Comparison

CinePlay vs srRAW Cinema Camera

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

Head to head
About

CinePlay

A professional media player designed for video professionals, offering features like timecode overlays, markers, and masking. It supports various import methods and cloud collaboration for seamless project review and feedback.

Highlights
  • Timecode overlays
  • Marker creation and export
  • Safe area guides (4:3, 16:9)
  • Masking to common aspect ratios
  • Multiple import sources (Camera Roll, iTunes, URL)
  • Cloud project access via Kollaborate
  • Synced collaborative viewing sessions
Features
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CinePlay is a professional media player with timecode overlays, markers, masking and safe areas. It is ideal for dailies, portfolios, client feedback, mobile note taking and much more. TIMECODE All timings are specified in timecode notation and CinePlay can read timecode stored in a movie file. You can even add a draggable timecode overlay to the movie. MARKERS Add markers during playback and export them to a range of common marker formats. SAFE AREAS View 4:3 and 16:9 title and action safe areas over your movie. MASKING Mask to a range of common aspect ratios. WIDE RANGE OF SOURCES CinePlay can import from Camera Roll, Videos app, iTunes file sharing, Kollaborate and direct web URL links. KOLLABORATE Access your cloud projects on the move, watch videos and sync notes with your colleagues. SYNCED SESSIONS Take part in collaborative viewing sessions with a colleague controlling the playhead via Kollaborate. MAINTAIN COLOR ACCURACY Upload a Color Decision List (CDL) to Kollaborate, link it as a CDL to a movie in the Relationship Editor and CinePlay will automatically color correct the movie according to the CDL. HOW TO IMPORT VIDEOS * Record videos with the Camera app * Drag videos into iTunes and sync them to your device * Connect your device to iTunes, click on the device in the left-hand bar and go to Apps. Under File Sharing, select CinePlay and click the Add button to add a movie. * In CinePlay, click the + button, select Web URL and enter the URL (e.g. http://www.example.com/movie.mp4). * Connect to your Kollaborate cloud account Note: all movies must be H.264. Supported audio formats are WAV, MP3 and AIFF.

About

srRAW Cinema Camera

Capture the highest fidelity cinema and images on compatible iPhones with a custom RAW pipeline. Designed for filmmakers and creators, it offers direct integration with DaVinci Resolve for immediate editing and grading, providing unparalleled post-production control.

Highlights
  • CinemaDNG RAW format encoding
  • Plug and Grade with DaVinci Resolve
  • Uncompressed stereo WAV audio
  • H265 proxy file
  • Manual exposure controls
  • Up to 6 resolutions
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PLEAST NOTE: srRAW requires specific hardware found in the newest iPhones. Currently supported models include iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max as well as iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max. srRAW captures the highest fidelity images and cinema of any iPhone camera with its custom "only RAW" cinema pipeline. Designed for filmmakers, creators, photographers and teams who shoot, edit and grade. It has "plug and grade" support with DaVinci Resolve using our Node Tree - transfer footage to your editing machine and start cutting, grading and designing looks in seconds. Images can be pulled from sequences for use in image editors including Affinity and Lightroom. It's easy enough for advanced beginners and powerful enough for twenty year pros to shoot beautiful images, kinetic bursts and organic cinema.  srRAW is a custom RAW cinema capture engine that encodes DNG images straight from the iPhone sensor and writes files to the industry standard CinemaDNG format, WAV stereo audio and a field H2365 proxy. No image processing or noise reduction is applied - captured images have the highest fidelity compared to video that has gone through processing at the time of production. When the latter occurs, it results in discarded data and bakes in noise reduction and exposure compensation all of which inhibit post-production options. srRAW on the other hand allows you to have absolute control over highlights and shadows at the time of production and because it shoots RAW cinema, allows for unmatched creativity at the time grading and designing looks.  Quite different from an iPhone video camera, srRAW has been designed to bring the filmmaking experience to iPhone. srRAW includes: • Custom developed CinemaDNG RAW format encoding, the open-source industry-standard. Edit, grade and design looks with DaVinci Resolve using our "Plug and Grade" node tree. • Uncompressed stereo WAV audio • H265 proxy file to easily check your recordings in the field • Up to 6 different resolutions from 1080p to 3k (iPhone dependent) • Transfer to industry-standard post-production software on your Mac/PC/Linux with USB-C or AirDrop • Full manual exposure with manual shutter and manual ISO • Custom auto-exposure mode designed for RAW cinema capture We made this for you! We hope you'll share your ideas and feedback so we can make srRAW even better. Thank you for your support! SUPPORT Included with every srRAW Cinema Camera is a detailed mini film school we call srRAW101. Please visit cine.ma to enroll. If you have any questions, we’re always available at hello@swissrig.com TERMS OF USE https://swissrig.com/terms PRIVACY POLICY https://swissrig.com/privacy

Screenshots

CinePlay3 screens
srRAW Cinema Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: srRAW Cinema Camera at Free against CinePlay's $9.99. srRAW Cinema Camera also leads on rating (3.8 vs 2.8). CinePlay's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and device support (3 vs 1). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

srRAW Cinema Camera is free to download; CinePlay costs $9.99 up front. srRAW Cinema Camera sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. CinePlay asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

srRAW Cinema Camera holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of CinePlay's written reviews are positive against 26% of srRAW Cinema Camera's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CinePlay ships an update every 3 months, srRAW Cinema Camera every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CinePlay versus srRAW Cinema Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCinePlaysrRAW Cinema Camera
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating2.8 (4 ratings)3.8 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better26.3% of reviews
Number of ratings411 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital Rebellion LLCSWISS RIG FlexCo

Customer experience

CinePlay

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral22.2%
Negative44.4%

srRAW Cinema Camera

All ratings11 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive26.3%
Neutral15.8%
Negative57.9%

In-app purchases

None

CinePlay

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

srRAW Cinema Camera

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Plus Edition3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • sr RAW Quarterly3 Days trial$6.993 Months
  • Annual Plus Edition7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Annual Access7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • sr RAW Cinema Camera Lifetime$39.99
  • sr RAW - Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is CinePlay free?
CinePlay costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is srRAW Cinema Camera free?
srRAW Cinema Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CinePlay or srRAW Cinema Camera?
srRAW Cinema Camera is rated higher. CinePlay averages 2.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while srRAW Cinema Camera averages 3.8 from 11 ratings.
Do CinePlay or srRAW Cinema Camera have ads?
Neither CinePlay nor srRAW Cinema Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CinePlay or srRAW Cinema Camera?
CinePlay ships an update every 3 months, and srRAW Cinema Camera every 6 months. Most recently, CinePlay was updated on October 7, 2026 and srRAW Cinema Camera on September 28, 2026.

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