Vidca vs RawCam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vidca
This app transforms your iPhone into a professional camera with manual controls for photos and videos. It offers precise adjustments for shutter speed, ISO, and focus, along with professional video recording features. Ideal for both experienced photographers and beginners looking to enhance their mobile photography.
- Manual camera controls
- Professional video recording
- Intuitive DSLR-like interface
- Night mode
- RAW and ProRAW support
- Exposure control
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Transform your iPhone into a professional-grade DSLR camera with Vidca. Vidca gives you full manual control over every shot — ISO, shutter speed, white balance, and focus — wrapped in an intuitive interface built for real photographers. Whether you're a seasoned photographer or an enthusiastic amateur, Vidca puts pro controls at your fingertips to take your photography to the next level. MANUAL CAMERA CONTROLS • ISO — pick from standard stops or dial in a custom value • Shutter speed — fast to long exposure, snap to standard values or go custom • White balance — presets for any lighting, or lock to a precise Kelvin temperature • Manual focus — continuous autofocus, single autofocus, or full manual focus distance • Exposure compensation (EV) for fine-tuned metering • AE/AF Lock — tap and hold to pin focus and exposure to one spot while you recompose • Live aperture readout so you always know your exposure PROFESSIONAL PHOTO • RAW and Apple ProRAW capture for maximum editing flexibility • Quality priority: maximize quality, balanced, or fast shutter • Flash control: auto, on, or off • Self-timer with on-screen countdown for hands-free shots • Burst mode — capture a set number of photos at a chosen interval • Exposure Bracketing (AEB) — 3 shots per press at different exposures, for tricky lighting or blending into HDR later • Volume button shutter — capture with your device's physical volume buttons PROFESSIONAL VIDEO • Record in up to 4K, 1080p, or 720p, based on what your lens supports • HDR (10-bit) video on supported devices • Slow motion at 120/240 fps • Choose your frame rate where supported • Video stabilization, including Cinematic mode PORTRAIT MODE • Beautiful background blur (bokeh) with an adjustable blur amount • Keep your subject sharp while the background melts away, live in the viewfinder COMPOSITION TOOLS • Grid and level overlays to help you keep shots straight • Live histogram to judge your exposure at a glance • Quick flashlight toggle, independent of the photo flash • Front-camera selfie guide — a framing dot and oval overlay help you center your face LIBRARY & REVIEW • Library — every photo and video you've captured, browsable in one place and grouped by day • Instant full-screen review of your last shot, with video playback and pinch-to-zoom • Select multiple items in Library and delete them in one batch SMART TOOLS • AI-powered suggestions that read the scene and recommend better settings • Precision zoom with quick presets (.5x, 1x, 2x, 5x) • Lens picker — switch between ultra-wide, wide, and telephoto where available • Tap to focus and pinch to zoom • Optional geotagging writes GPS location into your photo's EXIF data PRO TOOLS • Shooting Templates — pick a scene and get live AI guidance as you shoot • Focus Bracketing for focus-stacked shots, plus a Waveform Monitor overlay • Apple Log color profile for more control over exposure and color • Variable aperture control on iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max • Bluetooth remote shutter, plus audio gain and microphone selection for video DESIGNED LIKE A DSLR An intuitive, DSLR-inspired interface keeps every manual control within reach, so you can stay focused on the shot instead of hunting through menus. Every photo and video you capture is saved straight to your Photos library in full quality. Vidca is built for hobbyists, content creators, and pros who want more than the stock Camera app — without a complicated learning curve. Download Vidca and start shooting like a pro. — Some features depend on your iPhone's camera hardware (for example RAW/ProRAW capture, 4K/HDR video, and multiple lenses). Controls automatically adapt to what your device supports. Questions or feedback? Reach us at support@canmage.com
RawCam
Capture unprocessed DNG photos and clean video without AI enhancements. Take full control of your image processing in your preferred RAW editor. Offers manual controls for exposure, focus, and white balance.
- RAW DNG photo capture
- Clean HEVC video recording
- Manual exposure controls
- Separate focus and exposure targeting
- White balance adjustment
- Live histogram and zebra stripes
- Open source
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RawCam is a simple camera for shooting RAW and editing it yourself. Shoot Bayer RAW or Apple ProRAW, see a preset live as you shoot, then edit the photo right here. Your RAW is never changed. SHOOT RAW • Bayer RAW by default, saved as DNG. Apple ProRAW on supported cameras. • Live exposure, shutter, ISO and white-balance readings • Manual ISO and shutter; changing EV returns them to Auto • White-balance presets and native rear-lens selection • Tap to focus, drag near the focus point for brighter or darker, touch and hold to lock focus • Flash, timer, grid with level, histogram and zebra warnings • Three-shot exposure bracketing for Bayer RAW with automatic exposure • Volume-button shutter and an App Shortcut for Siri, Shortcuts and the Action Button PRESETS Pick a preset before you shoot and see it live in the viewfinder, with its strength, grain, halation and softness. RawCam saves the untouched RAW plus a JPEG with the preset, together in one Photos item. Five presets come with the app: Daybreak, Sunday, Noche, Reel and Silver. Save your own edits as presets, or import 3D .cube LUTs from Files, and use them on the camera and when you edit. EDIT Open a photo from the Roll and tap Edit, or bring in any photo with + in the Roll: RAW, JPEG, HEIC or PNG, from your library or Files. • Change the preset, its strength and texture at any time • Exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites, blacks, warmth, tint, saturation, vibrance and sharpening • Crop, rotate, flip and straighten • Save the edits you use most as presets • Touch and hold the photo to compare with the original • Edits to a capture are kept, so you can come back to them Save adds a new JPEG to Photos. The RAW stays exactly as it was. Copies keep the camera details, and the location only when Save location is on. THE ROLL Your RawCam photos, inside the app. Tap the photo stack to see your latest shot. Zoom into originals, check the settings of each shot, export the JPEG or the original DNG, and delete what you don't want. With full Photos access, photos you delete in the Photos app leave the Roll too. Viewing originals needs Photos access; limited access works. Location tagging is optional and off by default. PRIVACY No account, analytics, advertising or developer-operated server, and nothing is collected. Presets and edits are applied on the device; your photos are not uploaded. Opening an iCloud original or a saved-location map may use Apple services. CAMERA SUPPORT RAW formats and resolution depend on the camera. Bayer RAW is about 12 MP, the limit for third-party camera apps. ProRAW includes Apple processing and does not guarantee 48 MP. Bayer RAW can show more noise in low light. If a lens can't capture the chosen RAW, RawCam tells you instead of saving something else.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vidca at 5.0 against RawCam's 4.3. RawCam's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vidca holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Vidca ships an update monthly, RawCam weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vidca | RawCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CanMage, LLC | Santiago Alonso Alexandre |
Customer experience
Vidca
RawCam
In-app purchases
Vidca
No in-app purchases
RawCam
No in-app purchases







