Dream Camera vs vDarkroom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dream Camera
This app offers advanced manual and semi-automatic camera controls for professional-level photography. It includes extensive options for exposure, focus, white balance, and a wide array of creative filters. Users can also adjust video settings like resolution and frame rate, and edit photos within the app.
- Manual and semi-automatic exposure modes
- Extensive white balance presets
- Diverse creative and color filters
- Manual and auto focus modes
- Adjustable video resolution and frame rate
- Photo and video editing tools
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Features manual and semi-automatic exposure modes, plenty of filters, white balance control and more Exposure - Easy exposure compensation control with EV indicator. Just slide your finger up/down or right/left anywhere on the screen - Shutter Priority. Tap shutter speed indicator and use the slider to set the value, ISO will be automatically adjusted. You can add exposure compensation to it as well. - ISO Priority. Tap ISO indicator and use the slider to set the value, shutter speed will be automatically adjusted. You can add exposure compensation to it as well. - Full Control. Select both shutter speed and ISO indicators, set the values with the sliders. Exposure indicator will tell you how well you are doing. Flash/Torch Modes - On/Off or auto Focus Modes - Auto - Manual - set the value with the slider - Macro - Landscape White Balance Presets - Auto - Daylight - Cloudy - Shade - Fluorescent - Tungsten - Candle Filters - Effect: Dream, XPro1, XPro2, 70s, Art - Color: Normal, Black & White, Sepia, Redscale, Cyanotype - Contrast & Brightness: Light, Strong, Extreme - Edges: No Fading, Vignette, Mate Mix and match the filters from each category above Cameras - Front, Back, Tele and Ultra Wide (if available) Shooting Modes - Photo and Square Photo - Video and Square Video Photo Settings - Guide grid On/Off - Auto Photo Stabilization for longer shutter speed settings - Timer with 2, 5, 10, 20 or 30 second delay - Burst of 3, 5 or 10 photos; can be combined with timer - File format: JPG, PNG, TIFF or HEIF (if supported by the device) - Information about estimated photo file size Video Settings - Microphone On/Off - Stabilization Off/Standard/Cinematic (if supported by the device) - File Format: Most Compatible (H.264), High Efficiency (HEVC-H.265) (if supported by the device) - Resolution: 720SD, 1080HD, 4K UHD (if supported by the device) - Frames per Second: 24, 30, 60 or 120 (requires iPhone 7 or newer) - Information about estimated video file size Browser - Photo preview and edit - Video playback - Scrubber bar to skim through your photos and videos - Sharing using standard iOS features Photo Editor - Orientation correction - Filter manipulation Dream Camera saves your photos and video directly to Camera Roll. You can access them either through the built-in browser or standard Photos app. Taking pictures is fun, enjoy it!
vDarkroom
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vDarkroom brings the complete traditional film darkroom workflow to iPhone — capture, exposure, development, enlargement — striving to recreate an authentic silver-halide photography experience. · Capture: records the raw image in RAW format, preserving the sensor's richest tonal data for reuse. · Exposure: applies multiple metering modes and assist tools to the captured raw data, exposing your selected film. · Development: supports multiple developers with fine-tuned parameters, including D-76, Rodinal, DD-X and more, to process the exposed film. · Enlargement: pure digital output with multiple paper choices, producing the final black-and-white image. · More: classic film packs (Kodak/Ilford/Retro/Fujifilm), HDR bracketing, B&W filters, multiple metering modes, neutral-gray indicator, lossless PNG export, Chinese, English & Japanese support, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: vDarkroom at Free against Dream Camera's $0.99. vDarkroom also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). Dream Camera's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads 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
vDarkroom is free to download; Dream Camera costs $0.99 up front. vDarkroom sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Dream Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dream Camera ships an update every 3 months, vDarkroom every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dream Camera | vDarkroom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (18 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 91.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michal Kasza | 雷光 单 |
In-app purchases
Dream Camera
No in-app purchases
vDarkroom
- Kodak Film Pack$1.99
- Ilford Film Pack$1.99
- Retro Film Pack$1.99
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- Fuji Film Pack$1.99
- Alternative Process Pack$1.99
- vDarkroom Pro$9.99









