Comparison

349 vs Calotype

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

Head to head
About

349

Features
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Every photo, in golden hour light. Golden Hour Cam is a camera with warm, film-inspired looks you see live before you shoot. Pick a look, frame with a real golden ratio guide, and take the photo: it is saved with the look, your date and place stamp, and full camera quality. No editing afterwards. LIVE FILM LOOKS • Warm golden hour looks, rendered live on the camera preview as you frame • Amber Hour: classic golden warmth with soft highlights • Soft Film: pastel, low-contrast film with faded blacks • PRO looks: Deep Sunset, Cinematic Teal-Orange and a warm portrait film look • Real film character: tone curve, color grading, halation glow around highlights, fine film grain and a gentle vignette • Intensity slider from 0 to 100% for each look • Try every look on the live preview, PRO ones included, before you decide DATE, TIME & LOCATION STAMP • Stamp the date, time, place name and GPS coordinates right onto your photos • Crisp at full resolution, placed inside your crop so it is never cut off • Location geotag saved in the photo, so Photos can show it on a map • Turn the stamp off anytime; without location, it stamps the time only COMPOSE LIKE A PHOTOGRAPHER • Rule-of-thirds grid and a mathematically true golden ratio (Fibonacci) spiral • Rotate and flip the spiral to place your subject in any corner • 1:1, 3:4 and 9:16 ratios: what you frame is exactly what you get • Tap to focus, then slide to brighten or darken, just like the iPhone camera • Pinch to zoom, with 0.5x, 1x and 2x on multi-camera iPhones • Flash, and a simple mode that hides the filter strip for a clean view FAST, PRIVATE, ALWAYS YOURS • Opens straight into the camera, smooth 60 fps preview • Full-resolution HEIC photos saved to your library • No account, no sign-in. Photos are processed on your iPhone and never uploaded • Light and dark theme, English and Vietnamese GOLDEN HOUR CAM PRO • Every film look, including all PRO looks • No ads • No app logo on your photo stamp Choose a monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. The camera and the free looks stay free. Subscriptions renew automatically at the price shown unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://minhkhacld.github.io/349-golden-hour-camera-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Calotype

This app provides a streamlined RAW camera experience for photographers, offering direct access to DNG files without cloud services or extra processing. It features manual controls like shutter speed, ISO, and focus, along with interval shooting and exposure bracketing.

Highlights
  • RAW DNG file saving
  • Manual camera controls (shutter, ISO, focus)
  • Interval shooting for timelapses
  • Exposure bracketing
  • In-app gallery for review and sharing
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Calotype is a simple RAW camera for photographers who want a cleaner path from lens to file. Your iPhone already has a very capable camera. It also makes a lot of decisions before you ever see the photo. Calotype keeps things quieter. On supported back cameras, Calotype saves real RAW DNG files that you can take into the editor of your choice. No accounts, no cloud library, no extra processing layer. Manual controls are built around the camera you are actually using. Shutter speed follows the sensor’s real format limits, with ISO, focus, white balance, exposure offset, and focus peaking close at hand. You also get interval shooting for timelapses and hands-free captures, exposure bracketing for tricky light, and a simple in-app gallery for reviewing, sharing, and deleting recent shots. Calotype is made by a photographer, for the moments when you want the phone to feel a little more like a camera.

Screenshots

3494 screens
Calotype4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: 349 at 16.0 against Calotype's 18. On price and in-app purchases 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. 349 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Calotype sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
349 versus Calotype: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter349Calotype
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYes—
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone — better—
Requires iOS16.0 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPham Minh KhaKyle Aaserud

In-app purchases

2 purchases

349

Subscriptions1
  • Velora PRO - Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Velora PRO - Lifetime$9.99
1 purchases

Calotype

One-time1
  • Calotype Pro$3.99

Questions

Is 349 free?
349 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Calotype free?
Calotype is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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