Comparison

Camera+ Legacy vs Filmic Pro-Video Camera

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

Head to head
About

Camera+ Legacy

This app enhances your mobile photography with advanced controls and creative filters. It offers features like touch exposure, focus control, and various shooting modes to help you capture stunning images in any situation. Easily edit and share your photos with a wide range of effects and editing tools.

Highlights
  • Touch Exposure & Focus
  • Stabilizer, Timer, Burst modes
  • Digital Zoom up to 6x
  • Front Flash
  • Horizon Level
  • Clarity filter
  • Scene Modes
  • Professional Effects
Features
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Hey you! Yeah you! Shouldn't you be looking for Photon instead? Our newest app has been rebuilt from the ground app to support the next 10 years (or 20, who knows?) of mobile photography. Check it out at http://photon.cam “The Clarity filter is iPhone photography’s secret sauce—it adds pro-camera crispness to almost any shot.” — Kevin Sintumuang, The Wall Street Journal “If the iPhone’s standard camera is like a digital point-and-shoot, the Camera+ app is like a high-quality SLR lens.” — TIME: 50 Best iPhone Apps 2011 “improves on almost every aspect of the built-in camera app” — Charlie Sorrel, Wired Winner: Best Visual Design, Best Photography App — Best App Ever Awards It’s all about one thing... great photos! Whether you’re a seasoned photographer or someone who’s barely touched a camera, Camera+ will make you love taking photos. Touch Exposure & Focus Set exposure separately from focus. You can now easily control how light or dark your shots come out. Shooting Modes Use the Stabilizer to steady your iPhone and get the sharpest photos you can. There are countless uses for the Timer including taking the highest-quailty self-portraits. Capture all the action by using Burst to take rapid streams of shots. Digital Zoom Up to 6× zoom with advanced digital processing provides you with quality that simply blows away the competition. Front Flash How many times have you wanted to take a pic of yourself in a dark room but couldn’t. Well, now you can! Horizon Level Use the Horizon Level to eliminate taking crooked shots. Clarity Clarity is one of the biggest breakthroughs to happen to image processing in a long time. Clarity analyzes your photos and makes several intelligent adjustments that magically bring out details and breathe life into dull photos. With Clarity, you’ll stop throwing out bad photos… you’ll be amazed to see what it can do to photos that you’d typically consider unusable, like shots that came out too dark. Scene Modes Most modern digital cameras all have scene modes to help you get the best photos for your particular situation. With Camera+, you get to choose from several scene modes including Food, Sunset, Night, Portrait, Beach, and many more. Effects Professional photographer, Lisa Bettany created a slew of stunningly beautiful effects. Make your photos shimmer with “HDR”… get down and dirty with “Grunge”… fill your pics with emotion and despair with “So Emo”. And this is just the tip of the iceberg… there are dozens of 1-touch effects for you to experiment with. Lightbox All the pics you take in Camera+ go in the innovative Lightbox where you can quickly and easily skim through them and get rid of bad shots. You save only the photos you’re satisfied with so that your camera roll stays neat and clean. Sharing Whether you want to show your results to your friends and family or the whole world, Camera+ has got you covered. Proudly share your photos on Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr. Or go the more personal route and email or message them from right within the app. iCloud Lightbox sync Automatically sync your Camera+ photos between all of your devices. Shoot all day on your iPhone… and then edit at night on your iPad. Crops If you didn’t line-up your shot perfectly when you took it, you can easily fix that with Camera+. And when you want to get a bit creative, we setup a bunch of popular crop sizes for you. With a single tap, you can make your pics square, 4×6, 8×10, and more. Borders With Camera+ you get several great border designs, from simple black and white borders to more gritty designs, you’ll be able to add wonderful finishing touches. Captions Have some fun with your photos by putting captions on them. It’s a great way to really personalize your favorite shots.

About

Filmic Pro-Video Camera

This app transforms your mobile device into a professional cinema camera, offering advanced controls for video capture. It provides filmmakers, content creators, and educators with intuitive tools to achieve high-quality video results.

