Matte Viewer vs SF Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Matte Viewer
This app allows you to preview and export depth and semantic maps from your iPhone photos. It offers an elegant interface and supports desktop-class features on iPad and Mac. The app prioritizes user privacy and has a very small file size.
- Preview depth and semantic maps
- Export mattes for 3rd party software
- Elegant and information-dense interface
- Desktop-class features on iPad/Mac
- Privacy-focused with no tracking
- Small app size
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Matte Viewer lets you quickly preview the mattes in photos taken with your iPhone, including the depth map and semantic maps. You can export them and use them in 3rd party software such as Photoshop, Touch Designer, in custom shaders, and so on. To have the most matte data available in your photos, use the Portrait mode in iPhone's Camera. - Elegant and information dense interface that quickly lets you preview all the different mattes. - Supports desktop class features on iPad + Mac: multiple windows, open through drag & drop, keyboard shortcuts, etc. - Respects your privacy: no 3rd party libraries or tracking. Uses the latest iOS APIs so you don't have to give access to your whole photo library. - Extremely small app size: only a few hundred kilobytes. Matte Viewer is part of PhotoTools by Héliographe: check out our website at https://heliographe.studio for more fantastic photography apps.
SF Camera
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Inspired by screen printing, this camera app mimics the gradients you get on a good pull. If you want to compose your shot in camera with over 120 gradient combinations, snap and share. Then Split-fount is perfect.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Matte Viewer at Free against SF Camera's $1.99. Matte Viewer also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). SF Camera's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs monthly). On 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
Matte Viewer is free to download; SF Camera costs $1.99 up front. Matte Viewer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SF Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.
Matte Viewer ships an update monthly, SF Camera daily. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Matte Viewer | SF Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Héliographe, Inc | (optional.is) |
In-app purchases
Matte Viewer
- Unlock Export$4.99
SF Camera
No in-app purchases
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