Comparison

Acetate vs Spectra Pro Cam

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

Head to head
About

Acetate

Features
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The Digital Darkroom for Purists. Acetate bridges pure RAW capture and the soul of analog film β€” now for stills and motion. Built for image-makers who understand that a frame is made, not taken. Every adjustment runs on-device: no cloud, no account, no tracking. PURE RAW CAPTURE Shoot Apple ProRAW (DNG) on every supported iPhone. Acetate bypasses standard processing and writes the sensor's uncompressed data straight to your library, preserving every stop of dynamic range for post. PRO SHOOTING MODES Full manual or assisted: Auto, Program (P), Shutter Priority (S), ISO Priority, Manual (M), Night, and Long Exposure to 30 seconds. Swap ultra-wide, wide, and telephoto with a tap, or flip to the front camera. Self-timer and burst on the hardware shutter. MOTION β€” SHOOT CINE Video with the same discipline as stills. Full manual ISO, shutter, white balance, and focus. Up to 4K, high frame rates on supported devices, 10-bit Apple Log, ProRes 422, or HEVC. Cinematic stabilisation, Cine mode with shutter-angle control, broadcast timecode, and multi-source audio with a live meter. Bake a LUT into the file, or keep it monitor-only and grade later. THE VIDEO EDITOR Open any clip β€” from your library or shared straight into Acetate. Trim with frame-accurate handles, scrub and step a frame at a time, apply any look or your own .cube LUT, push exposure and tone, hold to compare, and export at source quality. The same colour pipeline as the photo editor, frame by frame. FILM LOOKS Twenty 3D LUTs in two families: research-informed film-stock emulations (Soft 400, Warm 200, Slide 100, Mono, Noir…) and art-directed looks (Teal & Orange, Bleach Bypass, '90s Cinema, Golden Hour…). Press and hold to preview live. OPEN LUT Tap any filter and the editor sliders move to reflect the look β€” see exactly what each LUT is doing and tweak from there. A tick mark shows the filter's value; reset snaps back, long-press clears to zero. Works for built-in films, looks, and imported .cube LUTs. BAKE YOUR OWN LUTs Save any edit as a portable .cube LUT and apply it to photos and videos with one tap β€” or load it in the camera and shoot your own signature look. Import from Files, iCloud, or AirDrop, in the camera or the editor. Export to Lightroom, Premiere, or DaVinci. THE EDITOR Full-strength tools: three-way colour grading wheels with per-range luma, OkLab perceptual HSL, RGB curves, split toning, filmic highlight rolloff, dehaze, texture, edge-aware denoise, and selective masks β€” radial, linear-gradient, and one-tap Subject / Person / Background / Sky via Apple's Vision framework. ON-DEVICE INTELLIGENCE Smart tools that run on your iPhone β€” and explain themselves. Smart LUT writes a per-scene recipe, then drops it onto editable sliders so you see and adjust every move. Plus auto-enhance, auto-straighten, and one-tap Object Removal (A15 / M1 or newer). PRO TOOLS Live RGB and luminance histograms, a luma waveform, zebras, false-colour exposure, focus peaking, a manual-focus loupe, framing guides, and a haptic level indicator. Continuous Kelvin/tint white balance with lock, plus AE lock β€” in photo and video, no drift mid-shot. PRIVACY FOCUSED Your photos and videos are yours. No account, no cloud, no analytics. Location is used strictly for EXIF geotagging on what you capture, and never leaves your device. Capture, edit, AI, and export all work offline. Don't just filter. Develop.

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Spectra Pro Cam

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Vintage Looks, One Tap. We believe shooting should feel immediate. No complicated editing apps, no endless sliders, just pick a look, point, and capture. Spectra Pro Cam gives you a live vintage viewfinder so you see the final mood before you shoot. Inspired by classic 35mm film, instant cameras, and retro digital devices, Spectra Pro Cam packs 49 handcrafted presets into one pocket camera β€” from Portra and Kodachrome to Instax, Super 8, VHS, MiniDV, Game Boy Color, fisheye, and more. FILM & CINEMATIC LOOKS Portra, Superia, Gold, Kodachrome, Tri-X, Vision3, Velvia, Ektachrome, Cinestill-style night tones, and other color + black & white stocks. DEVICE & DISPLAY SIMULATIONS iPhone-era digital, CCD compact camera, Game Boy, CRT monitor, ASCII terminal, VR headset view, CCTV, and classic phone camera vibes. SIGNATURE SPECIALTY EFFECTS FUJIFILM Instax Mini 90, Lomography fisheye, convex traffic mirror, Reto3D wiggle preview, RISO print texture, Holga toy camera, and other share-worthy looks. 18 presets are free to start. Upgrade to Spectra Pro to unlock 31 exclusive pro presets β€” plus new pro looks as we add them. WHILE YOU SHOOT β€’ Live filtered viewfinder β€” see the vintage look before you capture β€’ One-tap capture with analog-style shutter feel β€’ Import existing photos and re-render them in any preset β€’ Exposure compensation β€’ Grain & vignette control per look β€’ Flash, composition grid & aspect ratios (1:1, 4:3, 16:9) β€’ In-app gallery with save to Photos We’re always adding new presets β€” Spectra Pro members get them included. Share your shots with #SpectraProCam β€” we love seeing what you create. Questions or feedback? Contact us: thedestkn@gmail.com β€”β€”β€” Spectra Pro Subscription β€’ Join Spectra Pro to unlock all pro presets and future pro looks. β€’ Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. β€’ Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. β€’ Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. β€’ Manage or cancel anytime in Settings β†’ Apple ID β†’ Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://designtoken.replit.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://designtoken.replit.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Acetate4 screens
Spectra Pro Cam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Acetate at Free against Spectra Pro Cam's $0.29. Spectra Pro Cam's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Acetate is free to download; Spectra Pro Cam costs $0.29 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Acetate ships an update every 6 days, Spectra Pro Cam every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Acetate versus Spectra Pro Cam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAcetateSpectra Pro Cam
PriceFree β€” better$0.29
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 2 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.216.4 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size246 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBMB ENTERPRISES LTDTsz Chung Chau

In-app purchases

None

Acetate

No in-app purchases

None

Spectra Pro Cam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Acetate free?
Acetate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spectra Pro Cam free?
Spectra Pro Cam costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Do Acetate or Spectra Pro Cam have ads?
Neither Acetate nor Spectra Pro Cam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Acetate or Spectra Pro Cam?
Acetate ships an update every 6 days, and Spectra Pro Cam every 2 days. Most recently, Acetate was updated on October 14, 2026 and Spectra Pro Cam on October 20, 2026.

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