Comparison

Dramatic Black & White vs Macro by Camera+

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

Head to head
About

Dramatic Black & White

Transform your photos into striking black and white images with adjustable light, contrast, and texture. Explore classic and modern styles, and use unique tools to create artistic compositions. Perfect for photographers seeking to enhance their monochrome vision.

Highlights
  • Black and white photo conversion
  • Adjustable light and contrast
  • Texture and shape controls
  • Ellipse spotlight tool
  • Classic, infrared, and HD styles
  • Grain and vignette effects
Features
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Make a Black and White Photo with Light Contrast Grit and Form --- MacWorld’s pick for the App Gems of the Year Award --- Everyone knows it doesn't get better than classic Black & White - it's the artistic soul of photography. Referencing one of our favorite Ansel Adams quotes: "Great Black & White photos aren't taken - they're made". Using Dramatic Black & White you can make your own black and white photographs, ones where light and contrast, grit and form come together to tell a story; ones where stone and sky, water and light transcend the material world and ascend to the Photographers’ Gallery. With Dramatic Black & White there are no mistakes you can't fix, no limits to your vision, no stopping until you're finished, nothing to hold you back from truly 'making your photos' and making them - Oh.My.Gosh. good! 

JixiPix's Dramatic Black & White app starts by leaving color in the rear view mirror, and enables you to make expert adjustments with easy-to-use, fully customizable controls to contrast and light, texture and shape. Before your eyes, watch your photo transform into the dramatic looks of the past and cutting-edge styles of the present.
 PHOTOGRAPHY STYLE
 • Black & White – Classic 
• Infrared Photo – Modern 
 • Dramatic Black & White – High Definition 

 FEATURES
 A one-of-a-kind ellipse spotlight tool will allow you to set up a light source on a subject in your composition. Fully customizable controls allow expert adjustments to contrast, light, texture and shape; and adjustments to spotlight size intensity. INCLUDES
 Spotlight, Black and White Filters, Grain and Vignette UNIVERSAL FEATURES
 All JixiPix Apps come with: Superior Customer Service, Support for High-Resolution Images & Output, Undo/Redo, 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/


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“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
 MAC • iPad • iPhone

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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).

Screenshots

Dramatic Black & White4 screens
Macro by Camera+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dramatic Black & White at 84% against Macro by Camera+'s 26%. Dramatic Black & White also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.9) and ratings volume (345 vs 23). Macro by Camera+'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

Dramatic Black & White costs $2.99 and Macro by Camera+ $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dramatic Black & White holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dramatic Black & White has 345 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Dramatic Black & White's written reviews are positive against 26% of Macro by Camera+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dramatic Black & White ships an update every 4 months, Macro by Camera+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dramatic Black & White versus Macro by Camera+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDramatic Black & WhiteMacro by Camera+
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.8 (345 ratings) — better2.9 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews84.3% of reviews — better26.5% of reviews
Number of ratings345 — better23
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJixiPix, LLCLateNiteSoft S.L.

Customer experience

Dramatic Black & White

All ratings345 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews319 reviews
Positive84.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative10.0%

Macro by Camera+

All ratings23 ratings
Positive43.5%
Neutral13.0%
Negative43.5%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive26.5%
Neutral11.8%
Negative61.8%

Bugs and requests

Dramatic Black & White

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing on login screen
  • Incompatibility with newer devices
  • Inability to access camera

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to adjust individual color channels
  • Layers and masking tools
  • Remembering custom settings
  • Improved performance and stability

Macro by Camera+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Dramatic Black & White

No in-app purchases

None

Macro by Camera+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dramatic Black & White free?
Dramatic Black & White costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Macro by Camera+ free?
Macro by Camera+ costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dramatic Black & White or Macro by Camera+?
Dramatic Black & White is rated higher. Dramatic Black & White averages 4.8 out of 5 from 345 ratings, while Macro by Camera+ averages 2.9 from 23 ratings.
Do Dramatic Black & White or Macro by Camera+ have ads?
Neither Dramatic Black & White nor Macro by Camera+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dramatic Black & White or Macro by Camera+?
Dramatic Black & White ships an update every 4 months, and Macro by Camera+ every 2 months. Most recently, Dramatic Black & White was updated on October 15, 2026 and Macro by Camera+ on October 13, 2026.

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