Comparison

Camera2URL vs Cameo Waves

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

Head to head
About

Camera2URL

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Camera2URL allows you to instantly send an image from your camera directly to any HTTP endpoint. For example, this allows you to easily wire up a n8n Webhook endpoint to your camera — taking a picture immediately triggers your workflow. Features: - Edit upload endpoints (HTTP verb + URL) - Choose from existing endpoints - Switch between the different camera lenses - Manually take and upload photo - Timer mode: automatically take and upload a photo every X seconds/minutes/hours/days - Upload log: See detailed request and response infos for every upload attempt

About

Cameo Waves

This app offers advanced manual camera controls and on-device AI editing for photographers and filmmakers. It provides professional tools for capturing and enhancing images and videos without uploading your data.

Highlights
  • True RAW+ capture
  • Live histogram and focus peaking
  • On-device semantic masking
  • Portrait relighting tools
  • LOG color profile for video
  • Computational photography modes
Features
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Cameo Waves is the precision camera for people who care how light feels. Shoot with real manual control — shutter, ISO, exposure, focus, and white balance — then finish with on-device AI that never uploads your images. Clean, calm chrome. Pro tools when you want them. Nothing in the way when you don’t. LIGHT COACH • Live, on-device tips when highlights clip or the frame is too dark • One-tap apply of suggested exposure • On iOS 26+, refined by Apple Intelligence — free, private, on-device • Built for learning light — not another filter pack SYSTEM CITIZEN • Hardware Camera Control and capture button support • Siri & Shortcuts — take photo, toggle video, open camera • VoiceOver-friendly controls across the viewfinder CAPTURE LIKE A PRO • True RAW+ with DNG when your device supports it • Live histogram, zebra stripes, focus peaking, and electronic level • Tap to focus · hold to lock AE/AF • Burst, bracketing, and real time-lapse video • Pinch zoom, aspect guides, and film looks INTELLIGENT EDITING — ON DEVICE • Semantic masking: Sky Pop and selective color without affecting the rest of the frame • Portrait relighting: studio-style Contour, Stage Light, Soft, Rim, and Golden Hour • Super-resolution to recover detail in crops • Object cleanup, noise reduction, and one-tap Magic Enhance • Film simulations from Portra to Cinematic CINEMA-READY VIDEO • Dual front + back recording on supported iPhones • Teleprompter and a soft screen ring light for talking-head takes • In-app studio — trim, film looks, social reframes, captions, cover frames, anamorphic de-squeeze, slow-mo, and export • LOG color profile for grading in DaVinci Resolve or Final Cut Pro • ProRes 422 on supported iPhones • 4K capture and live audio monitoring so you never clip CAMEO AI STUDIO • Prompt-to-still and motion clips, on-device • Image Playground on supported iPhones; a cinematic local look as fallback • Hand off into the photo editor or video studio CREATIVE COMPUTATIONAL MODES • Silky Water & light trails — multi-frame stacks that simulate an ND filter • Star Trails for night-sky motion • Macro Assist for close-up lens and focus WORKFLOW THAT TRAVELS • Import professional .cube LUTs • Save exposure + film looks as shareable Cameo Presets and recipe cards • Scan a recipe QR or open a .cameo file to apply a look • Pro EXIF viewer — lens, aperture, shutter, ISO — plus copyright and location edits CAMEO WAVES PRO Unlock full manual controls, RAW, advanced AI, LOG/ProRes, computational modes, LUTs, presets, clean exports, and no watermark. Built for photographers and filmmakers who want control without complexity. All AI runs on-device. Your work stays yours. Privacy Policy: [https://textwaves.org/privacy-policy/](https://textwaves.org/privacy-policy/) Terms of Use (EULA): (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)

Screenshots

Camera2URL4 screens
Cameo Waves4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Camera2URL at none against Cameo Waves's 2. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cameo Waves sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Camera2URL asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Camera2URL versus Cameo Waves: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamera2URLCameo Waves
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManuel KiesslingTextWaves Inc

In-app purchases

None

Camera2URL

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Cameo Waves

Subscriptions1
  • Cameo Waves1 Month trial$9.991 Month
One-time1
  • Cameo Waves$39.99

Questions

Is Camera2URL free?
Camera2URL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cameo Waves free?
Cameo Waves is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Camera2URL or Cameo Waves have ads?
Neither Camera2URL nor Cameo Waves shows ads.

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