RitchieCam vs 65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RitchieCam
This app offers a collection of retro-inspired filters for your photos, allowing you to capture and share images instantly without the need for editing. It provides a simple yet sophisticated experience for both casual users and photography enthusiasts.
- Easy-to-use interface
- Minimalistic controls
- No-edit photo capture
- 17 retro filters (14 color, 3 B&W)
- One-step sharing/printing
- Suitable for all skill levels
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RitchieCam is a free app for streamlining your iPhone photography. Easy to use. With intuitive minimalistic controls, RitchieCam is simple for beginners, yet useful for experienced photographers. Whether you have no interest in cameras yet want some snaps of your kids or pets or vacation to share on social media, or if you are a pro doing a Route 66 photography project, or anywhere in-between, you’ll find this app straightforward enough—yet sophisticated enough—for your needs. One-step philosophy. RitchieCam produces photos that are ready to be shared or printed the instant that they’re captured (no editing needed!), which saves you time and hassle. There are 17 filters in RitchieCam to choose from: 14 color and 3 B&W. These filters have a retro vibe, and you’re sure to find at least one that compliments your style. Three are available for free—Standard Film, Analog Color, and B&W Negative; unlock the other 14 by becoming a RitchieCam Patron for only $9.99 (USD + Tax Annually) today! Terms of Use: https://ritchiecam.com/faq#Terms Privacy Policy: https://ritchiecam.com/faq/#privacy-policy
65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA
This app is a native panoramic camera for iPhone that emulates the classic 65:24 aspect ratio of 35mm film cameras. It offers a highly customizable interface and advanced controls for professional photography, with options for framing and various export formats.
- Classic 65:24 aspect ratio
- Customizable interface and viewfinder
- Modular controls with 30+ options
- Advanced processing and pro photography controls
- Full 48MP resolution support
- JPEG/HEIC/TIFF support
- Framing options for social media
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A meticulously designed native panoramic camera for your iPhone, carrying forward the iconic 65:24 aspect ratio pioneered by 35mm film cameras such as the Hasselblad XPan. While designed to provide an immediately familiar experience as a panoramic point-and-shoot, 65×24 includes a depth of features only few camera apps can match, including: - A gorgeous, customizable interface, including a personalizable viewfinder, haptic feedback, night mode, left handed mode, and more. - Modular controls: only the controls you care about, where you want them. 30+ controls to choose from. - No subscription: a single in-app purchase gets you all the features and all future updates on all your devices. - Advanced processing options, letting you come up with the perfect look for your photographs. - Pro photography controls: precise EV control, manual ISO and shutter speed controls, 35mm equivalent focal length display - Full 48MP resolution support and 2× mode support on iPhone Fusion cameras. - JPEG/HEIC/TIFF support - Immersive, full screen shooting experience when using Camera Control or volume buttons for capture - 2 visual themes: Liquid Glass (iOS 26 only), and a focused, minimalist Classic appearance - Control Center and Lock Screen control for iOS 18 - The option to render panorama photos with a frame (1:1, 4:3, or 16:9), to prevent the awkward cropping on many social media platforms - Absolutely no tracking, third party libraries, data collection or transmission. A full user manual is available at https://65x24.net/doc
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Verdict
RitchieCam and 65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 91% of 65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA's written reviews are positive against 77% of RitchieCam's. 65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). RitchieCam's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid) and ratings volume (151 vs 26). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. RitchieCam sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year and 65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for RitchieCam against 4.7 for 65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RitchieCam has 151 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of RitchieCam's written reviews are positive against 91% of 65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA's.
RitchieCam ships an update every 6 weeks, 65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RitchieCam | 65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (151 ratings) | 4.7 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.2% of reviews | 91.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 151 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ritchie Roesch | Héliographe, Inc |
Customer experience
RitchieCam
65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA
Bugs and requests
RitchieCam
Reported bugs
6 issues- Roasted images with watercolor effect/noise reduction
- Photos come out at 12mp instead of 48mp
- Black screen when accessing photos
- Volume button activates shutter when settings/editor open
- Loading camera shows last frame briefly
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- HEIC only output despite JPG setting
Requested features
19 requests- Apply filters to existing photos
- One-time purchase option
- Apply film simulations to RAW images
- Additional new effects (e.g., Positive Film)
- Limit drag to select effects to favorites
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- Clickable icons in favorites list
- Import pictures and edit with filters
- Use regular camera functions (zoom, portrait mode)
- Black out viewfinder in app switcher
- Numbers on intensity slider
- Tweak basic settings before shot (saturation, contrast, WB)
- Self-timer setting
- Apply filters to video
- More customization of free filters
- Add grain option
- Add basic editing options
- Add GPS info recording
- Improve filter switching
- Move lens switching and EV comp out of picture area
65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RitchieCam
- RitchieCam Patron$9.991 Year
65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA
- Full Unlock$19.99
- Full Unlock (base price)$29.99
Questions
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