Comparison

Manual Camera RAW vs KAMRA

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

Head to head
About

Manual Camera RAW

This app offers advanced manual camera controls for precise shooting, including ISO, shutter speed, and focus. It features real-time filters, effects, and powerful AI editing tools for professional-level photo manipulation. Capture in RAW or high-resolution formats and manage your photos within the in-app album.

Highlights
  • Manual camera controls (ISO, shutter speed, focus)
  • Real-time filters and effects
  • RAW and 48MP capture
  • AI-powered editing (background replacement, object removal)
  • Date stamp and watermark options
  • In-app album with batch export
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Take and edit photos with Pro2Camera. Use live filters and effects, manual exposure controls, focus and white balance. Save camera presets and add date stamps. Crop photos, adjust color and curves, or remove selected people and objects. View photo details and manage images in the built-in album. ProRAW and 48MP capture are available on supported devices. Available camera functions depend on the device and settings. Pro2Camera Premium Includes RAW and 48MP capture, 60+ premium filters, premium and face effects, the photo editor, and stamps and watermark. • Length: 1 month or 1 year, renewed automatically each period • Price: see in-app pricing for your region • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal turned off in your Account Settings on the App Store Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.pentarab.com/pro2camera/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.pentarab.com/pro2camera/privacy

About

KAMRA

This app simulates the look and feel of analog film photography with realistic grain, halation, and color grading. It offers multiple film stocks and randomized effects for unique results with every shot.

Highlights
  • 8 hand-tuned film stocks
  • Realistic grain structure
  • True halation and bloom effects
  • Randomized tone and light balance
  • Live graded viewfinder
  • Adjustable soft focus
  • Multiple lens options
Features
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KAMRA. Film camera. No excuses. Eight hand-tuned stocks — Kodak Gold, Fuji C, Velvia, Ilford, Portra, and more. Each one built with its own grain structure, halation, colour curves, and shadow tint. Applied the moment you shoot. Grain that reads the light. Coarser in the shadows. Finer in the highlights. Animated every frame. Halation that bleeds warm and red from your highlights — not a glow filter. Physics. Every frame gets a randomized tone, light balance, and shadow depth. Same scene. Never the same photo. KAMRA shoots like film feels. — 8 colour-graded film stocks — Real luminance grain · ISO 100 to 3200 — True halation & bloom — Live graded viewfinder — Randomised light leaks per shot — Soft focus with adjustable bloom — 0.5× · 1× · 2× lens switching — Self-timer · flash support — Home screen widget

Screenshots

Manual Camera RAW4 screens
KAMRA3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: KAMRA at free against Manual Camera RAW's free with in-app purchases. Manual Camera RAW's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Manual Camera RAW sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and KAMRA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Manual Camera RAW against 5.0 for KAMRA. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Manual Camera RAW ships an update every 6 days, KAMRA every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Manual Camera RAW versus KAMRA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManual Camera RAWKAMRA
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB141 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPentarabDornell Mister

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Manual Camera RAW

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Monthly$7.491 Month
  • Pro2Camera Premium Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time5
  • Lomo Style$4.99
  • Kodak Series$4.99
  • Fuji Series$4.99
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  • Face Mosaic$5.99
  • Pro2Camera Lifetime$49.99
1 purchases

KAMRA

One-time1
  • KAMRAKAMRA PREMIUM$5.99

Questions

Is Manual Camera RAW free?
Manual Camera RAW is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KAMRA free?
KAMRA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Manual Camera RAW or KAMRA?
Manual Camera RAW and KAMRA are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Manual Camera RAW or KAMRA have ads?
Neither Manual Camera RAW nor KAMRA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Manual Camera RAW or KAMRA?
Manual Camera RAW ships an update every 6 days, and KAMRA every 3 weeks. Most recently, Manual Camera RAW was updated on October 7, 2026 and KAMRA on October 7, 2026.

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