Comparison

Camera Zoom 4 vs Macro Camera Pro

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

Head to head
About

Camera Zoom 4

Capture high-quality photos and videos with advanced zoom capabilities and manual controls. Offers professional-grade features like 4K HDR recording, slo-mo, and spatial audio for enhanced content creation.

Highlights
  • 16x optical-quality zoom
  • Up to 48MP photo resolution
  • Manual lens selection
  • Manual camera controls (focus, exposure, ISO)
  • 4K HDR Dolby Vision video recording
  • Cinematic video stabilization
  • Spatial Audio recording
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We now have over 3 million users! Camera Zoom is the ultimate app to capture photos and videos. Features • 16× optical-quality zoom by intelligently fusing images from dual-lens • Up to 48MP photo resolution, 64× digital zoom on supported devices • Manual lens selection support: Front, Wide, Main, Telephoto, Fusion • Exposure, white balance, focus controls • 4K HDR Dolby Vision support, slo-mo video recording • Clean and intuitive interface with a simple slider • Cinematic video stabilization • Spatial Audio recording support • Automatic wind noise removal • Customize video format • Photo timer Manual Camera Controls • Focus • Exposure • White Balance • ISO • Flash Level Some features may not be available on all hardware. This app requires an active subscription, and comes with a free trial. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Macro Camera Pro

Gain precise control over your iPhone's camera for stunning close-up photography. Manually adjust focus, lock lenses, and fine-tune exposure for professional-quality macro shots. Features like focus peaking and a variable torch help illuminate and capture intricate details.

Highlights
  • Manual focus slider with haptic feedback
  • Lens lock for Ultra-Wide macro lens
  • Real-time focus peaking
  • Manual exposure control (ISO, shutter speed)
  • Dimmable variable torch
  • Focus stacking for increased depth of field
Features
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The native camera decides where to focus. This one lets you decide. Macro Camera Pro gives you manual control over focus, lens and exposure — on every iPhone. —— WHY THE NATIVE CAMERA FAILS AT MACRO Get close to a tiny subject and the native camera hunts focus back and forth, jumps between lenses without warning, and resets the moment you move. You fight the automation instead of shooting. Macro Camera Pro eliminates all three problems. —— MANUAL FOCUS SLIDER A large vertical slider lets you dial in focus with millimeter precision. Haptic feedback gives you a physical tick for every adjustment — it feels like turning a real lens ring. No more tap-to-focus guessing. LENS LOCK Lock the lens you want and the app stays on it. No automatic switching, ever. Your composition stays intact. FOCUS PEAKING Real-time edge highlights show you exactly what is in focus before you shoot. See the sharp plane at a glance. Adjust. Shoot with confidence. MANUAL EXPOSURE Full control over ISO and shutter speed. Lock exposure independently from focus. Switch between Auto, AE Lock, and Manual in one tap. VARIABLE TORCH A dimmable LED fill light illuminates your subject without the harshness of flash. Reveal textures and details invisible in ambient light. HARDWARE SHUTTER Use your iPhone volume button to trigger the shutter — less hand movement means sharper macro shots. FOCUS STACK Capture several frames at different focus points and merge them into one image with more of your subject sharp. Works best on still subjects with a steady hand — the more depth your subject has, the bigger the difference. —— WILL IT WORK ON MY IPHONE? Yes. Manual focus, lens lock, focus peaking, focus stacking, the torch and GPS tagging work on every iPhone that runs iOS 18. Focusing all the way down to 2 cm needs an Ultra Wide camera with autofocus. Every Pro model since iPhone 13 Pro has one, and so does every standard model from iPhone 16 onward. The e-series and iPhone Air have a single camera and no Ultra Wide at all. On every other iPhone the main camera focuses to roughly 20 cm — and clip-on macro lenses work beautifully, because a clip-on lens defeats autofocus entirely and manual focus is the only way to use one properly. Not sure which one you have? The app measures your iPhone's closest focus distance and shows it on first launch, and the 5-day trial costs nothing. CAPTURE Full-resolution JPEG or HEIF, multiple aspect ratios, and adjustable focus peaking strength (Light, Medium, Bold). —— HONEST PRICING 5-day free trial — full Pro access, no credit card required. One-time unlock — pay once, own it forever. No subscription. No hidden fees. —— PRIVACY FIRST No account. No tracking. No analytics. Photos stay on your device. Works fully offline.

Screenshots

Camera Zoom 44 screens
Macro Camera Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Camera Zoom 4 at 39% against Macro Camera Pro's 0%. Camera Zoom 4 also leads on ratings volume (800 vs 3) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Macro Camera Pro's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Camera Zoom 4 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Macro Camera Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Camera Zoom 4 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Camera Zoom 4 has 800 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Camera Zoom 4's written reviews are positive against 0% of Macro Camera Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Camera Zoom 4 ships an update every 2 months, Macro Camera Pro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Camera Zoom 4 versus Macro Camera Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamera Zoom 4Macro Camera Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (800 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews38.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings800 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKenneth KaoTedy Development

Customer experience

Camera Zoom 4

All ratings788 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews401 reviews
Positive38.7%
Neutral14.2%
Negative47.1%

Macro Camera Pro

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Camera Zoom 4

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Zoom bar disappears after switching to camera roll
  • Fails to save photos/videos
  • Incompatible with iPhone 3GS and iOS 3.0

Requested features

5 requests
  • Video zoom capability
  • Landscape mode
  • Flash support
  • Improved image stabilization
  • Higher resolution image capture

Macro Camera Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Camera Zoom 4

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Video Zoom$0.99
1 purchases

Macro Camera Pro

One-time1
  • Macro Camera Pro: Lifetime$6.99

Questions

Is Camera Zoom 4 free?
Camera Zoom 4 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Macro Camera Pro free?
Macro Camera Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Camera Zoom 4 or Macro Camera Pro?
Camera Zoom 4 is rated higher. Camera Zoom 4 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 800 ratings, while Macro Camera Pro averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Camera Zoom 4 or Macro Camera Pro have ads?
Neither Camera Zoom 4 nor Macro Camera Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Camera Zoom 4 or Macro Camera Pro?
Camera Zoom 4 ships an update every 2 months, and Macro Camera Pro every 2 weeks. Most recently, Camera Zoom 4 was updated on October 21, 2026 and Macro Camera Pro on October 7, 2026.

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