Comparison

Simply HDR vs CameraPixels PRO

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

Head to head
About

Simply HDR

Transform ordinary photos into vibrant HDR images with exceptional light and detail. This app offers a powerful HDR engine, presets, and adjustable controls to create stunning, artistic, or realistic HDR effects easily.

Highlights
  • Powerful HDR engine
  • Adjustable controls for HDR, color, vignette, and grain
  • HDR presets for one-click results
  • Save custom presets for consistent workflow
  • Six HDR styles (Realistic, B&W, Contrasted, etc.)
  • Library of artistic color gradients
Features
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Turn your photo in a vibrant HDR with unparalleled ranges of light and detail --- Top Selling App in All Countries --- Simply HDR is a powerful HDR tool that instantly creates stunning and mesmerizing imagery from otherwise bland subjects or compositions. Have you ever looked at a well-executed HDR photo with a dramatic sky and wish you could take a shot like that? Now you can! With Simply HDR this stunning art form is now accessible to everyone. Simply HDR comes with a powerful HDR engine, an easy-to-use interface, options to choose HDR presets for quick one-click results and the ability to experiment with the controls to evolve your own photographic style. Once you’ve found the settings that work best for you ‘save preset’ for future projects. This cool features allows you to maintain a consistent HDR workflow. With six HDR Styles and a library of artistic content you can create both realistic HDR photos or stylized ones—the result will be outstanding work that is captivating, mesmerizing, revealing and beautifully detailed. HDR STYLES • High Dynamic Range (HDR) • Black and White HDR • Contrasted HDR • Shadows and Lights • Contrasted Light FEATURES Fully adjustable control on all aspects of the process: HDR, Color Gradients, Vignette, and Grain. INCLUDES A library of HDArt Color Gradients UNIVERSAL FEATURES All JixiPix Apps come with: Superior Customer Service, Support for High-Resolution Images & Output, Undo, Randomize Button, Quick Presets and the ability to create Custom Presets, Cropping with the ability to specify aspect ratio, Quick Preview, Email, Print, and the ability to post directly to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Tumblr. We also have an online art gallery and invite our user’s to display their artistic creations on it: http://www.flickr.com/groups/jixipixcreations/ *************** “JixiPix turns any photo into a masterpiece. All that is required of you is the appreciation — we’ll take care of the rest!” JixiPix.com “Creative Tools for Creative People” Photography | Artistic | Graphic Apps ***If you are missing presets then please uninstall and re-install the app

About

CameraPixels PRO

This app offers advanced manual controls for mobile photography and videography. It provides features like exposure and focus bracketing, slow shutter, and time-lapse modes, along with a histogram and clipping warnings for precise control. Ideal for professional photographers seeking enhanced capture capabilities.

