Comparison

Stops vs Bayer Cam

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

Head to head
About

Stops

This app simplifies photography, focusing on the joy of capturing moments rather than technical jargon. It aims to provide satisfying results and encourage daily use, making photography an enjoyable experience.

Highlights
  • Intuitive camera interface
  • Focus on user enjoyment
  • Satisfying photo results
  • Encourages daily use
  • Simplifies the photographic process
Features
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You don't need to know what an ƒ stop is to take a good photo. Forget about overlay grids, photographic rule books and cameras with 100's of knobs. These are not essential. What you need is a camera that makes you fall in love with the process. A camera that provides you with results that feel right. A camera you want to use. Every day. Stops is our humble endeavour to deepen your love with Photography. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Bayer Cam

Capture unprocessed RAW photos with a classic film camera interface. Offers instant launch and full control over exposure parameters for maximum original data. Ideal for photographers and students wanting to edit later.

Highlights
  • Raw Bayer capture
  • Classic film camera interface
  • Instant launch
  • Full exposure control
  • Themeable interface
  • Advanced settings
Features
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Bayer Cam is a camera app entirely dedicated to raw Bayer capture, with an interface reminiscent of a classic film camera. It launches instantly, offers a focused interface that gets out of your way, operates in automatic mode by default yet gives you control over every parameter of the exposure should you want it. The raw Bayer format (also commonly just called "RAW") is the data that comes straight from your camera sensor, with absolutely no processing, no AI filtering, upscaling, sharpening, etc - just the pure original data. If you want the maximum original information in your photos for later processing, raw Bayer is the format for you. Bayer Cam's user interface is straightforward yet thorough, exposing all the information and controls needed to precisely set an exposure: camera switcher, focal length, f-stop, manual/auto ISO and shutter speed controls. The app is entirely free to use, with unlimited captures. A one-time purchase unlocks a wealth of additional settings and options, and gives you access to all future updates. Additional controls include EV compensation, flash, toggling a customizable overlay for precise composition and monitoring (grid, horizon level, zebras, focus peaking). You can also enable secondary processing with output in JPEG/HEIC/TIFF, and various parameters to control the render of the final photograph. Make the app your own with a fully themeable interface (low brightness themes for night shooting are included), and many more additional various advanced settings. Bayer Cam is a great tool for: - PHOTOGRAPHERS who want to capture photos with the maximum raw data and absolutely zero post-processing, to edit them later in dedicated processing software (such as AgBr) or professional editing software (such as Lightroom, Capture One, or Affinity Photo). - STUDENTS OF PHOTOGRAPHY who want to experiment with manual controls, and get a feeling for how they affect the final exposure. The meaning of "shutter speed" has become loose in modern camera pipelines that combine multiple exposures to create an image. Only raw Bayer capture gives you an image truly produced from a single exposure. - ADVANCED USERS who want a technical tool that will launch and capture Bayer raw data as quickly as possible, with full insight and control of their photographic workflow. Some other pro camera apps support Bayer raw, but you probably have those set to your preferred output format and tapping around to switch back-and-forth settings between captures can be annoying in the midst of a photoshoot - quickly switching between apps offers a much more streamlined process instead. Check out https://bayercam.com for a full documentation, and email me at contact@heliographe.studio if you have any questions of problems.

Screenshots

Stops4 screens
Bayer Cam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Stops at daily against Bayer Cam's weekly. Stops also leads on ratings volume (77 vs 12). Bayer Cam's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Stops sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Bayer Cam 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Stops against 4.9 for Bayer Cam. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stops has 77 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 88% and 88% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stops ships an update daily, Bayer Cam weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Stops versus Bayer Cam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStopsBayer Cam
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (77 ratings)4.9 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.9% of reviews — better87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings77 — better12
Update frequencyDaily — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEff CorpHéliographe, Inc

Customer experience

Stops

All ratings77 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral6.5%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive87.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative3.0%

Bayer Cam

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Stops

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Shutter suddenly stopped working
  • Lost hours of pictures because they didn't save
  • Shutter does nothing when taking a photo
  • Music pauses when opening the app
  • Image doesn't get saved if switching to gallery too fast

Requested features

6 requests
  • Single toggle for zoom lens
  • More film profiles
  • Option to use wide angle lens
  • Bring back beta app icon
  • Import existing images to apply correction
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  • Option to change photo appearance

Bayer Cam

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Stops

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month$2.991 Month
  • 12 Months$19.991 Year
2 purchases

Bayer Cam

One-time2
  • Bayer Cam - Full Unlock$14.99
  • Bayer Cam - Full Unlock$29.99

Questions

Is Stops free?
Stops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bayer Cam free?
Bayer Cam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stops or Bayer Cam?
Bayer Cam is rated higher. Stops averages 4.8 out of 5 from 77 ratings, while Bayer Cam averages 4.9 from 12 ratings.
Do Stops or Bayer Cam have ads?
Neither Stops nor Bayer Cam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stops or Bayer Cam?
Stops ships an update daily, and Bayer Cam weekly. Most recently, Stops was updated on September 22, 2026 and Bayer Cam on September 18, 2026.

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