video selector, select a video then press done. > Use your favourite camera app to snap overlapping photos. > Use a drone to capture aerial photos. Bimostitch will then automatically match, align and blend together the selected images or video frames into a wonderful panorama using advanced on-device image stitching algorithms. NOTE: You get multiple outputs at once if more than one set of overlapping photos are detected in your selection. All this takes just a few minutes depending on your choice of maximum output resolution and your device’s computational power. You can visit the apps settings page to change properties such as the output album name, maximum resolution and many more choices to suit your needs. You can also shoot a video while panning about a fixed reference point (the camera lens should be the reference point) then select the video in Bimostitch which will automatically merge the key video frames into a panorama. NOTE: At least 4GB RAM required for 1 GigaPixels. WHY USE THIS APP? – Works with photos from any source such as DSLR cameras, downloaded from the web or drones. – Merge vertical, horizontal, multiple rows or a grid of overlapping photos into awesome panoramic images. – Lightweight on your device and will make high quality panoramic photographs. – Create panos conveniently while on the go like on a tour and get immediate high quality results, no need to carry all that equipment anymore and it’s fully an offline app too, no Internet? no problem. – No gyroscope or special sensors needed. It doesn’t matter whether you are a professional or newbie panoramic photographer, this app will work great for you. Hope you enjoy using this panoramic app and that you will make memorable pano shots with it. Enjoy

Screenshots

Macro Mode4 screens
Bimostitch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bimostitch at every 3 days against Macro Mode's every 7 months. Bimostitch also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 60%). Macro Mode's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $7.99) and chart position (#128 vs unranked). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Macro Mode costs $2.99 and Bimostitch $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Macro Mode against 4.5 for Bimostitch. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 99 and 33 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Macro Mode's written reviews are positive against 83% of Bimostitch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Macro Mode ships an update every 7 months, Bimostitch every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Macro Mode versus Bimostitch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacro ModeBimostitch
Price$2.99 — better$7.99
Rating4.4 (99 ratings)4.5 (33 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.5% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings99 — better33
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#128 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKenneth KaoChomba Bupe

Customer experience

Macro Mode

All ratings95 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral2.1%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive59.5%
Neutral2.4%
Negative38.1%

Bimostitch

All ratings33 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative10.4%

In-app purchases

None

Macro Mode

No in-app purchases

None

Bimostitch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Macro Mode free?
Macro Mode costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bimostitch free?
Bimostitch costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Macro Mode or Bimostitch?
Bimostitch is rated higher. Macro Mode averages 4.4 out of 5 from 99 ratings, while Bimostitch averages 4.5 from 33 ratings.
Do Macro Mode or Bimostitch have ads?
Neither Macro Mode nor Bimostitch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Macro Mode or Bimostitch?
Macro Mode ships an update every 7 months, and Bimostitch every 3 days. Most recently, Macro Mode was updated on November 3, 2026 and Bimostitch on November 3, 2026.

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