Nitro Photo vs Camelut
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nitro Photo
This powerful photo editor and manager offers flexible storage, extensive camera support, and advanced editing tools. It allows for AI-powered masking, object removal, and a wide range of professional adjustments to enhance your images.
- Flexible storage options (Files.app, external, Photo Library)
- AI-generated masks and object removal
- Extensive camera RAW support
- 16 professional adjustment tools
- Presets, LUTs, and copy/paste adjustments
- Smart album creation
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Introducing Nitro, the brand new photo editor and manager from the developer of RAW Power. Nitro is designed for every photographer and every photograph. Try Nitro for free for 7 days without any obligation. No subscription signup, no nonsense. Requires iOS 16 or later. Easy, Powerful, Fast. Built with the latest technologies, Nitro has exceptional integration with iOS, including the most control over Apple’s RAW decoder. Its combination of flexible storage options, camera support, and editing tools is unmatched by any app. If you liked Aperture or RAW Power, you’ll love Nitro. Flexible Storage Options * Store your images in Files.app, external storage, or use Apple’s Photo Library * Rate, flag, and filter your images by 11 criteria, including rating, orientation and file type * Add keywords to images in the file system, manually or with AI assistance * With Photos, ratings, edits, and smart albums sync over iCloud * With Files.app and external storage, ratings and edits are stored in XMP sidecars * Move originals, ratings, and edits between the Photo Library and Files.app * UGreen NAS is not compatible with Nitro (bug reported to UGreen) Thoughtful purchasing and trial options * Try the app with absolutely no obligation. No signup, no unexpected charges. * Buy the app once, or get an inexpensive monthly and annual plan * All purchases include all platforms: macOS, iPhone, and iPad! Stop waiting for camera support * Supports more cameras than Photos, Darkroom, or Photomator, including compressed Fujifilm, Nikon HE and GoPro RAWs * By far, the most control over Apple’s RAW decoder. Fine tune your RAWs with noise reduction, moire, ProRAW tone mapping, and more. Seeing is Believing * View detailed metadata side-by-side * Synchronized Pan and Zoom of up to 4 images at once (iPad only) * Comparison mode helps you pick your favorites from a burst * Light and Dark user interface modes Masking with AI * AI-generated masks to quickly isolate a subject or background * Linear and radial gradients with invert and control over the ramp * Brushes provide full control over your mask, including softness, strength, and size * Edge Aware brushes automatically follow contours * Fine tune AI and gradients with brushes for maximum control Quick Fixes * Remove objects using Generative AI * Clone * Spot/Wire Removal * Highlight Recovery * Auto Enhance 16 Professional Adjustments * Tone, Enhance, White Balance, RAW * Crop, Lens Correction, Perspective * Levels, Curves, HSL, Split Toning * Detail, Depth, Black and White, Vignette, Channel Mixer * Apply most adjustments to masks including Levels, Curves, Blur, HSL, and Fringe control Presets, LUTs, and Copy/Paste * Quickly enhance images with a large set of presets and LUTs * Import your own LUTs and make your own presets * Advanced Copy and Paste of adjustments * Camera presets let you apply adjustments automatically by camera model Do More with the Photo Library * Make Smart Albums with complex queries * Search by file name, file type (including RAW+JPEG), and more * Sync everything over iCloud * Edit inside Nitro or with the included Photo Editing Extension Do More with the File System * Rate, flag, and edit non-destructively * All data is stored in XMP sidecars next to your originals * Search by file name, camera, lens, ISO, and more Workflow the way you want * Batch processing of presets, rotation and export * Export with control over size, compression, format, and metadata * Launch other apps after export for custom workflows * Integrated watermarking with both images and text * RAW Power edits are 100% compatible with Nitro After the trial, you need to purchase the app or subscribe to use all the features. Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/68647707 Terms of Use: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula
Camelut
Create your own custom camera filters using industry-standard LUT files. Organize your filters into customizable lists for quick switching between groups and individual presets.
- Import custom LUT (.cube) files
- Real-time filter application
- Create your own filter camera
- Customizable favorites lists
- Group filters by tags
- Swipe to switch filter groups
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Bring your own filters camera. Using industry standard LUT (.cube) files, you can import them into this app and make your own filter camera. With customizable favorites lists, you can group filters and swipe to switch between tag groups and filters.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nitro Photo at 86% against Camelut's 0%. Nitro Photo also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.8 vs 3.0). Camelut's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9). On update cadence and ads 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
Nitro Photo is free to download; Camelut costs $1.99 up front. Nitro Photo sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Camelut asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nitro Photo holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nitro Photo has 62 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Nitro Photo's written reviews are positive against 0% of Camelut's.
Nitro Photo ships an update every 3 weeks, Camelut fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nitro Photo | Camelut |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (62 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 62 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 299 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gentlemen Coders | (optional.is) |
Customer experience
Nitro Photo
Camelut
Bugs and requests
Nitro Photo
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when processing large batches of photos
- Incompatibility with older devices
- Editing controls not always responsive
Requested features
4 requests- Luminosity masks
- Keyboard navigation
- Folder thumbnails
- Location and time editing
Camelut
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nitro Photo
- Monthly (RAW Power Discount)$2.991 Month
- Monthly Plan$3.991 Month
- Annual (RAW Power Discount)$19.991 Year
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- Annual Plan$29.991 Year
- 7 Day Free TrialFree
- Full Version (RP - No Discount)$79.99
- Lifetime (RAW Power Discount)$79.99
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- Full Version (No discount)$99.99
- Nitro Lifetime Purchase$99.99
Camelut
No in-app purchases









