Cinemagraph Pro vs Horizon Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cinemagraph Pro
Create professional-quality cinemagraphs, a unique blend of still images and subtle motion, with this powerful mobile editing tool. Easily capture or import footage, use magical live masking, and refine your creations with advanced editing options for stunning visual storytelling.
- Magical Live Masking
- In-app capture or video import
- Trim and loop editing
- Overlay images and text
- Advanced color and tone adjustments
- 4K export
- iCloud Drive support
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Cinemagraph Pro, the most powerful tool to create visual imagery that gets noticed — in a class of its own. Cinemagraphs made easy. The only professional editing tool on-the-go with all the features of Apple Design Award winner Cinemagraph Pro for macOS, available on your iPhone and iPad. Cinemagraph Pro is the app that defined a new medium for visual storytelling — the hybrid of natural motion and still imagery. Without being an expert in photo or video editing tools, you, too, can create professional high quality cinemagraphs that stand out and get noticed. What used to take hours or days to create is now possible in seconds. Discover • Be inspired by the amazingly creative work posted to Flixel • Browse the latest and many curated collections • Upload your cinemagraphs to be featured Learn • Video tutorials to walk you through the steps of how to create a great cinemagraph • Start with the beginner tutorial and work your way to advanced • Download the tutorial documents to follow along and practice • Case studies and more to learn the best ways to use cinemagraphs to get noticed Create • Capture in-app or import any video shot on a tripod (up to 4K on supported devices) • Magical Live Masking using our patented method that reveals motion as you paint over the still image • Easily trim to achieve a perfect loop • Quickly select the best still image • Set the loop to bounce or repeat with a crossfade • It’s that easy Advanced Editing • Overlay layer for adding images and text on top of your cinemagraph • Crop, rotate, and straighten to frame the image just right • Export, modify, and import a still image • Adjust the speed or add a delay • Start with preset filters and then customize the color, light, and tone curve Made for Professionals • Shoot and edit high quality 4K imagery • Document-based so you can edit later, duplicate, and share • iCloud Drive support so it doesn’t matter where the document was created — you can keep editing on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Sharing • Export as H.264, HEVC, Live Photo, or GIF • Upload to Flixel for easy sharing and embedding • Custom crop and export settings designed to make social posts or ads as easy as possible • One tap upload to Facebook Ad Manager Flixel Plans Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews at the purchase price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the Account Settings after purchase. Subscriptions are one month or year in length. For Terms of Service see https://flixel.com/terms/
Horizon Camera
This app ensures all your videos and photos are captured horizontally, regardless of how you hold your device. It uses your phone's gyroscope to automatically level your recordings, preventing vertical video syndrome. You can also apply filters, use front or back cameras, and share your creations.
- Record horizontal videos and photos
- Automatic orientation correction
- Multiple resolutions (VGA to 4K)
- Slow motion support (60/120 FPS)
- Three leveling modes
- HDR photos
- Eight fun filters
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Featured in Engadget, TechCrunch, The Next Web, Gizmodo, Wired, AppAdvice, Cult of Mac, TUAW! “We just wish Apple and Google had bundled this as standard." - Engadget "Brilliant, Overdue App Forces Your Phone to Take Horizontal Videos" - Gizmodo "You owe it to yourself to check out the new Horizon app for iOS." - AppAdvice "Horizon App Solves the Dumbest Thing About Smartphone Video" - WIRED "Horizon will eliminate portrait recording forever" - TUAW "Horizon for iOS means no more vertical videos" - The Next Web ______________________________ Horizon lets you record horizontal videos and photos no matter how you hold your device. Hold it upright, sideways or even keep rotating it while capturing, your captured moments will always stay horizontal! You can add filters, shoot with the back or front camera and share your creations! Ever felt the need to rotate your device while recording a video? Do you often end up with vertical videos or videos in wrong orientation? Meet Horizon! Horizon works like magic! It auto-levels your photos and videos while recording, using your device’s gyroscope. The resulting orientation is corrected so that it always stays parallel to the ground. It's like a pro gimbal rig in your hand! With Horizon you can help bring an end to the Vertical Videos Syndrome. Yes, you can now record horizontal videos, even while holding your device in portrait mode! ▶ Capture horizontal videos & photos ▶ Multiple resolutions including VGA, HD, Full HD and even 4K!* ▶ 60 and 120 (slow motion) FPS support* ▶ Three leveling modes: Flex, Rotate and Locked ▶ HDR photos ▶ Tap and hold to slow down your 120 FPS videos! ▶ Lossless zoom with the all new ‘Crisp’ resolutions!* ▶ AirPlay mirroring while recording ▶ Various video aspect ratios (Square 1:1, Wide 16:9, Standard 4:3) ▶ Record videos and photos with front or back camera ▶ Eight fun filters to choose from ▶ Video Library with clever item selection ▶ Share your creations to your favorite social network ▶ Open your videos in other apps ▶ Select Video Quality to save space (High, Medium, Low) ▶ Geotagging ▶ AF/AE Lock * https://horizoncamera.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/202388411
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cinemagraph Pro at 4.6 against Horizon Camera's 3.7. Cinemagraph Pro also leads on ratings volume (6.3K vs 65). Horizon Camera's advantage is review sentiment (56% vs 22%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Cinemagraph Pro sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Horizon Camera sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cinemagraph Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cinemagraph Pro has 6.3K ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of Cinemagraph Pro's written reviews are positive against 56% of Horizon Camera's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Cinemagraph Pro ships an update every 3 months, Horizon Camera fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cinemagraph Pro | Horizon Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (6.3K ratings) — better | 3.7 (65 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.4% of reviews | 55.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.3K — better | 65 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.6 | 9.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Flixel Software Ltd | PZ Mobile Limited |
Customer experience
Cinemagraph Pro
Horizon Camera
User reviews
Cinemagraph Pro
From 6.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Unique app
- 🚀 Powerful features
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Great for creating cinemagraphs
- 👍 Smooth performance
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive subscription model
- 💰 Overpriced for casual users
- 🔒 Requires account creation
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate
Horizon Camera
From 65 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Keeps video horizontal
- 👍 Simple and intuitive
- 🎥 Useful for recording videos
- 💡 Innovative idea
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 📽️ Shaky and unstable video
- 🔇 Audio not in sync
- 🔍 Autofocus issues
Bugs and requests
Cinemagraph Pro
Reported bugs
3 issues- Update not installing properly
- Importing and exporting issues
- Frequent crashes and freezes
Requested features
4 requests- Add option to purchase individual exports without subscription
- Improve watermark placement and visibility
- Implement more user-friendly pricing structure
- Enhance stability and reduce crashes
Horizon Camera
Reported bugs
3 issues- Videos not saving properly
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- Orientation detection problems
Requested features
6 requests- Add photo mode
- Improve video quality and stabilization
- Ability to edit and flip videos
- Zoom functionality
- Pause/resume recording
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- Customizable settings
In-app purchases
Cinemagraph Pro
- Flixel Cloud Web$9.991 Month
- Cinemagraph Pro for iOS1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Mobile$14.991 Month
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- Flixel Cloud Web+Apps$19.991 Month
- Flixel Cloud Web+Apps$29.991 Month
- Professional$29.991 Month
- Cinemagraph Pro for iOS1 Month trial$79.991 Year
- Mobile$99.991 Year
- Flixel Cloud Web+Apps$199.991 Year
- Professional$199.991 Year
- License$299.99
Horizon Camera
- Remove watermark$0.99
- Hollywood Filter Pack$0.99
- Sherlock Filter Pack$0.99
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- Premium$1.99
Questions
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