Cobalt Image vs 65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cobalt Image
Enhance your iPhone photos with advanced AI, HDR, and smart portrait modes. This app offers unparalleled control over non-raw images, featuring cutting-edge white balance and Luma curve adjustments. Access renowned digital and film emulations for professional-level editing.
- AI-enhanced picture processing
- HDR and smart portrait modes
- Advanced color models for HEIC files
- Unprecedented control over non-raw photos
- White balance and Luma curve adjustments
- Renowned digital and film emulations
- Direct editing from Apple Photos
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Please note that Cobalt Image PHOTO is available through subscription plans. The Full Access Yearly subscription provides a 7-day trial period during which you can try the full app and decide to cancel at any time. Our Digital and Film packs are renowned for their accuracy and are now available for all images taken by your favorite device. Your AI-enhanced pictures with HDR and smart portrait mode will be the starting point for our emulations. Cobalt Image PHOTO introduces a new advanced tool powered by the latest color models, specifically designed for treating AI-enhanced iPhone HEIC files. Leveraging the best color science available, it enhances and edits your cherished memories captured by the iPhone. Experience unparalleled freedom with our image editor, where you’ll be astonished by the unprecedented level of control over your non-raw photos. Our advanced color pipeline, featuring cutting-edge white balance and Luma curve adjustments, elevates the app to extraordinary heights, setting a new standard in photo editing. Features: - A complete set of renowned emulations made by Cobalt, both Digital and Film (Film available on Full Access subscription) - Advanced BW scientific conversion - Advanced White Balance - Luma curve on CIECAM16 - RGB curves on ProPhoto - Brightness, Contrast, Saturation all on CIECAM16 - Clarity - Structure - Advanced grain - Vignette The app can also be accessed directly from Apple Photos through the sharing function, allowing for direct editing of the selected photo. Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA
This app is a native panoramic camera for iPhone that emulates the classic 65:24 aspect ratio of 35mm film cameras. It offers a highly customizable interface and advanced controls for professional photography, with options for framing and various export formats.
- Classic 65:24 aspect ratio
- Customizable interface and viewfinder
- Modular controls with 30+ options
- Advanced processing and pro photography controls
- Full 48MP resolution support
- JPEG/HEIC/TIFF support
- Framing options for social media
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A meticulously designed native panoramic camera for your iPhone, carrying forward the iconic 65:24 aspect ratio pioneered by 35mm film cameras such as the Hasselblad XPan. While designed to provide an immediately familiar experience as a panoramic point-and-shoot, 65×24 includes a depth of features only few camera apps can match, including: - A gorgeous, customizable interface, including a personalizable viewfinder, haptic feedback, night mode, left handed mode, and more. - Modular controls: only the controls you care about, where you want them. 30+ controls to choose from. - No subscription: a single in-app purchase gets you all the features and all future updates on all your devices. - Advanced processing options, letting you come up with the perfect look for your photographs. - Pro photography controls: precise EV control, manual ISO and shutter speed controls, 35mm equivalent focal length display - Full 48MP resolution support and 2× mode support on iPhone Fusion cameras. - JPEG/HEIC/TIFF support - Immersive, full screen shooting experience when using Camera Control or volume buttons for capture - 2 visual themes: Liquid Glass (iOS 26 only), and a focused, minimalist Classic appearance - Control Center and Lock Screen control for iOS 18 - The option to render panorama photos with a frame (1:1, 4:3, or 16:9), to prevent the awkward cropping on many social media platforms - Absolutely no tracking, third party libraries, data collection or transmission. A full user manual is available at https://65x24.net/doc
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA at 4.7 against Cobalt Image's 2.3. 65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 56%) and monetization model (paid vs subscription). Cobalt Image's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Cobalt Image sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month and 65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Cobalt Image's written reviews are positive against 91% of 65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA's.
Cobalt Image ships an update every 5 days, 65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 19, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cobalt Image | 65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (6 ratings) | 4.7 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 91.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Paid — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 203 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cobalt Image LTD | Héliographe, Inc |
Customer experience
Cobalt Image
65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA
In-app purchases
Cobalt Image
- Cobalt Image Pro Digital$3.491 Month
- Cobalt Image Pro Monthly$5.491 Month
- Cobalt Image Pro Yearly7 Days trial$44.991 Year
65×24 PANORAMIC CAMERA
- Full Unlock$19.99
- Full Unlock (base price)$29.99
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