Comparison

Flickr vs Halide Mark III

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

Head to head
About

Flickr

Connect with a global community of photographers to share and discover billions of images. Easily organize, edit, and upload your photos from any device. Find inspiration and connect with like-minded individuals.

Highlights
  • Photo uploading and sharing
  • Photo editing tools
  • Discover inspiration
  • Join photography groups
  • Organize photos easily
Features
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Join the largest, most influential community of photographers in the world. Upload, edit, and share your photos from any device, anytime. • Find your inspiration, find your people. Flickr is home to billions of photos and millions of groups of passionate photographers. • Organization and sharing made simple. Browse with ease, select and organize hundreds of photos with one gesture, and share in seconds. • Unleash your creativity. Edit your photos, add filters, crop images, and more! Flickr and SmugMug are Awesome. Learn more at www.awesome.co We’re committed to making Flickr a better place to grow, and we’d like to hear your feedback. Let us know your thoughts here: https://help.flickr.com/contact/contact-us-rkBc7roJQ Terms of Use: https://www.flickr.com/help/terms

About

Halide Mark III

This professional camera app offers advanced manual controls and powerful tools for deliberate photography. Capture stunning RAW images, utilize Neural Macro for close-ups on any iPhone, and access features like focus peaking and histograms. Learn photography with included lessons and customize your shooting experience.

Highlights
  • Manual exposure and focus controls
  • Neural Macro for close-up shots
  • 14-bit RAW and ProRAW capture
  • Exposure tools: histograms, waveform, zebras
  • Focus peaking and loupe
  • Gesture-based interface
  • Included photography lessons
Features
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Halide unleashes your iPhone’s camera. Disable iPhone processing for natural photos, apply powerful film situations, access manual controls, and more. Halide has over 24,000 5-star ratings and is an App Store Editors’ Choice and Apple Design Award winner. Halide’s Looks are built into the camera itself, changing how your photo is captured and processed - not just a color filter applied after the fact. These are the best photos you can get out of an iPhone. Start with Process Zero for natural, film-like results, without any AI or computational photography. Explore our rich set of creative Looks developed with Hollywood colorist Cullen Kelly, and powered by sophisticated film simulation. For nine years, Halide has set the standard for professional iPhone camera control. Nail your manual focus with Focus Peaking and the Focus Loupe. Compose your shots with intention using sophisticated framing guides, from a basic grid and rule of thirds, to the golden ratio and rabatment of the rectangle. Get perfect macro shots with Halide's dedicated Macro Mode. Hate editing? Halide gives you amazing results straight out of the camera. But when you need to fine-tune, Photo Lab makes it fast and intuitive. Try dramatically different Looks, adjust framing and exposure, experiment with film simulation, or rescue details in highlights and shadows with Tone Fusion. You can even import and load RAWs from other apps, such as Apple’s own camera app, or standalone cameras by Canon, Nikon, Sony, Leica, Fujifilm, and Hasselblad. Specific formats are listed below. *Halide is a paid app. Try it free for 7 days with an annual membership, or buy it outright with a one-time purchase — no subscription required.* Features: - Shoot without Apple’s computational photography for stronger contrast and more natural results. - Photographic Looks developed in collaboration with esteemed Hollywood colorist Cullen Kelly. - Rescue details in shadows and highlights with a Tone Fusion slider inspired by darkroom dodging and burning. - Try any Look on existing ProRAW files - including photos shot in Apple’s camera app. - Become a better photographer by signing up for our 10-day tutorial directly from the app. - Full manual exposure controls including shutter speed, ISO and white balance. - Technical Readout to view all details of your iPhone camera hardware. - Also runs on iPad, for an amazing Photo Lab experience. RAW File Support: - DNG (iPhone, Leica) - CR2 (Canon) - CR3 (Canon) - NEF (Nikon) - RAF (Fujifilm) - ARW (Sony) - FFF (Hasselblad) Terms of Use can be found here: https://halide.cam/terms Privacy: https://www.lux.camera/privacy/

Screenshots

Flickr4 screens
Halide Mark III4 screens

Verdict

The call

Flickr and Halide Mark III both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 70% of Flickr's written reviews are positive against 41% of Halide Mark III's. Flickr also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Flickr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.00 per month and Halide Mark III sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. 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 — 4.5 for Flickr against 4.4 for Halide Mark III. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15K and 13K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Flickr's written reviews are positive against 41% of Halide Mark III's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flickr ships an update every 2 weeks, Halide Mark III every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Flickr versus Halide Mark III: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlickrHalide Mark III
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (15K ratings) — better4.4 (13K ratings)
Positive reviews69.7% of reviews — better41.1% of reviews
Number of ratings15K — better13K
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#187#149 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB84 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFlickr, Inc.Lux Optics Incorporated

Customer experience

Flickr

All ratings14,811 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews1,164 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative24.7%

Halide Mark III

All ratings13,365 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral2.5%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews864 reviews
Positive41.1%
Neutral8.0%
Negative50.9%

User reviews

Flickr

From 15K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💻 Excellent platform for photographers
  • 📚 Great for storing and organizing photos
  • 🌟 Wonderful community of photographers
  • 🖼️ High-quality photo display
  • 🔍 Useful search and discovery features

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Restrictive free account limits
  • 💰 Expensive pro subscription
  • 🐛 Buggy and unreliable app
  • 🤖 Aggressive AI content moderation
  • 📤 Difficult photo upload and organization

Halide Mark III

From 13K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Powerful manual controls
  • 👍 Intuitive and clean interface
  • 🔍 Excellent RAW capture and editing
  • 📷 Macro and depth features
  • 🎨 Great image quality and color

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Depth/portrait mode limitations
  • 🕰️ Slow performance on older devices
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔒 Lack of free trial or demo

Bugs and requests

Flickr

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Unreliable photo uploads
  • Inconsistent account management
  • Inaccurate photo metadata display
  • Glitches in group and album features

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved mobile app functionality
  • Better photo editing and management tools
  • Easier sharing and collaboration options
  • Expanded free account capabilities
  • More responsive customer support

Halide Mark III

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Photos not saving properly
  • Zoom functionality issues
  • Landscape mode UI problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Shutter speed adjustment
  • Live depth/bokeh preview
  • Custom white balance
  • Time-lapse and video recording
  • Ability to save settings/presets

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Flickr

Subscriptions2
  • MONTHLY PLAN$11.001 Month
  • ANNUAL PLAN$82.001 Year
3 purchases

Halide Mark III

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Camera, Editor, and Lessons$9.991 Month
  • Pro Camera, Editor, and Lessons7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • One Time Purchase$69.99

Questions

Is Flickr free?
Flickr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Halide Mark III free?
Halide Mark III is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flickr or Halide Mark III?
Flickr is rated higher. Flickr averages 4.5 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Halide Mark III averages 4.4 from 13K ratings.
Do Flickr or Halide Mark III have ads?
Neither Flickr nor Halide Mark III shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flickr or Halide Mark III?
Flickr ships an update every 2 weeks, and Halide Mark III every 11 days. Most recently, Flickr was updated on September 28, 2026 and Halide Mark III on September 27, 2026.
Which is more popular, Flickr or Halide Mark III?
Flickr currently peaks at #187 in the App Store charts, and Halide Mark III at #149. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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