srRAW Cinema Camera vs Better Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
srRAW Cinema Camera
Capture the highest fidelity cinema and images on compatible iPhones with a custom RAW pipeline. Designed for filmmakers and creators, it offers direct integration with DaVinci Resolve for immediate editing and grading, providing unparalleled post-production control.
- CinemaDNG RAW format encoding
- Plug and Grade with DaVinci Resolve
- Uncompressed stereo WAV audio
- H265 proxy file
- Manual exposure controls
- Up to 6 resolutions
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PLEAST NOTE: srRAW requires specific hardware found in the newest iPhones. Currently supported models include iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max as well as iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max. srRAW captures the highest fidelity images and cinema of any iPhone camera with its custom "only RAW" cinema pipeline. Designed for filmmakers, creators, photographers and teams who shoot, edit and grade. It has "plug and grade" support with DaVinci Resolve using our Node Tree - transfer footage to your editing machine and start cutting, grading and designing looks in seconds. Images can be pulled from sequences for use in image editors including Affinity and Lightroom. It's easy enough for advanced beginners and powerful enough for twenty year pros to shoot beautiful images, kinetic bursts and organic cinema. srRAW is a custom RAW cinema capture engine that encodes DNG images straight from the iPhone sensor and writes files to the industry standard CinemaDNG format, WAV stereo audio and a field H2365 proxy. No image processing or noise reduction is applied - captured images have the highest fidelity compared to video that has gone through processing at the time of production. When the latter occurs, it results in discarded data and bakes in noise reduction and exposure compensation all of which inhibit post-production options. srRAW on the other hand allows you to have absolute control over highlights and shadows at the time of production and because it shoots RAW cinema, allows for unmatched creativity at the time grading and designing looks. Quite different from an iPhone video camera, srRAW has been designed to bring the filmmaking experience to iPhone. srRAW includes: • Custom developed CinemaDNG RAW format encoding, the open-source industry-standard. Edit, grade and design looks with DaVinci Resolve using our "Plug and Grade" node tree. • Uncompressed stereo WAV audio • H265 proxy file to easily check your recordings in the field • Up to 6 different resolutions from 1080p to 3k (iPhone dependent) • Transfer to industry-standard post-production software on your Mac/PC/Linux with USB-C or AirDrop • Full manual exposure with manual shutter and manual ISO • Custom auto-exposure mode designed for RAW cinema capture We made this for you! We hope you'll share your ideas and feedback so we can make srRAW even better. Thank you for your support! SUPPORT Included with every srRAW Cinema Camera is a detailed mini film school we call srRAW101. Please visit cine.ma to enroll. If you have any questions, we’re always available at hello@swissrig.com TERMS OF USE https://swissrig.com/terms PRIVACY POLICY https://swissrig.com/privacy
Better Camera
Capture authentic photos with manual controls for ISO, shutter speed, and focus. Apply realistic film simulations and optional grain. Save in HEIF, JPEG, or lossless TIFF formats with full EXIF data.
- Manual ISO, Shutter Speed, and Focus
- Shutter and ISO Priority modes
- Authentic film simulations
- Optional per-pixel grain layer
- HEIF, JPEG, and TIFF output
- Full EXIF metadata embedding
- Persistent camera settings
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Camera, but better. No AI. No compromise. Better Camera is the iPhone camera app for photographers who want what they see. No scene detection rewriting your photo. No smart HDR flattening highlights. No AI denoise smoothing skin into plastic. Just manual ISO, shutter, focus, and white balance – plus film simulations that respect what light actually did. When the stock Camera isn't enough but pro tools are too much, Better Camera is the camera in between. Simple where it can be. Manual where it matters. Honest about what it captures. BUY FILM, NOT A SUBSCRIPTION Start with 12 free shots. When they run out, buy a 36-shot roll – or the whole camera once, and never think about it again. No countdown, no expiry, no renewal you forgot about. Film you own, the way film used to work. BUILT FOR THE WAY YOU ACTUALLY SHOOT – Manual ISO and Shutter Speed, plus Auto ISO and Auto Shutter – Shutter Priority and ISO Priority modes for flexible exposure control – Three focus modes: C-Auto across the frame, S-Auto locked to your point, and full Manual – Focus peaking highlights sharp edges as you focus by hand, in your choice of colour – Live histogram in the viewfinder, so you can see clipping before you press the shutter – Exposure compensation in third stops with a thumb-friendly stepper – Flash power compensation across five steps, for fill light that doesn't overpower – White balance presets (Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Tungsten, Fluorescent) plus full manual Kelvin control – Tap to focus in any mode, including Manual – Front camera with screen flash for low-light selfies EVERY LENS, INCLUDING MACRO All your iPhone's lenses in one row, from ultra wide to telephoto. On supported models a dedicated macro lens gets you close enough to fill the frame with something small. FILM, THE WAY IT SHOULD LOOK Ten carefully crafted film simulations modelled on real stocks photographers actually shoot. Each is a proper colour profile – authentic rendering of colour, contrast, and tonal response. Not a slapped-on filter. GRAIN, OPTIONAL A separate grain layer, with four intensity levels, that can be applied to any film simulation or to unfiltered photos. Rendered per-pixel through a Metal compute shader. The grain is monochromatic – a single noise value per pixel applied equally across colour channels – the way real film grain actually behaves. OUTPUT YOU CAN TRUST – HEIF for everyday shooting – JPEG for compatibility – Lossless TIFF for archival, post-processing, and when compression is not acceptable Full EXIF metadata embedded in every photo: exposure values, lens information, GPS, and the film simulation used. QUALITY OF LIFE – Camera settings persist between sessions – open the app and your setup is exactly where you left it, ready to shoot – On-screen rule-of-thirds grid and gravity-based level line – iPhone Camera Control support – Hardware shutter button (volume keys) – Launch from Lock Screen control – Designed for one-handed use BUILT BY A PHOTOGRAPHER Better Camera was made by a Fuji X-T5 and Ricoh GR shooter who wanted his iPhone to feel as deliberate as a real camera in his pocket. No AI. No filters pretending to be film. No menus inside menus. Just a camera, but better. Privacy Policy: https://bettercamera.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Instagram Community: https://www.instagram.com/better_camera/ Contact us: hey@bettercamera.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Better Camera at 4.5 against srRAW Cinema Camera's 3.1. Better Camera also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 26%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. srRAW Cinema Camera sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Better Camera sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Better Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of srRAW Cinema Camera's written reviews are positive against 67% of Better Camera's.
srRAW Cinema Camera ships an update every 6 months, Better Camera every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | srRAW Cinema Camera | Better Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (16 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.3% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SWISS RIG FlexCo | Davyd Horhiashvili |
Customer experience
srRAW Cinema Camera
Better Camera
In-app purchases
srRAW Cinema Camera
- Monthly Plus Edition3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- sr RAW Quarterly3 Days trial$6.993 Months
- Annual Plus Edition7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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- Annual Access7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- sr RAW Cinema Camera Lifetime$39.99
- sr RAW - Lifetime$49.99
Better Camera
- Monthly$9.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Film Roll$2.99
- Lifetime$59.99
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