Comparison

ImageFlux vs HippoCam

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

Head to head
About

ImageFlux

Create stunning double exposures and layered art with professional RAW blending tools. This app offers live layer control, over 27 blend modes, and a blending camera for multi-exposure capture. Save, re-edit, and export your creations in full resolution.

Highlights
  • Advanced RAW Blending
  • 27+ Professional Blend Modes
  • Live Multi-Exposure Capture
  • Full Resolution Export
  • Smart Project Management
  • Layer Control
Features
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ImageFlux is the only iPhone app that blends Apple ProRAW photos in real time — up to 10 layers, 27+ blend modes, and full GPU-accelerated rendering. Create double exposures, layered composites, and film-style art that no filter can replicate. Now with Blend Story, Crop, and Home Screen widgets. Loved by photographers worldwide. --- Key Features Blend Story — Share as Video • Turn any blend into a vertical story video for Instagram and TikTok • After you export, ImageFlux offers to build one for you Dual Shot — Front & Back at Once • Capture both cameras at the same time and blend them into a single multiple exposure on the spot • Your blend is auto-created and saved straight to your Photo Library • Available on iPhone XS and later Apple ProRAW Capture & Blending • Shoot ProRAW directly in-app — no need to switch cameras • Blend ProRAW files with full dynamic range preserved • Compatible with iPhone 12 Pro and later Advanced RAW Blending • Layer up to 10 RAW photos with live control • Pinch, rotate, scale & move layers in real time • Adjust exposure per layer • Merge, reorder, hide, flip, or delete layers • Supports DNG, CR3, NEF, ARW, RAF & more Crop, Straighten & Flip • Crop any layer with draggable handles and aspect-ratio lock • Straighten with a ruler, and flip horizontally or vertically • Your crop is kept when you re-edit a saved blend 27+ Professional Blend Modes • Multiply, Screen, Overlay, Divide, Subtract, Hard Mix & more • Live preview — see results instantly as you create Blending Camera • Live multi-exposure capture with ghost overlay • Burst Mode: shoot up to 30 frames, then keep your best 10 • Shoot with Bluetooth shutter grips and remotes Non-Destructive Editing • Undo and redo any change, any time • Re-edit saved blends without losing the original layers Export Your Way • Single photo export with full resolution • JPG & TIFF — no compression, no quality loss • ZIP project export to back up or move full layered projects (Pro) • Share directly to Instagram, Threads, or any app Widgets, Shortcuts & Control Center • Recent Blends widget rotates through your work every 5, 10, or 30 minutes • Quick Actions widget: Camera, Dual Shot, Shuffle, Photos, and Files • Start a blend or open the camera from Siri Shortcuts, Spotlight, or Control Center Smart Project Management • Save, reopen, and re-edit blends anytime • Built-in gallery for quick browsing --- Plans & Pricing • Free — the complete toolset for your first blends, no account needed • Monthly — Full access, cancel anytime • Yearly — Full access at best value • Lifetime — Pay once, yours forever --- Who's it for? • Photographers who want RAW multi-exposures beyond the camera • Artists exploring textures, surreal blends, and layered storytelling • Creators who want bold, original content for social media • Hobbyists experimenting with double exposures for the first time --- Privacy Policy: https://voidstd.io/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

HippoCam

This app helps you remember where you've stored items by letting you snap photos, add labels, and search them later. It offers features like Siri integration, text detection, location tagging, and offline access for easy retrieval of your belongings.

Highlights
  • Snap photos of items
  • Add labels and tags
  • Siri integration for quick access
  • Detect text in images
  • Attach current location
  • Offline access and privacy
  • Search by labels, tags, and text
Features
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HippoCam is a memory tool that helps you remember where you put things — the small but important stuff like your favorite pen, a spare charger, or those old photo albums. Just snap a photo, add a label, and let HippoCam do the remembering for you. What you can do with HippoCam: - Snap a photo of anything you want to remember - Add a label to find it later - Ask Siri "Hey, Siri show my item in HippoCam" and it'll show your item instantly - Shortcuts support for accessing items or importing images via Share Sheet - Detect text in the image — automatically or on demand - Tag with extra details or context - Attach the current location - Add personal notes to each memory - Use Spotlight or Smart Search to find memories by labels, tags, notes, and detected text inside photos - Import images from anywhere. Your Photo Library, Files, Pasteboard or Share Sheet. It also autofills metadata: location, date and caption - Access all memories as folders in the Files app - Each memory is saved with readable metadata and images - Backup and restore with simple, clear instructions No more digging through drawers or retracing your steps. With HippoCam, everything is right where you left it. Private. Offline. Yours. No tracking. No ads.

Screenshots

ImageFlux4 screens
HippoCam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: HippoCam at free against ImageFlux's free with in-app purchases. HippoCam also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. ImageFlux sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and HippoCam sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for ImageFlux against 5.0 for HippoCam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of ImageFlux's written reviews are positive against 100% of HippoCam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ImageFlux versus HippoCam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImageFluxHippoCam
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (24 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOzgur OdabasiAI Garden Ltd

Customer experience

ImageFlux

All ratings24 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

HippoCam

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

ImageFlux

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • 1 Year Access$49.991 Year
One-time6
  • Lifetime 100% OffFree
  • Lifetime 70% Off$14.99
  • Lifetime 50% Off$24.99
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  • Lifetime 30% Off$34.99
  • Lifetime Access$69.99
  • Lifetime$99.99
2 purchases

HippoCam

One-time2
  • Buy me a Tea$1.99
  • Premium Memories$2.99

Questions

Is ImageFlux free?
ImageFlux is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HippoCam free?
HippoCam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ImageFlux or HippoCam?
HippoCam is rated higher. ImageFlux averages 4.9 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while HippoCam averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do ImageFlux or HippoCam have ads?
Neither ImageFlux nor HippoCam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ImageFlux or HippoCam?
ImageFlux ships an update every 3 weeks, and HippoCam every 3 weeks. Most recently, ImageFlux was updated on October 24, 2026 and HippoCam on October 10, 2026.

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