Comparison

Pear vs Filmic Legacy

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

Head to head
About

Pear

Effortlessly share photos and videos from your gallery with friends and family. Simply tap to share and tap again to unshare. View a time-based collage of all shared content, blending your memories with those of your loved ones.

Highlights
  • Instant photo and video sharing
  • One-tap unsharing
  • Time-based collage stream
  • Private and secure sharing
  • User control over content
Features
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Pear is a private, intuitive, and elegant app that lets you share photos and videos in your gallery with your friends and family. Simply tap + on a photo or video from your camera roll and it’s instantly shared with your friends. Tap again to unshare. It’s that easy. Shared photos and videos simply appear in your stream. No select buttons, progress bars, or loading graphics; it just works. The stream displays all photos and videos shared by you and everyone you’re sharing with in a time-based collage. Let's say you were on a trip, at a party, or hanging out with some friends - their photos will merge with yours and be sorted by the time they were taken. You get to experience it all from various perspectives blended together. Our users’ privacy, ownership and control of their content is at the core of the Pear philosophy. On Pear, your photos and videos will always be yours, and only you control who gets to view them. Enjoy.

About

Filmic Legacy

This app offers advanced manual controls for video recording, enabling filmmakers to achieve professional cinematic quality. It provides features like LOG gamma curves for enhanced post-production flexibility and real-time cinematic looks. Designed for experienced users, it allows for precise control over focus, exposure, and zoom.

Highlights
  • Dual arc slider controls for manual focus and exposure
  • Live analytics suite (Zebras, False Color, Focus Peaking)
  • Dolby Vision HDR support
  • ProRes support
  • Realtime film looks
  • Frame.io Camera to Cloud integration
  • Clean HDMI Out
Features
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Filmic Legacy is available only to filmmakers who paid for Filmic Pro v6 before the 25th of August, 2022. It will continue to receive bug fixes but will not receive any new features. Filmic Legacy (previously FiLMiC Pro v6) features cutting-edge capabilities and a responsive manual filming experience. A multi-time iOS Video Camera App of the Year, Filmic Pro has been used in more high profile video projects by award winning directors than any other app: Unsane & High Flying Bird - Steven Soderbergh Tangerine - Sean Baker Lose You to Love Me - Selena Gomez Stupid Love - Lady Gaga Detour - Michel Gondry Snow Steam Iron - Zack Snyder Filmic Pro provides filmmakers, newscasters, teachers, vloggers, and artists with the capability to shoot in a true LOG gamma curve. LOG V2/V3/V3* allows for greater tonal range and flexibility in post production by expanding dynamic range and setting the iPhone’s capabilities on par with traditional camera systems costing thousands more. Filmic Pro also offers a range of cinematic film looks that can be applied in-camera at time of capture to deliver a truly cinematic aesthetic without the need for timely grading in post.* Note: Multicam support is not included in Filmic Pro but is available in our companion app: DoubleTake. v6 Banner Features: • Dual arc slider controls for manual focus and exposure • Live analytics suite of Zebras, False Color and Focus Peaking (limited to 30fps at 4k and 60fps at 1080p) • Dolby Vision HDR support (limited to 4K 30fps. Incompatible with CineKit) • ProRes support on 13/14 series • Realtime film looks (8-bit/DolbyVision)* • Frame.io Camera to Cloud integration on iPhone 11 & newer • 10-bit SDR support for 12 series & newer* • Clean HDMI Out for monitoring & webcam use • Ramped zoom rocker • Waveform monitor including tri-mode histogram • Manual white balance adjustment & custom presets • Content Management (CMS) for file naming • FiLMiC Sync account to store presets in the cloud and share between devices • Gamma curve controls for Natural, Dynamic, Flat and LOGv2/V3/V3+* • Shadow and highlight controls • RGB, saturation and vibrance controls Foundation Features: • Standard, manual and hybrid shooting modes. A shooting style for any skill level. • Apple Watch support for remote start/stop + video preview • Vertical and landscape support • Variable speed zoom • Sync audio frame rates of 24, 25, 30, 48, 50 and 60 fps • High speed frame rates of 60,120, 240 fps (hardware dependent) • Slow and fast motion FX • Time lapse capture • Tri-mode histogram, including waveform • Downsampling to lower resolutions • Saved shooting presets • Framing guide overlays • Image stabilization • Support for Filmic Remote. Remote allows you to control an iOS device running Filmic Pro with a second device running Filmic Remote. Full manual controls with pull capabilities for: • Exposure: ISO and shutter speed • Manual focus • Zoom 8 aspect ratios including: • Widescreen (16:9) • Super 35 (2.39:1) • Ultra Panavision (2.76:1) • Square (1:1) Share your video through any iOS share-capable apps like: Facebook, DropBox, FTP. 4 encoding options to balance quality and file size: • Filmic Extreme (~150Mbps encoding at 4K on latest gen devices) • Filmic Quality • Apple Standard • Economy 3rd Party Hardware Support: • 1.33x and 1.55x anamorphic desqueeze • 35mm lens adapters • Horizontal flip Supported Gimbals: • Zhiyun Smooth 4/5 • DJI OSMO Mobile 1/2/3/4/5 Advanced Audio Features: • Pro audio formats: PCM, AIFF, AAC • 44.1 & 48kHz • Headphone monitoring • Pro audio meter • Manual input gain • External microphone level control *Note: Not all features available on older devices and resolution and frame rate restrictions may apply.*

