PhotoAura vs Albacore
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PhotoAura
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PhotoAura is the calm, beautiful way to view the photos your photographer shared with you — without the chaos of folder links, expiring downloads, or sign-up forms. When your studio finishes editing your shoot, they share a gallery directly to your account. Open the app and it's there. Browse the full set in an editorial dark layout, filter to just the photos of you (or anyone in the shoot), and save full-resolution originals straight to your Camera Roll. — FEATURES — PASSWORDLESS SIGN-IN Enter your email and we'll send a one-tap sign-in link. No passwords to remember, no forms to fill. Tap the link on your phone and you're in. EDITORIAL VIEWING A clean dark canvas with serif typography puts your photos first. Browse by gallery, scrub through a filmstrip, pinch to zoom, swipe between shots like Apple Photos. Drag down to dismiss with a smooth crossfade back to the grid. FACE FILTER Every gallery automatically detects the people in it. Tap a face to instantly filter to only the photos of that person — perfect for big group shoots, weddings, and team events. DOWNLOAD ORIGINALS Save photos at full resolution to your Camera Roll, or share the original file to AirDrop, Messages, and Mail. No watermarks, no compression, no link expiration. GET EVERY PHOTO AT ONCE Save a whole gallery to your camera roll with live progress, or download the full-size originals as one zip. Share the gallery as a link on WhatsApp, Messages, anywhere. YOUR DOWNLOADS, IN THE APP Files your photographer prepared for you — like a zip of your originals — sit in their own tab, ready whenever you are. PICK YOUR FAVOURITES Star the shots you love. Your photographer sees exactly which ones you chose, so retouching, prints, and albums start from your list instead of a guess. PHOTOS AND VIDEO Clips play right in the gallery alongside your stills, and stream instead of making you wait for a whole file. MULTI-STUDIO SUPPORT If you've worked with more than one PhotoAura-powered photography studio, the studio picker lets you sign in to any of them from the same app. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your galleries are visible only to you and your photographer. PhotoAura collects only what's needed to sign you in. No tracking, no analytics SDKs, no ad networks. — FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS — PhotoAura powers the entire post-shoot experience for studios who care about how their work is delivered. If you're a photographer interested in offering PhotoAura to your clients, visit photoaura.app.
Albacore
Capture stunning photos with professional-grade raw image quality and advanced manual editing tools. Take full control over brightness, gamma, exposure, and more to achieve superior image quality and creative vision.
- Professional-grade RAW image capture
- Advanced manual editing controls
- Adjust brightness, gamma, and exposure
- Precise parameter control
- Superior image quality
- Creative customization
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A professional-grade camera application designed to capture images in raw format, offering advanced manual editing capabilities for precise control over parameters such as brightness, gamma, exposure, and more, enabling users to achieve superior image quality and creative customization.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Albacore at every 8 days against PhotoAura's every 5 weeks. Albacore also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PhotoAura ships an update every 5 weeks, Albacore every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PhotoAura | Albacore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rad Soft, Inc. | orange me LLC |
In-app purchases
PhotoAura
No in-app purchases
Albacore
No in-app purchases









