Mavis vs OpenCam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mavis
This professional filmmaking app offers advanced manual controls for focus, exposure, and color. It provides essential shooting assistants like focus peaking, waveform monitors, and zebras for precise image capture. Record in various resolutions and frame rates with high-quality encoding options.
- Manual focus, exposure, and color control
- Focus peaking and waveform monitor
- Zebras and false color exposure assist
- HD, 2K, and 4K recording
- Custom frame rates up to 240fps
- High bitrate HEVC and ProRes encoding
- Manual audio gain control and metering
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Mavis Camera Classic is the original pro filmmaking and broadcast camera for the iPhone. It provides a classic landscape experience and includes filming tools such as focus peaking, waveform monitor, vectorscope, false color and zebras. It gives you audio controls, audio metering, custom resolutions, framerates and recordings formats. It also brings a natural interface to give you full flexible manual control while shooting. MAIN FEATURES: - Focus peaking and expanded focus for manual focus assist - Zebras and False Color exposure assist - Manual focus, exposure and color - HD, 2K and 4K recording - High bitrate, HEVC and ProRes encoding - Custom frame rates up to 240fps - Digital Zoom in 1080p - Dual camera support - Full screen mode - Custom audio inputs - Audio metering and manual audio gain control where available - Real-time audio passthrough for monitoring in headphones - Real-time full-scale vectorscope for color work - Real-time full-scale waveform monitor for exposure monitoring - Timecode - Support for UltraSync BLUE from Timecode Systems - Global Presets - Custom Function (FN) button - Multiple saving and sharing options - Apple Watch record start/stop remote - Support Docs SUPPORT FOR MULTIPLE RESOLUTIONS: - 4K (UHD) - 4K (4:3) - record at maximum camera resolution without audio - 2K (4:3) - HD CUSTOM FRAME RATES: - Presets available include 23.98fps, 24fps, 25fps, 29.97fps, 30fps, 50fps, 60fps - Select any frame rate from 3fps up to 240fps - Record up to 240fps in 1080p ADVANCED EXPOSURE CONTROLS - View shutter in angles and speed - Shutter lock (e.g. lock at 180°) - Separate target focus and exposure reticles FULL MANUAL CONTROLS FOR: - Focus - Exposure - ISO - Shutter - Color temperature SHOOTING ASSISTANTS: - Focus peaking and Expanded focus helps ensure your shots are always in focus - Waveform monitor helps you shoot with the optimum dynamic range - Vectorscope ensures your colors are consistent and your white balance is correct - Zebra overlay helps ensure your shots are never over exposed - False color support for Gradient and Ranges with full details about color representations - False color helps ensure your shots are never over/under exposed ENCODING BIT RATES: - 10Mbit/s (Make your storage last longer) - 20Mbit/s (Standard) - 30Mbit/s (High quality production) - 50Mbit/s (Great for post and color grading) - 100Mbit/s (Great for very high quality productions, color grades and visual effects) AUDIO CONTOL: - Custom external inputs - Select external audio input from Lightning connector or analog input - Stereo audio from Lightning connected inputs - Internal mic selection and polar pattern - Manual gain control where available - Audio pass-through/monitoring with headphones - VU metering VIEWFINDER SUPPORT: - Recording Tally - De-Squeeze support for Moondog Anamorphic Lens - Image flip support for DOF adaptors - Support for different aspect ratios in the viewfinder - Support for guide overlays in viewfinder THIRD PARTY SUPPORT - Support for Timecode Systems UltraSync BLUE Device restrictions apply.
OpenCam
Capture professional-quality video with advanced manual controls and cinematic effects. Record in flexible aspect ratios, apply custom looks with LUTs, and utilize a built-in teleprompter for seamless content creation. Offers granular control over focus, shutter speed, and ISO.
- 4:3 HD+ and 4K+ recording
- Manual focus, shutter speed, ISO, white balance
- Customizable Film Look with grain and LUTs
- Apple Log, ProRes, and ProRes RAW support
- Built-in teleprompter
- Glide Zoom, RGB histogram, audio meters
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Shoot more. Reframe later. OpenCam brings 4:3 video, manual controls and cinematic looks to your iPhone. • Record in 4:3 HD+ or 4K+ for flexible vertical and horizontal edits. • Control focus, shutter speed, ISO and white balance. • Add Film Look with grain, halation and softer detail. Pair it with imported .cube LUTs and preview your look live. • Record with Apple Log, ProRes or ProRes RAW on supported devices. • Read scripts while recording with a built-in teleprompter. • Frame your shot with smooth Glide Zoom, an RGB histogram and audio meters. OpenCam Pro unlocks Film Look, LUTs, Apple Log, ProRes/RAW, 60fps, extra bitrate options, the teleprompter and more. Features vary by device, iOS version and recording format. Film Look records in SDR, requires a LUT when shooting Log, and is unavailable with ProRes RAW. No account required. No ads or cross-app tracking. OpenCam does not upload your videos to its own servers. Terms: https://opencam.app/terms Privacy: https://opencam.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: OpenCam at Free against Mavis's $4.99. OpenCam also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (56% vs 33%). Mavis's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
OpenCam is free to download; Mavis costs $4.99 up front. OpenCam sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Mavis asks for nothing beyond the download.
OpenCam holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenCam has 50 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Mavis's written reviews are positive against 56% of OpenCam's.
| Parameter | Mavis | OpenCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.4 (50 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 55.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 50 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mavis Broadcast Ltd | ZHI QI |
Customer experience
Mavis
OpenCam
In-app purchases
Mavis
No in-app purchases
OpenCam
- Pro Monthly (1 Month)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Pro Yearly (1 Year)7 Days trial$29.001 Year
- Pro Lifetime$69.00







