Comparison

Cinemagraph Pro vs Horizon Camera

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

Screenshots

Cinemagraph Pro4 screens
Horizon Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cinemagraph Pro versus Horizon Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCinemagraph ProHorizon Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (6.3K ratings) — better3.7 (65 ratings)
Positive reviews22.4% of reviews55.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.3K — better65
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.69.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB29 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperFlixel Software LtdPZ Mobile Limited

Customer experience

Cinemagraph Pro

All ratings6,349 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral3.5%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews290 reviews
Positive22.4%
Neutral7.6%
Negative70.0%

Horizon Camera

All ratings65 ratings
Positive64.6%
Neutral9.2%
Negative26.2%
Written reviews233 reviews
Positive55.8%
Neutral14.6%
Negative29.6%

User reviews

Cinemagraph Pro

From 6.3K App Store ratings

What 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 ratings

What 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

11 purchases

Cinemagraph Pro

Subscriptions10
  • 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
One-time1
  • License$299.99
4 purchases

Horizon Camera

One-time4
  • Remove watermark$0.99
  • Hollywood Filter Pack$0.99
  • Sherlock Filter Pack$0.99
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  • Premium$1.99

Questions

Is Cinemagraph Pro free?
Cinemagraph Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Horizon Camera free?
Horizon Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cinemagraph Pro or Horizon Camera?
Cinemagraph Pro is rated higher. Cinemagraph Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 6.3K ratings, while Horizon Camera averages 3.7 from 65 ratings.
Do Cinemagraph Pro or Horizon Camera have ads?
Neither Cinemagraph Pro nor Horizon Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cinemagraph Pro or Horizon Camera?
Cinemagraph Pro ships an update every 3 months, and Horizon Camera fortnightly. Most recently, Cinemagraph Pro was updated on October 18, 2026 and Horizon Camera on October 16, 2026.

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