Image Blender vs Macro by Camera+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Image Blender
Easily combine multiple photos into a single image using masks and various blend modes. Create unique visual effects, add textures, or even watermark your creations with this intuitive tool.
- Image blending
- Masking tools
- Multiple blend modes
- Multi-exposure effects
- Add textures and overlays
- Watermarking
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A simplistic and creative app for combining images with masks and different blend modes on your iPhone and iPad. While the use and basic idea is very simple, there's almost an endless list of things you can do with it. Some things worth highlighting are: - Multi Exposure - Choosing where and how much to apply of filter from other apps. - Adding or replacing objects. - Adding textures. - Creating your own personalised filters with overlays - Watermarking or adding logos Image Blender outputs the full resolution without any limits to the size of your source image. If you have any questions before buying, need help to get started or just want to share your work, don't hesitate to send a mail to blender@jhnd.me and I'll do my best to help.
Macro by Camera+
Easily capture stunning close-up photos with intelligent lens selection and powerful manual controls. Enhance your subject's clarity and contrast with built-in tools for framing and focus.
- Intelligent lens selection
- Manual focus control
- Manual EV control
- Focus peaking overlay
- Grid for composition
- Histogram visualization
- Automatic contrast enhancement
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From the developers that brought you the best-selling Camera+, and Camera+ 2, Macro by Camera+ will instantly be another staple of your digital camera bag. The goal of Macro by Camera+ is to take the fuss out of taking amazing-looking close-up photos. The app intelligently chooses the best lens for your shot, and gives you just the right tools to make your subject shine. And there's no hardware envy required: Macro is compatible with any iPhone that can run iOS 15! The controls in Macro by Camera+ are laser focused and powerfully aimed at getting the perfect up-close image in crystal clear focus. It includes manually controlled focus and EV so you can precisely control the focus and brightness of your photo. It also features several handy on-screen tools to help you frame and plan your shot. - Focus peaking outlines what parts of your photo are in focus. - Grid helps you position your subject on the screen. - Histogram lets you visualize the relative brightness of your shot. After you carefully frame and shoot your photo, Macro by Camera+ will intelligently apply our secret formula to make your subjects crisp and contrasty, without making them look unnatural! And because Macro by Camera+ saves directly to your Photo Library, your shots are instantly available for editing in your favorite software (like Camera+ 2).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Image Blender at 85% against Macro by Camera+'s 26%. Image Blender also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.9) and ratings volume (3.4K vs 23). Macro by Camera+'s advantage is price ($0.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.4). 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
Image Blender costs $3.99 and Macro by Camera+ $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Image Blender holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Image Blender has 3.4K ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Image Blender's written reviews are positive against 26% of Macro by Camera+'s.
Image Blender ships an update every 4 months, Macro by Camera+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Image Blender | Macro by Camera+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (3.4K ratings) — better | 2.9 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.1% of reviews — better | 26.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.4K — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #80 — better | #133 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JHND i Sverige AB | LateNiteSoft S.L. |
Customer experience
Image Blender
Macro by Camera+
Bugs and requests
Image Blender
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes while working
- Watermark application issues
- Blending text from photos comes out of focus
Requested features
5 requests- Masking tool improvements
- Ability to blend more than 2 photos
- Undo button
- Gradient tool
- Ability to choose certain frames from GIFs
Macro by Camera+
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Image Blender
No in-app purchases
Macro by Camera+
No in-app purchases
Questions
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