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.
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.
- 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.
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.
- Manual exposure controls
- Focus Peaking and Loupe
- Customizable framing guides
- Dedicated Macro Mode
- Photographic Looks
- RAW file support
- Photo Lab editing
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | First Alert HD IP Camera | Halide Mark III |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (13 ratings) | 4.4 (14K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.3% of reviews | 41.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #161 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | First Alert / BRK Brands | Lux Optics Incorporated |
Customer experience
First Alert HD IP Camera
Halide Mark III
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
First Alert HD IP Camera
No in-app purchases
Halide Mark III
- Pro Camera, Editor, and Lessons$9.991 Month
- Pro Camera, Editor, and Lessons7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- One Time Purchase$69.99
Questions
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