Comparison

First Alert HD IP Camera vs Halide Mark III

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

Head to head
About

First Alert HD IP Camera

View live video from your IP cameras, communicate through two-way audio, and control PTZ functions. Manage user accounts, device settings, and recorded data for your surveillance system.

Highlights
  • Real-time IP camera viewing
  • Two-way audio communication
  • PTZ (Pan-Tilt-Zoom) control
  • User account management
  • Device parameter management
  • Record data management
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This version was designed for IOS 6 and upper apple devices, It's a client used with plug and play IP cameras. You can view the real time IP cameras videos, talk and listen, PTZ control by using this version. And you can manage the user account, device parameters and the record datas. It's your wonderful assistant to manage your ip cameras.

About

Halide Mark III

This app offers advanced manual camera controls and unique image processing for natural, film-like photos. It provides tools for precise focus, composition, and editing, allowing users to capture and refine professional-quality images directly on their iPhone.

Highlights
  • Manual exposure controls
  • Focus Peaking and Loupe
  • Customizable framing guides
  • Dedicated Macro Mode
  • Photographic Looks
  • RAW file support
  • Photo Lab editing
Features
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Halide unleashes your iPhone’s camera. Disable iPhone processing for natural photos, apply powerful film situations, access manual controls, and more. Halide has over 24,000 5-star ratings and is an App Store Editors’ Choice and Apple Design Award winner. Halide’s Looks are built into the camera itself, changing how your photo is captured and processed - not just a color filter applied after the fact. These are the best photos you can get out of an iPhone. Start with Process Zero for natural, film-like results, without any AI or computational photography. Explore our rich set of creative Looks developed with Hollywood colorist Cullen Kelly, and powered by sophisticated film simulation. For nine years, Halide has set the standard for professional iPhone camera control. Nail your manual focus with Focus Peaking and the Focus Loupe. Compose your shots with intention using sophisticated framing guides, from a basic grid and rule of thirds, to the golden ratio and rabatment of the rectangle. Get perfect macro shots with Halide's dedicated Macro Mode. Hate editing? Halide gives you amazing results straight out of the camera. But when you need to fine-tune, Photo Lab makes it fast and intuitive. Try dramatically different Looks, adjust framing and exposure, experiment with film simulation, or rescue details in highlights and shadows with Tone Fusion. You can even import and load RAWs from other apps, such as Apple’s own camera app, or standalone cameras by Canon, Nikon, Sony, Leica, Fujifilm, and Hasselblad. Specific formats are listed below. *Halide is a paid app. Try it free for 7 days with an annual membership, or buy it outright with a one-time purchase — no subscription required.* Features: - Shoot without Apple’s computational photography for stronger contrast and more natural results. - Photographic Looks developed in collaboration with esteemed Hollywood colorist Cullen Kelly. - Rescue details in shadows and highlights with a Tone Fusion slider inspired by darkroom dodging and burning. - Try any Look on existing ProRAW files - including photos shot in Apple’s camera app. - Become a better photographer by signing up for our 10-day tutorial directly from the app. - Full manual exposure controls including shutter speed, ISO and white balance. - Technical Readout to view all details of your iPhone camera hardware. - Also runs on iPad, for an amazing Photo Lab experience. RAW File Support: - DNG (iPhone, Leica) - CR2 (Canon) - CR3 (Canon) - NEF (Nikon) - RAF (Fujifilm) - ARW (Sony) - FFF (Hasselblad) Terms of Use can be found here: https://halide.cam/terms Privacy: https://www.lux.camera/privacy/

Screenshots

First Alert HD IP Camera1 screens
Halide Mark III4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Halide Mark III at 4.4 against First Alert HD IP Camera's 1.3. Halide Mark III also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 8%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). First Alert HD IP Camera's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Halide Mark III sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. First Alert HD IP Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Halide Mark III holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Halide Mark III has 14K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of First Alert HD IP Camera's written reviews are positive against 41% of Halide Mark III's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

First Alert HD IP Camera ships an update every 2 months, Halide Mark III weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
First Alert HD IP Camera versus Halide Mark III: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirst Alert HD IP CameraHalide Mark III
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.3 (13 ratings)4.4 (14K ratings) — better
Positive reviews8.3% of reviews41.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1314K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#161 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS6.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFirst Alert / BRK BrandsLux Optics Incorporated

Customer experience

First Alert HD IP Camera

All ratings12 ratings
Positive8.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative91.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive8.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative91.7%

Halide Mark III

All ratings13,678 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral2.5%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews915 reviews
Positive41.1%
Neutral8.2%
Negative50.7%

Bugs and requests

First Alert HD IP Camera

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Halide Mark III

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Photos not saving properly
  • Zoom functionality issues
  • Landscape mode UI problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Shutter speed adjustment
  • Live depth/bokeh preview
  • Custom white balance
  • Time-lapse and video recording
  • Ability to save settings/presets

In-app purchases

None

First Alert HD IP Camera

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Halide Mark III

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Camera, Editor, and Lessons$9.991 Month
  • Pro Camera, Editor, and Lessons7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • One Time Purchase$69.99

Questions

Is First Alert HD IP Camera free?
First Alert HD IP Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Halide Mark III free?
Halide Mark III is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, First Alert HD IP Camera or Halide Mark III?
Halide Mark III is rated higher. First Alert HD IP Camera averages 1.3 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Halide Mark III averages 4.4 from 14K ratings.
Do First Alert HD IP Camera or Halide Mark III have ads?
Neither First Alert HD IP Camera nor Halide Mark III shows ads.
Which is updated more often, First Alert HD IP Camera or Halide Mark III?
First Alert HD IP Camera ships an update every 2 months, and Halide Mark III weekly. Most recently, First Alert HD IP Camera was updated on November 13, 2026 and Halide Mark III on November 15, 2026.

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