Comparison

Filmic Pro-Video Camera vs Carousel Camera

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

Head to head
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

About

Carousel Camera

This app offers a unique circular video recording format that adapts to any screen orientation. Capture footage in high resolution and easily switch between full frame views with a simple double tap.

Highlights
  • Circular video recording
  • Adapts to any screen orientation
  • High-resolution capture (4K compatible)
  • Double-tap for full frame view
  • Ratioless video format
Features
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Designed by wearedot.agency, Carousel Camera is a beautifully designed, innovative camera solution that gets rid of an old problem: aspect ratio. By using a circular video (ratioless), it can be adapted to any screen! Using a 4K-compatible phone is yields a better than HD image*, that is vertical, horizontal, any angle you want... Double tap to see a complete view of the frame, both horizontal and vertical! *Final image is "1215p" (2160x1215) in 4K phones. 607.5p in 1080p phones.

Screenshots

Filmic Pro-Video Camera4 screens
Carousel Camera3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Filmic Pro-Video Camera at 3.7 against Carousel Camera's 2.7. Filmic Pro-Video Camera also leads on ratings volume (10K vs 3) and chart position (#168 vs unranked). Carousel Camera's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 34%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Filmic Pro-Video Camera sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Carousel Camera 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

Filmic Pro-Video Camera holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Filmic Pro-Video Camera has 10K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 34% of Filmic Pro-Video Camera's written reviews are positive against 50% of Carousel Camera's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Filmic Pro-Video Camera ships an update every 3 weeks, Carousel Camera every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Filmic Pro-Video Camera versus Carousel Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilmic Pro-Video CameraCarousel Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (10K ratings) — better2.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews33.6% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#168 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.110.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size225 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBENDING SPOONS OPERATIONS SPARafael Costa

Customer experience

Filmic Pro-Video Camera

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

Carousel Camera

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

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

Carousel Camera

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
Show 5 more
  • 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
1 purchases

Carousel Camera

One-time1
  • Carousel Camera Pro$0.99

Questions

Is Filmic Pro-Video Camera free?
Filmic Pro-Video Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Carousel Camera free?
Carousel Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Filmic Pro-Video Camera or Carousel Camera?
Filmic Pro-Video Camera is rated higher. Filmic Pro-Video Camera averages 3.7 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while Carousel Camera averages 2.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Filmic Pro-Video Camera or Carousel Camera have ads?
Neither Filmic Pro-Video Camera nor Carousel Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Filmic Pro-Video Camera or Carousel Camera?
Filmic Pro-Video Camera ships an update every 3 weeks, and Carousel Camera every 10 days. Most recently, Filmic Pro-Video Camera was updated on November 4, 2026 and Carousel Camera on November 2, 2026.

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