Highlights
  • Manual photography and videography controls
  • Exposure and focus bracketing
  • Slow shutter and time-lapse modes
  • Histogram and clipping warnings
  • Depth capture for dual/triple camera devices
  • Unlimited presets with Widget support
Features
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CameraPixels is a unique manual photography app. The premium tools and intuitive UI make CameraPixels the best choice for professional mobile photographers. CameraPixels participated in Berkley Eclipse Megamovie 2017 thanks to its extensive raw bracketing. All-in-one ============= CameraPixels is all-in-one capture solution, that supports multiple photo and video capture modes. Among them are Bracketing, Slow Shutter and Time-lapse modes. CameraPixels has the most advanced bracketing available on the iOS platform, which includes exposure and focus bracketing. Best for macro photography ============= With CameraPixels you can capture the best macro shots, be it a single image or a series of images, called focus bracketing, which can later be combined into one all-in-focus photo (requires external app for focus stacking). If you have an external macro lens, let CameraPixels save its name to the EXIF data for you, so later you can always remember which lens was used. Currently CameraPixels supports Olloclip™, Loupe System™ and Moment™ lenses. Best for professional HDR photography ============= CameraPixels has the most advanced exposure bracketing on iOS. With up to 15 images per bracket you can capture even the most difficult lighting situations. CameraPixels support auto-, iso and shutter-brackets, with an optional flash frame. The captured images can be used to create stunning HDR photos using your favorite professional HDR software. Intuitive UI ============= CameraPixels has a simple and efficient UI. The most important information is always in front of your eyes, and this allows you to avoid surprises like an unexpected flash fire or the wrong output photo or video format. Stop being distracted by the uncertainty of the settings, concentrate on your capture! ISO/Shutter priority modes ============= CameraPixels is among a few photography apps that support advanced exposure modes like ISO and Shutter priority. These modes are indispensable during dynamic photography when there is no time for adjusting manual exposure. Histogram and clipping warnings ============= The histogram is a great tool to estimate your exposure. It can show you if the photo has under-exposed or over-exposed areas. Clipping warnings, on the other hand, can show you exactly where those under and over-exposed areas in your photo are. Depth capture ============= On dual/triple-camera devices, CameraPixels can capture depth information alongside the colour photo. If the photo has depth information, in the preview window, two additional buttons appear (depth and portrait) that allow you to inspect the depth of the image and apply it to simulate an aperture. Presets ============= CameraPixels was designed for professional photographers that value efficiency of their workflow. The unlimited presets, including the possibility to expose them to Widget make CameraPixels the ultimate photography tool. Features overview ============= - UI optimized for manual capture - RAW and ProRAW (on supported devices) photo capture - Auto, manual and semi-automatic (ISO- and Shutter-priority) exposure modes - Photo, Burst, Portrait, Slow Shutter, Exposure Bracket, Focus Bracket, Video and Time-lapse - Clipping warnings to highlight under- and over-exposed areas in real time - Focus peaking and loupe during the manual focus adjustments - Single or series of Exposure Brackets with up to 15 images per bracket. AEB, ISO- and Shutter-brackets are available. - Single or series of Focus Brackets with up to 100 images per bracket - Adjustable photo and video resolution - Adjustable photo and video quality - Advanced photo processing (Smart HDR and Deep fusion on supported devices) - Unlimited presets with the possibility of exposing them to the widget - Advanced intervalometer - Multiple framing options

Screenshots

Simply HDR4 screens
CameraPixels PRO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Simply HDR at 4.8 against CameraPixels PRO's 4.3. Simply HDR also leads on price ($2.99 vs $7.99) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 141). CameraPixels PRO's advantage is chart position (#121 vs unranked). On review sentiment, 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

Simply HDR costs $2.99 and CameraPixels PRO $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simply HDR holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simply HDR has 1.5K ratings behind it against 141, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Simply HDR's written reviews are positive against 72% of CameraPixels PRO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simply HDR ships an update every 2 months, CameraPixels PRO every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Simply HDR versus CameraPixels PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimply HDRCameraPixels PRO
Price$2.99 — better$7.99
Rating4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better4.3 (141 ratings)
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews — better71.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K — better141
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#121 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJixiPix, LLCNatalya Petrenko

Customer experience

Simply HDR

All ratings1,464 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews338 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative22.5%

CameraPixels PRO

All ratings141 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative16.3%
Written reviews169 reviews
Positive71.6%
Neutral4.1%
Negative24.3%

Bugs and requests

Simply HDR

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes on iOS 15 update
  • Buttons/controls not working properly
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices
  • Slow save times
  • Screen controls get corrupted

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to merge multiple exposures
  • More filters and editing options
  • Improved performance and stability
  • Rotate image before saving
  • Higher export resolution

CameraPixels PRO

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Simply HDR

No in-app purchases

None

CameraPixels PRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simply HDR free?
Simply HDR costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CameraPixels PRO free?
CameraPixels PRO costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Simply HDR or CameraPixels PRO?
Simply HDR is rated higher. Simply HDR averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while CameraPixels PRO averages 4.3 from 141 ratings.
Do Simply HDR or CameraPixels PRO have ads?
Neither Simply HDR nor CameraPixels PRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simply HDR or CameraPixels PRO?
Simply HDR ships an update every 2 months, and CameraPixels PRO every 6 weeks. Most recently, Simply HDR was updated on September 24, 2026 and CameraPixels PRO on September 22, 2026.

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