Highlights
  • Manual control over all capture parameters
  • Advanced audio controls
  • ProRes capture options
  • Live analytics suite
  • Realtime film looks
  • Clean HDMI Out
Features
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Filmic Pro v7 transforms your mobile device into a professional cinema camera, allowing you to capture the highest video quality possible on a smartphone or tablet, with the most intuitive capture experience — ever. A multi-time iOS Video Camera App of the Year, Filmic Pro has been used in more high profile video projects by award winning filmmakers than any other app: • Stupid Love - Lady Gaga • Tangerine - Sean Baker • Unsane & High Flying Bird - Steven Soderbergh • Snow Steam Iron - Zack Snyder Redesigned from the ground up, Filmic Pro v7 provides filmmakers, newscasters, teachers, vloggers, and social media content creators with the most powerful and intuitive camera experience available, with a full suite of advanced yet easy to use features. | — V7 New Features — | • Dedicated Focus/Exposure Mode selector, comprising three intuitive focus and exposure modes. • Redesigned Manual Sliders for improved focus and exposure control: — New Exposure/Zoom Slider provides discrete control over LV; ISO; shutter speed; and zoom. — Improved pull points for automated rack focus and zoom moves. • Quick Action Modals (QAMs) put key functionality at your fingertips front and center in the main interface, eliminating the need to dive into settings. • Action Slider can be revealed to provide a real-time readout and control over key capture settings including ISO, shutter speed, white balance, and gamma curve. Tap a value to interact with its associated QAM for unrivaled control. • Custom Function (Fn) Button now allows you to map one of dozens of available custom functions to the main UI, so your most used feature is only ever a tap away. • Enhanced pro audio capabilities with support for 16/24-bit audio. — — Headline Features — — • ProRes Capture (Proxy; LT; 422; 422 HQ; 4444)* • iPad Pro M2 exclusive: ProRes 4444 XQ • Log gamma curves* • Realtime Film Looks for cinematic results without the need for grading* • Live Analytic suite including Zebras, False Color, Focus Peaking* • Support for DolbyVision HDR, 10-bit SDR, and 8-bit HEVC/H264* • Clean HDMI Out transforms your device into a pro level web cam • Frame.io Camera to Cloud (C2C) support* • Advanced Audio Controls for manual input gain, 16/24-bit audio; uncompressed PCM • CMS for industry standard clip naming conventions. — Foundation Features — • Manual control over every capture parameter • Apple Watch support for remote start/stop + video preview • Vertical and landscape support • Sync audio frame rates of 24/25/30/48/50/60 fps* • High speed frame rates of 60/120/240fps* • Slow and fast motion FX • Time lapse • Histogram & waveform • Downsample to lower resolutions • Capture presets synced to the cloud • Image stabilization (standard/cinematic)* • Support for Filmic Remote. Control an iOS device running Filmic Pro with a second device running Remote. • 8 aspect ratios including Widescreen (16:9); Ultra Panavision (2.76:1); Square (1:1). • 4 encoding options for H264/HEVC to balance quality and file size • 3rd Party Hardware Support — 1.33x and 1.55x anamorphic desqueeze — 35mm lens adapters — Horizontal flip • Supported Gimbals — Zhiyun Q3/4 + Smooth 4-5 — DJI OSMO Mobile 1-5 • Advanced Audio Features: — Pro audio formats; headphone monitoring; manual gain * Features are hardware or configuration specific. For more information visit our website. SUBSCRIPTION INFO • Subscription length: weekly, yearly • Payment will be charged as soon as you confirm your purchase • Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Terms of Service: https://support.bendingspoons.com/tos.html?app=436577167