Screenshots

Pear2 screens
Filmic Legacy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pear at 93% against Filmic Legacy's 12%. Pear also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.4) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.1). Filmic Legacy's advantage is ratings volume (475 vs 8) and device support (4 vs 2). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pear holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Filmic Legacy has 475 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Pear's written reviews are positive against 12% of Filmic Legacy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pear versus Filmic Legacy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPearFilmic Legacy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings) — better1.4 (475 ratings)
Positive reviews92.5% of reviews — better11.9% of reviews
Number of ratings8475 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.1
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB190 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDayworks.Bending Spoons Apps ApS

Customer experience

Pear

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive92.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative3.0%

Filmic Legacy

All ratings475 ratings
Positive9.3%
Neutral2.3%
Negative88.4%
Written reviews360 reviews
Positive11.9%
Neutral3.9%
Negative84.2%

User reviews

Pear

From 8 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🖼️ Clean and beautiful design
  • 🤝 Great for private photo sharing with friends/family
  • ☁️ Unlimited storage
  • 🚀 Quick and fast sharing

Room to improve

  • ❌ Cannot remove uploaded pictures
  • 🔒 No passcode lock
  • 📂 Limited photo album access (camera roll only)
  • 💻 No web support
  • 📱 Not iPad optimized

Filmic Legacy

From 475 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🙏 Glad to still have the original
  • 📝 Prompt and professional support
  • 👍 Classic V6 version available

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔒 Locked out of paid features
  • 🤯 Bait and switch tactics
  • 🤬 Greedy and underhanded move
  • 📤 Lost access to purchased content

Bugs and requests

Pear

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • 🐛 Cannot remove uploaded pictures
  • 🐛 Black screen when taking photos
  • 🐛 App crashes when taking photos

Requested features

11 requests
  • Ability to comment on pictures
  • Passcode lock for photos
  • Access to photo albums (not just camera roll)
  • Web support for viewing/downloading images
  • Ability to create folders/organize streams
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  • iPad optimization
  • Ability to select groups to share with
  • Access to photo stream to pick pictures from
  • Ability to create albums
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

Filmic Legacy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Legacy version won't launch
  • Can't export videos in legacy
  • Settings/presets not transferring

Requested features

3 requests
  • Refund for paid version
  • Maintain legacy version with updates
  • Offer one-time purchase option

In-app purchases

None

Pear

No in-app purchases

None

Filmic Legacy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pear free?
Pear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Filmic Legacy free?
Filmic Legacy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pear or Filmic Legacy?
Pear is rated higher. Pear averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Filmic Legacy averages 1.4 from 475 ratings.
Do Pear or Filmic Legacy have ads?
Neither Pear nor Filmic Legacy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pear or Filmic Legacy?
Pear ships an update every 3 weeks, and Filmic Legacy every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pear was updated on September 20, 2026 and Filmic Legacy on September 25, 2026.

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