Screenshots

Camera+ Legacy4 screens
Filmic Pro-Video Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Filmic Pro-Video Camera at Free against Camera+ Legacy's $4.99. Filmic Pro-Video Camera also leads on ratings volume (10K vs 2.3K). Camera+ Legacy's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (62% vs 34%). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Filmic Pro-Video Camera is free to download; Camera+ Legacy costs $4.99 up front. Camera+ Legacy sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Filmic Pro-Video Camera sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Camera+ Legacy holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.3K and 10K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Camera+ Legacy's written reviews are positive against 34% of Filmic Pro-Video Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Camera+ Legacy ships an update every 2 weeks, Filmic Pro-Video Camera every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Camera+ Legacy versus Filmic Pro-Video Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamera+ LegacyFilmic Pro-Video Camera
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (2.3K ratings) — better3.7 (10K ratings)
Positive reviews62.3% of reviews — better33.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2.3K10K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#135 — better#173
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better14.1
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB225 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLateNite AppsBENDING SPOONS OPERATIONS SPA

Customer experience

Camera+ Legacy

All ratings2,336 ratings
Positive80.2%
Neutral6.3%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews504 reviews
Positive62.3%
Neutral6.5%
Negative31.2%

Filmic Pro-Video Camera

All ratings10,094 ratings
Positive66.4%
Neutral3.7%
Negative29.9%
Written reviews2,396 reviews
Positive33.6%
Neutral7.3%
Negative59.1%

User reviews

Camera+ Legacy

From 2.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
  • 🚀 Powerful editing tools
  • 💡 Excellent manual controls
  • 🔍 Great macro and zoom capabilities
  • 🎨 Wide range of filters and effects

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and stability issues
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🤔 Confusing navigation and settings
  • 📤 Difficulty transferring photos to PC

Filmic Pro-Video Camera

From 10K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent video quality
  • 👍 Great manual controls
  • 🚀 Powerful features
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 💡 Integrates well with gimbals

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Stability issues and crashes
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 💸 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔒 Locked out of previously purchased features
  • 🐛 Compatibility problems with newer devices

Bugs and requests

Camera+ Legacy

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Photos not saving correctly to camera roll
  • Editing tools not working as expected
  • Geolocation data inaccurate or missing
  • Crashes when using certain features

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add video recording capabilities
  • Implement a more flexible focus/depth of field control
  • Provide better geotagging and location management
  • Add a text overlay feature
  • Introduce a tilt-shift effect

Filmic Pro-Video Camera

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Freezing and lagging when recording at high resolutions/frame rates
  • Exposure and focus settings not saving properly
  • Connectivity issues with third-party gimbals
  • Disappearing analytics overlays
  • Corrupted video files

Requested features

5 requests
  • Tracking autofocus support
  • More aspect ratio options
  • Ability to save custom presets
  • Independent audio channel controls
  • Histogram overlay during recording

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Camera+ Legacy

One-time2
  • Hollywood Filter Pack$0.99
  • I <3 Analog Filter Pack$0.99
9 purchases

Filmic Pro-Video Camera

Subscriptions8
  • Filmic Weekly With Free Trial7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Filmic Weekly With Free Trial7 Days trial2 variants$2.997 Days
  • Filmic Weekly$2.997 Days
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  • Filmic Pro with Free Trial7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Creator Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Creator Weekly with Free Trial7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Filmic Pro with Free Trial7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Filmic Yearly With Free Trial7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Cinematographer Kit$13.99

Questions

Is Camera+ Legacy free?
Camera+ Legacy costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Filmic Pro-Video Camera free?
Filmic Pro-Video Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Camera+ Legacy or Filmic Pro-Video Camera?
Camera+ Legacy is rated higher. Camera+ Legacy averages 4.2 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Filmic Pro-Video Camera averages 3.7 from 10K ratings.
Do Camera+ Legacy or Filmic Pro-Video Camera have ads?
Neither Camera+ Legacy nor Filmic Pro-Video Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Camera+ Legacy or Filmic Pro-Video Camera?
Camera+ Legacy ships an update every 2 weeks, and Filmic Pro-Video Camera every 3 weeks. Most recently, Camera+ Legacy was updated on November 6, 2026 and Filmic Pro-Video Camera on November 7, 2026.
Which is more popular, Camera+ Legacy or Filmic Pro-Video Camera?
Camera+ Legacy currently peaks at #135 in the App Store charts, and Filmic Pro-Video Camera at #173. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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